Private Foundation

The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation

The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation is a Private Foundation headquartered in Wilmington, DE. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $15K revenue, $306K expenses, $340K total assets. IRS filings disclose 27 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.5M.

EIN: 463950011 Wilmington, DE Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$15K

Total Expenses$306K

Total Assets$340K

Grants Given27

Grant Total$2.5M

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER CENTER

WASHINGTON, DC · 2025

General & Unrestricted

$250,000

MEDIA ALLIANCE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2025

Whistleblower Network News Fund

$38,000

NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER CENTER

WASHINGTON, DC · 2024

General & Unrestricted

$355,300

MEDIA ALLIANCE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2024

Whistleblower Network News fund

$45,000

MEDIA ALLIANCE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2024

Whistleblower Network News fund

$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 27 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Dir, Sec David K Colapinto

Dir, Treas Michael D Kohn

Pres, Dir Stephen M Kohn

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General & Unrestricted

$1,790,173 14 grants

Front Line Whistleblower News Project

$200,000 1 grant

Whistleblower Network News

$175,000 2 grants

Estelle S. Kohn Memorial Fund

$110,000 1 grant

Whistleblower Network News fund

$65,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$15K	$306K	$340K
2024	$37K	$454K	$631K
2023	$241K	$386K	$1.0M
2022	$18K	$339K	$1.2M
2020	$19K	$497K	$2.0M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $19K to $15K (-22%), with total assets most recently reported at $340K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, MA, NY.

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