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WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (Washington) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $63 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($63). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $315k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $63
- Net assets
- $130k
What Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers does
Mission
The mission of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (WACDL) is to foster the integrity, independence and expertise of criminal defense lawyers; to support the criminal defense community through education and the exchange of information; to promote the fair and just administration of criminal justice; and to ensure due process and defend the rights secured by law for all persons accused of crime.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Organized and presented continuing legal education (CLE) programs. Awarded four CLE scholarships to reduce financial barriers and support equitable access to professional development. Additionally, WACDL hosted 18 "WACDL Wednesdays," providing facilitated roundtable sessions where members shared advice and collaborated on defense strategies in an informal, supportive setting.
$90,092 spentof which $2,008 as grants$54,120 earned by the program42% of program spendingTracked legislation affecting criminal law and criminal defense practice and provided testimony and advocacy on key legislative priorities. Through the Rules Committee, reviewed and submitted feedback on proposed court rules impacting criminal practice. Filed amicus briefs in cases presenting issues of broad importance to the criminal defense community.
$77,731 spent36% of program spendingMaintained a comprehensive library of legal briefs and motions and operated five practice-area email discussion lists used by members to exchange information on criminal law and defense practice. Published regular newsletters and case law updates to keep members informed of developments affecting criminal defense. Maintained an expert witness database and a Brady list identifying potentially impeachable law enforcement officers. Through the Ethics Hotline, provided guidance to members regarding the Rules of Professional Conduct. WACDL's Strike Force Committee remained available to consult with-and in some cases represent-members facing harassment or retaliation stemming from their defense advocacy.
$47,160 spent$108 earned by the program22% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $214,983.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $114k to $195k (+71%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 0% · 2023 13% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
85% of WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (73% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Lauren Bramwell
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $14 → $18.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $63 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 850 unclassified nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 850 unclassified nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
75% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
77%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS?
- WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (Washington) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $63 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($63). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $63 in grants to WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $63 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing