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Organizations Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund

Fiscal year ending 2016. Filed on November 15, 2017.

25 E Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Children's Defense Fund (EIN: 52-0895622) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2024. In its fiscal year 2016 IRS Form 990 filing, Children's Defense Fund, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 10 out of 237 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $154,941. The highest compensated employee at Children's Defense Fund is Patti Hassler with fiscal year 2016 compensation of $212,455.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$19,095,858

Expenses

$19,117,496

Employee compensation

$9,036,163
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Patti Hassler
Vice President, Communications
$212,455
$196,828 No related comp$15,627
Mark Publow
Chief Development Officer
$202,824
$185,347 No related comp$17,477
Oleta G Fitzgerald
Southern Region Director
$167,453
$151,938 No related comp$15,515
Gijs de Leede
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
$148,150
$140,586 No related comp$7,564
Marylee C Allen
Policy Director
$143,412
$133,601 No related comp$9,811
Alex Johnson
Executive Director
$141,629
$134,594 No related comp$7,035
Tai Dixon
NATL Dir-State Offices&Field Opertns
$141,028
$130,209 No related comp$10,819
Marian Wright Edelman
President
$131,841
$114,371 No related comp$17,470
Naomi Street
Executive Director
$131,486
$125,910 No related comp$5,576
Mamie Berry
Director of Admin and HR
$129,127
$115,752 No related comp$13,375

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Ali Wentworth
Board Member
Angela Glover Blackwell
Co-Chair
Bryan Stevenson
Board Member
Carol Oughton Biondi
Board Member
Clay Grubb
Board Member
Dd Eisenberg
Board Member
Deborah Jewell-Sherman
Board Member
Deborah S Cogut
Board Member
George Gresham
Board Member
Ivanna Omeechevarria
Board Member
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Board Member
Katie McGrath
Board Member

Mission Statement

CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND ENVISIONS A NATION WHERE MARGINALIZED CHILDREN FLOURISH, LEADERS PRIORITIZE THEIR WELL-BEING, AND COMMUNITIES WIELD THE POWER TO ENSURE THEY THRIVE.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 11, 2025:
2024 Children's Defense Fund 990 filed
October 18, 2025:
Amended (originally filed November 15, 2024)2023 Children's Defense Fund 990 filed
October 18, 2025:
Amended (originally filed April 26, 2024)2022 Children's Defense Fund 990 filed

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