Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund

Alexandria, Virginia
EIN 52-1095066
Tax-exempt since 1980

Firms paid: 7
Fees reported, 2018–2025: $1.8M
Fees reported in 2025: $334K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $4.3M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2025

$334,197 to 2 fundraisers

Fundraisers Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund paid in 2025, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
HSP DirectDirect responseDirect mail	Direct mail	$273,397
Blitz DigitalDigital Mail	Digital Mail	$60,800

Also among its largest contractors in 2025

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

HSP DirectProfessional Fundraising Services$273,397

All firms paid

Fundraisers Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
HSP DirectDirect response	2018–2025 · 7 years	$1,444,314
Blitz Digital	2020–2025 · 5 years	$386,767
The Richard Norman CoDirect response	2019	$8,000

Form 990 Snapshot

Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$4.3M	$4.0M	$479K	$419K
2022	$3.3M	$3.1M	$431K	$328K
2021	$4.0M	$3.5M	$449K	$377K
2020	$2.8M	$2.7M	$327K	$284K
2019	$1.3M	$1.1M	$124K	$96K
2018	$1.4M	$1.1M	$124K	$83K

Fees are what Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.