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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM.

Totals

Total revenue
$773,197
Total expenses
$694,838
Contributions and grants received
$862,619
Grants paid
$420,480
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$89,422
Total assets, end of year
$90,334
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$90,334
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$666,959
Management and general expenses
$27,879
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$666,959

Program services were 96.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $862,619

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $22,657

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $53,150

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $112,715

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$90,058

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $636

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $636

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $65,000 · program services $65,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $355,480 · program services $355,480

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $36,000 · program services $28,800 · management and general $7,200

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $34,669 · program services $27,735 · management and general $6,934

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,757 · program services $15,806 · management and general $3,951

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,495 · management and general $2,495

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,865 · program services $26,865

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $622 · program services $475 · management and general $147

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,917 · program services $2,895 · management and general $1,022

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,622 · program services $6,467 · management and general $2,155

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,946 · program services $1,946

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $125 · program services $75 · management and general $50

  • 24a · Other expenses: Texas Valor project

    total $73,593 · program services $73,593

  • 24b · Other expenses: Operations expenses

    total $9,908 · program services $8,422 · management and general $1,486

  • 24c · Other expenses: Morale support

    total $47,251 · program services $47,251

  • 24d · Other expenses: Merchant processing

    total $2,491 · program services $2,491

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,097 · program services $3,658 · management and general $2,439

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,324 · end of year $70,614

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $5,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,583 · end of year $14,720

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $335

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,896

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,346 · end of year $90,334

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Defenders of Freedom is committed to supporting Post 9/11 Veterans with emergency financial assistance, treatment for traumatic brain injury and morale building activities, for a smooth transition to civilian life.

  • Defenders of Freedom paid emergency assistance for housing homeless, paying rents/mortgages to keep Veterans from becoming homeless, utiliities, car payments, insurance, repairs, and miscellaneous items.

    Expenses $88,668 · Grants $1,776

  • Morale Support for Veterans includes Veterans joining in activities for support with each other. Golfing and shooting are our two biggest activities we provide to Veterans to connect with one another.

    Expenses $135,919

  • Brain treatment for combat Veterans with traumatic brain injuries, free of charge to the Veterans. This includes travel, lodging, brain treatment, supplements, and transportation as needed.

    Expenses $442,372 · Grants $353,704

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Donna Cranston

    Founder Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $36,000
    From this org
    $36,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    36
  • Jeremy McCown

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Erin Morris

    Director/Legal Counselor

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Maness

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob Emminger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Libby Laurent

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • Coast X Coast Foundation

    $60,000

  • Heroes on the Water

    $5,000

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202301359349304620

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