Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Company type	non-profit
Industry	Civil rights
Founded	1968
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California
Key people	Henry Solano; (Interim President & General Counsel); Thomas A. Saenz; (President & General Counsel);
Revenue	8,797,849 United States dollar (2017)
Number of employees	50
Website	maldef.org

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is a national non-profit civil rights organization formed in 1968 by Jack Greenberg to protect the rights of Latinos in the United States.^[1] Founded in San Antonio, Texas, it is currently headquartered in Los Angeles, California and maintains regional offices in Sacramento, San Antonio, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.^[2]

^ "MALDEF" entry in Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County, by Leonard and Dale Pitt, published by UC Press in 1997.
^ "MALDEF - About MALDEF".