Compensation 990
OrganizationsEmployeesBoard MembersGrantsContractorsTop RankingsPricing

Stay updated on 990 organization compensation

© Civic Register LLC

Compensation 990 is an independent service that uses public IRS Form 990 filings as its source data. We clean and standardize this information, but the original filings may contain errors or omissions. Years on this site refer to the organization’s fiscal year end date on the filing.

About•Report a discrepancy•Your privacy choices
Organizations Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on November 15, 2018.

25 E Street NW
Fisher Bldg
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 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, Children's Defense Fund, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 285 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $152,378. The highest compensated employee at Children's Defense Fund is Mark Publow with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $193,670.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$17,286,024

Expenses

$19,080,222

Employee compensation

$9,521,568
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Mark Publow
Chief Development Officer
$193,670
$174,011 No related comp$19,659
Richard Hooks Wayman
Executive Director
$193,538
$169,317 No related comp$24,221
Naomi Street
Executive Director
$191,552
$175,976 No related comp$15,576
Oleta G Fitzgerald
Southern Region Director
$166,667
$149,703 No related comp$16,964
Kimberley Chin
Deputy Director
$164,090
$153,602 No related comp$10,488
Gijsbrecht Deleede
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
$143,799
$136,235 No related comp$7,564
Marylee C Allen
Policy Director
$142,062
$132,251 No related comp$9,811
Patrick Bresette
Executive Director
$139,197
$125,839 No related comp$13,358
Philippa Smithey
National Director, CDF Freedom Schools
$127,145
$114,655 No related comp$12,490
Patti Hassler
Vice President, Communications
$111,144
$99,393 No related comp$11,751
Marian Wright Edelman
President
$103,298
$85,102 No related comp$18,196

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

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
Lan Bentsen
Co-Chair
Laphonza Butler
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

Get an email when new compensation information is released for Children's Defense Fund

Be the first to know when new IRS Form 990 data is published for this organization.

Related Jobs

View more jobs
Powered by Talroo
Report a discrepancy →

Other organizations also named Children's Defense Fund

Children's Defense Fund Action Council
Washington, District of Columbia