Public Defender Corporation for the 27th Judicial Circuit

Analysis

Public Defender Corporation for the 27th Judicial Circuit is a registered charity in United States, based in Martinsburg, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 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 June 2023, Public Defender Corporation for the 27th Judicial Circuit reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.7m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.1m (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Public Defender Corporation for the 27th Judicial Circuit sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Immigrant Community Empowerment ($3.1m), The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance ($3.1m) and Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 37 employees.