Public Charity

CITIZEN ACTION DEFENSE FUND

CITIZEN ACTION DEFENSE FUND is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in OLYMPIA, WA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $737K, expenses of $735K, total assets of $34K. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $872K.

EIN: 850910069 OLYMPIA, WA Public Interest Law NTEE: I83 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$737K
Total Expenses$735K
Total Assets$34K
Grant Records7
Funding Total$872K
Filing Years2023–2024

Mission

TO SUSTAIN, DEFEND AND PROVIDE THE MEANS TO PRESERVE THE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF ALL WASHINGTONIANS, INCLUDING FREEDOM OF RELIGION, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION, PARTICULARLY DURING DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENCIES, AND TO CARRY ON OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PURPOSE AS ALLOWED BY LAW.

Where $100 goes at Citizen Action Defense Fund

How Citizen Action Defense Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 2 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$29 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $71 for programs

$64
Litigation
90% of program spending
$4
Communication
5% of program spending
$3
Education
About 5% (cost not reported)
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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

BOARD DIRECTOR Craig Williamson
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Dann Mead Smith
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jackson Maynard
BOARD DIRECTOR Paul S Graves
BOARD DIRECTOR Steve Gordon

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$750,000 3 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$100,000 1 grant
General Support
$11,750 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $737K $735K $34K
2023 $431K $429K $32K

Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $431K to $737K (+71%), with total assets most recently reported at $34K.

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