TY 2019 Form 990

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)
(1) THOMAS A SAENZ...................................................................... PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL	47.50 ................. 2.50		X		313,501	36,132
(2) NINA PERALES...................................................................... VICE PRESIDENT OF LITIGATION	50.00 .................			X	147,703	54,031
(3) DENISE HULETT...................................................................... NATIONAL SENIOR COUNSEL (THRU 01/20)	50.00 .................			X	156,368	28,898
(4) SHELLEY MALLCHOK...................................................................... VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CFO	37.50 ................. 12.50		X		144,983	40,214
(5) GINA MONTOYA...................................................................... VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT	50.00 .................			X	152,088	26,526
(6) SANDRA HERNANDEZ...................................................................... VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA	50.00 .................			X	148,409	23,966
(7) ANTOINETTE SEDILLO-LOPEZ...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(8) BILL LANN LEE...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(9) CARLOS SOLTERO...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(10) DR CYNTHIA TELLES...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(11) ELISA DE LA VARA...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(12) FABIAN NUEZ...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(13) IRMA RODRIGUEZ MOISA...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(14) JEFFREY GARCIA...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(15) JOE GARCIA...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(16) JORGE A HERRERA...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0
(17) JOSE SANCHEZ...................................................................... DIRECTOR	1.00 .................	X			0	0

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)
(18) LILLIAN RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ........................................................................ DIRECTOR	1.00 .......................	X
(19) LORETTA P MARTINEZ........................................................................ DIRECTOR	1.00 .......................	X
(20) MARTIN J CHAVEZ........................................................................ DIRECTOR	1.00 .......................	X
(21) MICHAEL A OLIVAS........................................................................ DIRECTOR	1.00 .......................	X
(22) MICHAEL WAMPOLD........................................................................ DIRECTOR	1.00 .......................	X
(23) PHIL FUENTES........................................................................ DIRECTOR	1.00 .......................	X
(24) RONALD W WONG........................................................................ DIRECTOR	1.00 .......................	X
(25) ANNA MARIA CHAVEZ........................................................................ AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00 .......................	X	X
(26) ARACELY MUNOZ........................................................................ 1ST VICE CHAIR	2.00 .......................	X	X
(27) ENRIQUE CHAVEZ JR........................................................................ GOVERNANCE & NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00 .......................	X	X
(28) LAURA FLORES CANTRELL........................................................................ PROGRAM & PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00 .......................	X	X
(29) MARCUS ALLEN........................................................................ SECRETARY/TREASURER, FISCAL & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE	2.00 .......................	X	X
(30) MARIA A BERRIOZABAL........................................................................ 3RD VICE CHAIR	2.00 .......................	X	X
(31) MARIA GABRIELA PACHECO........................................................................ DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR	2.00 .......................	X	X
(32) RAUL LOMELI-AZOUBEL........................................................................ CHAIR	2.00 .......................	X	X
(33) REGINA MONTOYA........................................................................ 2ND VICE CHAIR	2.00 .......................	X	X

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number

74-1563270

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990 or 990-EZ).)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box in lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..	3,526,634	7,023,236	5,236,090	5,560,308	4,771,175	26,117,443
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3	3,526,634	7,023,236	5,236,090	5,560,308	4,771,175	26,117,443
5	The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..						7,525,263
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						18,592,180

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	3,526,634	7,023,236	5,236,090	5,560,308	4,771,175	26,117,443
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...	185,817	106,756	133,268	191,689	239,183	856,713
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10						26,974,156

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

19,073,452

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2019 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

68.930 %

Public support percentage for 2018 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

60.290 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2019. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2019. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
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10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2	Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 .....
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons
b	Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c	Add lines 7a and 7b..
8	Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2015	(b) 2016	(c) 2017	(d) 2018	(e) 2019	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..
13	Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2019 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2018 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2019 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2018 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

331/3% support tests—2019. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2018. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked 12a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 12b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 12c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 12d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 12a or 12b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described in (a) above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970 (explain in Part VI). See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Net short-term capital gain	1
2	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	2
3	Other gross income (see instructions)	3
4	Add lines 1 through 3	4
5	Depreciation and depletion	5
6	Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions)	6
7	Other expenses (see instructions)	7
8	Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4)	8

	Section B - Minimum Asset Amount		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year):	1
a	Average monthly value of securities	1a
b	Average monthly cash balances	1b
c	Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets	1c
d	Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c)	1d
e	Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI):
2	Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets	2
3	Subtract line 2 from line 1d	3
4	Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions).	4
5	Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3)	5
6	Multiply line 5 by .035	6
7	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	7
8	Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6)	8

	Section C - Distributable Amount		Current Year
1	Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A)	1
2	Enter 85% of line 1	2
3	Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A)	3
4	Enter greater of line 2 or line 3	4
5	Income tax imposed in prior year	5
6	Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions)	6

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required)
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions
9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019
1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019:
a From 2014.......
b From 2015.......
c From 2016.......
d From 2017.......
e From 2018.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2019 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.
4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2019 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a Excess from 2015.....
b Excess from 2016.....
c Excess from 2017.....
d Excess from 2018.....
e Excess from 2019.....

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2019)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Schedule of Contributors

Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Name of the organization

MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number

74-1563270

Organization type (check one):

Filers of:

Section:

Form 990 or 990-EZ

501(c)( ) (enter number) organization

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation

527 political organization

Form 990-PF

501(c)(3) exempt private foundation

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation

501(c)(3) taxable private foundation

Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note: Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.

General Rule

For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, contributions totaling $5,000 or more (in money or other property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II. See instructions for determining a contributor's total contributions.

Special Rules

For an organization described in section 501(c)(3) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33¹/3% support test of the regulations
under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), that checked Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ), Part II, line 13, 16a, or 16b, and that received from any one contributor, during the year, total contributions of the greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2% of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h, or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but no such contributions totaled more than $1,000. If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc., purpose. Don't complete any of the parts unless the General Rule applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions totaling $5,000 or more during the year ......... Arrow Bullet

Caution: An organization that isn't covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules doesn't file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its Form 990-EZ
or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it doesn't meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019) Page 2

Name of organization MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Part I Contributors	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

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Name of organization MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND		Employer identification number 74-1563270

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

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Name of organization MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND			Employer identification number 74-1563270
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

SCHEDULE C
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities

For Organizations Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c) and section 527

SchCMd Bullet

Complete if the organization is described below. SchCMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
SchCMd Bullet

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public
Inspection

If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
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Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
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Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35c (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions), then
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Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.

Name of the organization

MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number

74-1563270

Part I-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) or is a section 527 organization.

Provide a description of the organization’s direct and indirect political campaign activities in Part IV (see instructions for definition of “political campaign activities")

Political campaign activity expenditures (see instructions) .................................................................... SchCMd Bullet

Volunteer hours for political campaign activities (see instructions) ..................................................................

Part I-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 ................................ SchCMd Bullet

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 ....................... SchCMd Bullet

If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? .........................................

Yes No

Was a correction made? ......................................................................................................................

Yes No

If "Yes," describe in Part IV.

Part I-C

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c), except section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities ..... SchCMd Bullet

Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt function activities ............................................................................................................................ SchCMd Bullet

Total exempt function expenditures. Add lines 1 and 2. Enter here and on Form 1120-POL, line 17b........... SchCMd Bullet

Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ...................................................................

Yes No

Enter the names, addresses and employer identification number (EIN) of all section 527 political organizations to which the filing
organization made payments. For each organization listed, enter the amount paid from the filing organization’s funds. Also enter the amount of political contributions received that were promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization, such as a separate segregated fund or a political action committee (PAC). If additional space is needed, provide information in Part IV.

(a) Name	(b) Address	(c) EIN	(d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-.	(e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.
1
2
3
4
5
6

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 50084S

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part II-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).

A Check SchCMd Bullet

if the filing organization belongs to an affiliated group (and list in Part IV each affiliated group member's name, address, EIN, expenses, and share of excess lobbying expenditures).
B Check SchCMd Bullet

if the filing organization checked box A and "limited control" provisions apply.

Limits on Lobbying Expenditures (The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)		(a) Filing organization's totals	(b) Affiliated group totals
1a	Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ......................
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ........................	19,494
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ............................................................	19,494
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures ...............................................................................	8,617,181
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ..................................................	8,636,675
f	Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both columns.	581,834
	If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
	Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
	Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
	Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
	Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
	Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.

g	Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) .................................................	145,459
h	Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................	0
i	Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................	0
j	If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting section 4911 tax for this year? ...................................................................................................................		Yes No

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h) (Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
	Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)	(a) 2016	(b) 2017	(c) 2018	(d) 2019	(e) Total

2a	Lobbying nontaxable amount	487,391	513,689	539,543	581,834	2,122,457

b	Lobbying ceiling amount (150% of line 2a, column(e))					3,183,686

c	Total lobbying expenditures	65,627	80,720	53,461	19,494	219,302

d	Grassroots nontaxable amount	121,848	128,422	134,886	145,459	530,615

e	Grassroots ceiling amount (150% of line 2d, column (e))					795,923

f	Grassroots lobbying expenditures

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019

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Part II-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and has NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).

For each "Yes" response on lines 1a through 1i below, provide in Part IV a detailed description of the lobbying activity.

(a)

Yes|No

(b)

Amount

During the year, did the filing organization attempt to influence foreign, national, state or local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion on a legislative matter or referendum, through the use of:

Volunteers? ...........................................................................................................

Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ........

Media advertisements? ...................................................................................................

Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .............................................................................

Publications, or published or broadcast statements? ...........................................................

Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? ..........................................................

Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? .......................

Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ..................

Other activities? ...................................................................................................................

Total. Add lines 1c through 1i ....................................................................................................

Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 ...........................................

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 ...................

If the filing organization incurred a section 4912 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ........................

Part III-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6).

Yes

Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ...............................................

Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ............................................

Did the organization agree to carry over lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? .................................

Part III-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) and if either (a) BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2, are answered "No" OR (b) Part III-A, line 3, is answered “Yes."

Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members ......................................................................

Section 162(e) nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).

Current year .............................................................................................................................

Carryover from last year ............................................................................................................

Total ...........................................................................................................................................

Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .

If notices were sent and the amount on line 2c exceeds the amount on line 3, what portion of the excess does the organization agree to carryover to the reasonable estimate of nondeductible lobbying and political expenditure next year? ......................................................................................................................

Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures (see instructions) .........................................

Part IV

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; Part II-A (affiliated group list); Part II-A, lines 1 and 2 (see instructions), and Part ll-B, line 1. Also, complete this part for any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990EZ) 2019

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
SchDMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990.
SchDMd Bullet

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number

74-1563270

Part I

Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

		(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts
1	Total number at end of year .........
2	Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3	Aggregate value of grants from (during year)
4	Aggregate value at end of year ........

Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control? ............

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.


a	Total number of conservation easements ......................	2a
b	Total acreage restricted by conservation easements ....................	2b
c	Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) .....	2c
d	Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 7/25/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ...	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year SchDMd Bullet

Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................

Yes No

In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.

Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:

(i)

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ......................... SchDMd Bullet

(ii)

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... SchDMd Bullet

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 52283D

Schedule D (Form 990) 2019

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...

Yes No

Part IV

Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No


b	If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:		Amount
c	Beginning balance .............................	1c
d	Additions during the year ............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year ..........................	1e
f	Ending balance ................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability? ...

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ....

Part V

Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a) Current year	(b) Prior year	(c) Two years back	(d) Three years back	(e) Four years back

1a	Beginning of year balance ....	2,313,466	303,672	337,235	332,038	325,563
b	Contributions ...		1,862,310
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses	76,258	147,484	1,597	5,197	6,475
d	Grants or scholarships ...
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ...	2,662
f	Administrative expenses ....			35,160
g	End of year balance ......	2,387,062	2,313,466	303,672	337,235	332,038

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet

86.700 %

Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet

0 %

Term endowment SchDMd Bullet

13.300 %

The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) Unrelated organizations .................

3a(i)

(ii) Related organizations .................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(a) Cost or other basis (investment)	(b) Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value

1a	Land .....
b	Buildings ....	1,934,039	601,190	1,332,849
c	Leasehold improvements
d	Equipment ....	760,077	747,578	12,499
e	Other .....	132,808	37,808	95,000
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..				1,440,348

Schedule D (Form 990) 2019

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Part VII

InvestmentsOther Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.

(a) Description of security or category (including name of security)	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value
(1) Financial derivatives.........
(2) Closely-held equity interests........
(3)Other
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)

Part VIII

InvestmentsProgram Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability	(b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......		1
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ....	2a
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................		2e
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1..................		3
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b....................		4c
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......		5

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........		1
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2a
b	Prior year adjustments ............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d....................		2e
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1...................		3
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ..	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.....................		4c
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......		5

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

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Explanation

PART V, LINE 4:

THE FUND INCLUDES A $1.8M RESERVE INTENDED TO COVER DISRUPTION OF MALDEF'S PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITY IN VOLATILE ECONOMIC TIMES AND/OR AN UNEXPECTED LEADERSHIP TRANSITION. THE REMAINDER OF THE FUND IS EARMARKED FOR A LAW SCHOOL REPAYMENT PROGRAM AND LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS.

PART X, LINE 2:

MALDEF AND MPMC ARE NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS AND, AS SUCH, ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, EXCEPT FOR TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. SINCE MALDEF AND MPMC HAD NO MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2020, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (U.S. GAAP), MALDEF AND MPMC HAVE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT APRIL 30, 2020.

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SCHEDULE G (Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information Regarding
Fundraising or Gaming Activities

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 17, 18, or 19, or if the organization entered more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a. right arrow

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrow

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

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Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization
MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number

74-1563270

Part I

Fundraising Activities.Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 17.

Form 990-EZ filers are not required to complete this part.

Indicate whether the organization raised funds through any of the following activities. Check all that apply.

a	Mail solicitations	e	Solicitation of non-government grants
b	Internet and email solicitations	f	Solicitation of government grants
c	Phone solicitations	g	Special fundraising events
d	In-person solicitations

Did the organization have a written or oral agreement with any individual (including officers, directors, trustees

or key employees listed in Form 990, Part VII) or entity in connection with professional fundraising services?

YesNo

If "Yes," list the 10 highest paid individuals or entities (fundraisers) pursuant to agreements under which the fundraiser is
to be compensated at least $5,000 by the organization.

(i) Name and address of individual or entity (fundraiser)	(iii) Did fundraiser have custody or control of contributions?
	Yes	No










Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List all states in which the organization is registered or licensed to solicit contributions or has been notified it is exempt from registration or licensing.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 50083H

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Part II

Fundraising Events. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 18, or reported more than $15,000 of fundraising event contributions and gross income on Form 990-EZ, lines 1 and 6b. List events with gross receipts greater than $5,000.

		(a) Event #1 LA GALA (event type)	(b) Event #2 SA GALA (event type)	(c) Other events 5 (total number)	(d) Total events (add col. (a) through col. (c))
1	Gross receipts . . . . .	206,630	67,403	259,655	533,688
2	Less: Contributions . . . .	159,630	50,403	232,255	442,288
3	Gross income (line 1 minus line 2) . . . . . .	47,000	17,000	27,400	91,400

4	Cash prizes . . . . .
5	Noncash prizes . . . .
6	Rent/facility costs . . . .		40,487	72,726	113,213
7	Food and beverages . . .	73,528	12,090	35,985	121,603
8	Entertainment . . . .	28,816	164	2,806	31,786
9	Other direct expenses . . .	31,476	44,283	58,653	134,412
10	Direct expense summary. Add lines 4 through 9 in column (d) . . . . . . . . . .				401,014
11	Net income summary. Subtract line 10 from line 3, column (d). . . . . . . . . .				-309,614

Part III

Gaming. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 19, or reported more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a.

		(a) Bingo	(b) Pull tabs/Instant bingo/progressive bingo	(c) Other gaming	(d) Total gaming (add col.(a) through col.(c))
1	Gross revenue . . . . .

2	Cash prizes . . . . .
3	Noncash prizes . . . .
4	Rent/facility costs . . . .
5	Other direct expenses . . .

Volunteer labor . . . .

	Yes %
	No

	Yes %
	No

	Yes %
	No

Direct expense summary. Add lines 2 through 5 in column (d) . . . . . . . . . . right arrow

Net gaming income summary. Subtract line 7 from line 1, column (d). . . . . . . . . right arrow

Enter the state(s) in which the organization conducts gaming activities:

Is the organization licensed to conduct gaming activities in each of these states? . . . . . . . .

YesNo

If "No," explain:

10a

Were any of the organization's gaming licenses revoked, suspended or terminated during the tax year? . . .

YesNo

If "Yes," explain:

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Does the organization conduct gaming activities with nonmembers? . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Is the organization a grantor, beneficiary or trustee of a trust or a member of a partnership or other entity

formed to administer charitable gaming? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Indicate the percentage of gaming activity conducted in:

The organization's facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13a

An outside facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13b

Enter the name and address of the person who prepares the organization's gaming/special events books and records:

Name

Address

15a

Does the organization have a contract with a third party from whom the organization receives gaming

revenue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

If "Yes," enter the amount of gaming revenue received by the organization right arrow

$ and the

amount of gaming revenue retained by the third party right arrow

$ .

If "Yes," enter name and address of the third party:

Name

Address

Gaming manager information:

Name

Gaming manager compensation right arrow

Description of services provided right arrow

Director/officer Employee Independent contractor

Mandatory distributions:

Is the organization required under state law to make charitable distributions from the gaming proceeds to

retain the state gaming license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

YesNo

Enter the amount of distributions required under state law distributed to other exempt organizations or spent

in the organization's own exempt activities during the tax year right arrow

Part IV

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part I, line 2b, columns (iii) and (v); and Part III, lines 9, 9b, 10b, 15b, 15c, 16, and 17b, as applicable. Also provide any additional information. See instructions.

