Public Charity

BIOETHICS DEFENSE FUND

Based in METAIRIE, LA, BIOETHICS DEFENSE FUND operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $230K in revenue, $298K in expenses, $538K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 15 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $297K.

EIN: 721528220 METAIRIE, LA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$230K
Total Expenses$298K
Total Assets$538K
Grant Records15
Funding Total$297K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

BIOETHICS DEFENSE FUND (BDF) ADVOCATES FOR A CULTURE OF LIFE BY UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING THE RELEVANT LEGAL, SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS IN LIGHT OF A PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY GROUNDED IN THE NATURAL LAW AND THE COMPATIBILITY OF FAITH AND REASON.THE MISSION OF THE BIOETHICS DEFENSE FUND IS TO STRATEGICALLY ADVOCATE FOR THE RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT TO LIFE AND DIGNITY DURING LIFE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, PRO BONO LEGAL CONSULTATION, AND MEDIA APPEARANCES.

Sample Grants Received

2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$21,600
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$13,750
2023
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$13,000
2022
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$10,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$37,000

Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anthony J Bordlee
DIRECTOR Corey Frank
DIRECTOR David Lukinovich
DIRECTOR Jeannette Decelles-Zwerneman
DIRECTOR Leeanne Abel
DIRECTOR Madeline Moreira

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$189,250 7 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$72,100 6 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$26,000 1 grant
Religious Liberty
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $230K $298K $538K
2023 $233K $293K $605K
2022 $294K $356K $665K
2020 $348K $411K $722K
2019 $409K $439K $738K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $409K to $230K (-44%), with total assets most recently reported at $538K.

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