Metropolitan Public Defender Service Inc

Analysis

Metropolitan Public Defender Service Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1971, 55 years ago. 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, Metropolitan Public Defender Service Inc reported income of $31.8m and spending of $27.9m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $14.4m to $31.8m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Metropolitan Public Defender Service Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transition Projects Inc ($31.8m), Naropa University ($31.9m) and Catholic Health System Infusion Pharmacy Inc ($31.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $393k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.4m. At year end it held assets of $26.9m against liabilities of $15.3m, net assets of $11.5m. It reported 263 employees.