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Schedule I
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Open to Public
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Name of the organization
MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number
74-1563270

Part I

General Information on Grants and Assistance

Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................

Yes No

Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.

Part II

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient

that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Name and address of organization or government	(b) EIN	(c) IRC section (if applicable)	(d) Amount of cash grant	(h) Purpose of grant or assistance
(1) NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND 514 C STREET NW WASHINGTON,DC20002	52-1212849	501(C)(3)	150,000	CENSUS PROJECT
(2) LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RUGHTS 1500 K STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON,DC20005	52-0799246	501(C)(3)	150,000	CENSUS PROJECT
(3) ASIAN AMERICAN ADVANCING JUSTICE 1728 FAIRVIEW AVE MCLEAN,VA22101	94-2176139	501(C)(3)	50,000	CENSUS PROJECT
(4) STATE VOICES 1616 P STREET NW SUITE 220 WASHINGTON,DC20036	20-1115618	501(C)(3)	8,000	REDISTRICTING REFORM PROJECT
(5) CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE 453 S SPRING STREET SUITE 401 LOS ANGELES,CA90013	52-6078441	501(C)(3)	8,000	REDISTRICTING REFORM PROJECT

Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations listed in the line 1 table ................. Bullet Image

Enter total number of other organizations listed in the line 1 table ........................ . Bullet Image

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Cat. No. 50055P

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Type of grant or assistance	(b) Number of recipients	(c) Amount of cash grant	(d) Amount of noncash assistance	(e) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)	(f) Description of noncash assistance

(1) IMMIGRANT YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS	23	50,500	CASH	N/A
(2) LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS	15	62,500	CASH	N/A
(3) OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS	25	55,450	CASH	N/A
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

Part IV

Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2; Part III, column (b); and any other additional information.

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Explanation

PART I, LINE 2:

GRANTS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MONITORED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. MALDEF LITIGATION AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY SEEK TO DETER FUTURE OBSTACLES AND TO FACILITATE EFFORTS TO INCREASE EQUITY AND INTEGRATION. IN THESE PROGRAM AREAS, MALDEF EMPLOYS A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO SOCIAL CHANGE FOCUSED ON FOUR BOARD-ESTABLISHED PROGRAM AREAS: EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS, AND POLITICAL ACCESS AND VOTING RIGHTS. THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH, OF AUGMENTING LITIGATION EFFORTS WITH LINKED AND MUTUALLY REINFORCING ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA, MALDEF ACHIEVES SIGNIFICANT, INCREMENTAL, AND ENDURING PROGRESS IN INCREASING ACCESS, INTEGRATION, AND SUCCESS OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY NATIONWIDE IN ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY. WITH ITS COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM, PSP AND YLP, MALDEF SEEKS BOTH TO INFORM THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN LATINO PARENTS AND YOUTH TO BECOME EFFECTIVE LIFELONG ADVOCATES FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OTHER POLICY AREAS. MALDEF'S LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS ENROLLED AT AN ACCREDITED UNITED STATES LAW SCHOOL THAT PLAN TO ADVANCE MALDEF'S MISSION OF PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES.

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Schedule J
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Compensation Information

For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
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Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 23.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number

74-1563270

Part I

Questions Regarding Compensation

Yes

Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed on Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.

First-class or charter travel Housing allowance or residence for personal use

Travel for companions Payments for business use of personal residence

Tax idemnification and gross-up payments Health or social club dues or initiation fees

Discretionary spending account Personal services (e.g., maid, chauffeur, chef)

If any of the boxes on Line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain .........

Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked on Line 1a? ..

Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.

Compensation committee Written employment contract

Independent compensation consultant Compensation survey or study

Form 990 of other organizations Approval by the board or compensation committee

During the year, did any person listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:

Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? .............

Yes

Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........

Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........

If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.

Only 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:

The organization? ....................

Any related organization? .......................

If "Yes," on line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:

The organization? ..................

Any related organization? ......................

If "Yes," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any nonfixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............

Yes

Were any amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III ..........................

If "Yes" on line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 50053T

Schedule J (Form 990) 2019

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Part II

Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.

For each individual whose compensation must be reported on Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.

(A) Name and Title		(B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation			(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)	(F) Compensation in column (B) reported as deferred on prior Form 990
(A) Name and Title		(i) Base compensation	(ii) Bonus & incentive compensation	(iii) Other reportable compensation	(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)
1THOMAS A SAENZ PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL	(i) (ii)	313,501 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	26,602 ------------- 0	9,530 ------------- 0	349,633 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
2NINA PERALES VICE PRESIDENT OF LITIGATION	(i) (ii)	146,703 ------------- 0	1,000 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	12,893 ------------- 0	41,138 ------------- 0	201,734 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
3DENISE HULETT NATIONAL SENIOR COUNSEL (THRU 01/20)	(i) (ii)	131,222 ------------- 0	1,000 ------------- 0	24,146 ------------- 0	13,492 ------------- 0	15,406 ------------- 0	185,266 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
4SHELLEY MALLCHOK VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CFO	(i) (ii)	143,983 ------------- 0	1,000 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	12,736 ------------- 0	27,478 ------------- 0	185,197 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
5GINA MONTOYA VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT	(i) (ii)	151,088 ------------- 0	1,000 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	11,751 ------------- 0	14,775 ------------- 0	178,614 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
6SANDRA HERNANDEZ VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS & M	(i) (ii)	147,409 ------------- 0	1,000 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	12,894 ------------- 0	11,072 ------------- 0	172,375 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0

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Part III

Supplemental Information

Provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II. Also complete this part for any additional information.

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PART I, LINE 4A	DENISE HULETT RECEIVED SEVERANCE OF $24,146.
PART I, LINE 7	NONDISCRETIONARY BONUS PAYMENTS WERE PAID BASED ON PERSONS MEETING GOALS SET BY AND APPROVED BY TRUSTEES.

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(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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Name of the organization

MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number

74-1563270

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:	FY20 MALDEF LITIGATION DOCKET FOR 990 TITLE I: EMPLOYMENT LA/1156 RAMIREZ-CASTELLANOS V. NUGGET MARKETS, INC. 17-CV-01025 (U.S. DIST. CT. E.D. CAL.) MALDEF BROUGHT THIS EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF JIMMY RAMIREZ-CASTELLANOS, ASSERTING THAT NUGGET MARKET, INC. MAINTAINED A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND RETALIATED AGAINST PLAINTIFFS IN VIOLATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL ANTI-WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION LAWS. NT/1157 RODRIGUEZ V. THE PROCTOR & GAMBLE COMPANY NO. 1:17-CV-22652 (US DIST. CT., S.D. FLA.) MALDEF FILED SUIT AGAINST PROCTER & GAMBLE FOR DENYING QUALIFIED APPLICANTS PAID INTERNSHIPS BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. MALDEF AND CO-COUNSEL REPRESENT DAVID RODRIGUEZ, A DACA RECIPIENT WITH WORK AUTHORIZATION. DC/1158 MARQUES V. LPD ENTERPRISES, LLC NO. 2:18-CV-05589 (U.S. DIST. CT., D. N.J.) MALDEF FILED A FEDERAL CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST ALLIED WEALTH PARTNERS FOR ILLEGALLY DENYING QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO ARE DACA RECIPIENTS EMPLOYMENT AS INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. LA/1160 AGUILAR V. MARIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY NO. 19-CV-00544 (U.S. DIST. CT., N.D. CAL.) MALDEF FILED A FEDERAL COMPLAINT ALLEGING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BY MARIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY MANAGER ON BEHALF OF RUSSELL AGUILAR, WHO WORKED FOR THE MARIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY. LA/1161 VASQUEZ V. VMWARE NO. 5:19-CV-02182 (U.S. DIST. CT., N.D. CAL.) MALDEF REPRESENTS SANDY VASQUEZ, A DACA RECIPIENT, IN A CHALLENGE TO VMWARE'S REFUSAL TO HIRE HER IN VIOLATION OF 42 U.S.C. 1981 AND CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE 1019.1(A)(3). LA/1163 ABANTO SHINNO V. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE NO. 5:19-CV-07175 (U.S. DIST. CT., N.D. CAL.) ON OCTOBER 30, 2019, MALDEF FILED THIS EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE ON BEHALF OF CARLOS ABANTO SHINNO, A DACA HOLDER WITH WORK AUTHORIZATION. TITLE II: EDUCATION SA/2013 LULAC V. TEXAS (SEVERED FROM U.S. V. TEXAS) NO. 5:15-CV-00219-DAE, U.S. DIST. CT., W.D. TEX. (FORMERLY NO. 6:14-CV-00138, U.S. DIST. CT., E.D. TEX., WHICH WAS FORMERLY NO. 6:71-CV-05281-WWJ) THIS IS AN ONGOING 1970 DESEGREGATION CASE AGAINST TEXAS AND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE INTERVENED ON BEHALF OF LULAC AND CONTINUE TO LITIGATE THE CASE TO HOLD THE STATE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROVIDING EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LATINOS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. NT/2037 MENDOZA V. TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (TUSD) NO. CV-74-090 (U.S. DIST. CT., ARIZ.) IN THIS SCHOOL DESEGREGATION CASE FROM THE 1970S, WE WORK TO ENSURE EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DURING CONTINUED JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT OF TUSD'S DESEGREGATION EFFORTS. SA/2111 MARTINEZ V. STATE OF NEW MEXICO NO. D-101-CV-2014-00793 (FIRST JUDICIAL DIST., SANTA FE, N.M.) WE REPRESENT 51 PARENTS AND SCHOOLCHILDREN AND HAVE SECURED A COURT JUDGMENT THAT THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO VIOLATES ITS STUDENTS' FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO A SUFFICIENT EDUCATION UNDER THE STATE CONSTITUTION LA/2113 SANDERS V. KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (KHSD) NO. S-1500-CV-283224 (CAL. SUP. CT., KERN COUNTY) MALDEF AND CO-COUNSEL REPRESENT A GROUP OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS, THREE ORGANIZATIONAL PLAINTIFFS, AND A TAXPAYER CHALLENGING KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DISCIPLINE AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER POLICIES BECAUSE THEY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. NT/2119 MACIAS V. FILIPPINI NO. 1:1-AT-00705 (U.S. DIST. CT., E.D. CAL.) MALDEF BROUGHT THIS PARENTAL RIGHTS LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF CLAUDIA MACIAS AGAINST GUSTINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (GUSD) OFFICIALS WHO INDEFINITELY BANNED HER FROM HER SON'S SCHOOL. NT/2120 DOE V. PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. BS 170585 (CAL. SUP. CT, LOS ANGELES COUNTY) NO. 2:18-CV-00739 (U.S. DIST. CT., CENTRAL DIST. CA) MALDEF FILED SUIT AGAINST THE PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (PUSD), THE FORMER PRINCIPAL OF MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PUSD, PUSD AND OTHER SCHOOL OFFICIALS. THE CASE ALLEGES THAT PUSD FAILED TO INVESTIGATE OR TAKE ACTION AGAINST A FORMER PRINCIPAL IN THE DISTRICT WHO MADE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT-RELATED THREATS AGAINST THE ADULT PLAINTIFFS. TITLE III: POLITICAL ACCESS SA/3139 TEXAS LATINO REDISTRICTING TASK FORCE V. PERRY NO. 5:11-CV-360 (U.S. DIST. CT., W.D. TEX.) NOS. 11-713 AND 11-715 (U.S. SUPREME COURT) MALDEF FILED THIS CHALLENGE TO THE 2011 TEXAS REDISTRICTING PLANS FOR CONGRESS AND STATE HOUSE ON BEHALF OF THE TEXAS LATINO REDISTRICTING TASK FORCE, A COALITION OF LATINO ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, AND 17 LATINO VOTERS FROM AROUND THE STATE. THE CASE HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS TO THE TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE HOUSE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. NT/3160 JOSEPH V. AGUIRRE V. CITY OF PLACENTIA NO. 30-2018-00999734-CU-BC-NJC (SUPER. CT., CNTY. OF ORANGE) MALDEF REPRESENTS LATINO VOTERS IN THIS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF PLACENTIA DEMANDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT. NT/3182 HIGGINSON V. BECERRA NO. 17-CV-02032-WQH-JLB (S.D. CAL.) MALDEF AND CO-COUNSEL REPRESENT INTERVENORS DEFENDING A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT ("CVRA") AND A POWAY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE CONVERTING THE CITY COUNCIL'S ELECTIONS FROM AT-LARGE TO SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS. SA/3184 GONZALEZ GARZA V. STARR COUNTY NO. 7:18-CV-00046 (U.S. DIST. CT., S.D. TEX.) MALDEF FILED THIS LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF STARR COUNTY, TEXAS RESIDENTS TO CHALLENGE THE COUNTY'S BAN ON ELECTIONEERING ON ALL COUNTY PROPERTY DURING ANY VOTING PERIOD. NT/3185 LA UNION DEL PUEBLO ENTERO V. ROSS NO. 8:18-CV-01570-GJH (U.S. DIST. CT., MD.) MALDEF AND CO-COUNSEL THIS LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF 23 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS AGAINST SECRETARY OF COMMERCE WILBUR L. ROSS AND OTHERS IN ORDER TO CHALLENGE THE ADDITION OF A CITIZENSHIP QUESTION TO THE 2020 CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE. THE CASE ALLEGES THAT THE ADDITION OF A CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND VIOLATES SEVERAL FEDERAL LAWS. NT/3186 ALABAMA V. DEP'T OF COMMERCE NO. 2:18-CV-00772 (U.S. DIST. CT., N.D. ALA.) MALDEF REPRESENTS SIX INDIVIDUAL INTERVENORS AND ONE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INTERVENOR IN DEFENDING THE USE OF TOTAL POPULATION DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES. SA/3190 GARIBAY V. SECRETARY OF STATE WHITLEY NO. 5: 19-CV-00 159-FB, CONSOLIDATED INTO 5:19-CV-00074-FB (U.S. DIST. CT., W.O. TEX.) MALDEF FILED THIS LAWSUIT TO BLOCK AN ATTEMPT BY TEXAS TO PURGE 98,000 INDIVIDUALS, MOST OF WHOM ARE NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZENS, FROM THE STATE VOTER ROLLS. NT/3191 IN RE ADELANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT ON MARCH 27, 2019, MALDEF SENT A DEMAND LETTER TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ADELANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DEMANDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT. NT/3192 IN RE NEW HAVEN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ON MARCH 29, 2019, MALDEF SENT A DEMAND LETTER TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE NEW HAVEN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ALAMEDA COUNTY DEMANDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT. NT/3194 IN RE UNION CITY ON MARCH 15, 2019, MALDEF SENT A DEMAND LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF UNION CITY IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, DEMANDING COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT. LA/3196 IN RE CAMARILLO HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ON JUNE 21, 2019, MALDEF, ON BEHALF OF A LATINO VOTER, SENT A LETTER TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT OF THE CAMARILLO HEALTH CARE DISTRICT DEMANDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT. LA/3198 LUPE V. ROSS II NO. 8:19-CV-02710-GJH (U.S. DIST. CT., D. MD.) MALDEF AND CO-COUNSEL REPRESENT LATINO AND ASIAN AMERICAN REGISTERED VOTERS WHO CHALLENGE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO CREATE A CITIZENSHIP DATASET FOR REDISTRICTING AS PART OF THE 2020 DECENNIAL CENSUS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, CONTINUED:	TITLE IV: IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS LA/4124 ORTEGA MELENDRES V. ARPAIO NO. CV-07-02513 (U.S. DIST. CT.,D. ARIZ.) MALDEF IS CO-COUNSEL IN THIS RACIAL-PROFILING CHALLENGE TO THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE'S CRIME SUPPRESSION SWEEPS AND TRAFFIC STOPS TARGETING LATINOS. NT/4176 DOE V. HOLCOMB NO. 1:16-CV-02431-JMS-DML (U.S. DIST. CT., S.D. IND.) NO. 17-1756 (U.S. CT. APP., 7TH CIR.) NO. 17-1637 (U.S. S. CT.) NO. 49C01-1903-MI-008545 (MARION COUNTY, IND.) MALDEF FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE GOVERNOR OF INDIANA, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIANA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STATE COURT ADMINISTRATION, AND THE MARION COUNTY CLERK OF THE COURT, CHALLENGING AN INDIANA LAW THAT PROHIBITS NON-CITIZENS FROM OBTAINING A CHANGE OF LEGAL NAME. NT/4180 PEREZ V. WELLS FARGO & CO. NO. 17-CV-454 (U.S. DIST. CT., N.D. CAL.) MALDEF AND CO-COUNSEL FILED A FEDERAL CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST WELLS FARGO & CO. FOR DISCRIMINATION IN LENDING AGAINST DACA RECIPIENTS. LA/4183 JIMENEZ PEREA V. DOOLEY RG17867262 (CAL SUP. CT., ALAMEDA COUNTY) MALDEF BROUGHT THIS CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CALIFORNIA'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY FUND ITS MEDI-CAL PROGRAM, TO REMOVE UNREASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ON PROVIDERS ACCEPTING MEDI-CAL PATIENTS, AND TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR AND ENFORCE NETWORK ADEQUACY AND TIMELY ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR MEDI-CAL BENEFICIARIES. OUR CLIENTS ARE A CLASS OF MEDI-CAL BENEFICIARIES, THE COMMUNITY DIVISION OF SEIU-UHW, ST. JOHN'S WELL CHILD & FAMILY CENTER, AND THE NATIONAL DAY LABORER ORGANIZING NETWORK. SA/4184 CITY OF EL CENIZO V. STATE OF TEXAS NO. 5:17-CV-489 (U.S. DIST. CT., W .D. TEX.) NO. 17-50762 (U.S. CT. OF APP., 5TH CIR.) MALDEF FILED THIS CHALLENGE TO TEXAS SENATE BILL 4, THE SO-CALLED "SANCTUARY CITIES LAW." CH/4185 CERECERES V. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE DOCKET NO. 2017-6734-DT (KANSAS BOARD OF TAX APPEALS) DOCKET NO. 2018-CV-000882 (SHAWNEE COUNTY DISTRICT COURT) MALDEF REPRESENTS PLAINTIFFS IN THIS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE OF KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. KANSAS FOR REFUSING TO ISSUE TAX REFUNDS TO UNDOCUMENTED TAXPAYERS. NT/4187 JANE V. V. MOTEL 6 OPERATING LP NO. 18-CV-242 (U.S. DIST. CT., ARIZ.) MALDEF FILED A FEDERAL CLASS- ACTION LAWSUIT IN ARIZONA AGAINST MOTEL 6 OPERATING LP, G6 HOSPITALITY LLC, AND MOTEL 6 EMPLOYEES FOR DISCLOSING THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF ITS GUESTS TO IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) AGENTS. SA/4189 STATE OF TEXAS V. UNITED STATES NO. 7:18-CV-00068 (U.S. DIST. CT., S.D. TEX.) IN THIS CASE MALDEF REPRESENTS INTERVENORS DEFENDING AGAINST A CHALLENGE BY TEXAS AND SIX OTHER STATES TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S 2012 DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) INITIATIVE. LA/4190 GARAY V. CITY OF LAS VEGAS NO. 2:20-CV-00119-GMN-NJK (US DIST. CT., D. NEV.) MALDEF AND CO-COUNSEL FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS AND ITS OFFICIALS CHALLENGING THE CITY'S POLICY AND PRACTICE OF DETAINING INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY JAIL BEYOND THE TIME THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE RELEASED, SOLELY BASED ON IMMIGRATION DETAINERS AND WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE. SA/4191 SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH V. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO NO. 5:20-CV-00029-DAE (U.S. DIST. CT., W.D. TEX.) MALDEF REPRESENTS LOCAL RESIDENTS AS INTERVENORS DEFENDING THE DECISION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO DENY PERMISSION TO A LOCAL CHURCH AND A PRIVATE CORPORATION TO OPEN AN IMMIGRANT CHILD DETENTION CENTER ON SAN ANTONIO'S EAST SIDE. TITLE V: PUBLIC RESOURCES EQUITY CH/5022 BURGOS V. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES NO. 75 C 7934 (U.S. DIST. CT. N.D. OF ILL.) MALDEF REPRESENTS LATINO PARENTS IN THIS ONGOING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES ("DCFS") FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT FAMILIES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B:	FY20 MALDEF POLICY REPORT FOR 990 EMPLOYMENT EQUAL ACCESS TO HIRING AND PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN KEY SECTORS (CHICAGO) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019, MALDEF, ALONG WITH EDUCATION PARTNERS, MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE SPECIFIC EFFORTS THE DISTRICT IS TAKING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LATINOS IN EXECUTIVE POSITIONS AND OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES ACROSS CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SAFE AND FAIR WORKING CONDITIONS FOR LATINO EMPLOYEES (CHICAGO) FROM NOVEMBER 2019 TO APRIL 2020, MALDEF CONDUCTED MONTHLY PRESENTATIONS ON EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AT THE MEXICAN CONSULATE IN CHICAGO; THE PRESENTATIONS WERE EACH ATTENDED BY OVER ONE HUNDRED IMMIGRANTS. FROM JANUARY TO APRIL 2020, MALDEF ADVOCATED IN SUPPORT OF ILLINOIS HOUSE BILL 4292, WHICH AMENDS THE ILLINOIS HUMAN RIGHTS ACT TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF A PERSON'S CATEGORY OF WORK AUTHORIZATION OR TERM OF STATUS. MALDEF DRAFTED THE LEGISLATION AND LEADS THE ADVOCACY. FREEDOM FROM WORKPLACE HARASSMENT AND HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT (SAN ANTONIO) ON JUNE 13 AND 21, AND JULY 2, 2019, MALDEF PARTICIPATED IN A CONFERENCE CALL WITH EQUALITY TEXAS AND THE LAREDO NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE STAKEHOLDERS' COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS A POTENTIAL NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS. MALDEF DRAFTED A NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND DISABILITY. EDUCATION UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS (SAN ANTONIO) ON OCTOBER 18, 2019, MALDEF SENT A LETTER TO THE SOUTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF PARENTS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION WHO HAD BEEN DENIED ENTRANCE TO SCHOOLS OR SEGREGATED WHILE ON CAMPUS. ON OCTOBER 28, 2019, THE SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCED THAT SCHOOL VISITORS CAN SHOW FOREIGN GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION TO GAIN ENTRY TO THE DISTRICT'S CAMPUSES. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) ON MAY 13, 2019, MALDEF JOINED THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE EDUCATION CIVIL RIGHTS ALLIANCE (ECRA) TO REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF LATINO STUDENTS, ENGLISH LEARNERS, AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. THIS COALITION FOCUSES ON EDUCATION POLICY AND LITIGATION. INFORMALLY KNOWN AS THE "SHADOW OCR (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS) COALITION," IT IS HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW. QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS (SAN ANTONIO) MALDEF TESTIFIED ON HOUSE BILL 3 BEFORE THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON MARCH 19, 2019 AND BEFORE THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON APRIL 25. MALDEF EXPRESSED CONCERNS RELATED TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS: 1) INEQUITIES WITHIN THE PROPOSED GENERAL SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM; 2) THE FAILURE TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR BILINGUAL AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS; AND 3) REMOVAL OF SPENDING DIRECTIVES FOR THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ALLOTMENTS. MALDEF WORKED CLOSELY WITH ALLIES AND REPRESENTATIVE DIEGO BERNAL TO DRAFT AN AMENDMENT TO PUT SPENDING DIRECTIVES BACK INTO THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ALLOTMENTS, AS WELL AS AN AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SUBMIT COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MAY, MALDEF CONTINUED TO WORK WITH CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO ADOPT AMENDMENTS INTO HB 3. ON MAY 24, BOTH OF MALDEF'S AMENDMENTS WERE ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, AND ON MAY 25 BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE PASSED THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE VERSION OF HB 3. ON JUNE 12, 2019, THE GOVERNOR SIGNED HOUSE BILL 3 INTO LAW WITH MALDEF'S AMENDMENTS INCLUDED. DECREASE IN LATINO DROP-OUTS / PUSH-OUTS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) ON OCTOBER 7, 2019, AS CO-CHAIR OF THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION TASKFORCE, MALDEF CALLED ON CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S REFUSAL TO INVESTIGATE CERTAIN CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS, ITS RESCISSION OF PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, AND ITS RESCISSION OF PROTECTIONS AGAINST CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT, AMONG OTHER ISSUES. FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION RESOURCES (WASHINGTON, D.C.) ON NOVEMBER 18, 2019, MALDEF FILED A PUBLIC COMMENT OPPOSING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S PROPOSED RULE THAT WOULD STOP THE DEPARTMENT FROM COLLECTING MUCH OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DATA IT CURRENTLY GATHERS ON K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING DATA ON SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSEWORK BY RACE, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE EQUAL TREATMENT OF MINORITY STUDENTS. THE FINAL RULE HAS YET TO BE PUBLISHED. EQUAL ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION (WASHINGTON, D.C.) GIVEN THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, ON MARCH 24, 2020, MALDEF JOINED WITH THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ASK THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DELAY FINALIZATION OF A PROPOSED RULE THAT WOULD LIMIT THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT UNDER TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972. MALDEF HAD PREVIOUSLY OPPOSED THE PROPOSED RULE'S SUBSTANCE DURING THE ORIGINAL COMMENT PERIOD. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE LATINX COMMUNITY IS LESS LIKELY TO REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT, AND THAT LATINX VICTIMS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE BELIEVED THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS. IF ENACTED, THE PROPOSED RULE WOULD REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A MEANINGFUL INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION FOR COMPLAINTS OF MISCONDUCT BY LATINX STUDENTS. FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION RESOURCES (SAN ANTONIO) ON MARCH 24, 2020, MALDEF CO-FACILITATED THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION EQUITY COALITION (TLEEC) MEETING WITH THE INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION AND PRESENTED AN UPDATE ON LOCAL AND STATE COVID-19 RESPONSES RELATED TO K-12 EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION, FINALIZED THE METHOD TO EXPAND COALITION MEMBERSHIP, AND DISCUSSED REVISED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE INTERIM AND THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. EQUAL ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION (CHICAGO) FROM MAY TO AUGUST 2019, MALDEF ADVOCATED IN SUPPORT OF ILLINOIS SENATE BILL 172, WHICH ALLOWS ALL UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS STUDENTS RESIDING IN ILLINOIS, INCLUDING NON-CITIZENS, TO BE ELECTED BY THE STUDENT BODY TO SERVE AS STUDENT TRUSTEES ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BILL ALLOWS STUDENTS TO PROVE RESIDENCY THROUGH AN ILLINOIS VOTER REGISTRATION, DRIVER'S LICENSE, OR IDENTIFICATION CARD. GOVERNOR PRITZKER SIGNED THE BILL INTO LAW ON AUGUST 9, 2019, AND IT CAN BE FOUND AT PUBLIC ACT 101-0300. ON NOVEMBER 12, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED ON LEGISLATION AFFECTING UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS IN ILLINOIS AT A CONVENING OF HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY GROUPS ORGANIZED BY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR COLLEGE COMPLETION. (SAN ANTONIO) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2019, MALDEF SUBMITTED A PROPOSED INTERIM CHARGE TO THE TEXAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO STUDY THE QUALITY OF THE FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE STATE, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER STATES THAT REQUIRE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID TO ATTEND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. DURING TEXAS'S 86TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MALDEF WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ADVOCATING FOR THE INCLUSION OF A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN HOUSE BILL 3 THAT REQUIRES STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID. POLITICAL ACCESS (CHICAGO) FROM MAY 2019 TO APRIL 2020, MALDEF SERVED AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE ILLINOIS CENSUS 2020 COMPLETE COUNT COMMISSION, A 22-MEMBER STATE COMMISSION TASKED WITH ADVISING ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2020 CENSUS, INCLUDING OUTREACH AND FUNDING. MALDEF CHAIRS THE HARD-TO-COUNT POPULATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE. FROM MAY TO JULY 2019, MALDEF ADVOCATED TO SECURE ILLINOIS FUNDING FOR THE 2020 CENSUS. ILLINOIS APPROPRIATED, WITH LEGISLATION DRAFTED BY MALDEF, $29 MILLION FOR GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WORKING TO INCREASE CENSUS SELF-RESPONSE RATES IN HARD-TO COUNT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. FROM JULY 2019 TO APRIL 2020, MALDEF ADVOCATED FOR THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ILLINOIS CENSUS 2020 GRANT PROGRAM. FROM MAY 2019 TO APRIL 2020, MALDEF MET WITH ORGANIZATIONS CONVENED BY CHANGE-ILLINOIS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ILLINOIS INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. MALDEF HIGHLIGHTED CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROTECTION OF MINORITY VOTING RIGHTS. MALDEF CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE LEGISLATION PROPOSING AN INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. (SACRAMENTO) IN MAY 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT ("CVRA"), THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND VIGILANCE DURING DECENNIAL REDISTRICTING AT A CONFERENCE IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA HOSTED BY THE DOLORES HUERTA FOUNDATION, ALL ON THE LINE, AND OTHER BAY AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE PRESENTATION INCLUDED A DISCUSSION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, CONTINUED:	(SAN ANTONIO) ON MAY 13, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO INSTITUTE OF POLITICS ON RACIAL GERRYMANDERING AND REDISTRICTING LITIGATION IN TEXAS. ON MAY 31, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED AT THE TEXAS LULAC 2019 STATE CONVENTION ON VOTING RIGHTS ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE LATINO POPULATION, VOTING RIGHTS LITIGATION, SENATE BILL 9 (86TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION), THE 2020 CENSUS, AND HOW THE ADDITION OF A CITIZENSHIP QUESTION WOULD AFFECT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. ON JULY 22, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED AT THE NAACP (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE) 110TH NATIONAL CONVENTION IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ON VOTING RIGHTS LITIGATION. