Life Legal Defense Foundation 
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Summary
First and foremost, we are committed to LIFE, especially life that is vulnerable.
These days that encompasses an increasing number of us:
- Unborn babies are targeted by a billion-dollar abortion industry
- The elderly and disabled are denied life-sustaining care
- The terminally ill are encouraged to end their lives prematurely
True to our name, Life Legal protects vulnerable life in the LEGAL arena.
Contact information
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 2105
Napa, CA 94558
Website: lifelegaldefensefoundation.org
Phone: 707.224.6675
Email: info@lldf.org
Organization details
EIN: 680191488
CEO/President: Alexandra Snyder
Chairman: John Streett
Board size: 7
Founder: Ron Maxson, John Streett, and Steve Lopez
Year founded: 1997
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2017
Purpose
Life Legal provides a trained and committed DEFENSE of life and liberty.
Our staff of full-time attorneys handles a wide range of cases-both civil and criminal-from the local courtroom all the way to the Supreme Court.
We also have a large network of pro-life attorneys nationwide that work with us, especially in cases where a local attorney is needed to file emergency motions.
Our motto from our inception has been: No case is too small. And that's because we believe no human life is too small or too insignificant to deserve protection.
Life Legal represents clients who desperately need immediate life-saving care.
We have also represented notable leaders in the pro-life movement who have been fined, arrested, fired, or otherwise silenced because of their belief that human beings deserve protection from the moment of conception through natural death.
Mission statement
The mission of Life Legal is to give innocent and helpless human beings of any age, particularly unborn children, a trained and committed defense against the threat of death, and to support their advocates in the nation's courtrooms.
Statement of faith
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Advocacy
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 394 of 817 | 14 of 34 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 286 of 817 | 9 of 34 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 280 of 817 | 17 of 34 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 639 of 817 | 23 of 34 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 8% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 9% | 11% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 7% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 11% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 95% | 95% | 96% | 100% | 99% | 96% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 7% | 8% | 11% | 14% | 13% | 12% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 5% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 4% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 84% | 85% | 82% | 82% | 76% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 65% | 97% | 97% | 71% | 91% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 78% | 55% | 82% | 79% | 58% | 70% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | 35% | 3% | 3% | 29% | 9% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | 31% | 3% | 4% | 57% | 20% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 10% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 12% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.40 | 0.58 | 1.20 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 2.03 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.15 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.55 | 0.58 | 1.21 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 2.05 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 9.06 | 49.29 | 35.01 | 25.96 | 71.10 | 18.86 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.93 | 20.15 | 9.63 | 8.29 | 8.22 | 5.54 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 17% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 5% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 63% | 169% | 81% | 70% | 70% | 47% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Cash | $2,323,268 | $1,467,698 | $1,354,986 | $1,280,370 | $490,886 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $69,381 | $70,092 | $152,446 | $122,073 | $95,820 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,392,649 | $1,537,790 | $1,507,432 | $1,402,443 | $586,706 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $15,928 | $14,508 | $16,342 | $19,532 | $5,390 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $15,928 | $14,508 | $16,342 | $19,532 | $5,390 |
| Total assets | $2,408,577 | $1,552,298 | $1,523,774 | $1,421,975 | $592,096 |
| Liabilities | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $48,539 | $43,922 | $58,072 | $19,724 | $31,106 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $48,539 | $43,922 | $58,072 | $19,724 | $31,106 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $48,539 | $43,922 | $58,072 | $19,724 | $31,106 |
| Net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Unrestricted | $0 | $1,508,376 | $1,465,702 | $1,402,251 | $560,990 |
| Temporarily restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Permanently restricted | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $2,360,038 | $1,508,376 | $1,465,702 | $1,402,251 | $560,990 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Total contributions | $2,038,346 | $1,829,818 | $2,151,635 | $2,802,963 | $1,259,814 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $75,000 | $5,066 | $0 | $44,027 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $69,926 | $3,914 | $1,049 | $12,172 | $22 |
| Other revenue | $26,984 | $0 | $3,082 | $7,280 | $11,335 |
| Total other revenue | $96,910 | $78,914 | $9,197 | $19,452 | $55,384 |
| Total revenue | $2,135,256 | $1,908,732 | $2,160,832 | $2,822,415 | $1,315,198 |
| Expenses | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Program services | $1,171,525 | $1,574,479 | $1,714,748 | $1,645,536 | $916,934 |
| Management and general | $109,886 | $86,451 | $94,851 | $117,791 | $146,294 |
| Fundraising | $114,441 | $199,679 | $287,299 | $254,039 | $139,946 |
| Total expenses | $1,395,852 | $1,860,609 | $2,096,898 | $2,017,366 | $1,203,174 |
| Change in net assets | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $739,404 | $48,123 | $63,934 | $805,049 | $112,024 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $739,404 | $48,123 | $63,934 | $805,049 | $112,024 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Mary Riley | VP Operations | $130,508 |
| Paul Blewett | President | $103,936 |
| Alexandra Snyder | Executive Director | $97,226 |
| Catherine Short | Vice Pres Legal Affairs | $47,371 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2019
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 12/16/2020. To update the information below, please email: info@ministrywatch.com
History
Defending Life and Liberty since 1989.
Program accomplishments
Needs
We couldn't do what we do without the help of prayerful and financial support. We don't charge our clients for representing them, but that doesn't mean it's free. Our opponents in the courtroom often come from elite, multi-national law firms, which means they have access to well paid support staff and other resources.
We rely completely on the generosity of people like you to provide the experienced, highly trained, and committed legal counsel that has served our clients well for close to three decades.
You can help!