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Nonprofits›Metropolitan Public Defender Service Inc

Metropolitan Public Defender Service Inc

PORTLAND, OR

Website

Total revenue

$33.5M

Total expenses

$30.9M

Net assets

$14.1M

Grants received

$997K

11 grants

EIN

930591637

Tax year

2024

Mission

Metropolitan public defender services, inc. ("mpd") is a 501(c)(3) non-profit law firm that provides legal defense services for misdemeanor to capital murder cases, juvenile matters from delinquency to dependency, mental health cases from civil commitments to mental health courts, and specialty projects from drug courts to community court. Mpd handles thousands of cases a year with the primary public defense contracts in multnomah and washington counties as well as the largest capital defense contract in the state.mpds is also dedicated to building a holistic model in which we are a community-based resource, providing a broad array of legal services to low-income individuals for the purpose of improving outcomes like long-term stability.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$32.9M

Program service revenue—

Investment income$575K

Other revenue—

Total revenue$33.5M

Expenses

Grants paid$564K

Salaries & benefits$25.6M

Fundraising$18K

Other expenses$4.7M

Total expenses$30.9M

Total assets$30.0M

Net assets$14.1M

People

15 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CARL MACPHERSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$193K

40 hrs/wk

SALLY ALWORTH

CONTROLLER

Board

$138K

40 hrs/wk

LURA MALCOLM

BOARD SECRETARY

Board

$79K

40 hrs/wk

PEYTON LEE

BOARD TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

WHITNEY BOISE

BOARD TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

MELISSA BOBADILLA

BOARD TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DOUGLAS D MORRIS

BOARD TREASURER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DR THUY TRAN

BOARD TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ROBERTA PHILLIP-ROBBINS

BOARD CHAIR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

HUBERT MATHEWS

BOARD TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DAWN ANDREWS

PCAD COUNTY DIRECTOR

Staff

$184K

40 hrs/wk

GREGORY BENSON SCHOLL

CAPITAL TEAM DIRECTOR

Staff

$183K

40 hrs/wk

DEAN ARTHUR SMITH

CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY

Staff

$176K

40 hrs/wk

GRANT JOSEPH HARTLEY

MULTNOMAH COUNTY DIRECTOR

Staff

$172K

40 hrs/wk

DEBORAH SUSANNE BURDZIK

CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY

Staff

$164K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

CHRIS HOLBROOK CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION

$785K

ON LINE SUPPORT INC

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

$349K

MULTNOMAH DEFENDERS INC

LEGAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT

$187K

PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE INC

PROF. COACHING, DEVELOPMENT, ETC.

$117K

Grants received

Showing 11 of 11

FromAmountPurposeYear

OREGON LAW FOUNDATION

$20K

TO SUPPORT CIVIL LEGAL HELP FOR OREGONIANS WITH LOW INCOMES

2024

THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$16K

Violence Prevention

2024

MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST

$100K

FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS INCLUDING UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN

2023

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette

$33K

JOHS Grants Out

2023

MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST

$167K

To support legal services and collaboration with other nonprofits to prevent and confront deportation of Oregon residents subject to removal proceedings at the Portland Immigration Court

2021

THE COLLINS FOUNDATION

$50K

SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, CONSULTATION AND APPLICATION-BASED LEGAL SERVICES, LEGAL CLINICS AND EVENTS, AND CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES TO IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES STATEWIDE

2021

Innovation Law Lab

$176K

Immigration Serivces

2020

MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST

$150K

For continued support of the removal defense project to prevent and confront efforts to deport Oregonians through free legal services

2020

THE COLLINS FOUNDATION

$67K

SUPPORT THE IMMIGRANT DEFENSE OREGON PROGRAM PROVIDING A SPECTRUM OF LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS STATEWIDE

2020

Innovation Law Lab

$119K

Immigration Serivces

2019

MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST

$100K

To support a project that works to prevent and challenge efforts to deport Oregonians who are involved in Portland immigration court removal proceedings

2019