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Society of Defense Financial Management

Public charity · Grantmaker Alexandria, VA EIN: 54-1025128 Website

To promote thought leadership, professional development, and ethical behavior in all aspects of defense financial management.

Society of Defense Financial Management at a glance

Total assets
$4,628,769
-36.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,190,445
-69.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$31,061
-63.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,704,544
-36.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Society of Defense Financial Management funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

PhoenixSan AntonioWashingtonWilmington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2019) to $30K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Paralyzed Veterans of America - Arizona Chapter Phoenix, AZCharity$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,628,769$2,190,445$4,704,544——$31,061
2024$7,314,516$7,096,596$7,376,908$25,0001$83,989
2023$7,232,733$5,563,688$6,485,193$30,0001$6,906
2022$7,952,626$4,943,414$4,819,294——$79,424
2021$8,280,930$3,708,525$2,977,434——$86,043
2020$7,380,152$1,415,687$2,497,791——$116,998
2019$8,413,960$4,592,490$3,878,191$16,6822$189,514

About Society of Defense Financial Management

Based on IRS filings

Society of Defense Financial Management is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Alexandria, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $31K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Society of Defense Financial Management is led by Richard Brady, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2022; 5 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Brady

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $26K (2022) → $279K (2025)

  • Charles McEntee

    Director, Marketing & President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2025)

  • Glenda Scheiner

    President - Air Force

    President - Dfas → President - Air Force, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Lynch

    Chair-Corporate Advisory Group

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phara G. Rodrigue

    Vice President & Certification

    Associate Director of Cert → Director of Certification, 2022

    Director of Certification → Vice President & Certification, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2019) → $131K (2025)

  • Caroline Smith

    Vice President, Prof Development & Education

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2025)

  • Daniel Woltman

    Vice President & Membership

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2025)

  • Mark Rose

    Vice President - Uscg

    Vice President - Coast Gua → Vice President - Uscg, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy A. Phillips

    Treasurer - Retired

    Treasurer → Treasurer - Retired, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry L. Elling

    General Counsel

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • DeAnna Randolph

    Secretary - Ousd

    Secretary → Secretary - Ousd, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mats Persson

    Vice President - Dfas

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Pierce

    Vice President-Outgoing - Osd

    Vice President - Air Force → Vice President-Outgoing - Osd, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Tipton

    Vice President - Dhs

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalia Li

    Vice President - Navy

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jed Sondike

    Vice President - Usmc

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lara Sayer

    Vice President - Air Force & Space Force

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Herrera

    At Large-Corporate

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wes Robinson

    Vice President - Army

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Elizabeth A. Martin-Long (2019–2024) — Director of Membership
  • Former: Leslie Ferguson (2021–2024) — Vice President - Usmc
  • Former: Ginger Bonin (2022–2024) — Corporate Advisory Group
  • Former: Kim Laurance (2023–2024) — Vice President - Defense-W
  • Former: Mike Mehrman (2023–2024) — Vice President - Army
  • Former: Rdml Matt Lake (2024) — Vice President - Uscg
  • Former: Paul Landauer (2020–2023) — Vice President - Navy
  • Former: Audrey Davis (2022–2023) — President - Usmc
  • Former: Jane Kiggins (2023) — Vice President - Coast Guard
  • Former: Michael Stough (2023) — Vice President - Dhs
  • Former: Al Runnels (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Fred Carr (2019–2022) — Vice President - Air Force
  • Former: Lisa St Andre (2020–2022) — Vice President - Defense-W
  • Former: Rdml Mark Fedor (2021–2022) — Vice President - Coast Gua
  • Former: Tom Steffens (2022) — Vice President - Army
  • Former: Debra Del Mar (2019–2021) — Corporate Representative
  • Former: Edward Gardiner (2019–2021) — President - Usmc
  • Former: William Roberts (2021) — Vice President - Army
  • Former: Caral Spangler (2020) — President
  • Former: Rdml Thomas Allan (2020) — Vice President - Coast Gua
  • Former: Steve Barth (2020) — Vice President - Army
  • Former: Andrew Morgan (2019) — Vice President - Army
  • Former: Deanna Gisela-Louise Pruitte (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Gregory Paul Gass II (2019) — Vice President - Dfas
  • Former: Gretchen Anderson (2019) — President
  • Former: Keith E. Buchholz (2019) — Vice President - Defense-W
  • Former: Richard C. Voigt (2019) — Vice President - Navy

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Richard Brady — Chief Executive Officer: $279KRichard BradyChief Executive Officer$279KDaniel Woltman — VP, Membership: $142KDaniel WoltmanVP, Membership$142KPhara Rodrigue — VP, Certification: $131KPhara RodrigueVP, Certification$131KCharles McEntee — Director, Marketing & PR: $112KCharles McEnteeDirector, Marketing & PR$112KCaroline Smith — VP, Prof Dev & Education: $105KCaroline SmithVP, Prof Dev & Education$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $279K, to Richard Brady (Chief Executive Officer). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Society of Defense Financial Management

How large is Society of Defense Financial Management?

Society of Defense Financial Management reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.

What is Society of Defense Financial Management?

Society of Defense Financial Management is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Alexandria, VA. It holds $4.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Society of Defense Financial Management operate?

Society of Defense Financial Management has awarded grants in Arizona, District of Columbia, North Carolina, Texas.

What is Society of Defense Financial Management's EIN?

Society of Defense Financial Management's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1025128. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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