Immigrant Legal Defense
Donations deductibleRevenue
$14.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$9.5m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$8.3m
$438k liabilities
Net assets
$7.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
4.8 years on average
Staff
48
450 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Immigrant Legal Defense's network
3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margot Mendelson | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sarah J Diaz | Board President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Talia Inlender | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara C Pinto | Co-Exec Dir | since 2024 |
| Eleni Wolfe-Roubatis | Executive Dir. | since 2021 |
| Rachel Katz | Finance DTR | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleni Wolfe-Roubatis | Co-Exec Dir | 40 | $191k | $43k | |
| Siobhan M Waldron | Managing Attorney | 40 | $191k | $39k | |
| Barbara C Pinto | Co-Exec Dir | 40 | $190k | $8k | |
| Kaitlin G Kalna Darwal | Managing Attorney | 40 | $190k | $30k | |
| Jean K Yamasaki | Managing Attorney | 40 | $189k | $10k | |
| Ilyce S Shugall | Managing Attorney | 40 | $184k | $21k | |
| Katie Annand | Managing Attorney | 40 | $184k | $18k | |
| Rachel Katz | Finance DTR | 40 | $143k | $18k | |
| Margot Mendelson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah J Diaz | Board President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Talia Inlender | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Immigrant Legal Defense
- EIN
- 841833586
- Address
- 1322 Webster St Ste 401, Oakland, CA, 94612-3218
- State
- California
- Mission
- Immigrant legal defense's mission is to promote justice through the provision of legal representation to underserved immigrant communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Eleni Wolfe-Roubatis (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsMargot Mendelson
≥5years on the filingsSarah J Diaz
≥1years on the filingsTalia Inlender
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.3m
- Total liabilities
- $438k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $13.9m
- Program service revenue
- $87k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $139k
- Employees
- 48
- Volunteers
- 450
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.7m | $7.7m | $954k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
6 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Corazon Healdsburg | Calatj grant support | $39k |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil R | Program assistance | $26k |
| Immigrant Defenders Law Cente | Transfer of nqrp cases | $25k |
| Ca Access to Justic Commissio | Lrap loan program | $17k |
| Ca Collab for Immi Justice | $17k | |
| West Contra Costa Public Educ | Provide resources for youth | $12k |