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Metropolitan Public Defender Service Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

An independent audit commissioned by this organization for the fiscal year ending Dec. 2023 identified:

Material weakness in internal controls
Audit identified a deficiency in internal financial or governance controls that could limit the organization's ability to track and report financial data reliably. The deficiency could lead to failure to prevent or correct noncompliance with requirements.
Significant deficiency in internal controls
Audit identified a deficiency in internal financial or governance controls that could limit the organization's ability to track and report financial data reliably. The deficiency is less severe than a material weakness but warrants attention from management.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$31.8M (2023)

Expenses
$27.9M (2023)

Total Assets
$26.9M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$15.3M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$31,840,321
Expenses
$27,900,496
Net Income
$3,939,825
Net Assets
$11,548,656
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $31,490,570
98.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $294,783
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $54,968
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $392,983
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $18,414,640
66.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,856,795
Total Liabilities $15,308,139
Net Assets $11,548,656
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gregory Benson Scholl (Capital Team Director) $179,219 $0 $10,731
Carl Macpherson (Executive Director) $170,419 $0 $22,920
Grant Joseph Hartley (Multnomah County Director) $168,089 $0 $22,459
Dawn Andrews (Pcad County Director) $164,133 $0 $11,269
Seth Ivan White (Capital Team Attorney) $160,184 $0 $18,169
Stephen Wynne Eberlein (Capital Team Attorney) $157,694 $0 $18,016
Sally Alworth (Controller (Beg. Feb. '23)) $86,754 $0 $13,791
Lura Malcolm (Board Secretary) $82,543 $0 $16,556
Roberta Phillip Robbins (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Douglas D Morris (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Bobadilla (Board Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Boise (Board Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Susan F Mandiberg (Board Trustee (Thru Nov. '23)) $0 $0 $0
Hubert Mathews (Board Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dr Thuy Tran (Board Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,386,289
Expenses
$20,787,544
Net Income
$1,598,745
Net Assets
$7,608,831
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,365,483
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $19,667
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,139
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $283,032
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,510,375
65.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,343,675
Total Liabilities $13,734,844
Net Assets $7,608,831
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gregory Benson Scholl (Capital Team Director) $146,304 $0 $9,578
Dawn Andrews (Pcad County Director) $143,717 $0 $10,501
Carl Macpherson (Executive Director) $135,087 $0 $16,855
Grant Joseph Hartley (Multnomah County Director) $131,011 $0 $20,218
Douglas Patrick Killian (Chief Attorney) $128,969 $0 $9,505
Mary Catherine Bruington (Washington County Director) $125,403 $0 $20,316
Lura Malcolm (Secretary) $62,543 $0 $15,833
Tana Gutzka (Treasurer) $38,409 $0 $8,650
Roberta Phillip Robbins (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Bobadilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Boise (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Susan F Mandiberg (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hubert Mathews (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Douglas D Morris (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Thuy Tran (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,659,082
Expenses
$17,827,798
Net Income
$1,831,284
Net Assets
$5,995,294
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,551,914
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,580
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $105,588
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $321,999
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,744,668
65.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,381,297
Total Liabilities $1,386,003
Net Assets $5,995,294
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Scholl (Director) $139,801 $0 $11,808
Carl Macpherson (Executive Director) $131,351 $0 $26,385
Dawn Andrews (Chief Attorney) $128,507 $0 $14,985
Mary Bruington (Director) $125,785 $0 $22,377
Seth White (Attorney) $116,070 $0 $21,615
Deborah Burdzik (Attorney) $115,611 $0 $21,615
Tana Gutzka (Treasurer) $66,670 $0 $18,325
Lura Malcolm (Secretary) $60,604 $0 $14,377
Roberta Phillip Robbins (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Bobadilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Boise (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Susan Mandiberg (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hubert Mathews (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Douglas Morris (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Thuy Tran (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,356,669
Expenses
$16,621,330
Net Income
$1,735,339
Net Assets
$4,164,010
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,341,021
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $15,648
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $331,061
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,933,684
65.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,044,816
Total Liabilities $3,880,806
Net Assets $4,164,010
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carl Macpherson (Executive Director) $139,843 $0 $26,626
Greg Scholl (Director) $138,012 $0 $10,080
Mary Bruington (Director) $126,730 $0 $20,857
Doug Killian (Chief Attorney) $124,061 $0 $10,079
Chris Colburn (Chief Attorney) $123,761 $0 $10,559
Dawn Andrews (Chief Attorney) $123,657 $0 $13,218
Tana Gutzka (Treasurer) $68,749 $0 $19,643
Lura Malcolm (Secretary) $62,079 $0 $14,121
Roberta Phillip Robbins (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Susan Mandiberg (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Douglas Morris (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Boise (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Thuy Tran (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Bobadilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hubert Mathews (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,351,298
Expenses
$13,573,290
Net Income
$778,008
Net Assets
$2,428,671
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,317,259
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $33,414
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $625
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $285,950
2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,605,609
63.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,138,390
Total Liabilities $1,709,719
Net Assets $2,428,671
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carl Macpherson (Executive Director) $120,678 $0 $22,342
Greg Scholl (County Director) $119,899 $0 $8,026
Kathleen Dunn (County Director) $114,029 $0 $18,114
Chris Colburn (Chief Attorney) $107,810 $0 $8,788
Dawn Andrews (Chief Attorney) $107,707 $0 $8,712
Mary Bruington (County Director) $107,533 $0 $18,298
Tana Gutzka (Treasurer) $60,203 $0 $18,006
Lura Malcolm (Secretary) $50,940 $0 $13,780
Melissa Bobadilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Boise (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Merwyn Greenlick Thru 62019 (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Susan F Mandiberg (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hubert Mathews (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Douglas Morris (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dr Thuy Tran (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Roberta Phillip Robbins (Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,301,344
Expenses
$13,087,547
Net Income
$213,797
Net Assets
$1,650,663
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,276,101
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $16,943
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,300
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $268,532
2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,330,555
63.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,943,334
Total Liabilities $2,292,671
Net Assets $1,650,663

