Why donate to kalamazoo defender?

Kalamazoo Defender seeks a community that prioritizes love and compassion over judgment and shame, particularly when engaging the neglected and oppressed

Kalamazoo Defender relentlessly defends our clients in court and their humanity within our community by engaging each as a whole person with a right to zealous advocacy, regardless of their criminal charges.

You can help us fulfill our mission and vision by donating today!

Donations will help our organization:

  • Spend more time supporting and advocating for the 5000 clients we represent annually.

  • Spend more time focused on our mission, and more time working to create opportunities out of crisis through our Village initiative.

  • By leveraging gifts from the community, Kalamazoo Defender will be empowered to go further in building a model Criminal Defense institution that delivers a new hope to the hopeless, and through that effort play an important role in the transformation of our community.

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 If you would like to support our work, please make your check out to Kalamazoo Defender and mail it to:

Kalamazoo Defender

c/o Director of Operations

151 S. Rose St, Suite 300

Kalamazoo, MI 49007


Kalamazoo Defender is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation under IRS code Section 501(c)(3) and is qualified to receive tax-deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 or 2522. Qualifying donations to Kalamazoo Defender may be tax-deductible.