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National Student Legal Defense Network

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 / Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Press Issues (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.63M (2022)

20182022 $0$1M$2M$3M

Expenses
$1.82M (2022)

20182022 $0$500k$1M$1.5M$2M

Total Assets
$885k (2022)

20182022 $0$500k$1M$1.5M

Total Liabilities
$34.5k (2022)

20182022 $0$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2018 to 2022

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.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,633,698
Expenses
$1,822,416
Net Income
-$188,718
Net Assets
$850,645
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,292,503
79.1%
Program Services $328,000
20.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,195
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $486,866
26.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $696,194
38.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $885,190
Total Liabilities $34,545
Net Assets $850,645
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Ament (President) $216,000 $0 $30,364
Daniel Zibel (Chief Counsel) $216,000 $0 $24,502
Eric Rothschild (Litigation Director) $171,000 $0 $19,645
Alex Elson (Senior Counsel) $166,000 $0 $15,773
Olivia Webster (Senior Counsel) $116,727 $0 $26,969
Emily Goldman (Attorney) $101,000 $0 $13,556
Jacek Pruski (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Saba Bireda (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mohamed Abdel Kader (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joy Silvern (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,946,982
Expenses
$1,802,434
Net Income
$144,548
Net Assets
$1,039,363
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,916,460
98.4%
Program Services $30,522
1.6%
Investment Income $0
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 $486,812
27.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $784,496
43.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,060,410
Total Liabilities $21,047
Net Assets $1,039,363
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Ament (President) $227,960 $0 $27,344
Daniel Zibel (Chief Counsel) $212,060 $0 $19,448
Eric Rothschild (Litigation Director) $177,738 $0 $16,109
Alex Elson (Senior Counsel) $161,010 $0 $12,783
Robyn Bitner (Counsel) $112,711 $0 $10,814
Jacek Pruski (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Saba Bireda (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mohamed Abdel Kader (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joy Silvern (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,148,630
Expenses
$1,741,694
Net Income
-$593,064
Net Assets
$894,815
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,130,115
98.4%
Program Services $14,025
1.2%
Investment Income $4,190
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $300
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $449,594
25.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $20,000
1.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $746,684
42.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,112,085
Total Liabilities $217,270
Net Assets $894,815
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Ament (President) $211,381 $0 $24,730
Daniel Zibel (Chief Counsel) $195,625 $0 $17,858
Eric Rothschild (Litigation Director) $157,500 $0 $16,708
Alex Elson (Senior Counsel) $138,913 $0 $12,017
Alice Yao (Counsel) $123,901 $0 $4,988
Sam Gilford (Director Of External Affai) $104,292 $0 $17,872
Jacek Pruski (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Saba Bireda (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,853,233
Expenses
$1,911,981
Net Income
$941,252
Net Assets
$1,487,879
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,848,825
99.8%
Program Services $4,408
0.2%
Investment Income $0
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 $419,707
22.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $828,855
43.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,495,172
Total Liabilities $7,293
Net Assets $1,487,879
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Ament (President) $192,317 $0 $21,814
Daniel Zibel (Chief Counsel) $186,033 $0 $19,543
Eric Rothschild (Litigation Director) $153,125 $0 $19,390
Alex Elson (Senior Counsel) $145,767 $0 $11,079
Sam Gilford (Director Of External Affairs) $118,758 $0 $16,597
Robyn Bitner (Counsel) $105,275 $0 $8,425
Jacek Pruski (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Saba Bireda (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,561,016
Expenses
$996,681
Net Income
$564,335
Net Assets
$546,627
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,548,179
99.2%
Program Services $3,252
0.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $9,585
0.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $356,201
35.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $370,987
37.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $552,279
Total Liabilities $5,652
Net Assets $546,627
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Ament (President) $169,325 $0 $17,115
Daniel Zibel (Chief Counsel) $151,969 $0 $17,792
Jacek Pruski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Saba Bireda (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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