Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin Inc

Analysis

Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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 September 2023, Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin Inc reported income of $5.7m and spending of $5.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $5.7m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin Inc sits at the 94th 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 WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Advocates Incorporated ($5.7m), Laurens Kids ($5.7m) and Ft Bend County Child Advocates Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $244k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $869k against liabilities of $867k, net assets of $1,614. It reported 31 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.