Public Charity

DEFY VENTURES INC

DEFY VENTURES INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.6M in revenue, $4.3M in expenses, $4.0M in total assets. 136 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 273611908 NEW YORK, NY Educational Services NTEE: B90 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$4.3M
Total Assets$4.0M
Grant Records136
Funding Total$6.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

DEFY VENTURES' MISSION IS TO SHIFT MINDSETS TO GIVE PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL HISTORIES THEIR BEST SHOT AT A SECOND CHANCE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, CAREER READINESS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING. DEFY'S VISION IS TO CUT THE RECIDIVISM RATE IN HALF BY LEVERAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSFORM LIVES.

Where $100 goes at Defy Ventures Inc

How Defy Ventures Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$77
We're proud of defy's results and are excited to show supporters the results of their investment of time and funding
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 10,000 entrepreneurs; 8,500 volunteers; 215 businesses
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DR. OF FIN. & ADMIN. (AS OF 12/24) Amita Parikh
PRESIDENT & CEO Andrew Glazier
DIRECTOR April Tam Smith
TREASURER Ariel Jaduszliwer
CHAIRMAN Brian Korb
VP, PROGRAMS Christine Castillo

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,699,706 79 grants
Human & Social Services
$591,525 11 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$516,000 6 grants
Economic Development
$283,000 5 grants
Education
$256,125 11 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.6M $4.3M $4.0M
2023 $4.0M $3.8M $3.3M
2022 $3.2M $2.9M $3.3M
2020 $2.6M $1.9M $1.8M
2019 $2.4M $2.1M $1.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $4.6M (+92%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.

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