Federal Defender Program Inc

Analysis

Federal Defender Program Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1965, 61 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Federal Defender Program Inc reported income of $10.3m and spending of $10.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $8.4m to $10.3m (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Federal Defender Program Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include TLC Transitional Living Communities ($10.3m), Lincoln Medical Education Partnership ($10.3m) and Manna on Main Street ($10.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $279k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $11k. It reported 45 employees.