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DEFY VENTURES INC

EIN: 27-3611908New York, NYZIP: 10001
B90 - Education501(c)(3)

Mission

DEFY VENTURES' MISSION IS TO SHIFT MINDSETS TO GIVE PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL HISTORIES THEIR BEST SHOT AT A SECOND CHANCE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, CAREER READINESS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING. DEFY'S VISION IS TO CUT THE RECIDIVISM RATE IN HALF BY LEVERAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSFORM LIVES.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$4.6M$0$4M
2023$4M$0$3.3M

Compensation

2024

JOHN GAROFOLO
CFO (through 12/24)
chief financial officer
$138,148
$0
$16,103
$174,535
ANDREW GLAZIER
President & CEO
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$149,707
JULIE JACKSON-FORSBERG
Vp, Learning
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$143,432
YEHUDAH PRYCE
Sr. Program Director, Nmhp
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$143,252
CHRISTINE CASTILLO
Vp, Programs
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$132,116
QUAN HUYNH
Ed, Southern California
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$130,836
MARIAH DICKINSON
VP Site Operations
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$129,654
AMITA PARIKH
Dr. of Fin. & Admin. (as of 12/24)
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$7,788
KERRY BENNETT
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN DVOR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARCUS GLOVER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER LOTITO
Director (as of 9/24)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COSS MARTE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICOLE MILLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JONATHAN NEIL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COLE RICHMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
APRIL TAM SMITH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID SPROTT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PRAVEEN SESHADRI
Director (as of 6/24)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SONIA KAHLON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIAN KORB
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ARIEL JADUSZLIWER
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JOHN GAROFOLO
CFO
chief financial officer
$146,111
$0
$0
$165,664
JULIE JACKSON-FORSBERG
Vp, Learning
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$141,459
YEHUDAH PRYCE
Sr. Program Director, Nmhp
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$138,011
ANDREW GLAZIER
President & CEO
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$131,645
CHRISTINE CASTILLO
Vp, Programs
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$130,416
QUAN HUYNH
Ed, Southern California
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$126,920
MELISSA O'DELL
Ed, Illinois
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$117,787
BRIAN KORB
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ARIEL JADUSZLIWER
Secretary/Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
KERRY BENNETT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN DVOR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARCUS GLOVER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL HUGGINS THRU 1223
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SONIA KAHLON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COSS MARTE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICOLE MILLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JONATHAN NEIL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
COLE RICHMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
APRIL TAM SMITH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID SPROTT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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