Public Charity

DEFENDING EDUCATION

DEFENDING EDUCATION, of Arlington, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $5.3M in revenue, $5.0M in expenses, $980K in total assets. 36 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 861596460 Arlington, VA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$5.0M
Total Assets$980K
Grant Records36
Funding Total$12.2M
Filing Years2022–2024

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

Officers & Directors

Director Development Andrew Kozusko
Vice President Caroline Moore
TRUSTEE Edward Blum
Director Outreach Erika Sanzi
TRUSTEE Garrett Exner
TRUSTEE Karol Markowicz

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$2,500,050 7 grants
for general operations
$2,147,300 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,940,083 5 grants
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$1,395,500 1 grant
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,070,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

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

Between 2022 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.3M to $5.3M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $980K.

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