CENTER FOR DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CENTER FOR DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION

EIN 56-1939274 · Legal Services (I80)

What they do

to PROVIDE DIRECT REPRESENTATION to THOSE ON DEATH ROW IN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS to PROVIDE CONSULTING, RESEARCH and TRAINING SERVICES to ATTORNEYS APPOINTED to REPRESENT PERSONS FACING THE DEATH PENALTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

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Of every $100 spent, about $86.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

66.51%of revenue went to mission work86.8% of expenses · Program services

0.31%of revenue went to fundraising0.4% of expenses

$76.61spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.79%of revenue went to management and office costs12.8% of expenses

$1.79in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

51.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $263,967 for LAURA PORTER (EXEC DIRECTOR 8AP). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,998,617

Mission workProgram services$1,994,40066.51% of revenue86.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$293,6499.79% of revenue12.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$9,1880.31% of revenue0.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$701,38023.39% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,297,23776.61% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 86.8% mission · 12.8% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.61% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 12.7% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.65% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.8% mission · 12.1% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 151.52% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 11.6% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.01% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 88.2% mission · 11.4% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.97% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.5% mission · 10.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.98% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.2% mission · 9.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.21% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 90.1% mission · 9.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.66% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,998,617

Expenses$2,297,237

Annual surplus $701,380 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,994,400 · 86.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$293,649 · 12.8% of expenses

Fundraising$9,188 · 0.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,998,617

Expenses$2,297,237

Assets$4,106,352

Income$2,998,617

Contributions$1,535,358

Mission work (program services)$1,994,400

Fundraising$9,188

Grants given$137,000

Average grant$34,250

Management and general$293,649

Executive compensation (total)$240,317

Accounting fees$13,973

Investing fees$2,716

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LAURA PORTEREXEC DIRECTOR 8AP · 38 hrs/week $263,967Base $230,424 · Other $33,543

CHRIS KEELTYDEV DIRECTOR 8AP · 38 hrs/week $145,742Base $122,892 · Other $22,850

STEFANIE FAUCHERDEPUTY DIRECTOR 8AP · 38 hrs/week $143,792Base $121,355 · Other $22,437

GRETCHEN ENGELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 38 hrs/week $138,500Base $116,303 · Other $22,197

YEE HUEN S HARDIGITAL DIRECTOR, 8AP · 38 hrs/week $137,350Base $118,478 · Other $18,872

SHELAGH KENNEYDEPUTY DIRECTOR · 38 hrs/week $106,931Base $86,905 · Other $20,026

LAFMIN MORGANCONTROLLER · 38 hrs/week $68,398Base $52,842 · Other $15,556

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (20)

LAURA PORTEREXEC DIRECTOR 8AP

CHRIS KEELTYDEV DIRECTOR 8AP

STEFANIE FAUCHERDEPUTY DIRECTOR 8AP

GRETCHEN ENGELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

YEE HUEN S HARDIGITAL DIRECTOR, 8AP

SHELAGH KENNEYDEPUTY DIRECTOR

LAFMIN MORGANCONTROLLER

JAY FERGUSONDIRECTOR

TERRICA GANZYVICE PRESIDENT

KRIS PARKSDIRECTOR

JULIAN WRIGHTDIRECTOR

JIN HEE LEEDIRECTOR

AKIN ADEPOJUPRESIDENT

HENDERSON HILLDIRECTOR

GERDA STEINDIRECTOR

DIONNE R GONDERDIRECTOR

DAVID MILLSTREASURER

CINDY ADCOCKSECRETARY

CAITLIN FENHAGENDIRECTOR

ANDREW BANZHOFFDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1995
Location: 3326 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BOULEVARD, DURHAM, NC 27707
County: Durham
In care of: SHELAGH KENNEY
Primary officer: SHELAGH KENNEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcdpl@cdpl.org Phone(919) 956-9545

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: NORTON COLLAR LUND LILLEY PLLC
NTEE classification: Legal Services (I80)
IRS tax category: Legal Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes