Public Charity

DEFENDING EDUCATION

DEFENDING EDUCATION, of Arlington, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.6M in revenue, $6.3M in expenses, $1.3M in total assets. 37 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 861596460 Arlington, VA Civil Rights NTEE: R20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.6M
Total Expenses$6.3M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records37
Funding Total$13.5M
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

National grassroots organization working to reclaim our schools from activists promoting harmful agendas. Through network and coalition building investigating reporting, litigation, and engagement on local, state, and national policies, we fight educational - Cont. sched O

Where $100 goes at Defending Education

How Defending Education divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$73
Litigation and legal work
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Development Andrew Kozusko
TRUSTEE Edward Blum
Sr Dir Communication Erika Sanzi
TRUSTEE Garrett Exner
TRUSTEE Karol Markowicz
TREASURER Kenneth Marcus

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$11,090,331 32 grants
Human & Social Services
$800,250 1 grant
Education
$214,250 3 grants
Unspecified
$1,395,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.6M $6.3M $1.3M
2024 $5.3M $5.0M $980K
2023 $5.1M $4.9M $1.2M
2022 $4.3M $4.5M $774K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.3M to $6.6M (+54%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

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