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Nonprofit · EIN 74-1697078

TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78736

Financials

$3.7M$3.9M2022$3.9M$3.8M2023$3.8M$3.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$3,843,186$3,586,647$256,539$3,727,211$1,384,854$2,342,357
August 31, 2024990$3,891,922$3,770,376$121,546$3,522,896$1,437,078$2,085,818
August 31, 2023990$3,743,469$3,888,518-$145,049$3,491,869$1,527,597$1,964,272
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,233,041
of which government grants
$2,043,636
Program service revenue
$1,565,739
Investment income
$0
Net income from sales of inventory
$44,406
Other revenue
$44,406

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$1,202,231
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,599,054
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Depreciation
$35,933
Program services (functional)
$2,905,767
Management and general (functional)
$680,880

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,522,896
Total assets, end of year
$3,727,211
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,384,854
Net assets, end of year
$2,342,357
Land, buildings and equipment
$690,317
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,342,357
Gross unrelated business income
$22,859
Gross receipts
$3,855,495
Employees
20
Volunteers
1,815
Year formed
1971
State of legal domicile
TX

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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Melissa J SchankCEO
Key employee
–$241,578$36,721
Marisela FloresCFO
Key employee
–$129,339$41,525
Richard WardoupCirriculum Director
Key employee
–$127,179$26,085
Nicole DeBorde HochglaubePresident
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Clay B SteadmanPresident-Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Sarah E Roland1st Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Lance Evans2nd Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Adam L KobsTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Jani J Maselli WoodSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Jeep DarnellEditor-Voice for the Defense
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
David Guinn JrImmediate Past President
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Paul F TuParliamentarian
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Sam D Adamo SrDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Robert J BarreraDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Lara E Bracamonte DavilaDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
50 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Anne More BurnhamDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Garrett ClevelandDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Angelica CoglianoDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Justin Ryan CrislerDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Cesar De LeonDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Aaron M DiazDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Clifford Perry Winter DukeDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Joseph A EsparzaDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Don Flanary IIIDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Robert GillDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
John S Gilmore IIIDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Paul S HarrellDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Sean HightowerDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Kameron D JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Jolissa K JonesDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Deniz KadirhanDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Sean A Keane-DawesDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Ryan Michael KreckDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Peter A LesserDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Chelsi R MartinDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Lauren McCollumDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Addy M MirDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Blakely Ian MohrDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Oliver NeelDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Mitchell NolteDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Mario A OlivarezDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Jose D OzunaDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Jason Lee ParrishDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Stephanie K PattenDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Rebekah PerlsteinDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Shawn SareenDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Annie ScottDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Lisa Shapiro StraussDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Matthew J SmidDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Sara M SmithermanDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Monique Chantelle SparksDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Suzanne M SpencerDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Kayla Nichole StaleyDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Fred M StanglDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Scott StillsonDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Rebecca Spencer TavitasDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Kyle T TherrianDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Mark R ThiessenDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Keltin L VonGontenDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Amanda M WebbDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Theodore WenskeDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Ronnie WilkinsDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Benjamin Barrett WolffDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Judson K WoodleyDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
Ronald Allen Yeates IIDirector
Trustee or director
–$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 65 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Melissa SchankCEO
Key employee
–$226,480$37,233
Marisela FloresCFO
Key employee
–$119,653$41,971
Richard WardoupCirriculum Director
Key employee
–$126,045$26,245
David GuinnPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Nicole DeBordePresident-Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Clay B Steadman1st Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Sarah E Roland2nd Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Lance EvansTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Adam L KobsSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Jeep DarnellEditor-Voice for the Defense
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
John Hunter SmithImmediate Past President
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Paul F TuParliamentarian
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
Sam D Adamo SrDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Molly PetersmeyerDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Robert J BarreraDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Lara E Bracamonte DavilaDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Anne More BurnhamDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Jessica Zaneta Victoria CanterDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Jason D CasselDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Garrett ClevelandDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Angelica CoglianaDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Justin Ryan CrislerDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Cesar De LeonDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Aaron M DiazDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Clifford Perry Winter DukeDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Michael James Edwards IIDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Brian ErskineDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Joseph A EsparzaDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Don Flanary IIIDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Robert GillDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
John S Gilmore IIIDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Lisa GreenbergDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Paul S HarrellDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Sean HightowerDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Joseph HoelscherDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Jonathan HyattDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Kameron D JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Jolissa K JonesDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Sean A Keane-DawesDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Ryan Michael KreckDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Peter A LesserDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Jani J Maselli WoodDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Lauren McCollumDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Addy M MiroDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Dean MiyazonoDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Oliver NeelDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Mitchell NolteDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Mario A OlivarezDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Stephanie K PattenDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Rebekah PerlsteinDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Shane PhelpsDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Rick RusswurmDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Annie ScottDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Lisa Shapiro StraussDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Matthew J SmidDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Sara M SmithermanDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Monique Chantelle SparksDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Fred M StanglDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Scott StillsonDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Rebecca Spencer TavitasDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Mark R ThiessenDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Patty A TressDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Amanda M WebbDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Theodore WenskeDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
