What is the EIN of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA?

The employer identification number (EIN) of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA is 23-1445669.

Are donations to DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

When is the next return of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KEISHA HUDSON.

Who are the officers and directors of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $224,465 (KEISHA HUDSON, CHIEF DEFENDER).

How much revenue does DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $104,576,114, expenses of $102,448,662 and total assets of $86,143,028 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 23-1445669

DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$104,576,114	$102,448,662	$2,127,452	$86,143,028	$77,680,055	$8,462,973
June 30, 2024	990	$97,387,431	$97,087,818	$299,613	$86,663,928	$80,328,407	$6,335,521
June 30, 2023	990	$83,916,027	$84,703,139	-$787,112	$56,503,891	$50,467,983	$6,035,908

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $104,270,797
of which government grants: $102,503,809
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $305,317
Other revenue: $0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $0
Other salaries and wages: $64,068,579
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $87,947,320
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Legal fees: $58,320
Accounting fees: $21,005
Occupancy: $6,692,066
Travel: $722,270
Depreciation: $93,554
Program services (functional): $96,048,583
Management and general (functional): $6,400,079

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $86,663,928
Total assets, end of year: $86,143,028
Total liabilities, end of year: $77,680,055
Net assets, end of year: $8,462,973
Land, buildings and equipment: $128,346
Publicly traded securities: $20,991,102
Net assets without donor restrictions: $7,444,474
Net assets with donor restrictions: $1,018,499
Gross receipts: $104,576,114
Employees: 819
Volunteers: 26
Year formed: 1934
State of legal domicile: PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
KEISHA HUDSON	CHIEF DEFENDER Officer	40	$224,465	$45,453
SARAH ALLEN	FIRST ASSISTANT Officer	40	$218,851	$47,263
BRETT SWEITZER	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$215,681	$37,679
SAMUEL J ANGELL	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$215,681	$36,846
VICTOR J ABREU	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$215,681	$26,947
JENNIFER L CHICCARINO	FIRST ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Officer	40	$215,681	$23,983
ROBERT EPSTEIN	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$216,709	$17,679
LEWIS LISA E	CHIEF FEDERAL DEFENDER Officer	40	$192,781	$36,158
CATHERINE C HENRY	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$217,611	$4,888
PAUL J HETZNECKER ESQUIRE	PRESIDENT/FEDERAL TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
CATHERINE M RECKER ESQUIRE	VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
RILEY H ROSS III	SECRETARY Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MICHAEL A SCHWARTZ ESQUIRE	TREASURER/FEDERAL TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
SUSAN LIN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR/FEDERAL TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
DAVID RUDOVSKY ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR/FEDERAL TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0