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,979,318
Expenses
$11,981,321
Net Income
$997,997
Net Assets
$1,436,866
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,950,248
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,023
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,047
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $299,448
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,487,593
62.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,892,863
Total Liabilities $2,455,997
Net Assets $1,436,866

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,170,883
Expenses
$11,106,429
Net Income
$64,454
Net Assets
$438,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,159,470
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,235
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,178
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $280,932
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,172,740
64.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,651,064
Total Liabilities $3,212,195
Net Assets $438,869

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,958,186
Expenses
$11,283,165
Net Income
-$324,979
Net Assets
$374,415
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,943,970
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,905
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,311
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $280,683
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,387,860
65.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,416,665
Total Liabilities $3,042,250
Net Assets $374,415

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,374,218
Expenses
$10,876,288
Net Income
-$502,070
Net Assets
$699,670
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,358,390
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,572
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,256
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $263,559
2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,116,364
65.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,136,510
Total Liabilities $2,436,840
Net Assets $699,670

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,334,531
Expenses
$10,077,192
Net Income
-$742,661
Net Assets
$1,201,740
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $9,318,214
99.8%
Investment Income $3,965
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,352
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $253,829
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,411,615
63.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,917,432
Total Liabilities $1,715,692
Net Assets $1,201,740
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Curt Lane Borg (Executive Director) $106,015 $0 $35,324
Tana L Gutzka (Treasurer) $54,846 $0 $10,834
Lura Malcolm (Secretary) $36,548 $0 $10,262
Steve Houze (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan A Ater (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Susan F Mandiberg (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Antonio J Gonzalez (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Merwyn Greenlick (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Roberta Phillip Robbins (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Johnson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,619,499
Expenses
$9,308,477
Net Income
$311,022
Net Assets
$1,944,401
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $9,604,582
99.8%
Investment Income $3,205
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,712
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $265,989
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,859,993
63.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,125,112
Total Liabilities $1,180,711
Net Assets $1,944,401

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,571,908
Expenses
$9,292,569
Net Income
$279,339
Net Assets
$1,633,379
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $9,551,311
99.8%
Investment Income $4,645
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,952
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $263,495
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,987,274
64.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,434,202
Total Liabilities $800,823
Net Assets $1,633,379

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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