Public Charity

DONNIE EDWARDS BEST DEFENSE FOUNDATION

DONNIE EDWARDS BEST DEFENSE FOUNDATION, of SOLANA BEACH, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.5M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, $2.2M in total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $665K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 825125497 SOLANA BEACH, CA Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$2.2M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$665K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES UNIQUE AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR MILITARY VETERANS OF ALL WARS TO BRING CLOSURE AND HONOR TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. OUR THREE KEY PROGRAMS, BATTLEFIELD RETURN, STRONGHOLD TRANSITION AND OUR EDUCATION INITIATIVE STRIVE TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY, MEMORY AND TO PRESERVE THEIR STORIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR STRONGHOLD TRANSITION PROGRAM SERVES NEWLY TRANSITIONED SERVICE MEMBERS OF SPECIAL FORCE OPERATIONS TO BUILD A NEW LIFE OUTSIDE THE MILITARY FOCUSING ON REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH.

Where $100 goes at Donnie Edwards Best Defense Foundation

How Donnie Edwards Best Defense Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$79
The foundation provided 30 wwii veterans a return to their battlefield at normandy for the 78th anniversary of d-day with 45 younger veterans serving as caretakers
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 30 veterans; 45 veterans; 2,000 students
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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

EXECUTIVE DI Donnie Edwards
SECRETARY Kathryn Edwards
TREASURER Stewart Frederick

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$605,215 18 grants
Human & Social Services
$24,825 3 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$20,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$15,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.5M $2.1M $2.2M
2023 $2.1M $1.5M $2.1M
2022 $1.2M $693K $1.1M
2021 $797K $723K $793K
2020 $440K $224K $582K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $440K to $2.5M (+458%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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