Capital Area Private Defender Service

Analysis

Capital Area Private Defender Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 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, Capital Area Private Defender Service reported income of $4.3m and spending of $3.6m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $4.3m (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 63%. 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, Capital Area Private Defender Service sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grassroots Global Justice ($4.3m), Child Enrichment Inc ($4.3m) and Legal Aid Society of Orange County Inc ($4.3m).

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 $212k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $102k against liabilities of $160k, net assets of -$58k. It reported 35 employees.