CHIEF DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
EIN 61-1739608 · Alliances & Advocacy - Crime (I01)
What they do
THE CHIEF DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION of NEW YORK (CDANY) is A VIBRANT ORGANIZATION UNITING THE LEADERSHIP of NEW YORK STATES PROVIDERS of THE RIGHT to COUNSEL. CDANY WAS FOUNDED to ADVOCATE for PEOPLE FACING LOSS of LIBERTY, FAMILY SEPARATION and RELATED CONSEQUENCES IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM. WE DO THIS BY: STREGTHENING THE EFFECTIVENESS of OUR MEMBERS and THEIR STAFF, COLLABORATING ON BEST PRACTICES for THE PROVISION of HIGH QUALITY and EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, SEEKING to INCREASE RESOURCES for OUR OFFICES and PROGRAMS to BEST SERVE OUR CLIENTS, ADVOCATING for LEGISLATION and POLICIES to ENSURE FAIRNESS and JUSTICE IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEMS, and ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE GOAL of THE CHIEF DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION of NEW YORK is to UNITE THOSE WHO ADMINISTER ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING MANDATED LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN THE STATE and ENHANCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS and THAT of THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (12)
ALICE FONTIERDIRECTOR
CARRIE BLEAKLEYTREASURER
CLARE DEGNANDIRECTOR
DARRYL BLOOMDIRECTOR
JAMES MCGAHANPRESIDENT
JR SANTANA CARTERDIRECTOR
JULIE CIANCADIRECTOR
KATHLEEN DOUGHERTYDIRECTOR
NORMAN EFFMANDIRECTOR
PIYALI BASAKDIRECTOR
STAN GERMANPRESIDENT-ELECT
TINA SODHISECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2015
- Location
- PO BOX 127, CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065-0127
- County
- Saratoga
- In care of
- CARRIE BLEAKLEY
- Primary officer
- CARRIE BLEAKLEY, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP
- NTEE classification
- Alliances & Advocacy - Crime (I01)
- IRS tax category
- Alliances & Advocacy - Crime