Snohomish County Public Defender Association
Snohomish County Public Defender Association reported $22.9 million in revenue and $22.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.69 went to program services, $8.31 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $254,815 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 75 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 87% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $22MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.3% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.1% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.3% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $254,815 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.14% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 75 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAll of the work of Snohomish County Public Defender association is dedicated to public defense supporting indigent persons in criminal and civil cases where loss of liberty under criminal and civil laws is potential. Indigent people for these purposes are those who cannot afford legal counsel and are facing a potential loss of liberty. We fight for the rights of our clients and work to zealously defend them as their right that is afforded to them through amendment 6 of the US constitution
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $213,461 | $0 | $41,354 | $254,815 |
| ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $198,904 | $0 | $42,878 | $241,782 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $187,222 | $0 | $50,800 | $238,022 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $187,222 | $0 | $50,800 | $238,022 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,022 | $0 | $52,000 | $238,022 |
| UNIT SUPERVISOR-FELONY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $191,239 | $0 | $29,876 | $221,115 |
75 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Snohomish County Public Defender Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $244K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5184
- Volunteers Part I, line 619
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Every number above is copied from Snohomish County Public Defender Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Snohomish County Public Defender Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Snohomish County Public Defender Association spent in 2024, $91.69 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Snohomish County Public Defender Association's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Snohomish County Public Defender Association reported that 91.7% of its $22.4 million in expenses went to program services, 8.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Snohomish County Public Defender Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Snohomish County Public Defender Association reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $254,815, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Snohomish County Public Defender Association get its money?
Of $22.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 2.1% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 97.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Snohomish County Public Defender Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0906333 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502689349301960 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443069349301759 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349317697 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222939349301502 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349308049 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012489349301506 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0906333: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.