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Filing year 2024

DEFENSE AGAINST THOUGHT CONTROL FOUNDATION INC

Cambridge, Massachusetts·EIN 81-4712449·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$295k
Total assets
$718k
Total expenses
$2.2M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. DEFENSE AGAINST THOUGHT CONTROL FOUNDATION INC reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$2.2M

Itemized grants

41

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLEAUSTIN, TXDEFEND DEMOCRACY, RESIST CORPORATE POWER AND WORK TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR PEOPLE$1.5M
COUNTER PUNCHPETROLIA, CAEDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT JOURNALISM AND CURRENT EVENTS$100k
NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILDBOSTON, MASUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS$75k
WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CAINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE$75k
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTERLAKE WORTH, FLSUPPORT FOR PRISONER RIGHTS$50k
SURVIVORS INCBOSTON, MAEDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE, WELFARE RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHT$50k
UNION THEOLOGICALNEW YORK, NYEDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE$50k
THE INTERCEPT FIRST LOOK MEDIA WORKSWASHINGTON, DCEDUCATION ON MEDIA$40k
NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACPRALEIGH, NCEDUCATION FOR NON DISCRIMINATION$30k
GREENPEACEWASHINGTON, DCPROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT FROM TOXIC POLLUTION.$25k
FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTINGNEW YORK, NYADVOCATES FOR GREATER DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES IN NEWS REPORTING$20k
FREE SPEECH TVDENVER, COEDUCATION FOR FREEDOM OF PRESS$20k
NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUNDBOULDER, COEDUCATION FOR NON DISCRIMINATION$20k
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUNDDENVER, COSUPPORT FOR NATIVE AMERICANS$10k
AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATIONAL FUNDRAPID CITY, SDSUPPORT FOR NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION$10k
CATCHING THE DREAMALBUQUERQUE, NMGRANTS TO NATIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS AND WORKS TO IMPROVE INDIAN SCHOOLS.$10k
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAEDUCATION FOR FREEDOM OF PRESS$10k
MASS HOUSING & SHELTER ALLIANCEBOSTON, MASUPPORT FOR FAMILIES IN NEED$10k
MASSPIRGBOSTON, MAEDUCATION FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY$10k
NAACP LEGAL DEFENCE FUNDNEW YORK, NYEDUCATION FOR EQUAL JUSTICE$10k
ORGANIZATION FOR BLACK STRUGGLEST LOUIS, MOEDUCATION FOR NON DISCRIMINATION$10k
PARTNERS IN HEALTHBOSTON, MASUPPORT FOR HEALTH DISASTER$10k
PUBLIC CITIZENSWASHINGTON, DCDEFEND DEMOCRACY, RESIST CORPORATE POWER AND WORK TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR PEOPLE$10k
ROSIES PLACEBOSTON, MASUPPORT FOR HOMELESS$10k
DAVIS PUTTER SCHOLARSHIP FUNDNEW YORK, NYEDUCATION ON DISCRIMINATION$5k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

DEFENSE AGAINST THOUGHT CONTROL FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$502k
$736k
2023
$295k
$2.2M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Massachusetts

DEFENSE AGAINST THOUGHT CONTROL FOUNDATION INC reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Massachusetts earns a median of $17,596.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$17,596
75th percentile
$66k
90th percentile
$171k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 925 organizations across 925 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Massachusetts
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What are DEFENSE AGAINST THOUGHT CONTROL FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, DEFENSE AGAINST THOUGHT CONTROL FOUNDATION INC reported $295k in total revenue and $2.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.