METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC (EIN 93-0591637)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-15
IRS object ID
202642589349301439
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-09-15T14:09:52-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GARY MCGEE & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 SW COLUMBIA ST STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN930591637EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1METROPOLITAN PUBLICBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2DEFENDER SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMETRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5032259100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 SW MAIN STREET 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97204ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCARL MACPHERSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5032259100PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYEE LEE MCGEEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01294356PTIN
Phone5032222515PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCARL MACPHERSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 SW MAIN STREET 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$34,929,296GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MPDLAW.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1971FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateORLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMETROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES, INC. ("MPD") IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM THAT PROVIDES LEGAL DEFENSE SERVICES FOR MISDEMEANOR TO CAPITAL MURDER CASES, JUVENILE MATTERS FROM DELINQUENCY TO DEPENDENCY, MENTAL HEALTH CASES FROM CIVIL COMMITMENTS TO MENTAL HEALTH COURTS, AND SPECIALTY PROJECTS FROM DRUG COURTS TO COMMUNITY COURT. MPD HANDLES THOUSANDS OF CASES A YEAR WITH THE PRIMARY PUBLIC DEFENSE CONTRACTS IN MULTNOMAH AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE LARGEST CAPITAL DEFENSE CONTRACT IN THE STATE.MPD IS ALSO DEDICATED TO BUILDING A HOLISTIC MODEL IN WHICH WE ARE A COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCE, PROVIDING A BROAD ARRAY OF LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING OUTCOMES LIKE LONG-TERM STABILITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee274TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$32,878,579PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$34,391,964CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$575,410PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$503,651CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$33,681CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$33,453,989PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$34,929,296CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$564,183PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$582,401CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$25,610,977PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$29,745,276CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$28,284CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,727,525PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,849,389CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$30,902,685PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$35,177,066CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,551,304PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$247,770CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$29,955,782TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$29,088,290TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$15,855,822TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$15,236,100TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$14,099,960NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,852,190NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY REPRESENTATION AND ZEALOUS ADVOCACY TO EACH CLIENT, TO CONDUCT OUR WORK WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND DIGNITY, AND TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$33,196,037ExpenseAmt
Grant$582,401GrantAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN MULTNOMAH AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND CAPITAL CRIME DEFENSE SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE OF OREGON. METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES (MPD) HANDLES THOUSANDS OF CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE CASES PER YEAR AND IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE PUBLIC DEFENSE COMMUNITY, ITS TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND THE GUIDANCE, SUPERVISION, AND SUPPORT OF ITS ATTORNEYS. WITH THIS REPUTATION AND ROLE COME AN ABIDING INTEREST IN CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ISSUES, AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO AFFECT CHANGE IN THOSE SYSTEMS, BOTH AT THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVELS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.MPD'S COMMUNITY LAW DIVISION PROVIDES BARRIER REDUCTION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH PRIOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL, HOUSING, AND IMMIGRATION LEGAL SYSTEMS THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATION ASSISTING WITH REINTEGRATION AND RESTORATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO VETERANS, NON-CITIZENS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS THROUGH VARIOUS FEDERAL, CITY, AND COUNTY CONTRACTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$33,196,037TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document68IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee274EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldORStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SALLY ALWORTH CONTROLLERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5032259100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 SW MAIN STREET SUITE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97204ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERTA PHILLIP-ROBBINS
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS D MORRIS
BOARD TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THADDEUS BETZ
BOARD TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA BOBADILLA
BOARD TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WHITNEY BOISE
BOARD TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAMERON HAYES
BOARD TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEYTON LEE
BOARD TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUBERT MATHEWS
BOARD TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA MAXFIELD
BOARD TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR THUY TRAN
BOARD TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL MACPHERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$207,248$0$28,088
SALLY ALWORTH
CONTROLLER40.00Yes (X)$131,845$0$25,835
LURA MALCOLM
BOARD SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$90,309$0$19,908
DAWN ANDREWS
PCAD COUNTY DIRECTOR40.00$201,081$0$26,659Yes (X)
GREGORY BENSON SCHOLL
CAPITAL TEAM DIRECTOR40.00$198,993$0$13,583Yes (X)
GRANT JOSEPH HARTLEY
MULTNOMAH COUNTY DIRECTOR40.00$185,223$0$26,214Yes (X)
CAMERON HOLMAN TAYLOR
CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY40.00$179,132$0$25,965Yes (X)
EDWARD DAVID OCCHIALINO
CHIEF ATTORNEY, MULTNOMAH COUNTY40.00$176,296$0$12,646Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,370,127TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$178,898TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K91IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
ON LINE SUPPORT INC
11802 NE 65TH STREET SUITE 101VANCOUVERWA98662INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$472,897
MULTNOMAH DEFENDERS INC
1001 SW NAITO PARKWAYPORTLANDOR97204LEGAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT$132,401
CHRIS HOLBROOK CONSTRUCTION
9317 NE 30TH AVENUEVANCOUVERWA98665CONSTRUCTION$107,703
ROBERT HALF
PO BOX 743295LOS ANGELESCA90074TEMPORARY ACCOUNTING LABOR$103,943
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$32,493,315GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,898,649AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$34,391,964TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$503,651TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$503,651ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
RECOVERY OF BAD DEBT900099$33,628$33,628
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME900099$53$53
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$33,681OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,929,296TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$537,332ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$582,401TotalAmt
Program Services$582,401ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$503,233TotalAmt
Management And General$503,233ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,879,038TotalAmt
Program Services$22,365,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$498,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,758FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,311,493TotalAmt
Program Services$1,287,969ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,869FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,263,896TotalAmt
Program Services$3,123,575ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,449FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,787,616TotalAmt
Program Services$1,713,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,208FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,935TotalAmt
Program Services$9,974ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,418TotalAmt
Management And General$144,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$372,751TotalAmt
Program Services$294,238ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,513ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$424,139TotalAmt
Program Services$364,524ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$440,375TotalAmt
Program Services$407,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,750,349TotalAmt
Program Services$1,568,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$181,739ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,594TotalAmt
Program Services$100,347ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,247ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,876TotalAmt
Program Services$105,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$381TotalAmt
Program Services$103ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$621,956TotalAmt
Program Services$566,788ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,712TotalAmt
Program Services$12,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEMBERSHIPS & PROF. INS$259,195$246,760$12,435
LIBRARY$248,125$180,210$67,915
CASE PREPARATION$207,736$207,736
OTHER EXPNESES$55,423$41,886$13,537

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,424TotalAmt
Program Services$16,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,177,066TotalAmt
Program Services$33,196,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,952,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,284FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,769,679BOYAmt
EOY$2,611,794EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,841,273BOYAmt
EOY$12,123,438EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$364,047BOYAmt
EOY$494,510EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$598,856BOYAmt
EOY$630,545EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,533BOYAmt
EOY$598,551EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,100,007LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,611,147LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,802,644BOYAmt
EOY$3,488,860EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,161,750BOYAmt
EOY$9,140,592EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,955,782BOYAmt
EOY$29,088,290EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,701,542BOYAmt
EOY$2,124,587EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$253,357EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,088BOYAmt
EOY$23,636EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,110,192BOYAmt
EOY$12,834,520EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,855,822BOYAmt
EOY$15,236,100EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,045,857BOYAmt
EOY$13,826,631EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,103BOYAmt
EOY$25,559EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,099,960BOYAmt
EOY$13,852,190EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,955,782BOYAmt
