Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation
To promote civil justice, encourage and foster continuing education and sponsor projects and other endeavors that allow our members to enhance the quality of their legal services.
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $989,783
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $220,750
- -28.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $52,614
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $154,461
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation gives
- Giving grew 160% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $26K (2023). In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel King of Prussia, PA | Support for Meetings | $25,997 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $989,783 | $220,750 | $154,461 | — | — | $52,614 |
| 2024 | $943,492 | $310,346 | $212,398 | $2,500 | Total only | $62,174 |
| 2023 | $836,548 | $221,973 | $152,239 | $25,997 | 1 | $34,699 |
| 2022 | $768,539 | $162,499 | $140,430 | $25,063 | 1 | $92 |
| 2021 | $797,492 | $214,911 | $135,386 | $25,000 | 1 | $39,095 |
| 2020 | $697,444 | $161,501 | $118,985 | $10,000 | 1 | $23,341 |
| 2019 | $640,345 | $135,595 | $133,835 | $5,000 | Total only | $14,671 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation is a public charity, based in King of Prussia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $990K in total assets. Net investment income was $53K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation is led by R. Matthew Cairns, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
R. Matthew Cairns
President
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
Secretary & Treasurer → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J Scott Kreamer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie T Holvick
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd A Roberts
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vicki M. Smith
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
L Johnson Sarber III
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael T Glascott
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alycen Moss
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Attie Carville
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aubrey K Noltemeyer
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey D Van Volkenburg
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren S Curtis
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee M Hall
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert L Christie
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Toles
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward J. Currie Jr.
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth F. Lorell
Vice President & Pres-Elect
Director → Vice President & Pres-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy A. Broman
Immediate Past President
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President & Pres-Elect, 2023
Vice President & Pres-Elect → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Debra T. Varner (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Stephen E. Goldman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steven E. Farrar (2019–2023) — President
- Former: W. Michael Scott (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Clark R. Hudson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Donald L. Myles Jr. (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael I. Neil (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Victoria H. Roberts (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: April A. Elkovitch (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bruce D. Celebrezze (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Edward M. Kaplan (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Howard A. Merten (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Richard K. Traub (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Walter Dukes (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David W. Zizik (2020) — Director
- Former: Gale White (2019) — Director
- Former: Sarah J. Timberlake (2019) — Immediate Past President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation
How large is Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation?
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation reported $990K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $221K.
Where does Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation operate?
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation's EIN?
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6055023. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 12, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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