2026-01-13T14:25:19-05:00 2025-03-31 990 2024-04-01 521354365 HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION HOME 5403385600 1 PATRICK HENRY CIR PURCELLVILLE VA 201323197 James Mason President 5403385600 2026-01-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMES R MASON 1 PATRICK HENRY CIR PURCELLVILLE VA 201323197 16632700 false X www.hslda.org X 1994 WA HSLDA defends and advances the constitutional rights of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. 7 6 132 0 143100 0 16005909 15598960 474426 360218 93182 106591 454992 474999 17028509 16540768 1067204 1148849 0 0 9586242 9690994 0 0 489325 6048052 5137048 16701498 15976891 327011 563877 6438785 5968309 11705608 10638229 -5266823 -4669920 HSLDA defends and advances the constitutional rights of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. false false 6484624 0 0 LEGAL ADVOCACY PROTECTION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS: 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 homeschool families in court. 5111110 0 249732 EDUCATING THE PUBLIC: HSLDA provides several avenues of public education through conferences speaking engagements publications and public outreach. 1267446 1148849 0 GIFTS AND GRANTS: Your gifts help enable HSLDA to provide legal protection to homeschooling families and to 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 1267620 0 424608 Publications and Other 1267620 0 424608 14130800 true false false true false false false false false false true false false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true 29 0 true 132 true true true false false false true true false false 0 false false false false false 7 6 false false false false true false false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false AK CO FL GA IL KY MD MA MN MS NH NY NC PA SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X The Organization 5403385600 1 PATRICK HENRY CIR PURCELLVILLE VA 201323197 James R Mason President and Director 37.00 3.00 X X 307679 0 46204 Michael Farris Chairman 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Aaron Fessler Treasurer 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Joseph Bailey Secretary 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Abraham Hamilton III Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Heidi St John Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rodger Sayre Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 J Michael Smith President Emeritus Director 9.00 1.00 X 35688 0 0 Charles Hurst VP of Administration 38.00 2.00 X 218560 0 33770 Steven Oberlander VP Finance and Technology 32.00 8.00 X 216848 0 34816 Suzanne Stephens VP of Communications and Marketing 38.00 2.00 X 208424 0 25035 Scott Woodruff Director of Legal and Legislative Advocacy 39.00 1.00 X 205701 0 32667 Kevin Boden Director of Global Outreach 39.00 1.00 X 170807 0 34591 Darren Jones Senior Counsel and Director of Group Services 39.00 1.00 X 164619 0 34152 Thomas Schmidt Senior Counsel 39.00 1.00 X 162446 0 35081 Peter Kamakawiwoole Director of Litigation 39.00 1.00 X 160177 0 34741 1850949 0 311057 16 false true false GOOGLE LLC PO Box 883654 Los Angeles CA 900883654 Software 420744 Prolocity PO Box 360 Burlington KY 41005 Software 294843 Salesforce PO Box 203141 Dallas TX 75320 Software 273046 The Printing Express 21 Warehouse Rd Harrisonburg VA 22801 Printing 149198 NCH Communications 528 Naked Creek Hollow Rd Weyers Cave VA 24486 Newsletter Mailing 124052 5 0 11752307 0 157000 0 3689653 0 15598960 Conferences & Seminars 611430 249732 249732 0 0 Advertising & Publications 541800 110486 0 110486 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 360218 106591 0 0 106591 0 0 0 0 11814 0 0 11814 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 549154 91932 457222 424608 32614 0 Gain on Sale of Vehicle 5963 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5963 16540768 674340 143100 118405 X 525989 525989 622860 622860 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7501662 6567705 686402 247555 531968 465738 48675 17555 1115875 976949 102103 36824 541489 474073 49546 17869 312485 273581 28592 10312 105920 92733 9692 3495 49368 43222 4517 1629 27540 24111 2520 909 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 641445 561585 58692 21168 320660 280738 29340 10582 684250 599061 62609 22580 0 0 0 0 696878 610117 63764 22997 204218 178793 18686 6739 0 0 0 0 327229 286489 29941 10799 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 729725 638874 66770 24081 100116 87651 9161 3304 Dues, Subscription, & Bar Fees 117577 102939 10758 3880 Phone & Cell Phone Services 17017 14898 1557 562 Credit Card & Interest 369105 323152 33773 12180 Court Report 329971 288890 30192 10889 103544 90652 9476 3416 15976891 14130800 1356766 489325 X 0 0 0 0 1961139 2408314 1345439 1489706 0 0 199104 89932 0 0 0 0 0 0 179934 146044 306136 400311 828256 776244 100262 52012 0 0 0 0 0 0 1030598 713242 1316173 668748 6438785 5968309 2470525 2284650 0 0 7918740 7683339 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1316343 670240 11705608 10638229 X -5961326 -5509718 694503 839798 -5266823 -4669920 6438785 5968309 563877 