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Immigrant Defense Project (IDP)

Website:

www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/
Location:

New York, NY
Tax ID:

13-2612524
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(4)

Budget (2021):

Revenue: $126,437,231
Expenses: $118,892,430
Assets: $176,700,276
Type:

Immigration Advocacy Organization
Fiscal Sponsor:

Fund for the City of New York
Executive Director:

Marie Mark

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Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) is a left-of-center advocacy organization that focuses on issues related to immigration, such as the detention and deportation of immigrants. 1 It is fiscally sponsored by local nonprofit Fund for the City of New York. 2

Immigrant Defense Project conducts activities related to litigation; legal advice and training; community defense from ICE raids; policy and advocacy; surveillance, tech, and immigration policing; and the Padilla Support Center and post-conviction relief. 3 The Padilla Support Center is an organization that offers legal support to attorneys representing immigrants in New York City. 4

Overview

Immigrant Defense Project is one of the anchor organizations for Comm/Unity, a national network of left-of-center organizations that work to support immigrant advocacy organizations and left-wing social policy organizations and provide information to journalists. Comm/Unity’s partners include the National Immigration Law Center, 5 a public interest law firm that advocates for expansionist immigration. 6 Another partner of Comm/Unity is the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, 7 a left-of-center nonprofit organization that advocates for legal and illegal immigrants in the United States and lobbies on behalf of expansionist immigration policies and against immigration enforcement. 8 It is fiscally sponsored by local nonprofit Fund for the City of New York. 9

IDP founded an initiative called Pardon: The Immigrant Clemency Project, that deals with issues related to immigration, specifically immigrants with criminal histories. The project launched in New York as PardonNY, a pilot campaign partnership with organizations such the Fortune Society, Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, Brooklyn Defender Services, and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem. 10

People

Marie Mark is the executive director of IDP, as of July 2024. She has served in several positions with the organization since joining in 2016 including roles as a supervising attorney, the director of legal support and resources, and deputy director. Prior to working for IDP, she worked for community legal group Brooklyn Defenders as a staff attorney and later as a Team Leader. In addition, she briefly worked as an
Adjunct Professor with the Immigrant and Non-Citizen Rights Clinic at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law where she had previously graduated. 11 12

References

  1. “About Immigrant Defense Project.” Immigrant Defense Project. Last modified September 28, 2015. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/about/.
  2. “Donate to the Immigrant Defense Project.” Immigrant Defense Project, Accessed July 30, 2024. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/donate/
  3. “What We Do.” Immigrant Defense Project. Last modified February 22, 2011. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/what-we-do/.
  4. “Padilla Support Center.” Immigrant Defense Project – Fighting for Justice & Human Rights for ALL. Last modified October 19, 2015. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/what-we-do/padilla-support-center/
  5. “Comm/Unity.” Immigrant Defense Project. Last modified July 20, 2022. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/what-we-do/comm-unity/.
  6. “What We Do.” National Immigration Law Center. Accessed September 19, 2022. https://www.nilc.org/about-us/what_we_do/.
  7. “Comm/Unity.” Immigrant Defense Project. Last modified July 20, 2022. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/what-we-do/comm-unity/.
  8. National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. “NIPNLG Mission and History.” National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. Accessed September 19, 2022. https://www.nationalimmigrationproject.org/mission.html.
  9. “Donate to the Immigrant Defense Project.” Immigrant Defense Project, Accessed July 30, 2024. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/donate/
  10. “About Us.” Pardon: Immigrant Clemency Project. Accessed September 19, 2022. https://immigrantpardonproject.com/.
  11. “Marie Mark.” LinkedIn, Accessed July 30, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-mark-crim-imm-atty
  12. “Marie Mark.” Immigrant Defense Project, Accessed July 30, 2024. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/staff/marie-mark/
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: September - August
  • Tax Exemption Received: February 1, 1982

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2021 Sep Form 990 $126,437,231 $118,892,430 $176,700,276 $78,778,006 N $114,392,269 $11,775,943 $269,019 $4,249,684 PDF
    2020 Sep Form 990 $114,461,201 $100,443,920 $148,444,966 $57,672,599 N $101,055,385 $12,934,541 $471,275 $3,469,095
    2019 Sep Form 990 $97,537,375 $91,896,272 $150,667,930 $73,464,946 N $92,062,838 $4,795,378 $679,159 $2,509,297 PDF
    2018 Sep Form 990 $101,024,699 $91,504,788 $155,202,846 $82,483,124 Y $95,824,256 $4,667,490 $532,953 $960,933 PDF
    2017 Sep Form 990 $82,584,478 $79,785,503 $144,119,810 $78,470,522 N $78,802,987 $2,724,403 $1,057,088 $941,294 PDF
    2016 Sep Form 990 $74,547,408 $66,620,580 $140,830,701 $77,980,387 N $68,094,613 $5,389,317 $1,063,478 $952,542 PDF
    2015 Sep Form 990 $58,054,346 $52,745,812 $115,865,634 $60,942,147 N $54,657,127 $3,004,297 $429,638 $1,010,535 PDF
    2014 Sep Form 990 $53,189,634 $48,384,160 $110,822,126 $61,207,173 N $44,947,297 $3,209,271 $395,227 $965,275 PDF
    2013 Sep Form 990 $59,879,725 $58,677,389 $86,222,421 $41,372,455 N $56,528,860 $2,984,359 $366,506 $937,549 PDF
    2012 Sep Form 990 $50,628,474 $42,742,492 $71,729,914 $28,156,974 N $18,394,717 $31,857,685 $376,072 $1,731,492 PDF
    2011 Sep Form 990 $39,584,247 $42,710,961 $60,361,290 $24,598,457 N $11,282,161 $27,968,444 $333,642 $1,417,756 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

    Immigrant Defense Project (IDP)


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