EIN 27-0042821

Defending Rights and Dissent I

Name: Defending Rights and Dissent I financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Washington

State

District of Columbia

Year formed

2015

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy

Description

Defending Rights and Dissent I educates the general public on civil rights and liberty through public presentations, gatherings, and sharing of resources to fulfill the promise of the Bill of Rights. The organization protects the right of political expression to strengthen participatory democracy. Its programs include Muslims for Just Futures Project and power building in Muslim communities, as well as grassroots organizing and education to strengthen protest rights.

Also known as...

Bill of Rights Defense Committee in

Total revenues

$1,379,891

2023

Total expenses

$1,198,452

2023

Total assets

$1,919,641

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at Defending Rights and Dissent I

Grassroots organizing and education to strengthen protest Rights,

Muslim counterpublics lab project, creating a radical discursive

Muslims for just futures project, power building in muslim communities

Who funds Defending Rights and Dissent I

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Foundation	2023-12	To Support General Operations of the Justice for Muslims Collective in the Greater Washington Region Over Three Years	$80,000
Solidaire Network	2024-06	General Support for Muslim Counterpublics Lab	$75,000
Solidaire Network	2024-06	General Support for Muslims for Just Futures	$75,000
...and 23 more grants received totalling $914,300

Personnel at Defending Rights and Dissent I

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Sue Udry	Executive Director	$102,090	2024-10-15
Cody Bloomfield	Communications Director		2024-10-15
Chip Gibbons	Policy Director		2024-10-15

Financials for Defending Rights and Dissent I

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$1,347,786	$1,007,385	33.8%
Program services	$0	$0	-
Investment income and dividends	$30,195	$15,637	93.1%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0	-
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$1,910	$1,251	52.7%
Total revenues	$1,379,891	$1,024,273	34.7%

Form 990s for Defending Rights and Dissent I

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-09-23	990	View PDF
2022-12	2023-11-14	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-10-11	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-09-03	990	View PDF
2019-12	2021-02-24	990	View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

Organizations like Defending Rights and Dissent I

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National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ)	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$3,858,749
Institute on Religion and Democracy	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$1,903,397
National Center on Sexual Exploitation	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$5,427,150
Free Speech For People	501(c)(3)	Amherst, MA	$2,918,622
Aha Foundation / Mackenzie Mcnaughton	501(c)(3)	Bethesda, MD	$1,091,090
Muslim Advocates	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$992,892
Southern Center for Human Rights	501(c)(3)	Atlanta, GA	$4,233,073
Aclu Foundation of Arizona	501(c)(3)	Phoenix, AZ	$2,379,378
American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii Foundation	501(c)(3)	Honolulu, HI	$1,686,235
American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA)	501(c)(3)	Des Moines, IA	$1,711,576

Data update history

January 20, 2025

Received grants

Identified 13 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from Solidaire Network

December 24, 2024

Received grants

Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $80,000 from Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Foundation

November 15, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023

September 21, 2024

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Pillars Fund

July 25, 2024

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $70,000 from CS Fund and Warsh-Mott Legacy (csf/wml)

Nonprofit Types

Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCharities

Issues

Human rights

Characteristics

Political advocacyLobbyingGrassroots organizingNational levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 1325 G St NW Ste 500; Washington, DC 20005
Metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County: District of Columbia, DC
Website URL: rightsanddissent.org/
Phone: (202) 552-7408

IRS details

EIN: 27-0042821
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 2015
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy
NAICS code, primary: 813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status: Independent

California AB-488 details

AB 488 status: May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status: Current
FTB status revoked: Not revoked
AG Registration Number: CT0147336
FTB Entity ID: None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date: 2025-04-16

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