2026-06-12T11:56:44-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 454788005 THE ASSOC FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER OF MARYLAND LTD ASSO 4105754130 6 Saint Paul Street 14th Floor Baltimore MD 212026806 Johanna Leshner Executive Director 4105754130 2026-05-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Alexandra Strubing Paradise 6 Saint Paul Street 14th Floor Baltimore MD 212026806 937094 0 X apdmaryland.org X 2012 MD Building community and professional partnerships to advance the Maryland Office of the Public Defender's holistic representation and support for justice-involved individuals. 7 7 0 0 0 0 288534 931759 0 0 9122 5335 0 0 297656 937094 0 0 0 0 59860 58570 0 0 0 281788 485197 341648 543767 -43992 393327 885990 970681 701349 218768 184641 751913 See page 1, Part I, 1. 0 0 160887 0 176405 Violence Intervention and Prevention Program ... Description: Implemented through Children's Defense Intervention Project, the program provides trauma-informed intervention and re-entry support to youth charged with gun-possession-related offenses and represented by Office of the Public Defender in Baltimore County. Accomplishments: During 2025, the program served 49 individuals, exceeding the goal of 30 clients. A total of 29 individuals were referred for social services. VIPP contributed to positive legal outcomes, including transfers to juvenile court and case dismissals, while providing ongoing case management and connections to community-based services. 151587 0 158887 UPLIFTING YOUTH PROJECT ... Description: In collaboration with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Maryland's Office of the Public Defender, the organization works to increase access to services and improve wellness for justice-involved youth in Prince George's County through screening, assessment, planning, ongoing support, and referrals to appropriate behavioral-health treatment and community-based services. Accomplishments: In 2025, through screening, assessment, referrals, care planning, and ongoing support, the project assisted justice-involved children, many of whom were referred for behavioral-health treatment and received complementary services. 97290 0 550000 Decarceration Initiative ... Description: The Decarceration Initiative is a project to reduce mass incarceration in Maryland by providing representation to people eligible to file motions to reduce their sentences under the Juvenile Restoration Act (JuvRA) or the Second Look Act. Accomplishments: In 2025, the project continued providing representation for individuals eligible for relief under the JuvRA while also launching early implementation of Maryland's Second Look Act, which took effect in October. This work included a significant effort to identify and directly communicate with individuals newly eligible under the Second Look statute,alongside building and training the legal and support resources needed to provide comprehensive representation in the years ahead. 51840 0 51802 Additional projects conducted in 2025 are Better Together, Career Development Fund, Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative and Pauli Murray Leadership Diversity Initiative. 51840 0 51802 461604 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 MD X Johanna Leshner 4105754130 909 Rose Avenue Suite 400 North Bethesda MD 208528758 Johanna Leshner executive director 10 0 X 57570 0 0 Gordon Pack member 0.5 0 X 1000 0 0 Alexandra Strubing-Paradise president 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 A Stephen Hut secretary/treasurer 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Rebecca Fix member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Robert Johnson member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Laurens Van Sluytman member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Zachary Warren member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 58570 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176405 755354 0 931759 0 5335 5335 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 937094 5335 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58570 58570 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3953 0 3953 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4316 4316 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1347 0 1347 0 consultants (VIP) 160851 160851 0 0 consultants (CAR) 150248 150248 0 0 consultants (NON) 54150 0 54150 0 consultants (DEC) 34924 34924 0 0 75408 52695 22713 0 543767 461604 82163 0 212513 167296 517984 749379 150000 0 5493 54002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 885990 970681 5166 112632 0 0 696183 106136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 701349 218768 X 184641 174858 0 577055 184641 751913 885990 970681 393327 0 0 0 173945 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 204971 192446 560621 230013 931759 2119810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204971 192446 560621 230013 931759 2119810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2119810 0 0 6019 9122 5335 20476 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6019 9122 5335 20476 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204971 192446 566640 239135 937094 2140286 0.99043 0.9899 0.00957 0.4679 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Following an extensive review by the executive director, the draft 2025 Form 990 and supporting schedules are presented to the members of the Board of Directors for their review and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Annually, members of management and the Board of Directors are required to review and sign a conflict-of-interest form, designed to disclose any such issues. Forms are reviewed to ensure compliance and any areas of concern are discussed and remedied at the time. Individuals having a conflict-of-interest are required to recuse themselves from voting on matters for which they have a conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Association has no employees. However, should it contemplate hiring individuals, it would consult similar national associations and industry pay scales for as-needed guidance, documenting such findings and decision-making in contemporaneous minutes of Board of Directors meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Association maintains copies of its governing documents, policies (conflict-of-interest and whistleblower) and financial statements, which are available for inspection during regular business hours at the principal office. It complies with all requests, oral or written, for copies of these documents. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Total of $75,408, comprising bank charges (VIP), $36; bank charges, $57; client fund (CAR), $1,288; client fund (DEC), $2,623; consultants (BET), $1,710; consultants (MEJ), $7,613; consultants (PAU), $7,876; fees, $88; food, $1,666; food (DEC), $1,070; food (MEJ), $10,160; in-kind, $18,240; miscellaneous, $75; postage, $15; postage (CAR), $51; process server, $99; professional fees (MEJ), $1,400; registrations, $395; registrations (CDF), $2,215; software, $523; stipends (MEJ), $7,000; subscriptions $1,555; supplies (CDF), $681; supplies (MEJ), $8,741; supplies (PAU), $231.