Public Charity

DEFEND OUR HEALTH

DEFEND OUR HEALTH, of PORTLAND, ME, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $820K in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, $919K in total assets. 27 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 383791803 PORTLAND, ME Pollution Abatement & Control NTEE: C20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$820K
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$919K
Grant Records27
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

DEFEND OUR HEALTH WORKS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE THRIVING, WITH EQUAL ACCESS TO SAFE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER, HEALTHY HOMES, AND PRODUCTS THAT ARE TOXIC-FREE AND CLIMATE-FRIENDLY. WE'LL STAND UP FOR THIS RIGHT WHEREVER IT IS THREATENED.

Where $100 goes at Defend Our Health

How Defend Our Health divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $71 for programs

$71
We work at the front lines to eliminate toxic chemical exposures in our homes, water, farms, and food systems - through a proven model that combines grassroots action…
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
Pollution Abatement & Control
$167,500
2024
Primary Cancer Prevention via Well Testing and Mitigation (Arsenic, PFAS)
$49,996
$30,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$8,500
2023
GRANTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
$800,000

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

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR/VIC Apollinaire Munyaneza
TREASURER Bruce Cort
PRESIDENT & Emily Carey
DIRECTOR Kate Manahan
DIRECTOR Laurie Mazur
DIRECTOR Lindi Von Mutius

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Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$2,646,387 9 grants
Research & Policy
$186,500 6 grants
General Support
$151,465 11 grants
Health & Medicine
$49,996 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $820K $1.8M $919K
2023 $1.5M $2.0M $1.9M
2022 $792K $1.6M $2.4M
2021 $3.4M $1.2M $3.2M
2020 $1.4M $1.2M $937K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.4M to $820K (-41%), with total assets most recently reported at $919K.

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