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← CENTER FOR DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTER FOR DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,998,617
Total expenses
$2,297,237
Contributions and grants received
$1,535,358
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,401,781
Investment income
$56,360
Other revenue
$5,118
Total assets, end of year
$4,106,352
Total liabilities, end of year
$379,373
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,726,979
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,994,400
Management and general expenses
$293,649
Fundraising expenses
$9,188
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,994,400

Program services were 86.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,535,358

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU

    total $1,389,483 · related or exempt $1,389,483

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE INCOME

    total $12,298 · related or exempt $12,298

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56,360 · excluded $56,360

  • 11a · Other revenue: COPY INCOME

    total $4,917 · related or exempt $4,917

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS IN

    total $201 · related or exempt $201

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,118

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $313,829 · program services $276,997 · management and general $36,832

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,163,919 · program services $1,038,199 · management and general $125,720

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $179,249 · program services $152,769 · management and general $26,480

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $188,652 · program services $160,783 · management and general $27,869

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $143,737 · program services $122,503 · management and general $21,234

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,973 · management and general $13,973

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,716 · management and general $2,716

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,698 · management and general $2,698

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,654 · program services $7,376 · management and general $1,278

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,282 · program services $47,968 · management and general $8,314

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,996 · management and general $8,996

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $44,273 · program services $37,733 · management and general $6,540

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,463 · program services $8,917 · management and general $1,546

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,570 · program services $7,304 · management and general $1,266

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER GRANT EXPENSES

    total $59,013 · program services $59,013

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING AND OTHER PERS

    total $20,383 · program services $18,444 · management and general $1,939

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $15,183 · program services $12,940 · management and general $2,243

  • 24d · Other expenses: UNCOLLECTIBLE CASE REVE

    total $13,391 · program services $13,391

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $43,256 · program services $30,063 · management and general $4,005 · fundraising $9,188

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $128,774 · end of year $310,709

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,794,445 · end of year $1,242,431

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $150,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $172,605 · end of year $329,421

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,141 · end of year $17,973

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $111,883

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $81,134

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $24,466 · end of year $30,749

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $917,072

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,005,599 · end of year $1,107,997

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $135,035 · end of year $141,734

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $280,396 · end of year $237,639

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $289,960 · end of year $1,352,441

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,735,639 · end of year $2,374,538

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO THOSE ON DEATH ROW IN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE CONSULTING, RESEARCH AND TRAINING SERVICES TO ATTORNEYS APPOINTED TO REPRESENT PERSONS FACING THE DEATH PENALTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

  • THE CENTER PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF CAPITAL CRIMES. THE CENTER ALSO CONSULTS WITH AND TRAINS ATTORNEYS APPOINTED TO REPRESENT PERSONS FACING THE DEATH PENALTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

    Expenses $897,175 · Revenue $1,389,684

  • THE CENTER SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY IN NORTH CAROLINA, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON ISSUES AND CASES TO THE MEDIA, POLICY-MAKERS, ADVOCATES, ATTORNEYS, ACADEMICS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $82,986

  • THE 8TH AMENDMENT PROJECT IS A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF THE CENTER FOR DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION THAT COORDINATES THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO END THE DEATH PENALTY.

    Expenses $992,240

  • THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR OTHER ENTITIES INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND REFORM.

    Expenses $21,999 · Revenue $17,215

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Akin Adepoju

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Terrica Ganzy

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Cindy Adcock

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • David Mills

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jay Ferguson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jin Hee Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kris Parks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andrew Banzhoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Caitlin Fenhagen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Henderson Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Gerda Stein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Julian Wright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dionne R Gonder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Gretchen Engel

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $138,500
    From this org
    $116,303
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,197
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Shelagh Kenney

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $106,931
    From this org
    $86,905
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,026
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Lafmin Morgan

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $68,398
    From this org
    $52,842
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,556
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Laura Porter

    EXEC DIRECTOR 8AP

    Total calculated
    $263,967
    From this org
    $230,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,543
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,424
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,543
    Filer's total
    $263,967

  • Chris Keelty

    DEV DIRECTOR 8AP

    Total calculated
    $145,742
    From this org
    $122,892
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,850
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Stefanie Faucher

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR 8AP

    Total calculated
    $143,792
    From this org
    $121,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,437
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Yee Huen S Har

    DIGITAL DIRECTOR, 8AP

    Total calculated
    $137,350
    From this org
    $118,478
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,872
    Hours/week
    37.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600439349300925

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