18 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
LYDIA KIRKLAND ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
TAYLOR PACHECO ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
H ROBERT FIEBACH ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
JAMES BECKER ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR/FEDERAL TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.3	$0
JOANNA VISSER ADJOIAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
CELESTE TRUSTY ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
JOHN PAUL SIMPKINS ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
KEVIN HARDEN JR	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
LORENA E AHUMADA ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
HELEN GYM ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
MARC BOOKMAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR/FEDERAL TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.3	$0
MARISSA BOYERS BLUESTINE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
MARK ARONCHICK ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
PETER G ROSSI ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR/FEDERAL TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.3	$0
PATRICK J EGAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR/FEDERAL TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.3	$0
SU MING YEH ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
SUZANNE J YOUNG ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0
TERRANCE LEWIS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 33 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
KEISHA HUDSON	CHIEF DEFENDER Officer	35	$217,414	$36,099
SARAH ALLEN	FIRST ASSISTANT Officer	35	$197,277	$41,119
DAVID L ZUCKERMAN	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$203,037	$28,064
CRISTI A CHARPENTIER	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$202,547	$28,064
HELEN A MARINO	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$202,569	$27,974
JENNIFER L CHICCARINO	FIRST ASSISTANT FEDERAL DE Officer	40	$202,547	$17,025
VICTOR J ABREU	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$202,547	$9,928
CATHERINE C HENRY	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$203,207	$4,615
LISA E LEWIS	CHIEF FEDERAL DEFENDER Officer	40	$147,743	$22,630
ARLENE RIVERA FINKELSTEIN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
CATHERINE M RECKER ESQUIRE	VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
DAVID RUDOVSKY ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
DR DOREEN LOURY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
GREGORY M SLEET ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
H ROBERT FIEBACH ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
JAMES BECKER ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
JOANNA VISSER ADJOIAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
JOANNE EPPS ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
JOHN PAUL SIMPKINS ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
KEVIN HARDEN JR	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
LORENA E AHUMADA ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
LOUIS M NATALI JR ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MARC BOOKMAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MARISSA BOYERS BLUESTINE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MARK ARONCHICK ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MICHAEL A SCHWARTZ ESQUIRE	TREASURER Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
PATRICK J EGAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
PAUL J HETZNECKER ESQUIRE	PRESIDENT Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
PETER G ROSSI ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
RILEY H ROSS III	SECRETARY Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
SU MING YEH ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
SUZANNE J YOUNG ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
TERRANCE LEWIS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 33 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
ELIZABETH TOPLIN	ASSISTANT CHIEF OF TRIAL UNIT Highest-paid employee	40	$196,216	$57,500
SHAWN NOLAN	CHIEF OF CAPITAL HABEAS UN Highest-paid employee	40	$196,216	$54,320
JAMES MCHUGH	EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee	40	$213,751	$35,980
HELEN MARINO	FIRST ASSISTANT FEDERAL DE Officer	40	$196,216	$48,182
STUART B LEV	ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER Highest-paid employee	40	$196,216	$48,182
VICTOR ABREU	DEPUTY CHIEF OF CAPITAL HA Highest-paid employee	40	$196,216	$24,647
KEISHA HUDSON	CHIEF DEFENDER Officer	35	$179,652	$35,202
SARAH ALLEN	FIRST ASSISTANT Officer	35	$181,224	$8,187
LEIGH SKIPPER	CHIEF FEDERAL DEFENDER Officer	40	$120,011	$13,796
ARLENE RIVERA FINKELSTEIN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
CATHERINE M RECKER ESQUIRE	VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
DAVID RUDOVSKY ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
DR DOREEN LOURY	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
GREGORY M SLEET ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
H ROBERT FIEBACH ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
JAMES BECKER ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
JOANNA VISSER ADJOIAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
JOANNE EPPS ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
JOHN PAUL SIMPKINS ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
KEVIN HARDEN JR	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
LORENA E AHUMADA ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
LOUIS M NATALI JR ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MARC BOOKMAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MARISSA BOYERS BLUESTINE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MARK ARONCHICK ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
MICHAEL A SCHWARTZ ESQUIRE	TREASURER Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
PATRICK J EGAN ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
PAUL J HETZNECKER ESQUIRE	PRESIDENT Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
PETER G ROSSI ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
RILEY H ROSS III	SECRETARY Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
SU MING YEH ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
SUZANNE J YOUNG ESQUIRE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0
TERRANCE LEWIS	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	0.3	$0	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 1441 SANSOM STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102-3016
In care of: % KRISTIN MUHL
Principal officer (990 for 2024): KEISHA HUDSON, 1441 SANSOM STREET 12TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Signed the 990: KEISHA HUDSON, CHIEF DEFENDER
Phone: (267) 765-6727
Website: WWW.PHILLYDEFENDERS.ORG
Return prepared by: KREISCHER MILLER

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA-PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS
Expenses $63,428,010
FEDERAL JUDICIARY-PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS
Expenses $32,620,573

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	June 30, 2026	November 16, 2026	Not due yet
2024	June 30, 2025	November 17, 2025	990 on file
2023	June 30, 2024	November 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 23-1445669
Tax-exempt status: 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status: Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78): Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since: 1937
Accounting year ends: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Crime and legal-related (I800)
Assets (IRS master file): $86,143,028
Income (IRS master file): $104,576,114

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$104,576,114	$102,448,662	$86,143,028	IRS
990	June 2024	$97,387,431	$97,087,818	$86,663,928	IRS
990	June 2023	$83,916,027	$84,703,139	$56,503,891	XML
990	June 2022	$76,191,393	$73,816,848	$32,492,853	IRS
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2019	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2018	–	–	–	IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-1445669).

Questions about DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA

What is the EIN of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA?: The employer identification number (EIN) of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA is 23-1445669.
Is DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
Are donations to DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA tax-deductible?: Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA file?: Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA due?: The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA last file with the IRS?: The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KEISHA HUDSON.
Who are the officers and directors of DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $224,465 (KEISHA HUDSON, CHIEF DEFENDER).
How much revenue does DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $104,576,114, expenses of $102,448,662 and total assets of $86,143,028 at year end.

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