Nonprofit · EIN 57-0958084
SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
Tax-exempt · COLUMBIA, SC 29202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $252,748 | $251,886 | $862 | $131,475 | $8,274 | $123,201 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $214,058 | $240,274 | -$26,216 | $121,977 | $3,292 | $118,685 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $189,299 | $206,555 | -$17,256 | $145,166 | $4,353 | $140,813 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $25,076
- Program service revenue
- $224,647
- Investment income
- $2,116
- Other revenue
- $909
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $82,500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $91,110
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $6,760
- Program services (functional)
- $210,611
- Management and general (functional)
- $41,275
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $121,977
- Total assets, end of year
- $131,475
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,274
- Net assets, end of year
- $123,201
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $123,201
- Gross receipts
- $252,748
- Employees
- 1
- State of legal domicile
- SC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate M Sutton | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $82,500 |
| Alexandra M Benevento | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| King Cutter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Wells | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Staggs | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cody Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Spiro Poulos | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Trstan Shaffler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Kulp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Neyle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Zachary Fry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH MAULDIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William Grove | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A Jim Brown Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Hiller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Hazzard | Immed Past Pres Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FIELDING PRINGLE | PUBLIC DEFENDER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Powers Price | President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Nelson | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
| J Scott Bischoff II | President Elect Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Bailey | Vice President Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate M Sutton | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $82,500 |
| Alexandra M Benevento | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| King Cutter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Staggs | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cody Mitchell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dexter Lee Cook III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Austin McLain | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Kulp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| C Rauch Wise | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Zachary Fry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH MAULDIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J Scott Bischoff II | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William Grove | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James A Jim Brown Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Bailey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Crayton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Hazzard | President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Johnson | Immed Past Pres Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Wells | Director Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FIELDING PRINGLE | PUBLIC DEFENDER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Powers Price | President Elect Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsey Vann | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate M Sutton | Executive Dir. | 40 | $68,070 |
| Alexandra M Benevento | Sec/Treas | 1 | $0 |
| King Cutter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Hazzard | President Elect | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Johnson | President | 1 | $0 |
| MARION MOSES | Immed Past Pres | 1 | $0 |
| FIELDING PRINGLE | PUBLIC DEFENDER | 1 | $0 |
| Powers Price | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Staggs | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Cody Mitchell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dexter Lee Cook III | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsey Vann | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Austin McLain | Director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE HISKER | Director | 1 | $0 |
| C Rauch Wise | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Zachary Fry | Director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH MAULDIN | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Williams | Director | 1 | $0 |
| J Scott Bischoff II | Director | 1 | $0 |
| William Grove | Director | 1 | $0 |
| James A Jim Brown Jr | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jarrett Bouchette | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Crayton | Director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 8353, COLUMBIA, SC 29202-8353
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Kate M Sutton, PO Box 8353, Columbia, SC 29202
- Signed the 990
- Thomas Nelson, Treasurer
- Phone
- (803) 665-0555
- Website
- scacdl.org
- Return prepared by
- The Hobbs Group PA
Mission
The South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is devoted to protecting the liberty of the citizens of South Carolina by fighting to ensure justice and due process for all persons accused of any criminal act. We promote excellence and integrity in the practice of criminal law by providing the highest quality criminal law seminars to those who defend the accused. We speak with a united voice in challenging legislation directed to limiting or eliminating the rights of the individual and we labor for laws that preserve equal access to justice for all.
Program accomplishments
- Conferences & seminar expenses for defense lawyersExpenses $210,610
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0958084
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $131,475
- Income (IRS master file)
- $252,748
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $252,748 | $251,886 | $131,475 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $214,058 | $240,274 | $121,977 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $189,299 | $206,555 | $145,166 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $202,002 | $213,155 | $154,966 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 57-0958084).
Questions about SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
- What is the EIN of SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS is 57-0958084.
- Is SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1994.
- Are donations to SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Kate M Sutton.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $82,500 (Kate M Sutton, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $252,748, expenses of $251,886 and total assets of $131,475 at year end.
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