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Filing year 2023

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 74-1916260·6
Total revenue
$10.3M
Total assets
$9.5M
Total expenses
$10.4M
Reported officers
85
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.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Executive Director
$353k
$387k
Base
$320k
Bonus
$256
Other
Benefits
$9k
Deputy Director
key employee
$215k
$236k
Base
$170k
Bonus
$315
Other
Benefits
$27k
Associate Executive Direct
highest compensated employee
$182k
$199k
Base
$149k
Bonus
$271
Other
Benefits
$22k
Director of Public Defense
highest compensated employee
$162k
$178k
Base
$131k
Bonus
$7k
Other
Benefits
$10k
Litigation Director
highest compensated employee
$155k
$170k
Base
$134k
Bonus
$3k
Other
Benefits
$4k
Chief Operating Officer
$155k
$169k
Base
$136k
Bonus
$277
Other
Benefits
$4k
Chief Development Officer
$149k
$163k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 78 unpaid individuals.

Up 11%
from 2022

From $318k in 2022 to $353k in 2023.

$318k
2022
$353k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 8% in real terms$359k to $387k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$9.7M
$10.2M
2022
$10.3M
$10.4M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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