Private foundation · Cambridge, MA

Defense Against Thought Control

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Typical grant size
$2K $10K $13K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
21
Repeat grantees
20
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Jay Scheide
PRESIDENT
Jeffrey M Feuer
TREASURER
Lee D Goldstein
CLERK

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
307.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
263
Total grants awarded
$5.4M
Total amount
$21K
Average grant
$1.5M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$2.2M
41 grants
2023
$725K
45 grants
2022
$595K
45 grants
2021
$594K
44 grants
2020
$594K
44 grants
2019
$655K
43 grants
2018
$75K
1 grants

Top recipients

1 grant · TX · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
6 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$450K
6 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$450K
6 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$300K
Greenpeace
6 grants · DC
$290K
The Intercept First Look Media Works
5 grants · DC
$200K
Counter Punch
2 grants · CA
$175K
350 Org
4 grants · NY
$120K
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$110K
The Poor People's Campaign
3 grants · NY
$100K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

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$25K
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$20K
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$5K
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$2K
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$2K
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$2K
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$2K
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$2K
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$1K
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$1K
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$75K
Western States Legal Foundation
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR PEACE
CA · TY 2023
$75K
Human Rights Defense Center
SUPPORT FOR PRISONER RIGHTS
FL · TY 2023
$50K
Massachusetts Poor People's Campaign
EDUCATION ON EVILS OF SYSTEMATIC RACISM AND POVERTY
MA · TY 2023
$50K
Center for Constitutional Rights
EDUCATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
NY · TY 2023
$50K
The Poor People's Campaign
EDUCATION ON MORAL PRINCIPLES, RELIGOUS AND CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES
NY · TY 2023
$50K
The Intercept First Look Media Works
EDUCATION ON MEDIA
DC · TY 2023
$40K
350 Org
EDUCATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
NY · TY 2023
$30K
North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
EDUCATION FOR NON DISCRIMINATION
NC · TY 2023
$30K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.