LDF offers several innovative ways to support our work that add to your financial well-being while also potentially increasing the value of your contribution. By using one of these donation options, you are contributing to our work expanding democracy, eliminating racial disparities, and promoting racial justice by creating a society that truly offers equality to all Americans.
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and your donations are tax-deductible. Our 501(c)(3) letter can be found here. We want you to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund with confidence. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we are proud of the way we manage our resources. You can find more information here.
If you have made a gift to LDF through our website, you can access your online giving history and update your personal information, email subscriptions, and contribution information through our LDF Self Service Center.
Not finding what you need? For inquiries on giving to the Legal Defense Fund, please contact us at development@naacpldf.org or call us at 212-965-2232.
Urge your organization to consider a contribution to support our core work. To learn more, please contact us at development@naacpldf.org or 212-965-2232.
Our team specializes in aligning your vision for the difference you want to make with your assets. Contact us today at development@naacpldf.org.
Learn more about Estate Planning here.
If you would like to join the ranks of our most dedicated supporters, please consider pledging a monthly gift to LDF today. Our monthly supporters provide us with a dependable stream of resources that our team can rely on to power our work year-round. It’s one of the best ways to invest in racial justice and equality for all.
If your workplace is affiliated with America’s Charities©, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), Benevity, or another workplace giving provider, you can support our work through automatic payroll deductions. The workplace giving number for LDF is 11104.
Many companies and organizations will match or even multiply your charitable contribution, significantly increasing your gift to LDF. Companies may match many kinds of gifts, including one-time gifts, monthly pledges, workplace giving, and donations of professional services. Check with your employer’s Human Resources Department to see if your gift qualifies for a match.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at development@naacpldf.org or 212-965-2232.
By donating appreciated property to LDF, you can receive a tax deduction for the current fair market value of the asset while avoiding capital gains tax. To learn more, contact us at development@naacpldf.org or 212-965-2232.
If you choose to donate stock, please ask your broker to provide LDF with your contact details so that we can officially acknowledge your contribution.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Account No. 89407Q27
DTC No. 8862
Tax ID No. 13-1655255
John P. Curti handles LDF’s stock gifts at Merrill Lynch. He can be reached at:
Merrill Lynch
Phone: 212-236-0310
225 Liberty Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10281
Fax: 646-461-2353
LDF has many generous donors who provide support through their family foundations. Please contact us at development@naacpldf.org or 212-965-2232 to discuss funding opportunities that meet your family foundation’s philanthropic goals.
Our 501(c)(3) letter can be found here.
If you are interested in making a gift via wire, please call 212-965-2232 or email development@naacpldf.org.
LDF is a qualified charity and accepts gifts directly from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) is a tax-wise way for individuals age 70½ and older to make a charitable gift from their IRA. QCDs are not subject to income tax, and they can also reduce the amount of required minimum distributions (RMDs) that an individual must take from their IRA.
To make a QCD to LDF, a supporter must instruct their IRA custodian to send the distribution directly to the LDF (NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. 40 Rector St. 5th Fl. New York, NY 10006 Attn: Planned Giving). Additional information commonly requested by IRA custodians:
Legal Name: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Tax ID: 13-1655255
Contact: (212) 965-2232 and development@naacpldf.org
The maximum amount an individual can donate through a QCD updates every year. The maximum for gifts made in 2025 is $108,000. For gifts made in 2024, the maximum is $105,000.
Founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall, who subsequently became the first Black Supreme Court Justice, LDF is known for its landmark civil rights litigation such as Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 case that ended legally sanctioned discrimination. Today, using the power of law, narrative, research, and people, LDF defends and advances the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America.
Since our founding the Legal Defense Fund has worked tirelessly to make substantial progress—but today, we are witnessing unprecedented threats to our hard-won gains. That means your support is more urgent than ever.
We’re counting on your help to advance LDF’s efforts to protect voting rights, reform our criminal justice system, achieve education equity, and ensure economic justice for all.
