Kent County Office of the Defender

Analysis

Kent County Office of the Defender is a registered charity in United States, based in Zeeland, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Kent County Office of the Defender reported income of $6.5m and spending of $5.5m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $6.5m (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Kent County Office of the Defender sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clackamas Indigent Defense Corporation ($6.5m), Minority Alliance for Advocating Community Awareness & Action ($6.5m) and Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $344k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $7.4m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 47 employees.