Mission
OPERATE A PUBLIC DEFENNDER CORPORATION PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO INDIGENT PERSONS UNDER WEST VIRGINIA CODE 29-21-2. BOTH THE DEFENDANTS AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL ARE BENEFITED FROM THIS LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Public Charity
MERCER COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATION
MERCER COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER CORPORATION, of PRINCETON, WV, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.3M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $727K in total assets.
EIN: 550707120
PRINCETON, WV
Public Interest Law
NTEE: I83
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$727K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Mercer County Public Defender Corporation
How Mercer County Public Defender Corporation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$18
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 $82 for programs
$82
Operation a public defender corporation serving indigent person in mercer county, west virginia
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
MEMBER
Amy Weiss
CHAIRMAN
Andrea Powell
MEMBER
Ansel Ponder
CHIEF DEFEND
Caitlin Morgan-Flanagan
MEMBER
Edward Rotenberry
MEMBER
Ward Morgan
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $727K |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $529K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $999K | $620K |
| 2021 | $930K | $816K | $488K |
| 2020 | $932K | $877K | $366K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $932K to $1.3M (+37%), with total assets most recently reported at $727K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.