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Organizations Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy Defending Education

Defending Education

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on October 10, 2025.

4532 Cherry Hill Rd Ste 119
Arlington, Virginia 22207

Defending Education (EIN: 86-1596460) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2021. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Defending Education, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 6 out of 15 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $197,836. The highest compensated employee at Defending Education is Nicole Neily with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $358,571.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$5,331,408

Expenses

$4,971,032

Employee compensation

$2,036,827
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Nicole Neily
President and Secretary
$358,571
$349,583 No related comp$8,988
Michele Exner
Senior Advisor
$203,583
$197,583 No related comp$6,000
Caroline Moore
Vice President
$198,038
$184,667 No related comp$13,371
Marissa Fallon
Advocacy Director
$163,626
$149,250 No related comp$14,376
Erika Sanzi
Director Outreach
$142,583
$142,583 No related compNo other comp
Andrew Kozusko
Development Director
$120,612
$109,583 No related comp$11,029

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Edward Blum
Trustee
Garrett Exner
Trustee
Karol Markowicz
Trustee
Kenneth Marcus
Treasurer
Mary Hasson
Trustee

Contractors

Consovoy Mccarthy Pllc
Legal
$1,200,000
Crc Advisors
Strategy
$501,385

Mission Statement

National grassroots organization working to reclaim our schools from activists promoting harmful agendas. Through network and coalition building investigating reporting, litigation, and engagement on local, state, and national policies, we fight educational - Cont. sched O

Revisions to this organization profile

October 10, 2025:
2024 Defending Education 990 filed
October 23, 2024:
2023 Defending Education 990 filed
November 15, 2023:
2022 Defending Education 990 filed

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