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Life Legal Defense Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy / Right to Life (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.93M (2023)

Expenses
$2.1M (2023)

Total Assets
$6.31M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$43.1k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,926,890
Expenses
$2,102,695
Net Income
$824,195
Net Assets
$6,264,460
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,489,164
85.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $139,020
4.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $127,128
4.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $171,578
5.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $416,718
19.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $233,701
11.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,307,562
Total Liabilities $43,102
Net Assets $6,264,460
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Cfo & Coo, S) $162,500 $0 $19,163
Alexandra Snyder (Ceo) $135,500 $0 $6,952
Catherine Short (Chief Legal) $86,000 $0 $6,328
Jude David (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gellert Dornay (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Laurence (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Madigan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maria W Mccarthy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Schweickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0
John R Streett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chair/T) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,357,226
Expenses
$1,986,104
Net Income
$371,122
Net Assets
$5,081,988
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,346,502
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10,724
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $381,437
19.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $178,382
9.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,218,946
Total Liabilities $136,958
Net Assets $5,081,988
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Cfo & Coo, S) $154,000 $0 $14,567
Alexandra Snyder (Ceo) $125,000 $0 $6,013
Catherine Short (Chief Legal) $76,925 $0 $4,931
Jude David (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gellert Dornay (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0
John R Streett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chair/T) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,170,310
Expenses
$1,717,006
Net Income
$1,453,304
Net Assets
$5,561,501
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,928,088
92.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $59,157
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $183,065
5.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $318,031
18.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $245,993
14.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,611,238
Total Liabilities $49,737
Net Assets $5,561,501
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Cfo & Coo, S) $126,295 $0 $11,792
Alexandra Snyder (Ceo) $106,296 $0 $3,685
Catherine Short (Chief Legal) $60,918 $0 $9,045
Jude David (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gellert Dornay (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0
John R Streett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chair/T) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,097,030
Expenses
$1,126,594
Net Income
$970,436
Net Assets
$3,569,383
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,048,763
97.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $43,729
2.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,538
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $289,856
25.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $51,758
4.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,582,978
Total Liabilities $13,595
Net Assets $3,569,383
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Chief Operations/Financial Officer) $126,910 $0 $3,292
Alexandra Snyder (Chief Executive Officer) $100,000 $0 $2,775
Catherine Short (Chief Litigation Officer) $55,228 $0 $1,383
John R Streett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chairman/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jude David (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gellert Dornay (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,135,256
Expenses
$1,395,852
Net Income
$739,404
Net Assets
$2,360,038
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,038,346
95.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $37,813
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $26,880
1.3%
Sales of Assets $32,113
1.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $104
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $379,043
27.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $141,355
10.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,408,577
Total Liabilities $48,539
Net Assets $2,360,038
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Vp Operations) $120,056 $0 $10,452
Alexandra Snyder (Executive Director) $94,394 $0 $2,832
Paul Blewett (President) $92,378 $0 $11,558
Catherine Short (Vice Pres Legal Affairs) $45,187 $0 $2,184
John R Streett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Wynne (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chairman/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jude David (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gellert Dornay (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,908,732
Expenses
$1,860,609
Net Income
$48,123
Net Assets
$1,508,376
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,829,818
95.9%
Program Services $75,000
3.9%
Investment Income $3,914
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $332,935
17.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $151,954
8.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,552,298
Total Liabilities $43,922
Net Assets $1,508,376
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Vp Operations) $110,125 $0 $15,842
Alexandra Snyder (Executive Director) $90,542 $0 $2,716
Paul Blewett (President) $89,826 $0 $3,846
Catherine Short (Vice Pres Legal Affairs) $14,246 $0 $5,795
John R Streett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Wynne (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chairman/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jude David (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gellert Dornay (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,160,832
Expenses
$2,096,898
Net Income
$63,934
Net Assets
$1,465,702
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,151,635
99.6%
Program Services $5,066
0.2%
Investment Income $1,049
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,082
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $323,476
15.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $176,290
8.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,523,774
Total Liabilities $58,072
Net Assets $1,465,702
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Vice President Operations) $100,845 $0 $7,045
Paul Blewett (President) $89,948 $0 $2,762
Alexandra Snyder (Executive Director) $87,833 $0 $0
Catherine Short (Vice Pres Legal Affairs) $29,789 $0 $5,245
John R Streett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Wynne (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chairman/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jude David (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,822,415
Expenses
$2,017,366
Net Income
$805,049
Net Assets
$1,402,251
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,802,963
99.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,811
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $10,361
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,280
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $320,384
15.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $131,681
6.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,421,975
Total Liabilities $19,724
Net Assets $1,402,251
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Vice President Operations) $94,355 $0 $11,711
Paul Blewett (President) $85,000 $0 $4,235
Alexandra Snyder (Executive Director) $80,000 $0 $0
Catherine Short (Vice Pres Legal Affairs) $43,395 $0 $1,687
John R Street (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Wynne (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chairman/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Royce Hood (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,315,198
Expenses
$1,203,174
Net Income
$112,024
Net Assets
$560,990
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,259,814
95.8%
Program Services $44,027
3.3%
Investment Income $22
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,335
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $195,662
16.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $97,119
8.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $592,096
Total Liabilities $31,106
Net Assets $560,990
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Vice President Operations) $88,843 $0 $12,525
Dana Cody (Executive Director) $44,014 $0 $450
Paul Blewett (President) $21,250 $0 $0
Alexandra Snyder (Executive Director) $13,333 $0 $0
Catherine Short (Vice Pres Legal Affairs) $12,220 $0 $3,027
John R Street (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Wynne (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chairman/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Colette Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Royce Hood (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,038,900
Expenses
$1,225,032
Net Income
-$186,132
Net Assets
$448,964
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,037,049
99.8%
Program Services $8,298
0.8%
Investment Income $35
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$28,407
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $21,925
2.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $213,449
17.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $87,591
7.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $479,322
Total Liabilities $30,358
Net Assets $448,964
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mary Riley (Administrative Director) $88,244 $0 $11,237
Dana Cody (Executive Director) $87,745 $0 $4,334
Catherine Short (Vice Pres/Legal Dir.) $15,886 $0 $6,000
John R Street (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Wynne (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marcella Tyler Ketelhut (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joanna Galbraith (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,141,675
Expenses
$1,355,519
Net Income
-$213,844
Net Assets
$649,177
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,122,056
98.3%
Program Services $467
0.0%
Investment Income $697
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $18,455
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $227,229
16.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $108,556
8.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $662,510
Total Liabilities $13,333
Net Assets $649,177
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dana Cody (Executive Director) $80,456 $0 $2,437
Mary Riley (Administrative Director) $76,546 $0 $25,917
Catherine Short (Vice Pres/Legal Dir.) $17,772 $0 $24,101
John R Street (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Wynne (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Terry Thompson (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Christian Hon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marcella Tyler Ketelhut (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joanna Galbraith (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Shaneyfelt (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,331,898
Expenses
$1,282,149
Net Income
$49,749
Net Assets
$877,102
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $943,328
70.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $51
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $3,726
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $384,793
28.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $222,056
17.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $135,561
10.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $912,557
Total Liabilities $35,455
Net Assets $877,102

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,231,898
Expenses
$1,221,391
Net Income
$10,507
Net Assets
$841,434
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $963,424
78.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $64
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $10,517
0.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $257,893
20.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $158,537
13.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $139,148
11.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $845,587
Total Liabilities $4,153
Net Assets $841,434

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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