Capital Area Private Defender Services

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 2014Crime & LegalEIN 47-1864841Revenue $4.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRScapds.org910 Lavaca St, 78701-3121 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since May 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Capital Area Private Defender service (capds) is to enhance the quality of representation provided to indigent adult defendants in travis county. We achieve this by establishing meaningful standards for quality representation, ensuring appointed counsel exceeds these standards, overseeing the work of appointed counsel and by providing educational and mentoring Services to support those appointed to represent indigent clients.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 36 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$867K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$162K
135% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 135% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$4.9M
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
71%
Net assets
−$42K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.2M
Net assets
−$42K
FY2025▲ +94%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$277K
FY2021−$519K
FY2022−$831K
FY2023−$58K
FY2024−$660K
FY2025−$42K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $3.0M Management & general 29% · $1.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $867K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$171,732Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Legal Services
$158,080Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Defense Ser. and Outreach
$148,480Pt VII · Sec A
Director, the Forensic Project
$132,556Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Magistration Services
$128,605Pt VII · Sec A
Supervising Attorney
$127,105Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bradley Hargis’s $172K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bradley Hargis$171,732$172,933$166,550$168,523$154,878$126,705
M Ariel Payan$158,080$158,355$151,480———
Ira Davis————$101,356$155,305
Kathleen Muncie$148,480$148,480$141,647$128,424$117,415$101,105
Stacie Lieberman$132,556$131,510$128,818$126,798$122,860$119,423
Justin R Crisler$128,605$128,605————
Janet L Reinarz$127,105$127,105————
Richard Segura——$123,532$121,847$117,415$101,105

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves indigent defense by training and supporting assigned counsel for adults in the criminal justice system.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Capds is dedicated to assisting indigent clients of travis county facing criminal charges. Our organization provides consulting and managment services to deliver the highest possible quality defense for those facing criminal charges in travis county.

$3.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
−$42K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
Net assetsLn 32−$42K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K$120K
Total assetsLn 16$74K$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$734K$162K
Net assetsLn 32−$660K−$42K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$230K$176K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.5M$274K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$241K$241K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$480K$480K
Payroll taxesLn 10$226K$204K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$13K$63K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$41K$5K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K$92K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.0M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.9M$4.2M$616K−$42K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$3.9M−$598K−$660K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$3.6M$771K−$58K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$3.0M−$312K−$831K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.6M−$240K−$519K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$2.0M−$126K−$277K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,861,201 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,292,412$4,857,227
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,922$3,974
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,296,334$4,861,201
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,529,381$3,921,730
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $365,129$323,150
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,894,510$4,244,880
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$598,176$616,321
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,861,201 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,851,859
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,368
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,857,227
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,974$3,974
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,974 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,861,201
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,244,880 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $175,629 · Management $54,524$230,153
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,469,760 · Management $274,418$2,744,178
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $240,936$240,936
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $479,986$479,986
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $203,829 · Management $22,648$226,477
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,164$13,164
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,554$6,554
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $40,440$40,440
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,649 · Management $63,471$76,120
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,773 · Management $4,587$45,360
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,637$10,637
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,606$1,606
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,574$19,574
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,747 · Management $5,121$96,868
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,852 · Management $1,975$12,827
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,017,482 · Management $1,227,398 · Fundraising $0$4,244,880
Part X · Balance sheet $119,915 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,549$119,915
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,948$119,915
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,778$23,963
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,000$20,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $709,843$117,701
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $733,621$161,664
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$659,673−$41,749
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,948$119,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$41,749 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,861,201
XI-2 Total expenses$4,244,880
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$616,321
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$659,673
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,603
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$41,749

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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