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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Logo: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Organization in New York, United States

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (NAACP LDF, the Legal Defense Fund, or LDF) is an American civil rights organization and law firm based in New York City.2 It was founded in 1940 by Thurgood Marshall.1 Its revenue was $29.5 million in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 12, 1940Founded1

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (NAACP LDF, the Legal Defense Fund, or LDF) is an American civil rights organization and law firm based in New York City.2

The story

Founded by Thurgood Marshall on Feb 12, 1940.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

  • NAACP until 1957

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund revenue by year1$29.5M in 2023+128% since 2014
0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M$200.0M2014: $12.9M$12.9M20142015: $18.5M$18.5M2015+43%2016: $12.1M$12.1M2016−34%2017: $33.9M$33.9M2017+180%2018: $22.4M$22.4M2018−34%2019: $37.3M$37.3M2019+67%2020: $150.0M$150.0M2020+302%2021: $174.2M$174.2M2021+16%2022: $83.8M$83.8M2022−52%2023: $29.5M$29.5M2023−65%
  • 2023$29.5M1
  • 2022$83.8M1
  • 2021$174.2M1
  • 2020$150.0M1
  • 2019$37.3M1
  • 2018$22.4M1

Timeline

  1. Feb 12, 1940Founded Founded1

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