NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC

EIN 59-2506611 · Education (B)

What they do

Pursuing Justice By Delivering The Highest Standard of Trial Skills Training, Through A Diverse Faculty, to Criminal Defense Attorneys Across The United States to Ensure That People Accused of Crimes Are Represented By Client-centered, Trial-focused, and Zealous Counsel.Pursuing Justice By Preparing Defense Counsel to Recognize and Confront Racism and Bias In The Criminal Legal System.Pursuing Justice By Inspiring and Empowering A Diverse Community of Criminal Defense Attorneys to Transform The Criminal Legal System to Ensure Due Process of Law, Effective Assistance of Counsel, Freedom From Unreasonable Searches and Seizures, and Equal Protection of Law for All People.

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Of every $100 spent, about $85.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

81.06%of revenue went to mission work85.0% of expenses · Program services

0.04%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$95.36spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

14.26%of revenue went to management and office costs15.0% of expenses

$1.17in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

5.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

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$904,679

Mission workProgram services$733,29881.06% of revenue85.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$129,05114.26% of revenue15.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3500.04% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$41,9804.64% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$862,69995.36% 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

2023CurrentExpense mix: 85.0% mission · 15.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.36% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.1% mission · 18.7% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.33% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 80.8% mission · 19.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.25% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.5% mission · 27.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.13% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 75.3% mission · 24.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 124.97% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 62.6% mission · 33.8% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.15% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$904,679

Expenses$862,699

Annual surplus $41,980 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)$733,298 · 85.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$129,051 · 15.0% of expenses

Fundraising$350 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$904,679

Expenses$862,699

Assets$1,006,903

Income$1,096,352

Contributions$53,800

Mission work (program services)$733,298

Fundraising$350

Management and general$129,051

Stocks and bonds$731,389

Accounting fees$5,245

Investing fees$6,588

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KAREN SMOLARCO-DEAN · 25 hrs/week $50,000

NATASHA PERDEW SILASCO-DEAN · 25 hrs/week $50,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (15)

KAREN SMOLARCO-DEAN

NATASHA PERDEW SILASCO-DEAN

ANDRES GUEVARABOARD MEMBER

BYRON CONWAYBOARD MEMBER

CALLIE STEELEBOARD MEMBER

DEJA VISHNYVICE CHAIR

JUVAL SCOTTBOARD MEMBER

LA MER KYLE-GRIFFITHSBOARD MEMBER

MELODY BRANNONBOARD MEMBER

NORMA AGUILARBOARD MEMBER

PAUL RUDOFSECRETARY

RON TYLERBOARD CHAIR

RYAN SWINGLEBOARD MEMBER

SHAFFY MOEELBOARD MEMBER

TARA ALLENBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1986
Location: 501 COLLEGE ST 107, MACON, GA 31201-7439
County: Bibb
In care of: KAREN SMOLAR
Primary officer: KAREN SMOLAR, DEAN

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcontact@ncdc.net Phone(478) 746-4151

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FULTON & KOZAK LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B)
IRS tax category: Education