Defiant Requiem Foundation

Analysis

Defiant Requiem Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Defiant Requiem Foundation reported income of $801k and spending of $1.1m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $801k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Defiant Requiem Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ($801k), Contra Tiempo ($801k) and Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth Inc ($801k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $414k. At year end it held assets of $470k against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $416k. It reported 10 employees.