EIN 52-1354365

Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
268
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2023-03-01
Description
HSLDA is a nonprofit that defends parents' constitutional right to direct their children's education and provides educational resources.
Also known as...
Home School Foundation
Total revenues
$18,020,149
2023
Total expenses
$20,103,172
2023
Total assets
$7,915,813
2023
Num. employees
268
2023

Program areas at HSLDA

Legal advocacy and protection: tens of thousands of parents are challenged every year by government officials seeking to impose their will on parents. Hslda members are provided Legal advice ranging from state homeschool law clarifications, resolving conflicts or misunderstandings with government officials, corresponding on behalf of members to government officials, and defending Home School families in court.
Gifts and grants: your gifts help enable hslda to provide Legal protection to homeschooling families and equip them to offer the best educational experience to their children. In addition, hslda provides grants to help make homeschooling possible for families facing hard times including widows, single parents, special needs families and many others (see schedule i, part iii).
Educational and instructional services: hslda provides an array of educational consulting resources, in both english & spanish, including prek-8th, special needs, and high School. This year, over 15,000 families received consultant services. In addition, hslda online academy offers over 40 rich-in-content distance learning courses to encourage families to homeschool through high School; over 1,600 families used this live and interactive educational resource this year.
Conferences and publications

Grants made by HSLDA

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Dekalb Christian Home EducatorsOutreach Conference$30,620
Bridges to ScienceOutreach Conference$12,500
Shabach Ministries Incorporation (SMI)Outreach Conference$10,000
...and 5 more grants made

Who funds Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncJustice$306,753
Tumbleweed FoundationSupport Homeschooling for Families in Hard Times$151,779
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$99,688
...and 19 more grants received totalling $970,865

Personnel at HSLDA

NameTitleCompensation
Steven G OberlanderVice President and Chief Financial Officer$183,961
Suzanne StephensVice President of Communications and Marketing / Vice President of Communications Marketing$146,580
J Michael SmithPresident 4 1 21 - 7 31 22 Donor Relations / / President$268,107
Sandra KimDirector of Media Relations
Kristy HornerDirector of Educational Consulting
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for HSLDA

RevenuesFYE 03/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$15,806,531
Program services$1,619,688
Investment income and dividends$54,885
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$28,800
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$123,000
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$387,245
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$18,020,149

Form 990s for HSLDA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-032022-12-14990View PDF
2021-032022-02-01990View PDF
2020-032022-01-25990View PDF
2019-032021-03-10990View PDF
2018-032019-03-13990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $306,753 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
July 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 14 new grant, including a grant for $151,779 from Tumbleweed Foundation
June 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 23, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 15 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Human rights organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCivil rights and social justice organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human rightsLegal services
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyLobbyingOperates internationallyNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1 Patrick Henry Cir
Purcellville, VA 20132
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
Loudoun County, VA
Website URL
hslda.org/ 
Phone
(540) 338-5600
IRS details
EIN
52-1354365
Fiscal year end
March
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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