Public Charity

LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATION

LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in LOUISVILLE, KY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $-28K, expenses of $603K, total assets of $5.2M. Imperigo tracks 1 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $13K.

EIN: 237129726 LOUISVILLE, KY Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$-28K
Total Expenses$603K
Total Assets$5.2M
Grant Records1
Funding Total$13K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT, EFFECTIVE, HIGH QUALITY REPRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS IN THE SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S CREDO AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. TO WORK INTERDEPENDENTLY WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN THE COURTS AND LEADERS IN EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES, ALONG WITH THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF OUR INDIGENT CLIENTS AND IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Where $100 goes at Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation

How Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 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 $97 for programs

$97
The sole activity of the Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation was rendering legal services pursuant to court appointment in jefferson county, kentucky, to indigent adults and…
All program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bobby C Simpson
DIRECTOR Daniel T Goyette
DIRECTOR David A Lambertus
DIRECTOR David R Karem
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF P Leo G Smith
PRESIDENT Margaret E Keane

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Unspecified
$13,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $-28K $603K $5.2M
2024 $12.2M $11.7M $5.9M
2023 $10.7M $8.0M $6.7M
2022 $9.4M $12.1M $6.4M
2021 $9.4M $8.6M $6.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue moved from $9.4M to $-28K, with total assets most recently reported at $5.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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