Mission
To advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.
Public Charity
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc, of Berkeley, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.2M in revenue, $4.2M in expenses, $5.5M in total assets. 55 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 942620758
Berkeley, CA
Disabled Persons Rights
NTEE: R23
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$5.5M
Grant Records55
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc
How Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $84 for programs
$50
Legal Advocacy
$15
Child and Family Advocacy
$14
National Disability Policy and Research
Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$407,890
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$173,593
RESEARCH
$167,025
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND
$100,000
Program Support
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 55 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Vice Chair
Anne Cohen
Board Member
Aubrie Lee
Board Member
Benita Shaw-Ayala
Communications Dir
Christina Pinedo
Legal Director
Claudia Center
Board Member
Dorene Giacopini
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.2M | $4.2M | $5.5M |
| 2024 | $3.3M | $3.7M | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $2.7M | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $2.6M | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $2.4M | $3.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.3M to $4.2M (-2%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.