Center for Death Penalty Litigation
GroupThe Center for Death Penalty Litigation is a non-profit law firm located in Durham. The Center provides direct representation to inmates on death row. The Center for Death Penalty Litigation is associated with five radical liberal networks, including the Blueprint NC network that gained infamy with their “eviscerate, mitigate, litigate, cogitate and agitate” the state’s leadership strategy memo in 2013. Over 98 percent of the group’s grant money comes from two extreme liberal political funders – the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and the Tides Foundation based in California.
| Financials: Source IRS 990s | |||||
| Year | Revenue | Expenditures | Net Assets | ||
| 2013 | 1,582,249.00 | 1,571,848.00 | 1,540,781.00 | ||
| 2014 | 1,637,142.00 | 1,508,331.00 | 1,671,923.00 | ||
| 2015 | 1,471,451.00 | 1,510,992.00 | 1,632,382.00 | ||
| 2016 | 2,141,557.00 | 1,582,306.00 | 2,191,633.00 | ||
| 2017 | 1,759,087.00 | 1,677,548.00 | 2,273,172.00 | ||
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| Person | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Stein | Founding Member | Current |
| Ann Petersen | Board Treasurer | Current |
| Barrie Wallace | Office Manager and Paralegal | Current |
| Burton Craige | Board Member | Current |
| Carlos Mahoney | Board Member | Current |
| Darryl Hunt | Board Member | Current |
| David Weiss | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Dionne Gonder-Stanley | Board Member | Current |
| Donald Beskind | Board Vice President | Current |
| Elizabeth Hambourger | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Ernest Connor | Board Member | Current |
| Gerda Stein | Director of Public Information | Current |
| Gretchen Engel | Executive Director | Current |
| H. Jay White | Board Member | Current |
| James Coleman | Board Member | Current |
| Jay Ferguson | Board President | Current |
| Johanna Jennings | Staff Attorney | Current |
| June Arlinghaus | Paralegal | Current |
| Kate Tollas | Administrative Assistant | Current |
| Kenneth Rose | Senior Staff Attorney | Current |
| Kris Parks | Board Member | Current |
| Kristin Collins | Associate Director of Public Information | Current |
| Mark Pickett | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Pat McCoy | Board of Advisors | Current |
| Robert Mosteller | Board Member | Current |
| Sandy Demeree | Financial Controller | Current |
| Sarah Holladay | Staff Attorney | Current |
| Shelagh Kenney | Director of Post-Conviction Litigation | Current |
| Stephanie Bouis | Mitigation Specialist | Current |
| Terrica Ganzy | Board Member | Current |
| Tom Sallenger | Board Member | Current |
| Tommy Moore | Board Member | Current |
| Tonza Ruffin | Board Member | Current |
| Vernetta Alston | Staff Attorney | Current |
| William Durham | Director of Investigative Services | Current |
| Zach Rowles | Mitigation Investigator | Current |
| Kenneth Rose | Director | Former |
| Malcolm Hunter | Executive Director | Former |
| Shelagh Kenney | Staff Attorney | Former |
This group funded by:
| Funder | Year | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2016 | $70,000.00 | Public Education and Information Project |
| Proteus Fund Inc | 2014 | $101,000.00 | National consensus project. Grant made through Proteus Action League. |
| Proteus Fund Inc | 2014 | $7,500.00 | Wrongful incarceration project. Grant made through Proteus Action League. |
| Vital Projects Fund Inc | 2014 | $90,000.00 | |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2014 | $65,000.00 | Public Education and Information Project |
| Julian Price Family Foundation | 2013 | $5,000.00 | General purpose of charity |
| Proteus Fund Inc | 2013 | $125,000.00 | Public education and information project and litigation project. Grant made through Proteus Action League. |
| Proteus Fund Inc | 2013 | $95,000.00 | Public education and information project. Grant made through Proteus Action League. |
| Vital Projects Fund Inc | 2013 | $32,000.00 | Continuing support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2013 | $130,000.00 | For Public Education and Information Project |
| Julian Price Family Foundation | 2012 | $2,500.00 | General purpose of charity |
| Tides Foundation | 2012 | $70,000.00 | Program development For Litigation Project |
| Tides Foundation | 2012 | $70,000.00 | Program development For Racial Justice Act Litigation |
| Tides Foundation | 2012 | $38,000.00 | Program development For Commutations Project |
| Tides Foundation | 2012 | $35,000.00 | Program development For Public Education and Information Project |
| Tides Foundation | 2012 | $30,000.00 | Program development For Public Education and Information |
| Vital Projects Fund Inc | 2012 | $29,000.00 | General/operating support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2012 | $97,500.00 | Program development For Public Education and Information Project |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2012 | $50,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Julian Price Family Foundation | 2010 | $1,500.00 | |
| Vital Projects Fund Inc | 2010 | $25,000.00 | General/operating support For general purpose fund |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2010 | $170,000.00 | For Public Education and Information Project |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2008 | $185,000.00 | For Public Education and Information Project |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2007 | $60,000.00 | For Public Education and Information Project |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2006 | $500.00 | |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2006 | $55,000.00 | To raise public awareness about problems with the administration of the death penalty |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2005 | $55,000.00 | For its Public Information and Education Project to promote death penalty moratorium |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2004 | $500.00 | |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2004 | $60,000.00 | Program development To provide public information and education about the death penalty |
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Address 1:
123 W Main Street Suite 301
City:
Durham
State:
NC
Zip:
27701