Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$277k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$309k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$736k
$810 liabilities
Net assets
$735k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.2 years on average
Staff
1
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Inc's network
10 peoplei10 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY CHU | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Andrew Aydin | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bob Wayne | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Chris Powell | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christina Merkler | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dale Cendali | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gene Luen Yang | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jen King | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Josseph Illidge | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| PAM Noles | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Brownstein | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Jeffrey Trexler | Interim Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Trexler | Executive Director | 40 | $110k | ||
| Christina Merkler | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Powell | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy Chu | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dale Cendali | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Aydin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bob Wayne | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gene Luen Yang | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jen King | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josseph Illidge | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pam Noles | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Inc
- EIN
- 391656980
- Address
- 15110 Boones Ferry Rd Ste 220, Lake Oswego, OR, 97035-3496
- State
- Oregon
- Mission
- To defend constitutional rights related to speech and press and to assist with relief from arbitrary discrimination by authorities conserning or relating to the public's access to comic books and ohter comic publications. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R630 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1995
- Principal officer
- Jeff Trexler (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1995
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChris Powell
≥8years on the filingsChristina Merkler
≥8years on the filingsDale Cendali
≥8years on the filingsGene Luen Yang
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $736k
- Total liabilities
- $810
- Net assets or fund balances
- $735k
- Contributions and grants received
- $245k
- Program service revenue
- $31k
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $277k | $309k | Deficit $33k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.