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2020, MALDEF PRESENTED AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT STANFORD LAW SCHOOL'S SHAKING THE FOUNDATION 2020 EVENT IN STANFORD, CALIFORNIA, ENTITLED: "LIFT EVERY VOICE: PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY TODAY." ON FEBRUARY 28, 2020, MALDEF PRESENTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW CONFERENCE IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, ENTITLED: "CAN DEMOCRACY SURVIVE THE 2020 ELECTIONS?" (WASHINGTON, D.C.) FROM MAY THROUGH DECEMBER 2019, MALDEF CONTINUED ITS WORK WITH HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP, HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE STAFF, AND REPRESENTATIVE TERRI SEWELL'S STAFF IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 4, THE VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT (VRAA). MALDEF AND ITS PARTNERS MET REGULARLY WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND MEMBERS TO DISCUSS PASSAGE OF THE VRAA THIS YEAR AND TO HELP OUTLINE INITIAL HEARINGS TO BEGIN TO ESTABLISH A ROBUST CONGRESSIONAL RECORD THAT SUPPORTS THE LEGISLATION. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION THAT RESTORES SECTION 4 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT, AND ON THE RESOLUTION OF LITIGATION MALDEF BROUGHT TO CHALLENGE THE ADMINISTRATION'S ATTEMPT TO ADD A CITIZENSHIP QUESTION TO THE 2020 CENSUS FORM. MALDEF ALSO TESTIFIED AT A HEARING OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ENTITLED "LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT" ON OCTOBER 17, 2019. MALDEF TESTIFIED ABOUT THE "KNOWN PRACTICES COVERAGE" FORMULA AND THE NEED FOR MODERN VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019, MALDEF, ALONG WITH ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, RELEASED A REPORT, PRACTICE-BASED PRECLEARANCE: PROTECTING AGAINST TACTICS PERSISTENTLY USED TO SILENCE MINORITY COMMUNITIES' VOTES. THE REPORT DETAILS CERTAIN ELECTORAL CHANGES THAT HAVE A HISTORY OF BEING USED IN A RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY MANNER WHEN THERE IS INCREASED DIVERSITY IN A JURISDICTION. (CHICAGO) ON NOVEMBER 22, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED ON REDISTRICTING AT THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE LATINO CAUCUS FOUNDATION CONFERENCE. FROM JANUARY TO APRIL 2020, MALDEF ADVOCATED IN SUPPORT OF ILLINOIS SENATE BILL 3315 TO REQUIRE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO USE THEIR TOTAL POPULATION, DETERMINED BY THE LAST PRECEDING FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS, WHEN DRAWING LOCAL ELECTION DISTRICTS. MALDEF DRAFTED THE LEGISLATION AND LEADS THE ADVOCACY. (SAN ANTONIO) ON AUGUST 26, 2019 AND FEBRUARY 3, 2020, MALDEF PRESENTED TO STAFFERS OF MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ON REDISTRICTING AND VOTING RIGHTS LITIGATION. ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND 12, 2019, MALDEF TESTIFIED BEFORE THE TEXAS HOUSE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE IN AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO ON THE UPCOMING 2021 REDISTRICTING CYCLE. MALDEF PRESENTED TESTIMONY ON ITS EXTENSIVE HISTORY WITH REDISTRICTING LITIGATION AND URGED THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO BE TRANSPARENT AND FAIR DURING THE 2021 REDISTRICTING PROCESS. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) ON JUNE 10, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED ON A PANEL HOSTED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRI-CAUCUS (COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS, CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS, AND CONGRESSIONAL ASIAN AND PACIFIC AMERICAN CAUCUS) ON THE "TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS MINORITY POLITICAL POWER THROUGH THE 2020 CENSUS." MALDEF PRESENTED ON THE STATUS OF ITS LEGAL CHALLENGE TO THE CITIZENSHIP QUESTION, THE DISCOVERY OF NEW EVIDENCE RELEVANT TO THE LEGAL CLAIMS MALDEF BROUGHT, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE A COMPLETE POPULATION COUNT IN 2020. ON MARCH 30, 2020, MALDEF, THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND, AND ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE I AAJC PUBLICLY LAUNCHED THE CENSUS CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTION PLEDGE. THE PLEDGE, WHICH INCLUDES THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 275 ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IS FOCUSED ON MONITORING THE OPERATIONS OF THE CENSUS AND HELPING TO KEEP CENSUS DATA CONFIDENTIAL. THE CENSUS PLEDGE WILL RUN THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE CENSUS OPERATIONS AND WILL URGE FAMILIES TO FILL OUT THE CENSUS FORM, WHILE COMMUNICATING THE ROBUST FEDERAL PROTECTIONS THAT REQUIRE CENSUS DATA TO BE KEPT PRIVATE AND ASSURING FAMILIES THAT THE COALITION IS READY TO STOP ANY POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF THESE PROTECTIONS. (CHICAGO) FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER 2019, MALDEF COLLABORATED WITH VOTING RIGHTS ADVOCATES TO DRAFT AND ADVANCE THE VOTING OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSLATION EQUITY (VOTE) ORDINANCE IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. THE ORDINANCE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020, COOK COUNTY MUST PROVIDE LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE TO VOTERS IN CERTAIN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES NOT MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT. (SAN ANTONIO) ON MAY 15, 2019, MALDEF TESTIFIED BEFORE THE TEXAS HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE IN OPPOSITION TO THE HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 9 (SB 9), A HARMFUL VOTER SUPPRESSION BILL. MALDEF EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT SEVERAL PROVISIONS IN SENATE BILL 9, INCLUDING: 1) THE ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITION AND ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL VAGUENESS; 2) VOTER ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL LAW; 3) THE BURDENSOME CHANGES TO RULES RELATED TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF VOTERS; AND 4) THE EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST. SB 9 WAS PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE AND SENT TO THE HOUSE CALENDARS COMMITTEE. ON MAY 17, 2019, MALDEF SENT A ONE-PAGER TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE HOUSE CALENDARS COMMITTEE TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL 9, AND ASKED THE CALENDARS COMMITTEE TO NOT SET SB 9 FOR A VOTE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR. THE HOUSE CALENDARS COMMITTEE DID NOT SET SB 9 FOR A FLOOR VOTE, AND THE BILL DIED ON MAY 19. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2019, MALDEF TESTIFIED BEFORE THE TEXAS HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE ON COUNTYWIDE POLLING. MALDEF PRESENTED TESTIMONY IN FAVOR OF COUNTIES KEEPING ALL EXISTING POLLING LOCATIONS OPEN TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR ALL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO DEPEND ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO VOTE. IN MARCH AND APRIL 2020, MALDEF PRESENTED TO THE HOUSTON IN ACTION COALITION ON VOTER ENGAGEMENT, REDISTRICTING AND COVID-19 CONCERNS RELATED TO THE UPCOMING 2020 ELECTIONS. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) ON OCTOBER 17, 2019, MALDEF TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AT A FIELD HEARING ENTITLED "VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA." MALDEF'S TESTIMONY FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THAT ALL VOTERS, INCLUDING NATURALIZED CITIZENS AND THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, HAVE COMPLETE ACCESS TO THE VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION PROCESS. IN MARCH 2020, MALDEF WORKED WITH COALITION PARTNERS TO URGE FEDERAL ACTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR STATES' PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION OPERATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. MALDEF JOINED LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO SEEK EMERGENCY FUNDS TO SUPPORT SAFE ELECTION PRACTICES THAT ALLOW FOR GREATER OPTIONS TO VOTE BY MAIL AND TO VOTE IN PERSON WHILE ALLOWING APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL DISTANCING IN POLLING LOCATIONS AND SANITIZING OF VOTING EQUIPMENT AND LOCATIONS. THE MOST RECENT STIMULUS PACKAGE PASSED BY CONGRESS AND SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT INCLUDED $400 MILLION IN MATCHING GRANTS FOR STATES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR 2020 ELECTION ACTIVITIES. HOWEVER, MALDEF CONTINUES TO URGE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER FUNDING FOR STATES AND TERRITORIES, OF AT LEAST $2 BILLION, TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE ELECTION NEEDS. MALDEF CONTINUES TO ENGAGE WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ON THE ONGOING NEEDS OF VOTERS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS TO ENSURE ELECTIONS CONTINUE IN A SAFE MANNER. IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS (CHICAGO) FROM MAY TO AUGUST 2019, MALDEF ADVOCATED IN SUPPORT OF ILLINOIS SENATE BILL 1429, A BILL REQUIRING PARTIES IN CIVIL CASES TO SECURE JUDICIAL APPROVAL BEFORE PRESENTING EVIDENCE OF A PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE BILL ALSO MAKES IT A MISDEMEANOR TO INTIMIDATE A WITNESS BY THREATENING TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS. GOVERNOR PRITZKER SIGNED THE BILL INTO LAW ON AUGUST 23, 2019, AND IT CAN BE FOUND AT PUBLIC ACT 101-0550.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, CONTINUED:	IN MAY 2019, MALDEF PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO WISCONSIN ADVOCATES AND LEGISLATORS ON EXTENDING ACCESS TO DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS. MALDEF PROVIDED ADVICE ON NATIONAL TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES. WISCONSIN GOVERNOR EVERS INCORPORATED MALDEF'S POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS IN HIS EXECUTIVE BUDGET LEGISLATION, WISCONSIN SENATE BILL 59. FROM MAY TO DECEMBER 2019, MALDEF PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ARKANSAS ADVOCATES AND LEGISLATORS ON EXTENDING ACCESS TO DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS. MALDEF PROVIDED ADVICE ON NATIONAL TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES. ON MAY 8, 2019, MALDEF CO-CONVENED THE 8TH ANNUAL LATINO UNITY DAY IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 300 LATINO ADVOCATES FROM ACROSS THE STATE. MALDEF DEVELOPED THE UNITY DAY LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY PORTFOLIO AND LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS. MALDEF MET WITH THE ILLINOIS LATINO CAUCUS TO ADVISE THEM ON DRAFTING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CENSUS 2020 OUTREACH. MALDEF ALSO CONVENED A CENSUS TOWN HALL WITH THE LATINO CAUCUS AND THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU MIDWEST REGIONAL OFFICE. ON JUNE 12, 2019, MALDEF MET WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES FROM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, COOK COUNTY, AND CITY OF CHICAGO TO DISCUSS LANGUAGE ACCESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. MALDEF RECOMMENDED THAT EACH JURISDICTION BEGIN REVIEWING ITS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND INTERNAL PROCEDURES. THE GROUP COMMITTED TO WORK WITH MALDEF TO ROLL OUT A PILOT PROGRAM. (SAN ANTONIO) ON OCTOBER 3 AND 4, 2019, MALDEF PARTICIPATED IN THE TEXAS SUMMIT ON IMMIGRATION IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, HOSTED BY THE TEXAS CENTER-RIGHT COALITION, THE AMERICAN BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION AND FWD.US. THE TEXAS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS, CONGRESSWOMAN LIZZIE FLETCHER, CONGRESSMAN WILL HURD AND OTHER IMMIGRATION STAKEHOLDERS WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE. THE SUMMIT FOCUSED ON BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL IMMIGRATION REFORM AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS, AND COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD GRANT CONDITIONAL DRIVERS' PERMITS TO UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS OF TEXAS. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) ON JULY 9, 2019, MALDEF PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENTS TO A FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) THAT WOULD CHANGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 214 OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT. THE PROPOSED RULE WOULD PROHIBIT NON-ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS FROM LIVING IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT RECEIVES CERTAIN FEDERAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE OR RESIDES IN PUBLIC HOUSING. CURRENTLY, THOSE HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE ON A PRORATED BASIS. THE PROPOSED RULE ALSO WOULD PROHIBIT NON-ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS FROM SERVING AS THE LEASEHOLDER FOR A HOUSEHOLD RECEIVING HOUSING ASSISTANCE. IF IMPLEMENTED, THIS PROPOSED RULE WOULD SUBJECT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING. MALDEF OPPOSED THE FINALIZATION OF THE PROPOSED RULE AND URGED HUD TO WITHDRAW THE PROPOSED RULE IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE FINAL RULE HAS YET TO BE PUBLISHED. EQUAL TREATMENT FOR IMMIGRANT CONSUMERS (CHICAGO) FROM MAY TO AUGUST 2019, MALDEF ADVOCATED IN SUPPORT OF ILLINOIS SENATE BILL 1290, A BILL CREATING THE IMMIGRANT TENANT PROTECTION ACT. THE ACT PROHIBITS LANDLORDS FROM THREATENING TO DISCLOSE OR ACTUALLY DISCLOSING A TENANT'S IMMIGRATION STATUS TO ANY PERSON, INCLUDING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS, WITH THE INTENT OF HARASSING, COERCING, OR RETALIATING AGAINST THE TENANT. TENANTS MAY RECOVER ACTUAL DAMAGES, STATUTORY DAMAGES UP TO $2,000, AND ATTORNEY'S FEES. GOVERNOR PRITZKER SIGNED THE BILL INTO LAW ON AUGUST 21, 2019, AND IT CAN BE FOUND AT PUBLIC ACT 101-0439. SEPARATION OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT (CHICAGO) ON NOVEMBER 16, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED ON IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS AT THE ARKANSAS UNITED COALITION CONFERENCE IN SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS. MALDEF ALSO MET WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO PREPARE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-SANCTUARY LAW SB 411. MALDEF WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO ARKANSAS UNITED DURING THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ON DECEMBER 17, 2019, MALDEF PROVIDED TESTIMONY AGAINST WISCONSIN SENATE BILL 151 BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND REGULATORY REFORM IN MADISON, WISCONSIN. SB 151 PROHIBITS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM ENACTING LAWS OR POLICIES THAT IMPEDE THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW. IT ALSO COMMANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COMPLY WITH IMMIGRATION DETAINER REQUESTS. MALDEF TESTIFIED THAT THE BILL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND WOULD PROMPT LITIGATION IF PASSED. THE BILL EXPIRED IN APRIL 2020. (SAN ANTONIO) ON JULY 3 AND 6, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED AT A MEETING HOSTED BY BEXAR COUNTY (TEXAS) SHERIFF JAVIER SALAZAR TO PROVIDE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE APPROACHED BY FEDERAL OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON HOW TO PURSUE AN UNPAID WAGE CLAIM IN TEXAS. ON JULY 11, 2019, MALDEF PARTICIPATED IN A CONVENING OF IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES HOSTED BY THE MEXICAN CONSULATE IN SAN ANTONIO TO DISCUSS ANTI-IMMIGRANT POLICIES AND PRO-IMMIGRANT RESOURCES. MALDEF PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE DACA LITIGATION AND DISCUSSED ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. ON OCTOBER 24, 2019, MALDEF PRESENTED A CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) COURSE ON IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS LEGISLATION FROM THE 86TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS'S 43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAW. THE PRESENTATION FOCUSED ON THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LANDSCAPE AND DISCUSSED INDIVIDUAL BILLS THAT WERE FILED RELATED TO BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS AND FUNDING, THE REPEAL OF SENATE BILL 4 (85TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION), THE REPEAL OF IN-STATE TUITION FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AND CONDITIONAL DRIVERS' PERMITS FOR UNDOCUMENTED TEXAS RESIDENTS. DHS ENFORCEMENT THAT IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND RESPECTFUL OF CIVIL RIGHTS (CHICAGO) ON JUNE 17, 2019, MALDEF PARTICIPATED IN A FORUM CONVENED BY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. MALDEF EXPRESSED CONCERNS AND REQUESTED INFORMATION ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING RACIAL PROFILING, PRIVACY, AND COORDINATION WITH CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL. (SAN ANTONIO) ON NOVEMBER 4, 2019, AND JANUARY 6, 2020, MALDEF TESTIFIED BEFORE THE UNIVERSAL CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGAINST ZONING REQUESTS SUBMITTED BY VISIONQUEST, A FOR-PROFIT COMPANY THAT SEEKS TO OPEN AND OPERATE AN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN'S DETENTION CENTER. MALDEF ORGANIZED LOCAL ADVOCATES TO TESTIFY AT THE HEARINGS. THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY VOTED AGAINST THE ZONING REQUESTS. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019, MALDEF TESTIFIED BEFORE THE SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION AGAINST A ZONING REQUEST SUBMITTED BY VISIONQUEST TO OPEN AND OPERATE AN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN'S DETENTION CENTER AT A FACILITY OWNED BY SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. MALDEF ORGANIZED LOCAL ADVOCATES TO TESTIFY AT THE HEARING. THE COMMISSION VOTED AGAINST THE ZONING REQUEST. ON FEBRUARY 18, 2020, MALDEF TESTIFIED BEFORE THE WACO CITY COUNCIL TO URGE IT TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WACO PLAN COMMISSION TO DENY THE ZONING REQUEST SUBMITTED BY VISIONQUEST TO OPEN A FOR-PROFIT IMMIGRANT CHILDREN'S DETENTION CENTER AT AN ABANDONED REHABILITATION FACILITY. THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO ACCEPT THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019, AS CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL HISPANIC LEADERSHIP AGENDA, MALDEF SUPPORTED S.J. RES. 54, A JOINT RESOLUTION TO TERMINATE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION, WHICH ALLOWS HIM TO WASTE TAXPAYER FUNDS ON THE BORDER WALL. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2019, IT PASSED THE SENATE 54-41, AND ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2019, IT PASSED THE HOUSE 236-174. WHILE THESE VOTES ARE IMPORTANT AND BIPARTISAN, THEY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO OVERRIDE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO. PRIORITIZATION OF FAMILY REUNIFICATION IN LEGAL IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING LEGALIZATION (WASHINGTON, D.C.) FROM MAY TO JUNE 2019, MALDEF WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 6, THE AMERICAN DREAM AND PROMISE ACT, WHICH PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR DREAMERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS. ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2019, MALDEF PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENTS OPPOSING A PROPOSED RULE PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELATED TO H-2A TEMPORARY FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM THAT WOULD WEAKEN PROTECTIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND REDUCE THE REQUIRED WAGE RATES UNDER THE PROGRAM FOR MANY FARMWORKERS. ON MARCH 30, 2020, MALDEF PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENTS OPPOSING A PROPOSED RULE PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW THAT WOULD INCREASE FEES FOR MANY TYPES OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS, SOME BY MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES THE CURRENT RATE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, CONTINUED:	PUBLIC RESOURCE EQUITY ELIMINATE LANGUAGE BARRIERS TO PUBLIC SERVICES (CHICAGO) ON AUGUST 22, 2019 AND JANUARY 14, 2020, MALDEF PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS OF THE CHICAGO LANGUAGE ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH ADVISES THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LANGUAGE ACCESS ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES EACH CITY DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY THE LANGUAGES WITH THE GREATEST NEED OF TRANSLATION SERVICES AND TO THEN TRANSLATE CRITICAL DOCUMENTS INTO THOSE LANGUAGES. ACCESS TO JUSTICE JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2019, MALDEF OPPOSED THE NOMINATION OF STEVEN MENASHI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. ON DECEMBER 11, 2019, MALDEF OPPOSED THE NOMINATION OF LAWRENCE VANDYKE TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. RACIAL PROFILING (CHICAGO) FROM JANUARY TO APRIL 2020, MALDEF ADVOCATED IN SUPPORT OF ILLINOIS SENATE BILL 2345 TO ADD CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION STATUS AS MOTIVATING FACTORS OF A HATE CRIME UNDER THE ILLINOIS HATE CRIME LAW. MALDEF DRAFTED THE LEGISLATION AND LEADS THE ADVOCACY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C:	PARENT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (PSP) MAY 1, 2019 APRIL 30, 2020 MALDEF'S PARENT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, OR PSP, ESTABLISHED IN 1989, IS A NATIONWIDE, 12-WEEK, ENGLISH/SPANISH PARENT-ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT HAS PROVIDED INSTRUCTION TO OVER 14,000 PARENTS IN LOS ANGELES, ATLANTA, CHICAGO, SAN ANTONIO, HOUSTON, ALBUQUERQUE, AND SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. PSP-TRAINED PROFESSIONALS HAVE ALSO REACHED THOUSANDS MORE IN CITIES, SUBURBS, SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION. WITH A COMPREHENSIVE, HANDS-ON CURRICULUM BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT PARENTS MUST BE WELL-INFORMED OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH GUIDING THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, ALONG WITH IN-DEPTH DETAIL AND STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO MEET AND OVERCOME POTENTIAL CHALLENGES, PSP PARENTS GRADUATE CONFIDENT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE RIGHTS THEY POSSESS TO CLOSE THE EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY GAP THAT EXISTS FOR LATINO STUDENTS. PARENTS LEARN TO BECOME ADVOCATES FOR SCHOOL-WIDE SYSTEMIC REFORM AND LONG-TERM CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. NATIONWIDE PSP HIGHLIGHTS (ADVOCACY) IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, PSP LOS ANGELES STAFF CONTINUED ADVOCATING AROUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA (LCFF) IN CALIFORNIA. LCFF IS A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR PUBLIC EDUCATION INVESTMENT THAT AIMS TO INCREASE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC SUCCESS WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS. PSP LOS ANGELES STAFF ALSO PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND LOW-INCOME PARENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR REGIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD). IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, LA PSP STAFF HELPED TRAIN PARENTS, USING A TOOLKIT WE DEVELOPED, TO WORK WITH SCHOOL LEADERS AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL-BUDGET DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. PSP PARENTS AND OTHER PARTNERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WORKED IN SCHOOLS TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED, WITH A GOAL OF SECURING EQUITABLE FUNDING BASED ON THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF SCHOOLS AND THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THEY SERVE. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE DISTRICT TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL NEEDS AND MAKE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE MORE EQUITABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE HIGH NEED AND GENERATE ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING. THIS ADVOCACY EFFORT HAS LED TO PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION TITLED "CLOSE THE GAP", WHICH ALIGNS THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS WITH CALIFORNIA COLLEGE ELIGIBILITY AND SETS HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS. THE RESOLUTION CALLS FOR ENSURING THAT STUDENTS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS BY CREATING HIRING PRIORITY, OFFERING EXTRA TRAINING AND CREDENTIALING, AND PROTECTING THOSE SCHOOLS FROM STAFF LAYOFFS. THE RESOLUTION ALSO FOCUSED INVESTMENT ON ENGLISH LEARNERS ACROSS THE GRADE SPAN IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT MORE STUDENTS ARE PROGRESSING AND GRADUATING COLLEGE READY. THE POLICY WAS DEVELOPED IN A WORKING GROUP COMPRISED OF ADVOCACY GROUPS, DISTRICT STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON ADDRESSING THE DISTRICT CHALLENGE IN PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. THE NATIONAL PSP DIRECTOR IS A PART OF THE WORKING GROUP THAT CONTINUES TO MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION. THE NATIONAL PSP DIRECTOR ALSO REPRESENTED MALDEF ON THE CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION COALITION, AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT HIGHER EDUCATION COALITION, BOTH CONVENED BY THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY, IN ORDER TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR LATINX STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA. (OUTREACH) THIS FISCAL YEAR, MALDEF PSP STAFF PROVIDED WEEKLY CLASSES TO ABOUT 386 PARENTS. PSP STAFF ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION, PARENT ENGAGEMENT, HIGHER-EDUCATION ACCESS, NUTRITION, AND DACA-RELATED INFORMATION TO APPROXIMATELY 1,300 PARENTS, STUDENTS, COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS DURING WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS IN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA. (STAFFING) THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE NATIONAL PSP DIRECTOR AND MALDEF STAFF IDENTIFIED AND HIRED 3 NEW STAFF MEMBERS AND HAD TWO DEPARTURES. IN LATE NOVEMBER, PSP WELCOMED A NEW PHOENIX PSP PROGRAM DIRECTOR. FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF THE PREVIOUS LOS ANGELES PSP PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE END OF DECEMBER, HER REPLACEMENT WAS HIRED AND STARTED WORK IN FEBRUARY. THE PROGRAM WILL EXPAND WITH THE HIRING OF A PSP PROGRAM NATIONAL TRAINER. THIS POSITION, WHICH EXISTED PREVIOUSLY BUT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR OVER THE DECADE, WILL CREATE GREATER REACH FOR THE PROGRAM BY TRAINING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO USE OUR CURRICULUM TO WORK WITH PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE NATIONAL PSP TRAINER STARTED IN MID-FEBRUARY. THE PSP PROGRAM ASSOCIATE DEPARTED FROM HIS ROLE AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. THE SEARCH FOR A REPLACEMENT IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. (CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK AND RESPONSE) THIS FISCAL YEAR, MALDEF PSP PROGRAMMING WAS GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK AND THE MEASURES TAKEN TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE. NUMEROUS EVENTS WERE CANCELED, INCLUDING ALL ONGOING CLASSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN RESPONSE, THE PSP TEAM HAS CONTINUED TO WORK REMOTELY TO CREATE RESOURCES TO SHARE WITH FAMILIES THROUGH A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM. THIS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ALLOWS PSP STAFF TO COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILIES AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WORKSHOPS. AS THE SITUATION EVOLVES, PSP STAFF WILL LOOK TO CREATE WORKSHOPS OR PRESENTATIONS FOR FAMILIES BASED ON THE NEEDS OF PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. THIS PLATFORM WILL SERVE AS THE FORM OF WORKING WITH FAMILIES UNTIL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED. ONCE PROGRAMMING RETURNS TO NORMAL THE VIRTUAL PLATFORM WILL SERVE AS A WAY TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE PSP ALUMNI ONCE THEY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM. ONCE THE INITIAL PROJECT OF ESTABLISHING A VIRTUAL PLATFORM TO SHARE RESOURCES AND COMPLETE THE WORKSHOPS THAT WERE POSTPONED DUE TO THE CLOSURES, PSP STAFF WILL THEN WORK TO DEVELOP MORE RESOURCES AND PRESENTATIONS TO HELP FAMILIES DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF LEARNING THEIR CHILDREN WILL EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC. ATLANTA PSP PROGRAM DURING THIS YEAR, THE ATLANTA PSP DIRECTOR COMPLETED CLASSES AT TEN SITES THROUGH THE GREATER ATLANTA AREA. A TOTAL OF 183 PARENTS GRADUATED FROM THE PSP PROGRAM AT ALL SITES. DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, SOME OF THOSE PARENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM VIRTUALLY. ATLANTA PSP STAFF ALSO CARRIED OUT WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO REACH A LARGER BASE OF PARENTS. PSP PARTICIPANTS FROM 8 SITES WERE ABLE TO ATTEND ONE OF TWO UNIVERSITY FIELD TRIPS THIS YEAR TO EMORY UNIVERSITY OR COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS THE SODEXO HEALTH AND NUTRITION WORKSHOPS IN DECEMBER 2019 AT CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY. THIS YEAR, THE ATLANTA PSP PROGRAM CONCLUDED THE PSP PROGRAM IN TEN LOCATIONS: HOLCOMB BRIDGE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL (FULTON COUNTY): 20 PARENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND ATTENDED THE GRADUATION ON MAY 3RD. PARENTS CREATED TWO GROUPS AND EACH DEVELOPED PROJECTS THAT INVOLVED WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND INTO THE FALL. ONE GROUP FOCUSED ON LOOKING AT NUTRITION AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE FOOD OPTIONS AND THE SECOND GROUP IS WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL TO FIND MORE RESOURCES AND WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS BECAUSE THE PSP PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED THAT PARENTS AT THE SCHOOL NEED A LOT MORE SUPPORT. HAPEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FULTON COUNTY): 13 PARENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND ATTENDED THE GRADUATION ON MAY 2ND. THE PARENTS WORKED ON TWO PROJECTS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOL. THE FIRST PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP A BILINGUAL FACEBOOK PAGE WITH INFORMATION FOR PARENTS ON RESOURCES AND EVENTS. PARENTS LED THIS PAGE WITH SUPPORT FROM SCHOOL STAFF. THE SECOND PROJECT WAS AN AGREEMENT FOR PARENTS TO WORK WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO IDENTIFY NEW WORKSHOPS AND OUTREACH TO FAMILIES THAT WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEING REACHED. ESTHER JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FULTON COUNTY): 16 PARENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND ATTENDED THE GRADUATION ON MAY 8TH. PARENTS WORKED ON TWO PROJECTS AT THIS SITE. THE FIRST PROJECT FOUND TWO OUTSIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDED TUTORING AND OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL DURING THE SUMMER. THE SCHOOL ITSELF LACKED SUMMER FUNDING AND PROVIDES VERY LITTLE OPTIONS. THE SECOND GROUP WORKED WITH THE PRINCIPAL TO IDENTIFY WORKSHOPS THAT FAMILIES NEED AND WOULD ATTEND. THEY BROUGHT LANGUAGE WORKSHOPS AS WELL AS A BASIC TRAINING ON COMPUTERS IN THE FALL.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, CONTINUED:	BRANDYWINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS): LAUNCHED IN AUGUST OF 2019, THIS PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED ON NOVEMBER 18TH AND GRADUATED 27 PARENTS. PARENTS WORKED ON A PROJECT CREATING "BRANDYWINE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION." THEY WORKED WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TO FORMALIZE A GROUP TO LEAD THE ORGANIZING MEETINGS OF OUTREACH TO ALL LATINO PARENTS IN THE SCHOOL SO THEY ARE WELL INFORMED ON RESOURCES AND SCHOOL EVENTS. PAUL DUKE STEM HIGH SCHOOL (GWINNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS): LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019, THIS PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED ON DECEMBER 12TH AND GRADUATED 21 PARENTS. PARENTS WORKED ON A PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL LUNCH MENU AT PAUL DUKE HS AND THE COUNTY. THEY WORKED WITH SCHOOL STAFF, AND THE GWINNETT COUNTY NUTRITION DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THE MENU MORE APPEALING FOR STUDENTS. THE COLLABORATION IS ONGOING AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE THE MENU TO IMPROVE CONSUMPTION AND REDUCE WASTE. SUMMEROUR MIDDLE SCHOOL (GWINNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS): LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019, THIS PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED ON DECEMBER 12TH, AND GRADUATED 11 PARENTS. PARENTS WORKED ON A PROJECT TO IMPROVE LATINO PARENT ENGAGEMENT THE CALLED, "TOGETHER WE CAN." THEY WORKED WITH THE PRINCIPAL TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARENTS AND SCHOOL IN ORDER TO FACILITATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO VOLUNTEER DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. PARENTS FEEL THAT ALTHOUGH THE SCHOOL APPEARS TO WANT THEM TO VOLUNTEER, THEY ARE NEVER CLEAR ON WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP. THROUGH THIS GROUP PARENTS WILL CREATE A DATA BASE TO CONNECT PARENTS WITH THE TASKS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO HELP. FOREST PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (CLAYTON COUNTY SCHOOLS): LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019, THIS PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED ON DECEMBER 9TH, AND GRADUATED 15 PARENTS. PARENTS WORKED ON A PROJECT TITLED, "VOLUNTEER TEAM." THEY WORKED WITH THE PARENT LIAISON AND THE PRINCIPAL TO ORGANIZE MONTHLY MEETINGS WHERE PARENTS WILL RECEIVE UPDATED INFORMATION ON SCHOOL PROGRESS AND SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT PARENTS CAN TAKE TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS. MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM (MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOLS): LAUNCHED IN JANUARY OF 2020, THIS PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL AND GRADUATED 15 PARENTS. PARENTS WORKED ON A PROJECT TITLED, "IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL INTERPRETERS IN EVERY SCHOOL." THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE ESOL BILINGUAL LIAISON FOR MUSCOGEE COUNTY, TO ENSURE THAT SPANISH SPEAKING PARENTS ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL REGARDING THEIR CHILDREN EDUCATION IN ALL COUNTY SCHOOLS. VICKERY MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS); LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2020, THIS PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL AND GRADUATED 20 PARENTS. PARENTS WORKED ON A PROJECT TITLED, "RECURSOS PARA PADRES." THEY WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL PARENT LIAISON AND SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO BRING RESOURCES TO PARENTS WHO ARE COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM SCHOOL DUE TO TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, NEW TO THE COUNTRY, AND OTHER CHALLENGES. PARENTS DECIDED THAT ONCE A MONTH THEY WILL ORGANIZE BUS STOP DRIVES WHERE THEY WILL OUTREACH TO PARENTS TO INFORM THEM WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AT SCHOOL AND THEIR COMMUNITY, AND FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS THEY MAY HAVE. THIS PROJECT WILL START IN AUGUST 2020. FOREST PARK HIGH SCHOOL (FOREST PARK HIGH SCHOOL): LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2020, THIS PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL THROUGH VIRTUAL SESSIONS AND GRADUATED 25 PARENTS. PARENTS WORKED ON A PROJECT TITLED, "VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR PARENTS." THEY WORKED WITH THE PSP DIRECTOR AND THE SCHOOL PARENT LIAISON TO CREATE A VIRTUAL SCHOOL FOR PARENTS. DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC PARENTS REALIZED MORE THAN EVER BEFORE THEY NEED TO BECOME COMPUTER LITERATE TO BE ABLE TO LEARN AND HELP THEIR CHILDREN WITH THEIR EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL. PARENTS WILL ORGANIZE VIRTUAL MONTHLY MEETINGS TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG LATINO PARENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER LITERACY. THIS PROJECT WILL START IN JUNE 2020. (WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND OUTREACH) THE ATLANTA PSP DIRECTOR PROVIDED 22 WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND SEMINARS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM "PARENT'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES", "THE ROAD TO THE UNIVERSITY", "WORKING WITH THE NEW LATINO COMMUNITY, AND MORE. APPROXIMATELY 800 PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND SCHOOL STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THESE PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS YEAR, PSP ATLANTA STAFF CONTINUED COLLABORATING WITH THE MIGRANT SEASONAL HEAD START ADVISORY COUNCIL (NMSHSCO) AND PRESENTED AT TWO CONFERENCES IN CORPUS CHRISTI TX AND SAN DIEGO CA FOR MIGRANT SEASONAL PARENTS AND STAFF ON "PARENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND ""TRANSITIONING FAMILIES FROM HEAD START TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ". IN ADDITION, PSP ATLANTA STAFF COLLABORATED WITH THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN HOSTING DACA RENEWAL CLINICS AND "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" WORKSHOPS IN ATLANTA. (PSP ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS) DURING THIS YEAR, THE ATLANTA PROGRAM DIRECTOR COLLABORATED WITH A RESEARCH TEAM FROM GEORGIA TECH PARTICIPATING ON THE WORKSHOP "DEFINING THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF HISPANIC FAMILIES," TO ANALYZE THE BEST WAYS TO DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES THAT FACILITATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HISPANIC PARENTS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. ATLANTA STAFF ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO AN ORGANIZED A DACA RENEWAL CLINIC WHERE THIRTY PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO RENEW THEIR DOCUMENTS AND LEARN THE RENEWAL PROCESS FREE OF CHARGE. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR COLLABORATED WITH ANDREA GARCIA, COGNITIVELY BASED COMPASSION TRAINING (CBCT) TEACHER, AT EMORY UNIVERSITY TO BRING THE CBCT PROGRAM TO SCHOOLS WERE THE PSP PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED, AT NO COST. PARENTS ALL SITES WERE ABLE TO ENJOY THIS PROGRAM THAT HELPS REDUCE STRESS THROUGH MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. LOS ANGELES PSP PROGRAM THE LOS ANGELES PSP PROGRAM COMPLETED 12 CLASSES DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. 