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.
Public Charity
METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES INC
METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES INC is a Public Charity headquartered in PORTLAND, OR. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $34.9M revenue, $35.2M expenses, $29.1M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $666K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 930591637
PORTLAND, OR
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$34.9M
Total Expenses$35.2M
Total Assets$29.1M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$666K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Metropolitan Public Defender Services Inc
How Metropolitan Public Defender Services Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$94
Programs
the work itself
$6
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 $94 for programs
$94
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
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
JOHS Housing Grants
$65,651
TO SUPPORT CIVIL LEGAL HELP FOR OREGONIANS WITH LOW INCOMES
$20,000
Violence Prevention
$15,500
JOHS Grants Out
$32,555
Immigration Serivces
$175,661
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD TRUSTEE
Cameron Hayes
CAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY
Cameron Holman Taylor
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carl Macpherson
PCAD COUNTY DIRECTOR
Dawn Andrews
BOARD TREASURER
Douglas D Morris
BOARD TRUSTEE
Dr Thuy Tran
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34.9M | $35.2M | $29.1M |
| 2024 | $33.5M | $30.9M | $30.0M |
| 2023 | $31.8M | $27.9M | $26.9M |
| 2022 | $22.4M | $20.8M | $21.3M |
| 2021 | $19.7M | $17.8M | $7.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $19.7M to $34.9M (+78%), with total assets most recently reported at $29.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.