Victims of Communism Memorial

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1920858 Website

TO EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS ABOUT THE IDEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND LEGACY OF COMMUNISM AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THE FREEDOM OF THOSE STILL HELD CAPTIVE BY COMMUNIST REGIMES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$12.1M

-16.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+31.1% YoY

Grant Count

9

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$137K

+31.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$7M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$12,089,405$14,546,382$18,471,661
Revenue$5,260,712$4,524,957$7,094,499
Expenses$7,223,173$8,067,509$6,965,313
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$14,329$45,002$22,501
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$308K$616K$924K$1M0 grants20200 grants20215 grants20229 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

ASSOCIATION CIVIL AGORA$275KCAMPAIGN FOR UYGHURS$232K1001 IDEAS INC$184KDEFIENDE VENEZUELA INC$154KVOCES DE LA MEMORIA INC$126KUN MUNDO SIN MORDAZA INC$110KPLAN PAIS INC$77KOBSERVATORIO DE LA DISPO…$41KCOMPROMISO COMPARTIDO CO…$34K

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K4$50–100K10$100–250K3$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

ILONA TELEKICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$228KERIC PATTERSONPRESIDENT & CEO$206KBRITTANY BALMER REILLYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$199KDR ADRIAN ZENZDIRECTOR OF CHINA STUDIES$162KKEN POPESENIOR FELLOW$152KYURI PEREZ VAZQUEZDIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICAN$120KMICHAL HARMATADIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION$112KKARINA LIPSMANDIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELAT…$110KASHLEE DAVISDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$109KAMBASSADOR ANDREW BR…PRESIDENT EMERITUS$55K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ELIZABETH SPALDING PHDCHAIRMAN1
RANDAL TEAGUEVICE-CHAIRMAN1
HON JAMES BURNLEY IVTREASURER1
INGRID GREGG PHDSECRETARY1
EDWIN J FEULNER PHDCHAIRMAN EMERTIUS1
LEE EDWARDS PHDFOUNDING CHAIRMAN- PASSED AWAY IN DEC 20241
AMB ALDONA WOS MDTRUSTEE1
HON PAULA DOBRIANSKY PHDTRUSTEE1
EDITH LAUERTRUSTEE1
HON TIDAL W MCCOYTRUSTEE1
AMB CARLOS TRUJILLOTRUSTEE1
W BRUCE WEINRODTRUSTEE1
AMBASSADOR ANDREW BREMBERGPRESIDENT EMERITUS50$54,553
KEN POPESENIOR FELLOW50$151,955
ILONA TELEKICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER50$228,216
BRITTANY BALMER REILLYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER50$198,660
ERIC PATTERSONPRESIDENT & CEO50$206,002
MICHAL HARMATADIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION50$111,764
DR ADRIAN ZENZDIRECTOR OF CHINA STUDIES50$161,902
YURI PEREZ VAZQUEZDIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICAN50$119,700
ASHLEE DAVISDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT50$108,502
KARINA LIPSMANDIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS50$110,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

ArlingtonCoconut GroveCollege StationCoventryFalls ChurchMiamiWashingtonWeston

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

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