NEW YORK COUNTY DEFENDER SERVICES … - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1997

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

STANISLAO GERMAN

Phone

2128035100

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

NEW YORK COUNTY DEFENDER SERVICES INC, founded in 1997, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Crime & Legal sector that reported $25.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 15% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

NEW YORK COUNTY DEFENDER SERVICES (NYCDS) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW YORK STATE. AS SUCH, MANY OF ITS OBLIGATIONS ARE DEFINED BY LAW. NYCDS' PURPOSE IS TO REPRESENT INDIGENT PERSONS IN RESOLVING THEIR LEGAL DIFFICULTIES. THIS PRIMARILY INVOLVES REPRESENTING PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIMES IN THE MANHATTAN COURTS. NYCDS ALSO REPRESENTS PERSONS AT SCHOOL BOARD HEARINGS, PERSONS CHARGED WITH PAROLE VIOLATIONS, AND HANDLES OTHER PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CRIMINAL CHARGES. NYCDS STRIVES TO PROVIDE TOP-QUALITY REPRESENTATION, EVEN THOUGH OUR CLIENTS CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. ALL EMPLOYEES OF NYCDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE SERVING THE CLIENT IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE THEIR TOP PRIORITY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $22,251,834

PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION WITHOUT COST TO APPROXIMATELY 8,500 INDIGENT NEW YORK COUNTY RESIDENTS PER YEAR.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $25,689,212

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $121

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $25,689,333

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $22,011,619

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $22,251,834

Other Expenses $3,839,613

TOTAL EXPENSES $25,851,232

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$25,689,333	$22,376,163	+0.1%
Expenses	$25,851,232	$22,236,857	+0.2%
Net Income	$-161,899	$139,306	-2.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

153

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$986,982

Total Directors

$765,220

Key Employees

$504,137

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
STANISLAO GERMAN	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer Director	$331,095	$61,659	$392,754
CAROLYN P WILSON	PRESIDENT	40.00	Officer Director	$333,828	$38,638	$372,466
LOUIS FASULO	CHAIRMAN	6.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK JOYCE	SECRETARY	6.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LORI COHEN	TREASURER	6.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN D OCONNELL	BOARD MEMBER	6.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GARY VILLANUEVA	BOARD MEMBER	6.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY RICCO	BOARD MEMBER	6.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW MYERS	BOARD MEMBER	6.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
WENDY FISHER	DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION & CFO	40.00	Officer	$167,806	$53,956	$221,762
CHRISTOPHER BOYLE	DIRECTOR OF DATA RESEARCH & POLICY	40.00	Key Emp	$198,629	$56,911	$255,540
SERGIO DE LA PAVA	LEGAL DIRECTOR	40.00	Key Emp	$198,629	$49,968	$248,597
CHARLES SIDNEY LESTER	SUPERVISING ATTORNEY	40.00	Highest	$185,171	$50,366	$235,537
RENATE LUNN	DIRECTOR OF TRAINING	40.00	Highest	$186,608	$51,963	$238,571
HOWARD SCHUMAN	SENIOR TRIAL ATTORNEY	40.00	Highest	$181,199	$17,370	$198,569
JOSEPH CONZA	SUPERVISING ATTORNEY	40.00	Highest	$170,853	$48,604	$219,457
BASIMA HAFIZ	MANAGING DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$173,817	$52,180	$225,997

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$25,689,333	$25,851,232	$15,946,288	$-161,899
2023	$22,376,163	$22,236,857	$17,086,797	$139,306
2022	$19,426,748	$20,000,528	$6,793,946	$-573,780
2021	$17,015,373	$17,303,913	$5,204,201	$-288,540
2020	$16,468,370	$16,278,930	$4,085,183	$189,440
2019	$14,962,460	$14,567,595	$3,183,519	$394,865
2018	$12,285,656	$12,584,349	$1,892,822	$-298,693

NEW YORK COUNTY DEFENDER SERVICES INC