Nonprofit · EIN 74-1916260
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,004,296 | $9,042,191 | -$37,895 | $8,843,174 | $4,763,309 | $4,079,865 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $10,254,694 | $10,424,694 | -$170,000 | $9,461,711 | $4,992,858 | $4,468,853 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $9,671,069 | $10,225,706 | -$554,637 | $10,011,176 | $5,874,767 | $4,136,409 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,135,210
- Membership dues
- $2,046,415
- Program service revenue
- $1,868,792
- Investment income
- $710,910
- Royalties
- $122,651
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $524,850
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $166,733
- Other revenue
- $289,384
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $45,367
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $629,718
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,367,140
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,944,985
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $367,906
- Occupancy
- $155,983
- Depreciation
- $34,251
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,461,711
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,843,174
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,763,309
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,079,865
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $504,578
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,760,385
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,304,347
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,775,518
- Gross unrelated business income
- $178,257
- Gross receipts
- $9,431,257
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 400
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA WAYNE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $329,421 | $44,799 |
| KYLE O'DOWD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 37.5 | $175,074 | $49,754 |
| GERALD LIPPERT | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $154,959 | $35,269 |
| BONNIE HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC DEFENSE Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $135,482 | $25,947 |
| MICHAEL PRICE | LITIGATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $141,152 | $18,118 |
| STEVEN LOGAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $142,343 | $15,622 |
| HENRY C BRASWELL | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $130,366 | $22,210 |
| ANDREW S BIRRELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| C MELISSA OWEN | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ROSS JOHNSON | FIRST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD S PUGH | SECOND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADDY R SCHMITT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON DE LA CABADA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER A WELLBORN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN L ARRASCADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
69 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA BOBROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN M BRAYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA CARMICHAEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH P CHAZIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELICA COGLIANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARLENE BAGLEY COMSTEDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATASHA M DARTIGUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC J DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS FINCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICE FONTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE FOOTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN P GARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE DEBORDE HOCHGLAUBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOELLYN L JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN R LABRANCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH K LEVI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSAY A LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA A MATHEWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MCBROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TANG NEWBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| H EUGENE OLIVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY HILAND PARMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN P RAGLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LONNIE M RANDOLPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN N ROSAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA M SARAFA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL D SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN STILLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN K TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE L UDOLF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IAN M WALLACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIEGO WEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD D WILLSTATTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES E BOREN | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN EPSTEIN | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIKRAM KAPIL | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE L THOMPSON | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NINA GINSBERG | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OSCAR GOODMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN PINALES | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN SABELLI | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA ORR | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ACKERMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK JONES | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HALL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM LAVINE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREW FINDLING | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY HOLLANDER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA BERGMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN ELLIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY POZNER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IRWIN SCHWARTZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY POLLACK | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY CLARKE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF WEINER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THEODORE SIMON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ADAMS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE GOLDMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| E GERRY MORRIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE LYONS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD GOLDSTEIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD LEFCOURT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN BENJAMIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY SCHECK | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD MALLETT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID RUSSELL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMEN HERNANDEZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HINGSON III | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NELLIE L KING | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 85 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA WAYNE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $319,865 | $33,019 |
| KYLE O'DOWD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 37.5 | $170,092 | $45,045 |
| GERALD LIPPERT | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $149,691 | $31,855 |
| BONNIE HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC DEFENSE Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $138,232 | $23,820 |
| MICHAEL PRICE | LITIGATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $137,740 | $17,675 |
| STEVEN LOGAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $136,570 | $17,936 |
| HENRY C BRASWELL | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $128,659 | $20,109 |
| MICHAEL P HEISKELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER A WELLBORN | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW S BIRRELL | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| C MELISSA OWEN | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ROSS JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELLIE L KING | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUDA AJLANI MACRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL N ARSHACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN AU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BOBROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN M BRAYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH P CHAZIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELICA COGLIANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC J DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON DE LA CABADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES E FELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE FOOTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE DEBORDE HOCHGLAUBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA A MATHEWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANEANNE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TANG NEWBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHARINE O'DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H EUGENE OLIVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA PFEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNIE M RANDOLPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIEL REYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN N ROSAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADDY R SCHMITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADY SKINNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN STILLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY THEDFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE L UDOLF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN M WALLACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIEGO WEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D WILLSTATTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY E ZERILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE J ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA CLARK PALMER | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDE MICHAEL FACCIDOMO | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIKRAM KAPIL | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE LTHOMPSON | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA GINSBERG | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OSCAR GOODMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN PINALES | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN SABELLI | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL SONNETT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA ORR | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ACKERMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK JONES | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WILLIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HALL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LAVINE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW FINDLING | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY HOLLANDER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BERGMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ELLIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY POZNER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRWIN SCHWARTZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY POLLACK | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY CLARKE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY COX | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF WEINER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE SIMON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ADAMS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE GOLDMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| E MORRIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE LYONS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD GOLDSTEIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD LEFCOURT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EPHRAIM MARGOLIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN BENJAMIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY SCHECK | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD MALLETT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RUSSELL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN HERNANDEZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HINGSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 85 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA WAYNE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 37.5 | $291,790 | $26,228 |