203 OF THOSE PARENTS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. OVER 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE FIELD TRIP ON NOVEMBER 16, AND AROUND 50 ATTENDED A FIELD TRIP TO LMU IN AUGUST. DURING THESE VISITS, PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN A STUDENT-LED TOUR AND STUDENT PANEL. THIS YEAR, THE LOS ANGELES PSP PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED IN TWELVE LOCATIONS (ALL ARE LOCATED IN LAUSD HOWEVER; ONE SITE INCLUDES PARTICIPANTS FROM LYNWOOD, ABC, ORANGE, HAWTHORNE AND LONG BEACH USD): FISHBURN AVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTHEAST LA): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 19 AND ENDED ON MAY 21 WITH 14 GRADUATES. TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' SAFETY ON THEIR WALK TO SCHOOL, PARENTS WORKED ON A PROJECT TO ADD SPEED HUMPS AND STOP SIGNS TO THE STREETS LEADING UP TO THEIR SCHOOL. THEY MET WITH MAYWOOD MAYOR EDDIE DE LA RIVA AND WORKED WITH CITY AND SCHOOL STAFF TO BEGIN THE PROCESS TO INSTALL BUMPS. SOUTH GATE HIGH SCHOOL (SOUTHEAST LA): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON MARCH 1 AND ENDED ON MAY 17 WITH 5 GRADUATES. DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS AT THE PARENT CENTER, THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF ONLY 8 SESSIONS THUS PARENTS WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE A PSP PROJECT. LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL (SOUTHEAST LA): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON MARCH 4 AND ENDED ON JUNE 3 WITH 13 GRADUATES. PARENTS WERE CONCERNED THAT THE OPENING OF A NEW SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET WOULD EXACERBATE TRAFFIC IN THE MORNINGS. PARENTS MET WITH CITY COUNCILMEMBER MARIA DAVILA AND THE CITY PLANNER TO ASK THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE TO HIRE A CROSS GUARD TO ENSURE STUDENTS CROSS THE STREET SAFELY AND DRIVERS ABIDE BY TRAFFIC LAWS. THEY ALSO ASKED TO EXPAND A BUS ROUTE TO INCLUDE STOPS IN MORE NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS. MAYA ANGELOU COMMUNITY SCHOOL (SOUTH LA): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON APRIL 4 AND ENDED ON JUNE 6 WITH 12 GRADUATES THE PSP PROGRAM CONSISTED OF 9 SESSIONS THUS PARENTS WERE UNABLE TO WORK ON A PROJECT. MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH ACCESS (COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON JULY 23 AND ENDED ON AUGUST 13 WITH 34 PARTICIPANTS. DUE TO THE CONDENSED SUMMER SCHEDULE, PARENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO WORK ON A PROJECT AT THIS SITE. CARECEN (COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON JULY 31 AND ENDED ON AUGUST 14 WITH 7 PARTICIPANTS. DUE TO THE CONDENSED SUMMER SCHEDULE, PARENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO WORK ON A PROJECT AT THIS SITE. FULTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL (VAN NUYS): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9 AND ENDED ON DECEMBER 16 WITH 27 GRADUATES AND 7 PARTICIPANTS. ON OCTOBER 14, BOARD MEMBER KELLY GONEZ WAS A GUEST SPEAKER DURING THE SESSION TITLED "THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT." PARENTS DEVELOPED A SCHOOL SAFETY PROJECT TO ASK THEIR PRINCIPAL THAT THERE BE EXTRA ADULTS SUPERVISING THE SCHOOLS' ENTRANCE POINTS IN THE MORNING. BOARD MEMBER GONEZ ATTENDED THE GRADUATION AND HAVE CONTINUED TO INCLUDE PARENTS IN THEIR PROCESS TO CREATE THE NEW DISTRICT POLICY LIMITING SEARCHES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, CONTINUED:	HARMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTH CENTRAL): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 19 AND ENDED ON DECEMBER 3 WITH 9 GRADUATES AND 5 PARTICIPANTS. ON OCTOBER 8, A REPRESENTATIVE FOR LOCAL SUPERINTENDENT ROBERTO MARTINEZ WAS A GUEST SPEAKER DURING THE SESSION TITLED "THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT." ON OCTOBER 29, ANA GOINS-RAMIREZ OF THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU PRESENTED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE 2020 CENSUS. PARENTS WORKED ON A SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT. THROUGH THEIR PROJECT THEY CREATED A TEAM OF PARENTS THAT CLEANED THE OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL ONCE A WEEK. SAN FERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SAN FERNANDO): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12 AND ENDED ON DECEMBER 5 WITH 7 GRADUATES AND 3 PARTICIPANTS. THE PROGRAM WAS SHORTENED TO 9 SESSIONS DUE TO MONTHLY CLASS COALITION MEETINGS THE PSP DIRECTOR ATTENDED EACH MONTH. AS A RESULT, PARENTS WERE UNABLE TO DEVELOP A PSP PROJECT. ON OCTOBER 10, A REPRESENTATIVE FOR LOCAL SUPERINTENDENT LINDA DEL CUETO, WAS A GUEST SPEAKER DURING THE SESSION TITLED "THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT." ON OCTOBER 31, ASSEMBLY MEMBER LUZ RIVAS WAS A GUEST SPEAKER DURING THE SESSION TITLED "THE POLITICS OF EDUCATION." UN PASO MAS (SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BASED IN HUNTINGTON PARK): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 13 AND ENDED ON DECEMBER 6 WITH 32 GRADUATES AND 22 PARTICIPANTS. MOST PARENTS RESIDE WITHIN LAUSD BUT OTHERS HAVE CHILDREN IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUCH AS: LYNWOOD, LONG BEACH, HAWTHORNE, INGLEWOOD AND ORANGE USD. ALL PARENTS HAVE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. FOR THIS REASON, THE GUEST SPEAKERS FOR SESSION 5 TITLED "THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT" WERE 2 REPRESENTATIVES FROM LACOE'S SPECIAL EDUCATION OFFICE. PARENTS DEVELOPED 4 PSP PROJECTS AT THIS SITE THAT ALL WORK TOWARDS INCLUSION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. ONE TEAM IS WORKING TO CREATE A "BUDDY SYSTEM" PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHERE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE PAIRED WITH A NEUROTYPICAL STUDENT A COUPLE OF YEARS OLDER THAN THEM TO SERVE AS A MENTOR. THE SECOND TEAM OF PARENTS IS WORKING ON BRINGING RESOURCES TO PARENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL HELP THEM AS THEY TRANSITION TO LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. THE THIRD TEAM OF PARENTS IS WORKING TO BRING RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO THEIR LOCAL PARKS. THE FOURTH TEAM OF PARENTS USED THE TIME TO WORK ON THEIR ONGOING PROJECT TO RAISE DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS AROUND THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN LONG BEACH USD. CORONA AVENUE ELEMENTARY (SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2020 BUT WAS CUT SHORT DUE TO COVID-19 CLOSURES. THE PROGRAM HAS 26 PARTICIPANTS. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE FIRST HALF OF OUR PSP CURRICULUM BEFORE SCHOOLS RECEIVED NOTICE OF CLOSURES. WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE TITLE 1 COORDINATOR AT CORONA COME IN AS A GUEST SPEAKER FOR SESSION 3 TITLED "PARENT TEACHER PARTNERSHIP", AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM LAUSD BOARD MEMBER JACKIE GOLDBERG'S OFFICE CAME IN AS A GUEST SPEAKER FOR SESSION 5 TITLED "STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD". THE PROGRAM WAS CONDENSED SINCE THE GROUP PROJECT COULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT BUT WAS COMPLETED WITH ONLINE SESSIONS. LOS ANGELES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH LOS ANGELES): THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2020 BUT WAS CUT SHORT DUE TO COVID-19 CLOSURES. THE PROGRAM HAD 17 PARTICIPANTS. THE PROGRAM WAS CONDENSED SINCE THE GROUP PROJECT COULD NOT BE CARRIED OUT BUT WAS COMPLETED WITH ONLINE SESSIONS. (PSP ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS) DURING THIS YEAR, THE LA PSP DIRECTOR HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE GROUP OF PSP GRADUATES AT LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PSP PROJECT AROUND TRAFFIC SAFETY. ON AUGUST 15, THE PSP DIRECTOR ATTENDED A MEETING FACILITATED BY PARENTS WITH STAFF FROM LAUSD, LEGACY HS AND THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE TO CREATE A PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES STUDENT SAFETY DURING THE DROP-OFF/PICK-UP PROCESS. PARENTS REQUESTED THE CITY HIRE A CROSS GUARD TO MONITOR TRAFFIC IN THE MORNINGS, EXPAND THE BUS LINE TO ENCOURAGE STUDENT PASSENGERS AND OPEN 2 CLOSED STREETS THAT SURROUND THE SCHOOL. SINCE THEIR MEETING, PARENTS SECURED 2 CROSS-GUARDS AND THE COMMITMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE OTHER 2 REQUESTS FROM THE CITY. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THIS GROUP AS WELL AS BETTER INFORM MALDEF'S LOCAL EDUCATION POLICY WORK, THE PSP DIRECTOR AND THIS GROUP OF PARENTS CREATED A PSP ALUMNI CONSULTING COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE WILL MEET MONTHLY AND WILL DISCUSS CURRENT EDUCATION POLICIES MALDEF IS INVOLVED IN WITH THE GOAL OF CENTERING PARENTS' PERSPECTIVES IN THE WORK. DURING THIS QUARTER, THE LA PSP PROGRAM DIRECTOR WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO PARENTS ON LAUSD DISTRICT SPENDING. THE LA PSP DIRECTOR IS NOW WORKING WITH PARENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL SPENDING THAT REFLECTS THEIR PRIORITIES AND ULTIMATELY CREATES BETTER OPPORTUNITIES AT THEIR LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE NATIONAL PSP DIRECTOR AND THE LA PSP DIRECTOR REPRESENTED MALDEF IN THE COALITION FOR LOS ANGELES STUDENT SUCCESS (CLASS) CORE GROUP, WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO ENGAGE PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN ORDER TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES ON DECISIONS IN LAUSD. THE COALITION WILL BE ADVOCATING FOR EQUITABLE SPENDING ACROSS LAUSD, AND ALSO FOR THE NEED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY BY EMPHASIZING PREPAREDNESS AND SUPPORT TO COMPLETE A CURRICULUM OF A-G (COLLEGE ADMISSIONS REQUIRED) CLASSES. THIS YEAR, PSP STAFF HAS BEEN A PART OF A DISTRICT-CONVENED WORKING GROUP THAT IS HELPING WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDENT NEEDS INDEX FOR DISTRIBUTING FUNDS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLOSE THE GAP (CTG) POLICY THAT THE COALITION HELPED PASS IN JUNE OF 2017. THE COALITION IS ALSO LOOKING TO COLLABORATE ON HOSTING FORUMS TO INFORM VOTERS FOR THE UPCOMING BOARD DISTRICT ELECTIONS. FINALLY, MANY COALITION MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN EFFORTS TO INCREASE CENSUS PARTICIPATION AND WILL BE COLLABORATING TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. THE NATIONAL PSP PROGRAM DIRECTOR HAS BEEN A PART OF THE ENGLISH LEARNER CONSORTIUM WORK GROUP, WHICH HAS DISCUSSED ISSUES IN EDUCATING EL STUDENTS, AND WILL DEVELOP A POLICY AGENDA FOR THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN CALIFORNIA. THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN DELAYED BY THE CORONAVIRUS DELAYING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE NATIONAL PSP PROGRAM DIRECTOR HAS REPRESENTED MALDEF IN THE CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION COALITION. THIS INCLUDES TAKING A STANCE AGAINST A PROSPECTIVE POLICY CHANGE BY THE CAL STATE UNIVERSITIES. THE CSU IS PROPOSING TO REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF QUANTITATIVE REASONING FROM APPLICANTS, DESPITE IT NOT SHOWING A BENEFIT IN STUDENT PREPAREDNESS THAT WOULD RESULT FROM THIS CHANGE, OR DOING ANY ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT ON LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR. THE VOTE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE AND THE NEW PROPOSAL NOW INCLUDES AN IMPACT ANALYSIS AND A PROLONGED TIMELINE AND REFLECTS A RESPONSE TO MANY OF THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED THROUGHOUT. PHOENIX PSP PROGRAM THIS YEAR, MALDEF STAFF HIRED GRISELDA RIVERA TO SERVE AS THE NEW PHOENIX PSP PROGRAM DIRECTOR. GRISELDA EARNED HER BA IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND MA IN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE BEGAN IN LATE NOVEMBER AND TRAVELED TO LOS ANGELES TO RECEIVE TRAINING ON THE CURRICULUM AS WELL AS ORIENTATION INTO MALDEF. THE PHOENIX PSP DIRECTOR HAS FOCUSED ON TAILORING MALDEF PSP PROGRAM CURRICULUM TO COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA. THE NATIONAL PSP DIRECTOR AND THE PHOENIX PSP DIRECTOR HAVE COLLABORATED VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING TO DISCUSS, ADAPT, AND TAILOR EACH SESSION RESULTING IN THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS AND CRITICAL REFLECTIVE ANSWERS. WITH THIS IN MIND, AS PHOENIX PSP DIRECTOR BEGAN RESEARCHING THE LANDSCAPE, FINDINGS REVEALED THIRTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PHOENIX AND TEN SIGNIFICANT DISTRICTS (PENDERGAST, CARTWRIGHT, TOLLESON, FOWLER, ALHAMBRA, ISAAC, RIVERSIDE, MURPHY, OSBORN, AND ROOSEVELT) WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF LATINO STUDENT ENROLLMENT WITH SEVENTY-FIVE TO NINETY-TWO PERCENT AND VIEWED AS PROMISING PROSPECTS. DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE LIMITING OF ALL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SCHEDULED PSP CLASSES AND OTHER CONVERSATIONS FOR SCHEDULING CLASSES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, CONTINUED:	THE PHOENIX PSP DIRECTOR HAS ALSO BEEN COLLABORATING WITH VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHOENIX PSP LAUNCH THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 12, 2020 AT THE DOWNTOWN PHOENIX RENAISSANCE HOTEL. THE COLLABORATION CONSISTED OF SEARCHING FOR LATINO LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS, PARENT COUNCIL, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FOR VARIOUS DISTRICTS, AND POSSIBLE SPONSORSHIPS FOR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. PHOENIX PSP DIRECTOR COMPILED A LIST OF LEADERS'/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND EMAILED SEVERAL "SAVE THE DATE" INVITES WHICH INCLUDED THE PHOENIX MAYOR FOR MALDEF'S PSP LAUNCH. SINCE THEN, PHOENIX PSP LAUNCH HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. PSP/SODEXO PROGRAM HEALTH AND NUTRITION WORKSHOPS THIS YEAR, THREE SODEXO WORKSHOPS WHERE CONDUCTED WITH OVER 210 TOTAL ATTENDEES. THE FIRST WAS HELD ON JUNE 1ST IN LOS ANGELES. THE ATLANTA PSP STAFF HOSTED A SODEXO HEALTH AND WELLNESS WORKSHOP AT CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ON DECEMBER 14TH 2019. THE THIRD SODEXO HEALTH AND WELLNESS WORKSHOP WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 9 AT THE HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL IN PASADENA. THE OTHER PLANNED WORKSHOPS WERE CANCELED DUE TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL AND CONVENING BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. TRAIN THE TRAINER PSP CURRICULUM TRAININGS TWO PSP CURRICULUM TRAINING OF TRAINERS WERE HELD THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE NATIONAL PSP DIRECTOR AND THE LOS ANGELES PSP DIRECTOR CARRIED OUT A PSP "TRAINING OF TRAINERS" IN TAMPA, FLORIDA IN JUNE OF 2019. THE TWO-DAY TRAINING HELPED HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (HCPS) STAFF CONDUCT THE PSP PROGRAM AS A PART OF THEIR LARGER PARENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES. HCPS STAFF WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CURRICULUM BY PARENTS AND TRAINERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM AFTER MALDEF PROVIDED THE TRAINING TO A GROUP IN FLORIDA IN THE PAST. NATIONAL PSP STAFF UPDATED THE CURRICULUM TO REFLECT RECENT CHANGE IN FEDERAL LAW AND TAILORED IT TO INCLUDE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO TAMPA. THE TRAINING WAS HELD AT THE DISTRICT ON JUNE 11 AND 12, 2019. NINETEEN ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS ATTENDED THE TRAINING (25 WERE TRAINED THE PREVIOUS YEAR) AND WERE IN CONTACT WITH PSP STAFF AS THEY CARRIED OUT THEIR SECOND ROUND OF PSP CLASSES IN THE FALL. A SECOND TRAINING OF TRAINERS PROGRAM WAS HELD AT THE SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ON DECEMBER 17 AND DECEMBER 18. THE TRAINING WAS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL PSP PROGRAM DIRECTOR ALONG WITH THE LOS ANGELES PSP DIRECTOR. THE TRAINING WAS FOR 2 NEW STAFF MEMBERS AND IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO WERE TRAINED IN 2017. THE DISTRICT PLANS ON CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT AND EXPAND THE PROGRAM WITH NEW STAFF INVOLVED. A NATIONAL TRAINER WAS BROUGHT ON BOARD TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR TRAINING OF TRAINERS. PSP STAFF IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING MATERIALS FOR OUTREACH AND PROVIDING TRAINING FOR NEW STAFF TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT THE TRAININGS. THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS CREATED SOME UNCERTAINTY AND IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN TRAININGS WILL RESUME. CURRICULUM LAYOUT RE-DESIGN AND MODERNIZATION LEAD BY THE PSP PROGRAM ASSOCIATE, LA STAFF UPDATED THE FORMATTING AND LAYOUT OF THE CURRICULUM TO ENSURE THAT ALL POWERPOINTS, WORKSHEETS, HANDOUTS, AND MATERIALS ARE PRESENTED IN A MORE MODERN, CLEAN, AND PROFESSIONAL DESIGN. PSP STAFF ALSO CREATED ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF PROGRAM FORMS AND DOCUMENTS WHERE PARENT PARTICIPANTS CAN FILL OUT WITH THEIR MOBILE DEVICES OR COMPUTERS. ELECTRONIC ENTRY ENSURES THAT DATA IS ACCESSIBLE MORE READILY AND ALSO ENABLES THE PSP TEAM TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN THE EVENT THAT CONVENING WITH PARENTS AND STAFF IS RESTRICTED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM MALDEF'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (YLP) ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME LIFE-LONG ADVOCATES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY BY USING DIVERSE TACTICS TO PROMOTE ATTAINMENT OF A COLLEGE DEGREE AND A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIL RIGHTS. CENTRAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM IS ITS ABILITY TO INSPIRE STUDENTS' INTEREST IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COMPLETION BY INTEGRATING A MULTIMEDIA, IN-DEPTH SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT THAT ENABLES EACH STUDENT TO REALIZE THEIR STRENGTHS IN CRITICAL THINKING, SELF-DISCIPLINE, AND SELF-ESTEEM. 2020 QUARTER 4 OVERVIEW YLP'S FOCUS THE LAST 4 QUARTERS HAS BEEN TO SUSTAIN ITS SUPPORT THROUGH TRAINING, ENGAGEMENT AND CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR LOCAL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOR THE LOS ANGELES, SAN GABRIEL, AND SOUTH PASADENA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. YLP PROGRAMS PROVIDED A CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES FOR INSTRUCTION, INTERVENTION, AND SUPPORT, IN ADDITION TO NEEDED SUPPLEMENTAL COLLEGE PREPARATION MATERIALS. YLP ALSO PROVIDED NEEDED TRAINING ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS PROCESS, AND COLLEGE READINESS DISCUSSIONS. YLP PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING DURING QUARTER 4 OF FISCAL YEAR 2020: WILSON HIGH SCHOOL: 4500 MULTNOMAH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90032 BOYLE HEIGHTS ARTS CONSERVATORY: 2708 E CESAR E CHAVEZ AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90033 MONTEREY HILLS ELEMENTARY: 1624 VA DEL REY, SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030 DEL MAR HIGH SCHOOL: 312 S DEL MAR AVE, SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776 ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL: 456 S MATHEWS ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90033 WILSON HS THE WORK AT WILSON HS WAS ROOTED IN INFLUENCING THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS ON CAMPUS TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT THE STUDENT BODY ON STATEWIDE ISSUES, WHICH INCLUDED: CAMPUS SAFETY, RESTORATIVE PEDAGOGY, AND SCHOOL-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. 1ST AND 2ND QUARTERS YLP PARTICIPATED IN THE URBAN VISIONARIES PROGRAM EVERY FRIDAY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS PROJECTS. YLP DIRECTLY WORKS, SUPPORTS, AND FACILITATES PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATORS. YLP IS SUPPORTING STUDENT CULTURAL PROJECTS THAT CENTER ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRINCIPLES FOR THE 2018-2019 PROGRAMMING CALENDAR. YLP IS COLLABORATING WITH EDUCATOR RUDY DUENAS TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN. YLP DEVELOPED MONTHLY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CURRICULA TO ENGAGE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. YLP MET WEEKLY TO DEVELOP THEMES ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN DEFINING AND APPLYING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN THE CLASSROOM TILL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. YLP WAS PART OF THE SCHOOLWIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT (SWPBIS) TEAM AT WILSON HS THAT MEETS ONCE A MONTH AND THAT ALSO MEETS WEEKLY WITH COMMITTEES TO WORK ON VARIOUS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROJECTS ON CAMPUS. WE EVALUATED DATA FROM A RECENT SURVEY COMPLETED BY STUDENTS ON SCHOOL CLIMATE, CULTURE AND PEDAGOGY, AND SCHOOL SAFETY. AS A RESULT OF THE SURVEY, YLP WILL BE WORKING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER BREAK TO DEVELOP A SECOND SURVEY FOR FACULTY AND STAFF TO MEASURE: TEACHER INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, CURRENT SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICY, LAUSD DISCIPLINE INITIATIVES, AND STATE EDUCATION CODE RELATING TO DISCIPLINE. CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY CULTURE SLC ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING MENTAL WELLNESS DURING THE 1ST AND 2ND QUARTERS YLP CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE TO HOLD LUNCH WORKSHOPS TWICE A MONTH IN THE NEWLY CREATED RJ ROOM ON CAMPUS. THE GOAL WAS TO BE SUPPORT, INTRODUCE RJ TRAINING, AND ANSWER TEACHER AND STUDENT QUESTIONS REGARDING HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE APPROACHES ON CAMPUS. THESE LUNCH MEETINGS ARE GUIDING CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMMING PLANS FOR THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR. 3RD QUARTER DURING THE 3RD QUARTER WILSON HS SHIFTED ITS WORK FROM RJ TRAINING AND COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PRIORITIZING CHRONIC ABSENCES AND TARDINESS. THIS SHIFTED YLP'S ROLE ON CAMPUS. ALONG WITH THE AAAJ PROGRAMMING AND STAFF POSITIONS LAYOFF THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING BECAME VULNERABLE AND YLP WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK AT THE SCHOOL SITE DURING THE THE 3RD AND 4TH QUARTER. BOYLE HEIGHTS ARTS CONSERVATORY YLP IS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TRAINING PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT THE MOST VULNERABLE CHICANAXO LATINAXO POPULATION IN COMMUNITY SPACES. THIS QUARTER NEW PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED, AND OTHER PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO SYSTEM -IMPACTED YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY TEACHING ARTISTS. THE UNFORTUNATE COVID-19 STAY-AT-HOME STATEWIDE CLOSURE OF NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESS FORCED THE IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN OF FACE-TO-FACE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO YOUTH IN JUVENILE CAMPS, JDRCS, AND HALLS. YLP WORKED WITH THE BOYLE HEIGHTS ARTS CONSERVATORY, AND THE ARTS FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH NETWORK TO BEGIN SHIFTING PROGRAMMING TO ONLINE FORMATS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, CONTINUED:	1ST QUARTER YLP PROVIDED DIRECT PROGRAMMING SERVICES AND TRAINING THROUGH THE BOYLE HEIGHTS ARTS CONSERVATORY AND THE ARTS FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH NETWORK IN RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS PRACTICES AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILL BUILDING. YLP SUPPORTED PROGRAMMING DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR AT CAMPS PAIGE, AFFLERBAUGH, AND ROCKEY. THE PROGRAMMING ENDED IN AUGUST. TWO MURALS AND A SERIES OF PERSONAL CODICES ARE BEING CREATED BY 40 INCARCERATED YOUTH AGES 13 TO 17. YLP COLLABORATED WITH THE BHAC ON A SUMMER YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR 8 LOCAL YOUTH. THIS MENTORSHIP PROVIDES ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, JOB SKILL TRAINING IN BROADCASTING, AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE EDUCATION/HEALING CIRCLES, AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. 2ND QUARTER YLP PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS ON PROBATION, IN JUVENILE FACILITIES, AND IN RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS AT THE BHAC. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES BROADCAST RADIO, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, MUSIC PRODUCTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION, AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. YLP LEAD FACILITATION WORKSHOPS AT CAMP CHALLENGER AND CAMP KILPATRICK, BOTH LOCATED IN LANCASTER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH OFFENDERS WITH SKILLS IN BROADCAST JOURNALISM FOR 3 SETS OF YOUTH, IN TOTAL THERE ARE 21 YOUTH THAT MEET WEEKLY THREE TIMES TO DEVELOP PODCASTS RANGING FROM MUSIC SHOWS, INTERVIEWS WITH PEERS AND PROBATION OFFICERS. THE GOAL WAS TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PODCAST STATION FOR CAMP KILPATRICK ONCE IT MOVES TO ITS HOME IN MALIBU. YLP CO-FACILITATES THE POR VIDA YOUTH MEDIA COLLECTIVE WITH YOUTH LEADERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16- 27. YLP IS CURRENTLY COLLABORATING WITH BHAC YOUTH TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE POR VIDA MEDIA COLLECTIVE ON-SITE TO BRING LATINAXO EDUCATORS, ACTIVISTS, AND ARTISTS TO DEVELOP SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AROUND VARIOUS ISSUES. YLP'S FIRST POR VIDA YOUTH MEDIA COLLECTIVE WORKSHOP BROUGHT DR LANI CUPCHOY TO SHARE HER RECENT DOCUMENTARY ON FOOD JUSTICE IN THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS WITHIN LAUSD. STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE WILL COLLABORATE, ENGAGE, AND PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS INSPIRED BY THE VIEWING AND DISCUSSION OF THE FILM MAKING PROCESS AND ITS CONTENT. THE SECOND SET OF WORKSHOPS FACILITATED BY CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS, RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES, AND EDUCATORS PROVIDED RESOURCES FOR YOUTH APPLYING TO 2 AND 4 YEAR HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO, 1) PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PRIOR TO THE FIRST WAVE OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS DEADLINES, AND 2) CREATE A TEAM OF YOUNG SCHOLARS THAT WILL BE INVESTED IN SUPPORTING HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS. 3RD QUARTER YLP STARTED ITS SECOND QUARTER OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS ON PROBATION, IN JUVENILE FACILITIES, AND IN RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS AT THE BHAC. YLP PREPARED FOR THE CAMP KILPATRICK FAMILY DAY WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION ON-SITE TO SHOWCASE THE YOUTH'S WORK FROM THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF WORK. POR VIDA YOUTH MEDIA PUNK CULTURE SHOWCASE AND POR VIDA YOUTH LEADERS TO BROUGHT TOGETHER LATINX JOURNALISTS TOGETHER TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION AROUND ACCESS AND STRATEGIES. 4TH QUARTER YLP'S PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT, DEVELOP AND TRAIN TEACHING ARTISTS WORKING WITH YOUTH IN JUVENILE FACILITIES, AND IN RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS AT THE BHAC CONTINUED ITS 3RD QUARTER OF FACILITATION AT: RADIO KILPATRICK IS A BROADCAST RADIO AND PODCAST PROJECT ENGAGING COMMUNITY JOURNALIST, LOCAL RADIO PROFESSIONALS, AND PODCASTERS TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM, PROGRAMMING, AND PRODUCE MICRO-CONTENT WITH SYSTEM IMPACTED YOUTH. THIS PROGRAM DEVELOPED VARIOUS MICRO-CONTENT RADIO/PODCASTS WITH LOCAL BROADCAST JOURNALISTS TO TRANSFORM STUDENT WORK INTO HIGH-QUALITY WORKS OF RADIO JOURNALISM DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 4TH QUARTER. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD UNTIL REGULAR PROGRAMMING CAN BEGIN AGAIN AT THE CAMP. IN THE MEANTIME, THE PROGRAM IS WORKING TO EDIT AND FINISH ALREADY RECORDED EPISODES TO BE SHARED WHEN PROGRAMMING COMMENCES. YLP BEGAN PROGRAMMING AT CAMP AFFLERBAUGH IN LA VERNE IN FEBRUARY OF 2020. YLP PARTNERED WITH LOCAL MUSIC PRODUCERS AND MUSICIANS TO CREATE MUSIC PRODUCTION PROGRAMMING THAT OCCURRED WEEKLY FOR 2 COURSE SUPPORTING 20 YOUTH INCARCERATED AND ON PROBATION. DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL WORKSHOPS ALL STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED AND EXPRESSED INTEREST IN CONTINUING WITH THE PROGRAM ALONG WITH VISITING YLP PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SITE IN BOYLE HEIGHTS TO CONTINUE LEARNING MUSIC PRODUCTION AND DEVELOP SKILLS TO BECOME PART OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY OF LOS ANGELES. THE PROGRAM SHOWED EXTREME PROMISE AND SUPPORT BY THE DIRECTOR AND PROBATION OFFICERS ON SITE. THE UNFORTUNATE HALT OF ALL ON-SITE PROGRAMMING FORCED THE PROGRAM TO REVISIT ITS STRUCTURE. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE MUSIC PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT TO BE HELD ON-SITE SO THAT THE PROGRAM CAN CONTINUE WEEKLY THROUGH REMOTE INSTRUCTION DURING COVID 19. YLP'S 4TH QUARTER WORK WITH THE POR VIDA YOUTH MEDIA COLLECTIVE REVOLVED AROUND RESEARCHING DESIGNING, AND FABRICATING OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN. POR VIDA MEDIA PLANNED AND PRODUCED SEVERAL WEEKS OF GARDENING ON A PARKLET IN THE BOYLE HEIGHTS AREA OF CESAR CHAVEZ AVENUE. THE OUTCOME OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN TO ENGAGE VARIOUS YOUTH FROM THE AREA TO LEARN ABOUT CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS AND SEEDS. THE FIRST ROUND OF EVENTS WERE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON UNDERSTANDING SEEDS PROPAGATION, HAVING NUTRIENT RICH SOIL, AND GROWING NATIVE PLANTS FROM SEEDS. PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN SAGE, CHIA, AND POPPY SEEDS FROM LOCAL NURSERY THEODORE PAYNE INSTITUTE ALONG WITH SOIL TO GROW IN HOME GARDENS. THE SECOND EVENT WAS CLEANING A LOCAL PARKLET OF TRASH, REMOVING UNWANTED PLANTS, REMOVING TOXIC SOIL, AND ADDING NUTRIENT RICH CLEAN SOIL. THE THIRD EVENT WAS TO PLANT LOCAL NATIVE PLANTS ALONGSIDE CESAR CHAVEZ BLVD AND MOTT ST. POR VIDA YOUTH MEDIA COLLECTIVE PLANTED 6 CHAPARRAL NATIVE PLANT SPECIES ACCLIMATED TO LOS ANGELES CLIMATES. MORE EVENTS ARE BEING PLANNED FOR THE YOUTH GROUP FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS OF 2020 YEAR YLP CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP SERVICES AS THE RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS PRACTITIONER IN RESIDENCE. OUR ROLE AT THE COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER IS TO MENTOR SYSTEM-IMPACTED YOUTH THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE PLANS, PERSONALIZED TO MEET THEM AT THEIR CURRENT SKILL LEVEL, WHILE INTRODUCING NEW SKILL SETS. YLP WORKS WITH YOUTH ON RADIO PRODUCTION FOR KQBH, COLLEGE PREP AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE VICTIM OFFENDER DIALOGUE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE OUTCOMES OF THE YLP MENTORSHIP CONTINUE TO LEAD TO JOB PLACEMENT, POST-SECONDARY ADMISSIONS, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL PUSHOUTS, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. YLP CONTINUES TO MENTOR THE COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER'S YOUTH. MONTEREY HILLS ELEMENTARY 1ST QUARTER: YLP STARTED TRAINING ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY ON HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. SINCE FEBRUARY, YLP PROVIDED TWO TRAININGS THAT INTRODUCED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO FACULTY. YLP IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE RJ FACILITATION FOR ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THE SOUTH PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A FOLLOW UP WORKSHOP SPECIFICALLY TARGETING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS. YLP WILL BE TRAINING EDUCATORS ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE IN THE CLASSROOM WHICH INCLUDE COMMUNITY CIRCLE PROCESS, HARM CIRCLES, AND RESTORATIVE PEDAGOGY. YLP WILL CONDUCT OUR NEXT WORKSHOP IN THE FIRST AND SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST. 2ND QUARTER: YLP CONTINUED TRAINING ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY ON HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. YLP PROVIDED VARIOUS TRAININGS THAT INTRODUCED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TO FACULTY, DEVELOPED A STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT RJ PRACTICES, AND IS MEETING WITH TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM TO OBSERVE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES WITHIN INSTRUCTIONAL TIME AND IN THE LESSON PLANS. YLP MET WITH PRINCIPAL AND KEY FACULTY DO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS ATTENDING ITS SPANISH EMERSION PROGRAM ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CAMPUS. WE ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH ALL 3RD THRU 5TH GRADE FACULTY TO IMPLEMENT A THREE-STEP APPROACH TO HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: 1) RESTORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, 2) RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS, 3) RESTORATIVE PEDAGOGY 3RD QUARTER: TEACHERS DISCUSSED AND SHARED STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE TRAINING AT THE SCHOOL-SITE INCLUSIVE OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION. FACULTY RAISED QUESTIONS OVER ADMINISTRATION'S HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. YLP AND ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPED A MULTI-STEP APPROACH TO IMPLEMENT HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ON CAMPUS. YLP IS SCHEDULED REGULAR MEETINGS WITH ADMINISTRATION, IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING INSTRUCTORS PER GRADE LEVEL, ESTABLISHING GRADE LEVEL TRAINING WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT 3RD AND 4TH FISCAL QUARTER, AND CREATE A STRATEGIC PLAN TO EVALUATE IMPLEMENTATION YEARLY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, CONTINUED:	4TH QUARTER: YLP IS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP TRAINING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY ON HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. WE ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH ALL FACULTY TO IMPLEMENT A THREE-STEP APPROACH TO HOLISTIC RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: 1) RESTORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, 2) RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS, 3) RESTORATIVE PEDAGOGY. DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER YLP MET WITH FACULTY AND STAFF TO DIALOGUE AROUND TEACHER CONCERNS OF IMPLICIT BIAS AND DISTRICT PLANS TO CONTINUE THE SPANISH DUAL EMERSION PROGRAM THAT BEGAN ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY CONCERNS AND POINTS DISCUSSED DURING THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HARM CIRCLE. TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WANTED TO DISCUSS THE DUAL LANGUAGE CURRICULA GOALS ARE BEING MET BY THE DISTRICT: PROMOTION OF MULTICULTURALISM, LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY, AND EQUITY; AND SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE; SUSTAINED FUNDING AND INTEREST TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. DURING THESE SESSIONS PARTICIPANTS ALSO DISCUSSED ROOT CAUSES OF HARMS, IMMEDIATE HARMS, NEEDS AND PATHWAYS FOR HEALING TO OCCUR, AND ACTIVATING PARENTS FOR ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROGRAM. DEL MAR HIGH SCHOOL 1ST QUARTER YLP CONTINUED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING TO SAN GABRIEL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUATION SCHOOL, DEL MAR HS. DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR YLP WORKED WITH 15 YOUTH ON SELF-PORTRAIT MIXED MEDIA WORKS OF ART. EACH YOUTH WERE ABLE TO EXPLORE PERSONAL HISTORIES, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, LIFE-ASPIRATIONS, AND DEVELOP SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS THOUGH ARTS ENGAGEMENT WEEKLY WORKSHOPS. 2ND QUARTER YLP CONTINUED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING TO SAN GABRIEL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUATION SCHOOL, DEL MAR HS. DURING THE 2ND QUARTER OF THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR YLP IS WORKING WITH 12 YOUTH TO CREATE A COLLABORATIVE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS YEARBOOK. 3RD QUARTER YLP DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP WITH REVOLVE IMPACT MEDIA TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM FOR PROGRAMMING FOR THE 3RD SEMESTER AT THE SCHOOL-SITE. HONORING DIFFERENCE CREATORS IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN STUDENTS, MALDEF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA MICRO-CONTENT. STUDENTS FROM DEL MAR HIGH SCHOOL'S ENGLISH CLASS WITH MS. VILLASENOR DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER OF 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR WILL COLLABORATE WITH MALDEF'S YLP PROGRAM DIRECTOR OMAR G RAMIREZ AND R.E.A.C.H. PARTNER REVOLVE IMPACT TO EXPLORE SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PRACTICES, RESEARCH CULTURALLY-CENTERED HISTORICAL FEMTORS/MENTORS, CO-CREATE SHORT MULTIMEDIA WORKS, INTRODUCE CURRENT SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS, AND PRESENT THEIR WORKS ON SAFE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. 4TH QUARTER YLP CONTINUED PROGRAMMING TO SAN GABRIEL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUATION SCHOOL, DEL MAR HS. AS A RESPONSE TO THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS AND THE CLOSURE OF THE SCHOOL SITE DURING THIS TIME YLP WORKED WITH DEL MAR HS TO DEVELOP ONLINE ART INSTRUCTION TO SUPPORT REMOTE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS. THE ONLINE REMOTE LESSONS PLANS ARE WEEKLY VISUAL ART FUNDAMENTALS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND COMPLETE CREDITS NEEDED TO GRADUATE ON-TIME. EACH LESSON PLAN IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS WITH THE MOST ACCESSIBLE MATERIALS LIST POSSIBLE. YPL WORKED WITH TEACHERS TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS CAN ACCESS FILES AND FOLLOW STEPS TO COMPLETE ACTIVITIES AT THEIR PACE. YLP WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT THIS SITE DURING REMOTE LEARNING. ROOSEVELT HS 1ST QUARTER YLP COLLABORATED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS. YLP IS COLLABORATING WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA TRADITIONAL ARTS - BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES CAMPAIGN TO CONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE THE HEALING GARDEN ON THE FURTHEST AND MOST ISOLATED SECTION OF THE CAMPUS DURING MODERNIZATION CONSTRUCTION. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SLATED TO BEGIN ITS CONSTRUCTION PHASE IN THE FALL WITH THE CREATION OF PLANTERS AND PLANTING NATIVE HEALING GARDEN FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS. YLP CONTINUED TO BE A PARTNER AND MEMBER OF THE POLITICS & PEDAGOGY EASTSIDE STORIES COLLECTIVE THIS SPRING. THE MAY 25 SCHOOLWIDE AND DISTRICT-WIDE EVENT FEATURED A COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY ELDER ARTIST JUANA MENA. YLP'S WORKSHOP INTRODUCED A RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS WORKSHOP FEATURING TRADITIONAL QUILT MAKING AS A TOOL WITHIN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. 50 YOUTH AND PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN TWO 50-MINUTE WORKSHOPS. 2ND QUARTER YLP WORKED WITH RJ COORDINATOR AT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL TO PROVIDE CALIFORNIA NATIVE AND CALIFORNIA INDIGENOUS SACRED PLANT "WHITE SAGE" SEEDS WITH SOIL, POT, AND STARTER FERTILIZER DURING A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ON CAMPUS TO FACULTY AND STAFF TO BEGIN GROWING IN THE CLASSROOM AND HAVE BECOME PART OF THEIR CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. YLP WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT EVERY STAGE OF THE PLANTS GROWTH TO ENSURE THAT THE SEEDS WILL GROW INTO THRIVING PLANTS THAT WILL BE PLANTED AT ROOSEVELT AFTER THE MODERNIZATION CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED. YLP IS WORKING WITH ROOSEVELT HS ETHNIC STUDIES EDUCATORS TO ESTABLISH A YEARLY DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EVENT ON CAMPUS. THE GOAL OF THE EVENT IS TO PROVIDE CULTURAL RELEVANT AND RIGOROUS ARTS EDUCATION CONNECTED TO ETHNIC STUDIES CURRICULUM. STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN MASK MAKING WITH NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIST JOE GALARZA, WORK WITH ALTAR MAKERS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP SITE AND SITUATION SPECIFIC OFRENDAS, DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MARIACHI GROUP ON CAMPUS, AND WORK WITH LOCAL ARTIST/ACTIVISTS TO INVITE THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A CULTURALLY SUSTAINABLE LEARNING PRACTICE THAT CAN BE TRANSFERRED STUDENT TO STUDENT EACH YEAR. YLP IS WORKING WITH 9TH-10TH GRADE STUDENTS TO BECOME ART&CULTURE TRANSFORMATIONAL MENTORS TO ENABLE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY FOR FUTURE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EVENTS ON CAMPUS. 3RD QUARTER YLP IS COLLABORATED WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA TRADITIONAL ARTS' BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, ROOSEVELT'S RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COORDINATOR, AND ROOSEVELT FAMILIES TO FACILITATE 9 WORKSHOPS DURING THE 3RD QUARTER TO START CREATING A 20'X20' CIRCLE PATCHWORK QUILT. QUILT MAKING IS ROOTED IN TRADITIONAL ARTS IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND HAVE BEEN PART OF FAMILY STORYTELLING AND PRESERVING COMMUNITY HISTORY. THESE WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUTH, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS USING OUR RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAMMING OFFERED ON CAMPUS 4TH QUARTER YLP CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COORDINATOR AT ROOSEVELT HS TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROJECTS: YLP CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS. YLP COLLABORATED WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA TRADITIONAL ARTS' BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, ROOSEVELT'S RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COORDINATOR, AND ROOSEVELT FAMILIES TO FACILITATE WEEKLY WORKSHOPS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER TO COMPLETE A 20'X20' CIRCLE PATCHWORK QUILT BY MARCH 17TH. THESE WORKSHOPS WERE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUTH, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS USING OUR RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAMMING OFFERED ON CAMPUS. THE ACTIVITIES WERE DESIGNED TO ENSURE PARENTS COMPLETED A PATCHWORK QUILT WHILE THEY PARTICIPATED IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CIRCLE PROCESS SESSIONS. THESE WORKSHOPS ARE MAINLY IN SPANISH WITH SOME DIALOGUE HAPPENING IN ENGLISH. THESE WORKSHOPS WERE CO-FACILITATED BY YLP AND LOCAL QUILTING AND RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTIST JUANA MENA. ALL PARTICIPANTS ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SUPPORT FAMILY TRANSFORMATION. THESE WORKSHOPS WERE 1) STORYTELLING/ESCUCHANDO HISTORIAS, 2) BREAKING CYCLES/ROMPIENDO CADENAS, 3) HEALING/SANANDO MI PERSONA, 4) ART & CULTURE/CONECTANDO EL ARTE, 5) TRANSFORMATION/VISUALIZANDO EL PROCES, 6) ACCEPTANCE/ACEPTANDO EL CAMBI. THE GOAL FOR THE END OF THE 4TH FISCAL QUARTER, WAS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO PRESENT TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THE COMPLETED QUILT FOR UTILIZATION IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE HEALING, CONFLICT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING CIRCLE PROCESS ON CAMPUS. THIS IS ON HOLD TILL THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS IN THE FALL OF 2020. YLP STARTED A NEW PROGRAM AT THE SCHOOL SITE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FOURTH QUARTER. YLP RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BEGIN AN AFTERSCHOOL AND IN SCHOOL MURAL PROGRAM FOR THE INSIDE OF THE REMODELED STUDENT CAF. BELOW IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS THAT LEAD US TO THIS MOMENT: YLP WAS APPROACHED BY A LOCAL ADVOCACY GROUP TO HELP DEVELOP A MURAL WITH YOUTH DURING AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. YLP WAS ALSO APPROACHED BY THE ETHNIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT TEACHERS TO WORK ON THE SAME MURAL WITH THEIR STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL TIME TO RESEARCH, DESIGN, AND FABRICATE THE MURAL. PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS PROJECT WERE PRESENTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE LEARNING AND IMPLEMENTING RESTORATIVE CULTURAL ARTS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES THROUGH THE SAME MURAL.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, CONTINUED:	THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL EXPRESSED INTEREST IN DEVELOPING A TIMELINE THAT WOULD HAVE THE MURAL COMPLETED BY THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN AUGUST. REMOTE LEARNING BEGAN AND HALTED PROGRESS ON THE MURAL AND WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. YLP REACHED OUT TO THE ETHIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT TO WORK ONLINE WITH YOUTH TO BRAINSTORM IDEAS, CAPTURE STORIES AROUND FOOD, CULTURE, AND ANCESTRAL DIETS. YLP REACHED OUT TO THE PRINCIPAL TO INQUIRE ABOUT DEVELOPING A POSSIBLE SPRING AND SUMMER SCHEDULE TO DESIGN AND FABRICATE THE MURAL BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR OUTSIDE CPA, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT, AND IS THEN PRESENTED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED THROUGH REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS WHERE QUESTIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE DISCUSSED, WITH INPUT TO THE PRESIDENT AND VP FINANCE/CFO. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE PERSON WITH SUCH CONFLICT IS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL IS SET BY ITS FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE. IT IS BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILAR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE PERSONNEL AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS AND ITS DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. APPLYING POWER DELEGATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL SETS COMPENSATION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, FOR OTHER OFFICERS, AND REGULARLY CONSULTS AVAILABLE DATA ON COMPENSATION IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE PRESIDENT'S SETTING OF COMPENSATION IS A REGULAR PART OF THE BOARD EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG. COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. REQUESTS TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE HANDLED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