33026 0 0 0 0 X false true X true false X 13753796 16310701 15361531 15700609 15441960 76568597 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13753796 16310701 15361531 15700609 15441960 76568597 76568597 25426 97162 206678 108534 118405 556205 0 0 151822 189020 143100 483942 981140 778530 2300111 630494 406732 5097007 82705751 0.9258 0.9186 X Part II - Line 10 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2020, 981140, Other Income| 2021, 778530Other Income| 2022, 2300111Other Income| 2023, 630494Other Income| 2024, 406732Other Income| 9845 10995 0 20840 0 15956051 0 15976891 0 948845 0 237211 0 0 0 0 0 1000000 1000000 985075 948845 3933920 5900880 155986 114303 25537 20840 316666 250000 250000 246269 237211 983480 1475220 71970 69727 7611 9845 159153 828256 776244 52012 52012 Lease Right of Use Assets 668748 668748 0 Lease Right of Use Liability 670240 670240 Part I to XII | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:| Part X Line 2,The organization has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax exempt under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization follows the authoritative guidance relating to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes included in FASB standard ASC Topic 740. Management evaluated the organizations tax positions and concluded that the organization has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. The organization files annual information returns in the US Federal Jurisdiction. The organizations tax returns are subject to examination by taxing authorities generally for a period of three years from the date the returns are filed.| true Aid to Widows and Their Families 65 59600 0 Book Value Grant Aid to Children of Single Parents 338 92760 0 Book Value Grant Emergency Aid to Homeschooling Families 417 126175 0 Book Value Grant Aid to Military Families 140 41700 0 Book Value Grant Other Aid to Homeschooling Families 486 302625 0 Book Value Grant Part I Line 2 Grant requests are received reviewed and approved according to policy guidelines. Additional grants are only considered if the grantee has provided a written accounting to HSLDA stating how where and when the previous grant money was spent and to whom including names address and phone number. X X X false false false false false false false false false James R Mason President and Director 294306 0 7363 0 6010 0 24032 0 22172 0 353883 0 0 0 Charles Hurst VP of Administration 208457 0 9603 0 500 0 17391 0 16379 0 252330 0 0 0 Suzanne Stephens VP of Communications and Marketing 203337 0 5087 0 0 0 16674 0 8360 0 233458 0 0 0 Scott Woodruff Director of Legal and Legislative Advocacy 200661 0 5020 0 20 0 16358 0 16309 0 238368 0 0 0 Kevin Boden Director of Global Outreach 166653 0 4133 0 20 0 12652 0 21939 0 205397 0 0 0 Darren Jones Senior Counsel and Director of Group Services 160583 0 4016 0 20 0 12188 0 21964 0 198771 0 0 0 Thomas Schmidt Senior Counsel 158463 0 3963 0 20 0 12995 0 22086 0 197527 0 0 0 Peter Kamakawiwoole Director of Litigation 156248 0 3909 0 20 0 12814 0 21927 0 194918 0 0 0 Steven Oberlander VP Finance and Technology 208863 0 7610 0 375 0 17319 0 17498 0 251665 0 0 0 Chuck Hurst Key Employee 30000 Purchased used company van false Aaron Fessler Officer 72980 Commissions Paid for Advertising false Part VI, Line 6 The organizations board has members only. Part VI, Line 11a Prior to mailing each 990 is sent from the CFO to all of the board members for their review of the informational return. Each board member emails the CFO confirming that they have received a copy of the 990. Once a majority have responded each 990 is filed electronically. Part VI, Line 12c Annually the organizations conflict of interest policy is reviewed and updated to reflect changes during the course of the year. All board members and key staff are required to acknowledge that they have read and are in compliance with the policy. Any conflict of interest is disclosed by the director of HR President or CFO to the board who will make a determination whether the conflict is acceptable or not based on the circumstances. Should a board member have a conflict they are to physically excuse themselves from any discussions and decisions regarding the issue. Part VI, Line 15 The presidents salary is approved by the HSLDA Board of Compensation Committee by reviewing comparability data and contemporaneous documentation from other nonprofit organizations. All other salaries are set by the president in cooperation with HR which provides competitive market salary data obtained from external compensation surveys. Part VI, Line 19 Governing documents the conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Part IX Line 24 | Explanation:| Membership development expenses are shown on the audited financial statements separately from program management and general and fundraising expenses. On Part IX of Form 990 these expenses are included under management and general expenses on Line 24. The Organization believes this is the appropriate treatment as these expenses are not considered fundraising or program expenses. 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