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 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.

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

GRANTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
$1,600,000 2 grants
Pollution Abatement & Control
$853,387 6 grants
Climate
$193,000 1 grant
CHEMICAL POLICY REFO
$186,500 6 grants
Primary Cancer Prevention via Well Testing and Mitigation (Arsenic, PFAS)
$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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