Defending Rights and Dissent I

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 27-0042821

DEFENDING RIGHTS AND DISSENT PROTECTS THE RIGHT OF POLITICAL EXPRESSION TO STRENGTHEN PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.9M

-2.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$15K

-45.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

-75.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$15K

+116.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$379K$759K$1M$2M2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$1,919,641$1,959,940$1,957,495
Revenue$1,379,891$1,024,273$959,051
Expenses$1,198,452$924,575$678,149
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$30,195$15,637$7,262
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7K$14K$21K$28K0 grants20202 grants20214 grants20221 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2023

DC ALLIANCE$15K

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
S MEINRATHPRESIDENT1
EMILY BERMANVICE PRESIDENT1
MIKE RUFOVICE PRESIDENT1
FADI SABAVICE PRESIDENT1
D GOLDHAMERTREASURER1
JILISA MILTONCLERK1
SHAHID BUTTARDIRECTOR1
S AL-WAKEELDIRECTOR1
ARUN GUPTADIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ChicagoLos AngelesSan DiegoSan FrancisWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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