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Public Charity
DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA
DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA is a Public Charity headquartered in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $104.6M revenue, $102.4M expenses, $86.1M total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 231445669
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Legal Services
NTEE: I80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$104.6M
Total Expenses$102.4M
Total Assets$86.1M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Defender Association of Philadelphia
How Defender Association of Philadelphia divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $95 for programs
$63
City of Philadelphia-provide legal services to indigent individuals
$32
Federal judiciary-provide legal services to indigent individuals
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
OPERATING SUPPORT / DONOR DESIGNATED
$177,751
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$58,000
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$177,751
OPERATING GRANT
$140,421
Showing up to 5 of 14 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER
Brett Sweitzer
ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDER
Catherine C Henry
VICE-PRESIDENT
Catherine M Recker Esquire
DIRECTOR
Celeste Trusty Esquire
DIRECTOR/FEDERAL TRUSTEE
David Rudovsky Esquire
DIRECTOR
Helen Gym Esquire
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $104.6M | $102.4M | $86.1M |
| 2024 | $97.4M | $97.1M | $86.7M |
| 2023 | $83.9M | $84.7M | $56.5M |
| 2022 | $76.2M | $73.8M | $32.5M |
| 2021 | $74.6M | $77.0M | $30.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $74.6M to $104.6M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $86.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.