EOY$29,088,290EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$247,770ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,551,914CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,365,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,490,570CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,878,579CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,391,964CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,678,510TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,551,914CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,365,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,490,570CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,878,579CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,391,964CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,678,510TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$140,678,510PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,580CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,667CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$294,783CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$575,410CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$503,651CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,395,091TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$105,588CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,139CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,968CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$33,681CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195,376TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$142,268,977TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98880PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99150PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,139. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 37,890. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 53. RECOVERY OF UNEMPLOYMENT LIAB - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 105,588. ABATED TAX REVENUE - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 17,078. RECOVERY OF BAD DEBT - 2025 AMOUNT: $ 33,628.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$3,290DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$3,290TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAS PART OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OF OREGON COALITION, MPD PARTICIPATED IN LOBBYING EFFORTS SUPPORTING VARIOUS BILLS BEFORE THE OREGON LEGISLATURE, ADVOCATING FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FUNDING, CRIMINAL DEFENSE REFORM, PUBLIC DEFENSE PAY PARITY, AND OTHER RELEVANT CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,412,713OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,484,655DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,928,058BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,687,294OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,126,492DepreciationAmt
Book Value$560,802BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,488,860TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - OPERATING LEASESDesc
Book Value$9,140,592BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$9,140,592TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE OBLIGATIONS - OPERATING LEASESDesc
Amt$12,834,520Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$12,834,520TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV, LINE 2B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCLIENT TRUST ACCOUNTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (6 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
CLIENT RENTAL ASSISTANCE81$510,839
CLIENT DEBT SETTLEMENTS19$31,827
CLIENT FINES AND PENALTIES5$3,113
CLIENT RECORD EXPUNGEMENT FEES255$8,348
CLIENT FILING FEES + SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS54$18,303
CLIENT BASIC NEEDS31$9,971

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCLIENTS WHO RECEIVE DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM MPD HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO OUR ORGANIZATION BY THE PROGRAM AGENCY THAT HAS CONTRACTED FOR OUR SERVICES. THESE CLIENTS HAVE BEEN SCREENED BY THE FUNDER TO DETERMINE THAT THEY MEET THE FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. MPD ATTORNEYS NEGOTIATE SETTLEMENTS ON BEHALF OF THESE CLIENTS, AND ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS ARE ARRIVED AT DURING THIS PROCESS. CLIENT ASSISTANCE FUNDS ARE RESERVED FROM THE FUNDING POOL BY THE ATTORNEY AT THE START OF NEGOTIATIONS TO ENSURE THEY WILL HAVE THE FUNDS TO SETTLE THE ACCOUNT, AND FUNDS ARE RESERVED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CARL MACPHERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$200,654$0$6,594$0$0$0$15,063$0$13,025$0$235,336$0$0$0
DAWN ANDREWS
PCAD COUNTY DIRECTOR$195,543$0$5,538$0$0$0$12,825$0$13,834$0$227,740$0$0$0
GREGORY BENSON SCHOLL
CAPITAL TEAM DIRECTOR$193,455$0$5,538$0$0$0$12,655$0$928$0$212,576$0$0$0
GRANT JOSEPH HARTLEY
MULTNOMAH COUNTY DIRECTOR$179,685$0$5,538$0$0$0$12,330$0$13,884$0$211,437$0$0$0
CAMERON HOLMAN TAYLOR
CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY$173,958$0$5,174$0$0$0$12,091$0$13,874$0$205,097$0$0$0
EDWARD DAVID OCCHIALINO
CHIEF ATTORNEY, MULTNOMAH COUNTY$171,122$0$5,174$0$0$0$11,718$0$928$0$188,942$0$0$0
SALLY ALWORTH
CONTROLLER$126,671$0$5,174$0$0$0$9,786$0$16,049$0$157,680$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR PERSONS LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A, OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BONUSES IN 2025.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 INFORMATION RETURN EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATION ARE REQUESTED TO ANNUALLY REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY. IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN EVALUATION PROCESS IS FOLLOWED AND DOCUMENTED PER THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED IN THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HIRES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVES COMPENSATION THROUGH AN ANNUAL BOARD RESOLUTION AND MARKET SURVEY OF SIMILAR POSITIONS. PAY ANALYSIS STUDIES ARE PERFORMED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER FOR ALL OTHER OFFICER AND STAFF POSITIONS. ATTORNEY/STAFF SALARY SCALES ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND NEGOTIATED WITH THE UNION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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