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Kent County Office Of The Defender

Kent County Office Of The Defender's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $170,312 for Christopher Dennie, Executive Director (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.

After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $174,793. It is higher than the D + F figure for 48 of 89 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (I80), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 54%; median $172,678). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$6,234,358Total revenue (FY 2024)
$170,312Reported Part VII D + F figure
48 / 89Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 54%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (I80), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + F (2025 dollars)
Appalachian Research And Defense Fund Of KY$6,210,197 $203,292
Southern Oregon Public Defender Inc OR$6,158,821 $145,265
Chhaya Community Development Corporation NY$6,154,149 $250,388
Charlotte Center For Legal Advocacy Inc NC$6,132,524 $188,207
Health Projects Center CA$6,106,059 $173,515
Greater Hartford Legal Aid Inc CT$6,375,276 $213,443
Western Center On Law & Poverty Inc CA$6,375,786 $138,516
Virginia Law Foundation VA$6,400,699 $302,822

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