2021-10-29T09:38:10-07:00 2020-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2020-01-01 760481649 Texas Defender Service TEXA 5123208300 1023 Springdale Road 14E Austin TX 78721 Kathryn McNiel Executive Director 2021-10-29 true Kathryn McNiel 999009999 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Kathryn McNiel 946625 false X www.texasdefender.org X 1995 TX The mission of Texas Defender Service (TDS) is to promote a fair and just criminal justice system in Texas. TDS' goals are to reduce unfair use of the death penalty in Texas and to establish an indigent defense system that works. 10 10 19 10 0 759501 400119 740316 539291 6435 7215 -27899 -12500 1478353 934125 0 0 1233251 1173339 0 101338 520781 400461 1754032 1573800 -275679 -639675 2668596 2468940 67628 507647 2600968 1961293 Texas Defender Services (TDS) mission is to promote a fair and just criminal justice system in Texas. false false 1266164 539291 TDS provides direct representation to indigent inmates on Texas death row, consults with other lawyers litigating such cases, intervenes in cases where expert legal assistance is urgently needed, and engages in issue advocacy aimed at improving the Texas criminal justice system. TDS mission is to establish a fair and just criminal justice system in Texas. There are five aspects of TDS work, all of which aim to improve the fairness of the proceedings or quality of representation provided to indigent persons in Texas, as follows:Trial Project provides trial litigation, training, and consulting aimed at reducing new death sentences.Post-Conviction provides post-conviction litigation and consulting aimed at reducing new death sentences.Policy Advocacy provides systemic research, advocacy, and report publication regarding Texas death penalty and criminal justice issues.Capital Litigation Communication is a comprehensive campaign designed to increase the chances for capital litigation success and erode public confidence in the death penalty. 1266164 true true false true false false false false true false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 19 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Kathryn McNiel 8326510044 1927 Blodgett St Houston TX 77006 Kathryn McNiel from Feb Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 103446 0 10338 Jennae R Swiergula Post-Convict Dir 40.00 0.00 102500 0 10645 Murray Fogler Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Noah Graubert Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Samy Khalil Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jess Brand Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Burke Butler Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brandon Dudley Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Kelly Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Laurin Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alison Leland Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Marcus Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 205946 20983 2 false false false 0 57772 342347 400119 Legal service fees 541100 539291 539291 539291 7215 7215 0 0 0 0 57772 12500 -12500 -12500 0 0 0 934125 539291 -5285 0 0 0 0 113784 94226 12732 6826 0 817601 678804 89740 49057 14435 11989 1580 866 151686 125912 16674 9100 75833 62942 8341 4550 0 62529 62529 43743 43743 0 0 0 26362 23920 1580 862 0 28891 19805 7653 1433 19876 16497 2186 1193 0 105874 87875 11646 6353 23643 19624 2601 1418 0 20837 17294 2292 1251 0 0 15519 12880 1707 932 21855 18140 2404 1311 Dues and subscriptions 15920 13727 1419 774 Event expenses 15412 15412 0 1573800 1266164 206298 101338 277788 395 1240910 1868653 445000 0 216193 124197 0 0 0 0 0 656632 191863 477779 464769 0 0 0 0 10926 10926 2668596 2468940 67628 53710 176745 277192 67628 507647 X 2151374 1961293 449594 2600968 1961293 2668596 2468940 -639675 X false true X true false X 1035966 1716214 543368 1201974 400119 4897641 0 0 1035966 1716214 543368 1201974 400119 4897641 2388865 2508776 4607 6826 6176 5921 7215 30745 0 0 4928386 2905899 0.50900 0.42190 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 1573800 1573800 228690 57173 false 251061 262376 237702 228690 979829 1469744 61647 18000 1996 81643 62765 65594 59426 57173 244958 367437 false true X 176400 176400 389855 112244 277611 9739 9739 75920 66683 9237 4718 3197 1521 464769 Paycheck Protection Program loan 277192 277192 934125 934125 934125 1573800 1573800 1573800 Part IV, Line 2b: Explanation of escrow account liability TDS holds funds in its cash accounts for the Capital Litigation Communications Project. TDS has limited control over these funds and the receipts and disbursements are not reported as revenue and expenses of TDS. false Virtual Lunch 57772 57772 12500 57772 57772 12500 12500 -12500 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Executive Director reviews the 990 after outside accountants have prepared it then sends it to the board of directors for comment before filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The officers and directors of TDS are required to report any conflicts of interest throughout the year. Any conflicts reported are discussed by the governing body, which decides how to handle the conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The board of directors determines the Executive Director's compensation. The board uses salary surveys of other similarly sized non-profits to compare compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Executive Director sets the salaries of other employees in consultation with the board of directors. Salaries are set based on an existing internal salary scale which is compared to the salary scale of Federal Public Defenders in a similar position of responsibility and in the case of non-legal positions, to other similarly sized non-profits. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available All governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.