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US nonprofit · EIN 550696433 · Wheeling, WViSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 550696433) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

First Judicial Circuit Public Defender Corporation's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Eric Frankovitch ChairBoard Chairman2019
7 yrs
Charles BallouzBoard Member2019
7 yrs
James DemundoBoard Official2019
7 yrs
Jeff WargoBoard Official2019
7 yrs
Kevin PearlBoard Official2019
7 yrs
Robert McCoidBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Eric FrankovitchBoard Chairman1$0
Charles BallouzBoard Member1$0
Jeff WargoBoard Official1$0
James DemundoBoard Official1$0
Kevin PearlBoard Official1$0
Robert McCoidBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
First Judicial Circuit Public Defender Corporation
EIN
550696433
Address
Po Box 347, Wheeling, WV, 26003-0046
State
West Virginia
Mission
The mission of the corporation is to provide high quality legal assistance to indigent persons, at no cost, who would be otherwise unable to afford adequate legal counsel. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I80 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1990
Principal officer
Eric Frankovitch (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1990
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsEric Frankovitch
≥7years on the filingsCharles Ballouz
≥7years on the filingsJames Demundo
≥7years on the filingsJeff Wargo

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
$1.4m
Total liabilities
$283k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.2m
Contributions and grants received
$1.4m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
19

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.4m$1.2m$202k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.