Defense Against Thought Control
EIN 814712449 Private FoundationTotal Given 2018–2024
$4.2M
176 grants · $599K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $2K–$20K
grant size
85%
deep partner · 46/54 multi-year
repeat
$718K
Assets (2024)
54
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(617) 492-8473
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $75K | $3.5M | $3.2M | 1 |
| 2019 | N/A | $3.2M | $-198K | N/A |
| 2020 | $594K | $3.9M | $1.3M | 44 |
| 2022 | $595K | $2.9M | $-507K | 45 |
| 2023 | $725K | $2.7M | $502K | 45 |
| 2024 | $2.2M | $718K | $295K | 41 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 176 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$10K
Average
$24K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$1.5M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.6% of US grants
· Rank #15 of 15 states
$1.5M across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (176 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Speech for People | Austin, TX | $1,500,000 | DEFEND DEMOCRACY, RESIST CORPORATE POWER AND WORK TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR PEOPLE | 2024 |
| Counter Punch | Petrolia, CA | $100,000 | EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT JOURNALISM AND CURRENT EVENTS | 2024 |
| National Lawyers Guild | Boston, MA | $75,000 | Support for constitutional rights | 2020 |
| Western States Legal Foundation | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | International cooperation for peace | 2020 |
| National Lawyers Guild | Boston, MA | $75,000 | SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS | 2022 |
| Western States Legal Foundation | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE | 2022 |
| National Lawyers Guild | Boston, MA | $75,000 | SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS | 2023 |
| Western States Legal Foundation | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE | 2023 |
| National Lawyers Guild | Boston, MA | $75,000 | SUPPORT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS | 2024 |
| Western States Legal Foundation | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE | 2024 |
| Counter Punch | Petrolia, CA | $75,000 | Educate the general public about journalism and current events | 2018 |
| Human Rights Defense Center | Lake Worth, FL | $50,000 | Support for prisoner rights | 2020 |
| Human Rights Defense Center | Lake Worth, FL | $50,000 | SUPPORT FOR PRISONER RIGHTS | 2022 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $50,000 | EDUCATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS | 2023 |
| Human Rights Defense Center | Lake Worth, FL | $50,000 | SUPPORT FOR PRISONER RIGHTS | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Poor People's Campaign | Lexington, MA | $50,000 | EDUCATION ON EVILS OF SYSTEMATIC RACISM AND POVERTY | 2023 |
| The Poor People's Campaign | New York, NY | $50,000 | EDUCATION ON MORAL PRINCIPLES, RELIGOUS AND CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES | 2023 |
| Human Rights Defense Center | Lake Worth, FL | $50,000 | SUPPORT FOR PRISONER RIGHTS | 2024 |
| Survivors Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE, WELFARE RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHT | 2024 |
| Union Theological | New York, NY | $50,000 | EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | 2024 |
| The Intercept First Look Media Works | Washington, DC | $40,000 | Education on Media | 2020 |
| The Intercept First Look Media Works | Washington, DC | $40,000 | EDUCATION ON MEDIA | 2022 |
| The Intercept First Look Media Works | Washington, DC | $40,000 | EDUCATION ON MEDIA | 2023 |
| The Intercept First Look Media Works | Washington, DC | $40,000 | EDUCATION ON MEDIA | 2024 |
| 350 Org | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | Education for environmental issues | 2020 |
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