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SCHEDULE R
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33, 34, 35b, 36, or 37.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2019

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

MALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL
DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Employer identification number

74-1563270

Part I

Identification of Disregarded Entities. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33.

(a) Name, address, and EIN (if applicable) of disregarded entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Total income	(e) End-of-year assets	(f) Direct controlling entity

Part II

Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related tax-exempt organizations during the tax year.

(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Exempt Code section	(e) Public charity status (if section 501(c)(3))	(f) Direct controlling entity	(g) Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Exempt Code section	(e) Public charity status (if section 501(c)(3))	(f) Direct controlling entity	Yes	No
(1)MALDEF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP 634 S SPRING STREET LOS ANGELES,CA90014 95-4339999	OPERATE NONPROFIT OFFICE BUILDING	CA	501(C)(3)	11, TYPE I	N/A	Yes

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 50135Y

Schedule R (Form 990) 2019

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Part III

Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Partnership. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, because it had one or more related organizations treated as a partnership during the tax year.

(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	(h) Disproprtionate allocations?		(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	(j) General or managing partner?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No	(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	Yes	No

Part IV

Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Corporation or Trust. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a corporation or trust during the tax year.

(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(e) Type of entity (C corp, S corp, or trust)	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	(i) Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(e) Type of entity (C corp, S corp, or trust)	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No

Schedule R (Form 990) 2019

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Part V

Transactions With Related Organizations. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, 35b, or 36.

Note. Complete line 1 if any entity is listed in Parts II, III, or IV of this schedule.

Yes

1 During the tax year, did the orgranization engage in any of the following transactions with one or more related organizations listed in Parts II-IV?

a Receipt of (i) interest, (ii) annuities, (iii) royalties, or (iv) rent from a controlled entity .....................

b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to related organization(s) ............................

c Gift, grant, or capital contribution from related organization(s) ............................

d Loans or loan guarantees to or for related organization(s) ............................

e Loans or loan guarantees by related organization(s) ............................

f Dividends from related organization(s) ............................

g Sale of assets to related organization(s) ............................

h Purchase of assets from related organization(s) ............................

i Exchange of assets with related organization(s) ............................

j Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets to related organization(s) .......................

k Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets from related organization(s) ......................

Yes

l Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations for related organization(s) .....................

Yes

m Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations by related organization(s) .................

n Sharing of facilities, equipment, mailing lists, or other assets with related organization(s) ...................

Yes

o Sharing of paid employees with related organization(s) ............................

Yes

p Reimbursement paid to related organization(s) for expenses ............................

q Reimbursement paid by related organization(s) for expenses ............................

Yes

r Other transfer of cash or property to related organization(s) ............................

Yes

s Other transfer of cash or property from related organization(s) ............................

If the answer to any of the above is "Yes," see the instructions for information on who must complete this line, including covered relationships and transaction thresholds.

(a) Name of related organization	(b) Transaction type (a-s)	(c) Amount involved	(d) Method of determining amount involved
(1) MALDEF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORP	R	1,003,708	CASH

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Part VI

Unrelated Organizations Taxable as a Partnership. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 37.

Provide the following information for each entity taxed as a partnership through which the organization conducted more than five percent of its activities (measured by total assets or gross revenue) that was not a related organization. See instructions regarding exclusion for certain investment partnerships.

(a) Name, address, and EIN of entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(e) Are all partners section 501(c)(3) organizations?		(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	(h) Disproprtionate allocations?		(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	(j) General or managing partner?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	Yes	No	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No	(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	Yes	No

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Part VII

Supplemental Information

Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule R. (see instructions).

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule R (Form 990) 2019

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		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	5,560,308	4,771,175
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	8,298,577	4,227,285
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	814,149	337,561
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	-386,355	-309,614
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	14,286,679	9,026,407
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	62,000	535,192
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	5,253,301	5,530,525
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 336,107
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	2,475,552	2,570,958
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	7,790,853	8,636,675
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	6,495,826	389,732
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	17,811,414	23,440,757
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	873,934	6,050,787
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	16,937,480	17,389,970

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4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 3,161,897 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 4,227,285 )
	LITIGATION: MALDEF ADVANCES THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF LATINOS NATIONWIDE BY PURSUING LITIGATION IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS AND POLITICAL ACCESS.(PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED "LITIGATION DOCKET" FOR DETAILS ON OUR LITIGATION ACTIVITY FOR 2019-2020)

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 1,333,074 including grants of $ 366,000 ) (Revenue $ )
	PUBLIC POLICY: MALDEF ADVANCES THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF LATINOS NATIONWIDE THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY AND ANALYSIS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS AND POLITICAL ACCESS. (PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED SUPPLEMENT "PUBLIC POLICY SUPPLEMENT" FOR MORE DETAIL ON OUR PUBLIC POLICY ACTIVITY FOR 2019-2020)

4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 676,331 including grants of $ 62,500 ) (Revenue $ )
	COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: MALDEF ADVANCES THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF LATINOS NATIONWIDE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING A PARENT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. (PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED SUPPLEMENT "CELD -- COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT" FOR DETAILS ON OUR PROGRAMS FOR 2019-2020)

	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 1,877,209 including grants of $ 106,692 ) (Revenue $ )
	REVENUE AND EXPENSES IN OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ARE FROM FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS. MALDEF CURRENTLY HAS ELEVEN ACTIVE FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS. ALL OF THEM ARE DIRECT FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS.

4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ 1,877,209 including grants of $ 106,692 ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses7,048,511

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........	1,063,052	0	209,767

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation





2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 0

1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: FOUNDED IN 1968, MALDEF IS THE NATION'S LEADING LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL ORGANIZATION, PROMOTING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LITIGATION IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS AND POLITICAL ACCESS.
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3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	27
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	27
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2019 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	84
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	55
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	0
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 39 .........	7b	0

1a	Federated campaigns..		1a	30,000
b	Membership dues..		1b
c	Fundraising events..		1c	442,288
d	Related organizations		1d
e	Government grants (contributions)		1e

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above		1f	4,298,887

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$		1g

h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......		4,771,175

		Business Code
2a	PROFESSIONAL FEES/AWARDS	541100	2,589,102	2,589,102
b	FISCAL SPONSORSHIP	900099	1,638,183	1,638,183
c
d
e
f	All other program service revenue.
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....		4,227,285

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......			239,183			239,183
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
5 Royalties...........
		(ii) Personal	(i) Real
6a	Gross rents			6a
b	Less: rental expenses			6b
c	Rental income or (loss)			6c
d	Net rental income or (loss).......
		(ii) Other	(i) Securities
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory		11,322,590	7a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses		11,224,212	7b
c	Gain or (loss)		98,378	7c
d	Net gain or (loss).........			98,378			98,378
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ 442,288of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
			8a	91,400
b	Less: direct expenses ...		8b	401,014
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..			-309,614			-309,614
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
			9a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		9b
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
			10a
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..		10b
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..
Business Code			Miscellaneous Revenue
11a
b
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......
12	Total revenue. See instructions.....			9,026,407	4,227,285	0	27,947

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....	366,742	366,742
2	Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........	168,450	168,450
3	Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............
4	Benefits paid to or for members .......
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........	562,222	174,434	252,870	134,918
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........
7	Other salaries and wages........	3,672,400	3,161,951	395,491	114,958
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	243,247	220,383	13,548	9,316
9	Other employee benefits .......	731,972	620,405	79,132	32,435
10	Payroll taxes ...........	320,684	263,892	31,480	25,312
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......
b	Legal .........
c	Accounting ...........	22,154		22,154
d	Lobbying ...........
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
f	Investment management fees ......	55,160		55,160
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	423,778	388,750	22,551	12,477
12	Advertising and promotion ....
13	Office expenses .......	257,501	164,358	93,143
14	Information technology ......	77,542	62,738	8,113	6,691
15	Royalties ..
16	Occupancy ...........	503,914	428,340	75,574
17	Travel ............	468,530	423,106	45,424
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	6,223	3,693	2,530
20	Interest ...........
21	Payments to affiliates .......
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..	51,254	51,241	13
23	Insurance ...	35,040	19,471	15,569
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	DIRECT LITIGATION	280,108	280,108
b	DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	193,252	167,277	25,975
c	EQUIPMENT & BUILDING MA	141,447	55,969	85,478
d
e	All other expenses	55,055	27,203	27,852
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	8,636,675	7,048,511	1,252,057	336,107
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........			769,380	1	3,246
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			4,796,827	2	5,695,919
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......			2,237,250	3	4,146,600
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			57,900	4	60,224
5	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
					5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
					6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ...........				7
8	Inventories for sale or use ............				8
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			44,650	9	68,505
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	2,826,924
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b	1,386,576	1,487,974	10c	1,440,348
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .			7,396,243	11	10,998,096
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....				12
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..				13
14	Intangible assets ...............				14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			1,021,190	15	1,027,819
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)...			17,811,414	16	23,440,757

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	827,555	17	651,343
18	Grants payable ...	46,379	18	4,335,000
19	Deferred revenue .........		19
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........		20
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D		21
22	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
			22
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..		23
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..	0	24	1,064,444
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D		25
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	873,934	26	6,050,787

	Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27	Net assets without donor restrictions ..........	12,920,759	27	13,812,962
28	Net assets with donor restrictions ...........	4,016,721	28	3,577,008
	Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 29 through 33.
29	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....		29
30	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...		30
31	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		31
32	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	16,937,480	32	17,389,970
33	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	17,811,414	33	23,440,757