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James Mason

Vice President of Litigation Development · Home School Legal Defense Association

Vice President of Litigation Development at Home School Legal Defense Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 49 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$207K
Others who share this name
49

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Vice President of Litigation Development of Home School Legal Defense Association, based in Purcellville, VA.
Received $207K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as President of Parental Rights Foundation, uncompensated.
Also listed as President As of 8 1 22 of Hslda Action, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

James R. Mason is the President of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), a position he assumed on August 1, 2022.

Prior to this, he served as the Vice President of Litigation Development for seven years and joined HSLDA as a lead litigation attorney in 2001. A veteran of the U.S.

Navy who served in Operation Desert Storm, Mason graduated with highest honors from Regent University School of Law in 1996. He and his wife, Debbie, homeschooled their seven children through high school.

Compiled from public web sources (2 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Joined HSLDA in 2001.
Earlier career
  • President, Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) (August 1, 2022 – Present)
  • Vice President of Litigation and Development, HSLDA (c. 2015 – August 2022)
  • Lead Litigation Attorney, HSLDA (2001 – August 2022)
  • President, HSLDA Action
  • Chairman of the Board, ParentalRights.org and ParentalRightsFoundation.org
  • Represented right-to-life groups in campaign finance cases (prior to 2001)
  • Appellate court judge clerk in Oregon (prior to 2001)
Education
  • highest honors) · J.D., Regent University School of Law (19961996

Body of work

Publications

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Standing

Recognition & press

Instrumental in 4th Amendment cases improving social services investigation protocols in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New MexicoLed victory in Wilson v. Russo, securing a $700,000 settlementKey role in the 2008 California case Jonathan L., reversing a ruling that homeschooling was illegal

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Hslda Action President As of 8 1 22 · $1.6M revenue · Purcellville, VAHSLDA Action is a 501c4 non-profit educational and lobbying organization established to promote homeschooling and other family freedoms.Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Home School Legal Defense Association Vice President of Litigation Development · $16.3M revenue · Purcellville, VAHSLDA is a 501c3 nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of…Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$207Kreported comp
Parental Rights Foundation President · $197K revenue · Purcellville, VAThe mission of the Parental Rights Foundation is to educate and inform the public and policymakers regarding parental rights with a goal of securing…Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Parentalrights Org President · $174K revenue · Purcellville, VAParentalrights.org exists to preserve parental rights through a Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as well as through state and…Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named James Mason

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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James Mason 3 organizations · Wilmington, MA, Boston, MANorth Atlantic States Carpenters Health Benefits Fund
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James Mason 2 organizations · Portland, ORHealth Plan of Careoregon INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Jackson, MSUnited Methodist Ministry with Children and Families INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Avenue, MD221 Southern Mayland
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James Mason 1 organization · Dallas, TXChildrens Chorus of Greater Dallas
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James Mason 1 organization · Pownal, VTAmerican Legion
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James Mason 1 organization · Johnstown, OHOhio Natural Areas and Preserves Association
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James Mason 1 organization · New York, NYTwo Mauds INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Boston, MAMassachusetts College of Art and Design Foundation INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Tupelo, MSWebster Health Services INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Somers Point, NJAtlantic County Historical Society
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James Mason 1 organization · Lexington, KYNational Association of State Procurement Officials
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James Mason 1 organization · Rochester, NYAmalgamated Transit Union
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James Mason 1 organization · Louisville, KYKnights Athletic Club INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Alameda, CADon Bosco Missions Bangalore California
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James Mason 1 organization · Ventura, CAHealth Care Foundation for Ventura County INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Frankfort, KYExpree Credit Union
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James Mason 1 organization · Hauppauge, NYEmpire State Carpenters Apprenticeship R E Corp
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James Mason 1 organization · Richmond, VAWeldon H Smith Foundation
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James Mason 1 organization · Portland, MEMaine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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James Mason 1 organization · Cleveland, OHCatholic Community Foundation
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James Mason 1 organization · Mariposa, CAMariposa County Arts Council INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Mariposa, CAVeterans of Foreign Wars
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James Mason 1 organization · Cape Vincent, NYCape Vincent American Legion Post 832
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James Mason 1 organization · Memphis, TNInternational Brotherhood of Electr Workers Local No 474
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James Mason 1 organization · Washington, DCOdd Fellows Temple
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James Mason 1 organization · Chicago, IL1 Chicago Teachers Union
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James Mason 1 organization · Chestertown, MDCommunity Food Pantry
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James Mason 1 organization · Potsdam, NYPotsdam Volunteer Fire Department INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Ahoskie, NCHertford County Farm Bureau INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Canton, NYUnited Steelworkers
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James Mason 1 organization · Cleveland, OHMental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition
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James Mason 1 organization · Boston, MANorth Bennet Street School
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James Mason 1 organization · Camarillo, CAHousing Opportunities Mader Easier
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James Mason 1 organization · Cincinnati, OHBeech Acres Parenting Center
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James Mason 1 organization · Portland, OROregon Health Care Interpreters Association
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James Mason 1 organization · Flora, MSLiving Stories Ltd
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James Mason 1 organization · Cleveland, OHThe Hermit Club Company
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James Mason 1 organization · Stillwater, OKNew York State Auctioneers Association INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Wakefield, VASoutheast 4-H Educational Center INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Cape Vincent, NYCape Vincent Housing Corp
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James Mason 1 organization · Boise, IDThe Idaho Society for Energy and Environmental Education
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James Mason 1 organization · Pinellas Park, FL7467 Fl
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James Mason 1 organization · Media, PAMedia Fellowship House INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Oswego, NYOperation Oswego County INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Binghamton, NYUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters Joiners of America
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James Mason 1 organization · Goshen, KYFrancis Parker School of Louisville INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Florissant, MOAugustine Institute INC
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James Mason 1 organization · Little Rock, ARDisability Rights Arkansas INC

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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$266K
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$219K
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VP Finance and Technology · FY2024
$217K
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VP of Communications and Marketing · FY2024
$208K
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Director of Legal and Legislative Advocacy · FY2024
$206K
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Senior Counsel · FY2022
$195K
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Director of Global Outreach · FY2024
$171K
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Senior Counsel and Director of Group Services · FY2024
$165K
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Senior Counsel · FY2024
$162K
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Director of Litigation · FY2024
$160K
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Dba & Web Developer · FY2022
$143K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org