Nonprofit · EIN 59-2506611
NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC
Tax-exempt · MACON, GA 31201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,080,554 | $948,366 | $132,188 | $1,156,947 | $152,947 | $1,004,000 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $904,679 | $862,699 | $41,980 | $1,006,903 | $156,714 | $850,189 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $882,303 | $982,242 | -$99,939 | $931,908 | $170,315 | $761,593 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $83,297
- Program service revenue
- $920,437
- Investment income
- $62,873
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $43,461
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $35
- Other revenue
- $13,947
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $65,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $139,684
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $251,003
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $403
- Accounting fees
- $3,650
- Occupancy
- $8,060
- Travel
- $84,578
- Program services (functional)
- $810,258
- Management and general (functional)
- $138,108
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,006,903
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,156,947
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $152,947
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,004,000
- Publicly traded securities
- $748,353
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,004,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,323,421
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 115
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN SMOLAR | DEAN Officer | 25 | $57,500 |
| NATASHA PERDEW SILAS | FORMER DEAN | 25 | $25,000 |
| RYAN SWINGLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BYRON CONWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELODY BRANNON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TARA ALLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LA MER KYLE-GRIFFITHS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CALLIE STEELE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUVAL SCOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDRES GUEVARA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LATOYA WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NORMA AGUILAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL RUDOF | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEJA VISHNY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON TYLER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATASHA PERDEW SILAS | CO-DEAN Officer | 25 | $50,000 |
| KAREN SMOLAR | CO-DEAN Officer | 25 | $50,000 |
| RYAN SWINGLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BYRON CONWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELODY BRANNON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TARA ALLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LA MER KYLE-GRIFFITHS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CALLIE STEELE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUVAL SCOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDRES GUEVARA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHAFFY MOEEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NORMA AGUILAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL RUDOF | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEJA VISHNY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON TYLER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATASHA PERDEW SILAS | CO-DEAN Officer | 25 | $50,000 |
| KAREN SMOLAR | DEAN Officer | 25 | $50,000 |
| MARTIN SABELLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TARA ALLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHAWNA GEIGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CALLIE STEELE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELODY BRANNON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHAFFY MOEEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BYRON CONWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEJA VISHNY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RYAN SWINGLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUVAL SCOTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL RUDOF | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CATHLEEN BENNETT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON TYLER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 501 COLLEGE STREET 107, MACON, GA 31201-7439
- Signed the 990
- KAREN SMOLAR, DEAN
- Phone
- (478) 746-4151
- Website
- NCDC.NET
- Return prepared by
- FULTON & KOZAK LLC
Mission
Pursuing justice by delivering the highest standard of trial skills training, through a diverse faculty, to criminal defense attorneys across the United States to ensure that people accused of crimes are represented by client-centered, trial-focused, and zealous counsel.Pursuing justice by preparing defense counsel to recognize and confront racism and bias in the criminal legal system.Pursuing justice by inspiring and empowering a diverse community of criminal defense attorneys to transform the criminal legal system to ensure due process of law, effective assistance of counsel, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, and equal protection of law for all people.
Program accomplishments
- January 2025 Forensics Cross-Examination ProgramTaught 56 attorneys how to conduct effective Cross Examination with forensic expertsMarch 2025 Cross- Examination WorkshopTaught 56 Attorneys how to conduct effective Cross- Examination.June 2025 and July 2025 Trial Practice InstituteTaught 254 criminal defense practitioners how to conduct trials from beginning to end.Expenses $810,258 · revenue $920,437
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2506611
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,156,947
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,323,421
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,080,554 | $948,366 | $1,156,947 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $904,679 | $862,699 | $1,006,903 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $882,303 | $982,242 | $931,908 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $880,010 | $935,040 | $987,047 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 59-2506611).
Questions about NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC is 59-2506611.
- Is NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC 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 NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $57,500 (KAREN SMOLAR, DEAN).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,080,554, expenses of $948,366 and total assets of $1,156,947 at year end.
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