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. 129 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 273611908 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$4.3M
Total Assets$4.0M
Grant Records129
Funding Total$6.2M
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.

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

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,112,559 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$809,336 15 grants
Public Safety
$495,000 5 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$427,025 5 grants
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$261,000 2 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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