Nonprofit · EIN 93-0591637
METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $34,929,296 | $35,177,066 | -$247,770 | $29,088,290 | $15,236,100 | $13,852,190 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $33,453,989 | $30,902,685 | $2,551,304 | $29,955,782 | $15,855,822 | $14,099,960 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $31,840,321 | $27,900,496 | $3,939,825 | $26,856,795 | $15,308,139 | $11,548,656 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $19,659,082 | $17,827,798 | $1,831,284 | $7,381,297 | $1,386,003 | $5,995,294 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $34,391,964
- of which government grants
- $32,493,315
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $503,651
- Other revenue
- $33,681
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $582,401
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $503,233
- Other salaries and wages
- $22,879,038
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $29,745,276
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $77,935
- Accounting fees
- $144,418
- Occupancy
- $1,750,349
- Travel
- $106,594
- Depreciation
- $621,956
- Program services (functional)
- $33,196,037
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,952,745
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,284
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,955,782
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,088,290
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,236,100
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,852,190
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,488,860
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,826,631
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $25,559
- Gross receipts
- $34,929,296
- Employees
- 274
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARL MACPHERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $207,248 | $28,088 |
| DAWN ANDREWS | PCAD COUNTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $201,081 | $26,659 |
| GREGORY BENSON SCHOLL | CAPITAL TEAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $198,993 | $13,583 |
| GRANT JOSEPH HARTLEY | MULTNOMAH COUNTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $185,223 | $26,214 |
| CAMERON HOLMAN TAYLOR | CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,132 | $25,965 |
| EDWARD DAVID OCCHIALINO | CHIEF ATTORNEY, MULTNOMAH COUNTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,296 | $12,646 |
| SALLY ALWORTH | CONTROLLER Officer | 40 | $131,845 | $25,835 |
| LURA MALCOLM | BOARD SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $90,309 | $19,908 |
| ROBERTA PHILLIP-ROBBINS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS D MORRIS | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THADDEUS BETZ | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BOBADILLA | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY BOISE | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMERON HAYES | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON LEE | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUBERT MATHEWS | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA MAXFIELD | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR THUY TRAN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARL MACPHERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $192,943 | $24,890 |
| DAWN ANDREWS | PCAD COUNTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,582 | $12,585 |
| GRANT JOSEPH HARTLEY | MULTNOMAH COUNTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,682 | $23,071 |
| GREGORY BENSON SCHOLL | CAPITAL TEAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,592 | $11,236 |
| DEAN ARTHUR SMITH | CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,976 | $12,157 |
| DEBORAH SUSANNE BURDZIK | CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,669 | $22,779 |
| SALLY ALWORTH | CONTROLLER Officer | 40 | $137,879 | $21,821 |
| LURA MALCOLM | BOARD SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $79,030 | $16,856 |
| ROBERTA PHILLIP-ROBBINS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS D MORRIS | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BOBADILLA | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY BOISE | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON LEE | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUBERT MATHEWS | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR THUY TRAN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARL MACPHERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $170,419 | $22,920 |
| GRANT JOSEPH HARTLEY | MULTNOMAH COUNTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,089 | $22,459 |
| GREGORY BENSON SCHOLL | CAPITAL TEAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,219 | $10,731 |
| SETH IVAN WHITE | CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,184 | $18,169 |
| STEPHEN WYNNE EBERLEIN | CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,694 | $18,016 |
| DAWN ANDREWS | PCAD COUNTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,133 | $11,269 |
| SALLY ALWORTH | CONTROLLER (BEG. FEB. '23) Officer | 40 | $86,754 | $13,791 |
| LURA MALCOLM | BOARD SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $82,543 | $16,556 |
| ROBERTA PHILLIP-ROBBINS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS D MORRIS | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BOBADILLA | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY BOISE | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN F MANDIBERG | BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU NOV. '23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUBERT MATHEWS | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR THUY TRAN | BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARL MACPHERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $131,351 | $26,385 |
| GREG SCHOLL | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,801 | $11,808 |
| MARY BRUINGTON | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,785 | $22,377 |
| DAWN ANDREWS | CHIEF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,507 | $14,985 |
| SETH WHITE | ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,070 | $21,615 |
| DEBORAH BURDZIK | ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,611 | $21,615 |
| TANA GUTZKA | TREASURER Officer | 40 | $66,670 | $18,325 |
| LURA MALCOLM | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $60,604 | $14,377 |
| ROBERTA PHILLIP-ROBBINS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BOBADILLA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY BOISE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MANDIBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| HUBERT MATHEWS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| THUY TRAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 101 SW MAIN ST STE 1100, PORTLAND, OR 97204-3219
- In care of
- % YINI OREBAUGH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CARL MACPHERSON, 101 SW MAIN STREET 1100, PORTLAND, OR 97204
- Signed the 990
- CARL MACPHERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (503) 225-9100
- Website
- WWW.MPDLAW.COM
- Return prepared by
- GARY MCGEE & CO LLP
Mission
OUR 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.
Program accomplishments
- THE 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.Expenses $33,196,037 · grants $582,401
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 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-0591637
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $29,088,290
- Income (IRS master file)
- $34,929,296
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $34,929,296 | $35,177,066 | $29,088,290 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $33,453,989 | $30,902,685 | $29,955,782 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $31,840,321 | $27,900,496 | $26,856,795 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $22,386,289 | $20,787,544 | $21,343,675 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $19,659,082 | $17,827,798 | $7,381,297 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 93-0591637).
Questions about METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC
- What is the EIN of METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC is 93-0591637.
- Is METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE 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 METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC 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 METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC 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 METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CARL MACPHERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $207,248 (CARL MACPHERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $34,929,296, expenses of $35,177,066 and total assets of $29,088,290 at year end.
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