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Public Defender Corporation

Martinsburg, West Virginia · EIN 55-0621557 · Crime & Legal-Related · tax-exempt since 1983

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 59.8 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 5,236 crime & legal-related nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.7.7 months97
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.39% of practices39
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.67
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.100% from one source9
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.74.5%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.25.5%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$3.24M$2.85M$385K$1.83M7.736C
Jun 2024Form 990$3.10M$2.87M$233K$1.44M6.036C
Jun 2023Form 990$3.07M$2.68M$387K$1.21M5.437C
Jun 2022Form 990$2.92M$2.35M$574K$822K4.237C
Jun 2021Form 990$2.63M$2.36M$270K$248K1.336D
Jun 2020Form 990$2.78M$2.53M$250K−$22K-0.136F
Jun 2018Form 990$2.62M$2.49M$127K−$438K-2.139D
Jun 2017Form 990$2.63M$2.53M$105K−$473K-2.234F
Jun 2016Form 990$2.68M$2.48M$200K−$577K-2.835F

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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