Judson K WoodleyDirector
Trustee or director
–$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 101 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Melissa J SchankCEO
Key employee
40$204,944$44,208
Mari FloresCFO
Key employee
40$112,720$44,675
Rick L WardroupCurriculum Director/St aff Attorney
Key employee
40$122,155$27,859
John Hunter SmithPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
David GuinnPresident Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube1st Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Clay B Steadman2nd Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Sarah E RolandTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Lance EvansSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Jeep DarnellEditor Voice for the Defense
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Heather J BarbieriImmediate Past President
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Adam L KobsParliamentarian
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
Sam D AdamoDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
David B AdlerDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Matthew T AllenDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Stephanie M AlvaradoDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Gene Anthes JrDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Molly Petersmeyer BagshawDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Robert J BarreraDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Lara E Bracamonte DavilaDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Jessica Zaneta Victoria CanterDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Omar CarmonaDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Jason D CasselDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Allison Barbara ClaytonDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Angelica CoglianoDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Justin Ryan CrislerDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Cesar De LeonDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Aaron M DiazDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Clifford Perry Winter DukeDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Brian ErskineDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Joseph A EsparzaDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Amber D FarrellyDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Ricardo R FloresDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Robert GillDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
John S Gilmore IIIDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Lisa GreenbergDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Paul S HarrellDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Sean HightowerDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Joseph HoelscherDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
John Torrey HunterDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Jonathan HyattDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Kameron D JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Jolissa K JonesDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Sean A Keane DawesDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Peter A LesserDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Jani J Maselli WoodDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Lauren McCollumDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Dean MiyazonoDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mitchell NolteDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mario A OlivarezDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Stephanie K PattenDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Shane PhelpsDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Rick RusswurmDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Lisa Shapiro StraussDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Matthew J SmidDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Suzanne M SpencerDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Fred M StanglDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Joe StephensDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Scott StillsonDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mark R ThiessenDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Patty A TressDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Paul F TuDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Theodore WenskeDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Judson K WoodleyDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Thomas P WynneDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Jennifer Ann ZarkaDirector
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Kerri Anderson DonicaPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Richard Alan AndersonPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Samuel E BassettPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
David R BiresPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Betty BlackwellPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
James Arnette BoboPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
David L BotsfordPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Lydia Clay JacksonPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
John A ConveryPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mark G DanielPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Tim EvansPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Gerald H GoldsteinPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Ronald L GoransonPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Michael C GrossPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HF Rick HagenPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Emmett HarrisPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
William S HarrisPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Michael P HeiskellPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Robert C Hinton JrPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Daniel W HurleyPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Craig JettPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Robert LermaPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Edward A MallettPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Bobby D MimsPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
David E MoorePast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
E G Gerry MorrisPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Cynthia Hujar OrrPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Vincent Walker PeriniPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Kent Alan SchafferPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Grant M ScheinerPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Stanley G SchneiderPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mark S SnodgrassPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
J Gary TrichterPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Randy WilsonPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Bill WischkaemperPast President
Trustee or director
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
6808 HILL MEADOW DR, AUSTIN, TX 78736-1948
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Heather J Barbieri, 6808 Hill Meadow Drive, Austin, TX 78736
Signed the 990
Nicole DeBorde Hochg, Board President
Phone
(512) 478-2514
Return prepared by
MONTEMAYOR BRITTON BENDER CAREY PC

Mission

Provides education to criminal defense professionals.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Seminars and education - provide education to criminal defense professionals and a forum for discussion of current issues to its members.
    Expenses $2,905,767 · revenue $1,565,739

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
74-1697078
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1972
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,727,211
Income (IRS master file)
$3,855,495

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$3,843,186$3,586,647$3,727,211XML
990August 2024$3,891,922$3,770,376$3,522,896XML
990August 2023$3,743,469$3,888,518$3,491,869XML
990August 2022$3,691,184$3,216,142$3,727,650IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––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 74-1697078).

Questions about TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION is 74-1697078.
Is TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1972.
Are donations to TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION 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 TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Heather J Barbieri.
Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 65 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $241,578 (Melissa J Schank, CEO).
How much revenue does TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,843,186, expenses of $3,586,647 and total assets of $3,727,211 at year end.

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