| KYLE O'DOWD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 37.5 | $181,568 | $44,493 |
| GERALD LIPPERT | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $151,760 | $30,909 |
| ELIZABETH BLACKWOOD | COUNSEL AND PROJECT DIR Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $127,520 | $32,828 |
| STEVEN LOGAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $132,724 | $17,062 |
| JULIE CICCOLINI | DIRECTOR OF LAW ENFORCEMEN Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $131,020 | $17,522 |
| MICHAEL PRICE | LITIGATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $128,462 | $16,679 |
| MICHAEL P HEISKELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER A WELLBORN | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW S BIRRELL | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| C MELISSA OWEN | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ROSS JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELLIE L KING | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUDA AJLANI MACRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL N ARSHACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN AU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BOBROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN M BRAYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH P CHAZIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELICA COGLIANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC J DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON DE LA CABADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES E FELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE FOOTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE DEBORDE HOCHGLAUBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA A MATHEWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANEANNE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TANG NEWBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHARINE O'DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H EUGENE OLIVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA PFEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNIE M RANDOLPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIEL REYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN N ROSAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADDY R SCHMITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADY SKINNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN STILLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY THEDFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE L UDOLF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN M WALLACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIEGO WEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D WILLSTATTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY E ZERILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE J ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA CLARK PALMER | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDE MICHAEL FACCIDOMO | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIKRAM KAPIL | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE LTHOMPSON | AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA GINSBERG | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OSCAR GOODMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN PINALES | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN SABELLI | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL SONNETT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA ORR | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ACKERMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK JONES | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WILLIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HALL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LAVINE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW FINDLING | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY HOLLANDER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BERGMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ELLIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY POZNER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRWIN SCHWARTZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY POLLACK | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY CLARKE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY COX | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF WEINER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE SIMON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ADAMS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE GOLDMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| E MORRIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE LYONS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD GOLDSTEIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD LEFCOURT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EPHRAIM MARGOLIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN BENJAMIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY SCHECK | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD MALLETT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RUSSELL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN HERNANDEZ | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HINGSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1660 L STREET NW 12TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-5603
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LISA WAYNE, 1660 L STREET NW 12TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- LISA WAYNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 872-8600
- Website
- WWW.NACDL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SIKICH LLC
Mission
SERVE AS A LEADER, ALONGSIDE DIVERSE COALITIONS, IN IDENTIFYING AND REFORMING FLAWS AND INEQUITIES IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, AND REDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM, AND ENSURING THAT ITS MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE BAR ARE FULLY EQUIPPED TO SERVE ALL ACCUSED PERSONS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
Program accomplishments
- NACDL, "LIBERTY'S LAST CHAMPION," IS ADVANCING DUE PROCESS AND PURSUING A RATIONAL AND HUMANE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE AGENDA: FORENSICS REFORM, DEATH PENALTY REPEAL, DISCOVERY REFORM, DRUG LAW REFORM; EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION REFORM, PUBLIC DEFENSE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, NATIONAL SECURITY, POST-CONVICTION RIGHTS RESTORATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS, RECORDING INTERROGATIONS, SENTENCING REFORM, PROTECTION OF PRIVACY RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE, CLEMENCY AND EARLY RELEASE ADVOCACY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND REPORTING AS WELL AS ADVOCACY AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. NACDL ALSO OFFERS A RESOURCE CENTER TO PROVIDE PRACTICE SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO TRAINING TO THE MANY SMALL AND SOLO PRACTITIONERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
- NACDL'S CLE INSTITUTE OFFERS CUTTING EDGE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) PROGRAMMING BOTH IN LIVE FORMAT AS WELL AS A WIDE VARIETY OF CONTENT DELIVERY METHODS FOR ACQUIRING SELF-STUDY CLE. UNLIKE ANY OTHER CLE PROVIDERS FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL DEFENSE, NACDL GARNERS ITS QUALITY ADVANTAGE AS A RESULT OF ITS ABILITY TO ATTRACT NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED FACULTIES CONSISTING OF THE NATION'S GREATEST LEGAL MINDS, HIGH-PROFILE FIGURES, AND EXPERTS IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZATIONS. THESE FACULTIES TRANSLATE INTO THE PRODUCTION OF PREMIERE CLE PROGRAMMING WHICH ADDRESSES THE MOST CURRENT AND RELEVANT ISSUES IN THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY.
- "THE CHAMPION MAGAZINE" OFFERS TIMELY, INFORMATIVE ARTICLES WRITTEN FOR THE DEFENSE BAR AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AUTHORED BY CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE FIELD. THE ARTICLES ADDRESS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ALL AREAS RELATED TO THE NATION'S CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ON THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS, INCLUDING MYRIAD CUTTING-EDGE ISSUES RELATED TO PRACTICE AND POLICY IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL PROCESS. THE PUBLICATION SEEKS TO ELEVATE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE THROUGHOUT THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE BAR AND PROMOTE SYSTEMIC REFORMS THAT ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING PROTECTION OF FIRST, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, EIGHTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS, PROMOTING A FAIR, RATIONAL, AND HUMANE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, AND REDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1916260
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,843,174
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,431,257
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $9,004,296 | $9,042,191 | $8,843,174 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $10,254,694 | $10,424,694 | $9,461,711 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $9,671,069 | $10,225,706 | $10,011,176 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $10,061,062 | $9,957,818 | $8,905,930 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 74-1916260).
Questions about NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC is 74-1916260.
- Is NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1977.
- Are donations to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC 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 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LISA WAYNE.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 84 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $329,421 (LISA WAYNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,004,296, expenses of $9,042,191 and total assets of $8,843,174 at year end.
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