DeFi Education Fund

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 87-1014079 Website

DeFi Education Fund is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization committed to advocating for sound DeFi policy. At DEF, we are working to build a mainstream understanding of decentralized finance, and protect the rights of developers, users, and projects to freely create decentralized infrastructure and technology.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$18.5M

+187.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$216K

-61.1% YoY

Grant Count

3

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$72K

-61.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$11M$17M$23M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$18,450,662$6,417,247$8,723,243
Revenue$6,940,589$438,672
Expenses$3,609,448$3,781,810$3,475,763
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$-3,489,657$56
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$151K$302K$453K$604K5 grants20215 grants20223 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Fight for the Future Edu…$144KNYU Leonard N Stern Scho…$63KCreative Outfit Inc$10K

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K5$50–100K3$100–250K2$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 2024 IRS filing

Amanda TuminelliCLO, Secretary$514KMiller Whitehouse-Le…CEO$368KMax BernsteinCommunications & Operation$174KLizandro PieperResearch Director$120K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Marc BoironDirector, President3
Rebecca RettigDirector3
Jake ChervinskyDirector2
Amanda TuminelliCLO, Secretary40$514,423
Miller Whitehouse-LevineCEO40$367,595
Larry SukernikDirector2
Lizandro PieperResearch Director40$119,767
Max BernsteinCommunications & Operation40$174,452

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

ArlingtonBostonHaywardNew YorkRedwood CityRye BrookVillanovaWashington

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

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