To provide legal services for indigents as specified in chapters 151 and 138 of the oregon revised statutes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 69 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $421K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$884K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4.9M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.9M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$9.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.9M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$9.9M
Expenses
$9.7M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$9.7M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1983.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $8.5M Management & general 12% · $1.1M

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

12 people listed on the 990; $884K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$154,530Pt VII · Sec A
$139,670Pt VII · Sec A
$138,651Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$135,705Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$133,985Pt VII · Sec A
$133,646Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$47,366Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Reding’s $155K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M public safety & disaster 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Stacey Reding$154,530$147,879——
Gardner Ashmanskas$139,670———
Christopher O'Connor$138,651———
Joseph Debin$135,705$133,716——
Sara Foroshani—$135,571——
Lisa Pardini$133,985———
Alan Norris—$133,716——
Cordelia Tilghman$133,646———

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

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

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Offers free legal help to low-income individuals as required by Oregon law.

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1 program · $8.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Multnomah defenders, inc. (mdi) provides legal services to individuals charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes or facing civil contempt adjudications in the circuit court of the state of oregon for multnomah county.

$8.5Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Money outPt IX
$9.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.5M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Total revenueLn 12$9.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.6M
SavingsLn 2$717K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K
Other assetsLn 15$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$95K
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$235K$235K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.9M$5.4M$487K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$558K$454K$104K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$765K$763K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$477K$423K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$41K$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$80K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$263K$229K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$342K$308K$34K
OccupancyLn 16$680K$612K$68K
TravelLn 17$81K$76K$5K
InterestLn 20$25$23$2
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$35K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$42K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$112K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.7M$8.5M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $9.9M$9.7M$190K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.6M$8.9M$731K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.3M$7.2M$122K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.3M$6.1M$173K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.3M$5.4M$890K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,861,032 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,624,943$9,786,074
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,912$74,958
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,634,855$9,861,032
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 $7,393,905$7,936,572
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,509,659$1,734,794
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,903,564$9,671,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $731,291$189,666
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,861,032 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,786,074
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,786,074
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $74,958$74,958
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $74,958$9,861,032
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,671,366 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $235,240$235,240
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,413,965 · Management $486,940$5,900,905
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $454,069 · Management $103,833$557,902
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $762,911 · Management $2,458$765,369
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $423,439 · Management $53,717$477,156
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $41,036$41,036
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,714$37,714
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80,314 · Management $15,445$95,759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $229,485 · Management $33,414$262,899
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $308,124 · Management $34,236$342,360
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $612,444 · Management $68,050$680,494
IX-17 TravelPrograms $75,730 · Management $4,988$80,718
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23 · Management $2$25
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,812 · Management $3,869$38,681
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,524 · Management $1,345$42,869
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,239$112,239
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,549,079 · Management $1,122,287 · Fundraising $0$9,671,366
Part X · Balance sheet $8,529,329 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,392,902$3,557,510
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $712,875$717,305
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $85,735$143,432
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $176,947$132,830
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,712$95,186
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,475,456$3,883,066
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,892,627$8,529,329
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $459,677$456,648
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,018,132$4,468,197
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,477,809$4,924,845
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,414,818$3,604,484
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,414,818$3,604,484
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,892,627$8,529,329
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,604,484 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,861,032
XI-2 Total expenses$9,671,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$189,666
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,414,818
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,604,484

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