National Association for Public Defense Inc
Revenue
$1.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$1.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$673k
$123k liabilities
Net assets
$550k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
22
5.5 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
4
18% of the board
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
National Association for Public Defense Inc's network
22 people2 organisationsi22 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (22). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
22 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha McWeay | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Anthony Bennedetti | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brendon Woods | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Cheryl Hughes-Redd | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cydni Sanchez | Past President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Darwin Hamilton | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dawne Mitchelle | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Deepak Budwani | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Elizabeth Miller | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Emily Hughes | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Geoff Burkhart | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Herbert Duzant | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Justine Oldeman | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kate Mason | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Keeda Hayes | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Keisha Hudson | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| La MER Kyle-Griffiths (also filed as La MER Kylegriffiths) | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lorinda Meier Youngcourt (also filed as Lorinda Youngcourt) | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mano Raju | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Martesha Johnson | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nancy Bennett | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rebecca Yung | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ernie Lewis | Executive Director (Until 12/31/20) | since 2018 |
| Lori James-Townes | Executive Director (Beg 1/2021) | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori James-Townes | Executive Director | 40 | $167k | ||
| Cydni Sanchez | Past President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Miller | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Emily Hughes | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lorinda Meier Youngcourt | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brendon Woods | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Aisha McWeay | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Martesha Johnson | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Geoff Burkhart | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Herbert Duzant | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Anthony Bennedetti | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Deepak Budwani | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| La Mer Kylegriffiths | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cheryl Hughes-Redd | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Keeda Hayes | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Yung | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dawne Mitchelle | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kate Mason | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Darwin Hamilton | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mano Raju | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Bennett | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Justine Oldeman | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Keisha Hudson | Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- National Association for Public Defense Inc
- EIN
- 464056944
- Address
- 7310 Ritchie Hwy Ste 200, Glen Burnie, MD, 21061-3129
- State
- Maryland
- Mission
- National association for public defense (napd) works to secure justice for poor people, people of color, and other disenfranchised groups in this country, who are represented by public defenders by providing training and assistance to public defender leaders and staff and by (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W99 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLorinda Meier Youngcourt
≥8years on the filingsNancy Bennett
≥7years on the filingsAisha McWeay
≥7years on the filingsAnthony Bennedetti
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $673k
- Total liabilities
- $123k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $550k
- Contributions and grants received
- $473k
- Program service revenue
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 1
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8m | $1.8m | $8k |
| 2023 | $1.6m | $1.5m | $86k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.