DEFY FOUNDATION

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Plain text DEFY FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2024. https://furp.org/org/defy-foundation-473363127. Retrieved 2026-11-12.

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Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2021–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $2K · expenses $8K · assets $141K

EIN
47-3363127
Address
PO BOX 3386, WEST CHESTER, PA 19381-3386
Website
DEFY-FOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
H40 Diseases of Specific Organ Research (Medical Research) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Emma Yasick (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT VASCULAR EHLERS DANILOS RESEARCH.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Tony Yasick PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Justin Borreggine VICE PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Applebaum SECRETARY2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Emme Borreggine TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Emma Borreggine (former) TREASURER2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TONY YASICK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JUSTIN BORREGGINE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT APPLEBAUM SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
EMME BORREGGINE TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TONY YASICK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JUSTIN BORREGGINE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT APPLEBAUM SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
EMMA BORREGGINE TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TONY YASICK PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JUSTIN BORREGGINE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT APPLEBAUM SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
EMMA BORREGGINE TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TONY YASICK President0 $0-$0 $01
JUSTIN BORREGGINE Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT APPLEBAUM Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
EMMA BORREGGINE Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,388$7,922 $141,211$141,211 $2,388- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,001$8,792 $146,745$146,745 $13,962- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,821$40,452 $133,536$133,536 $13,758- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,007$17,166 $140,167$140,167 $22,896- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $877 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $5001 $5002021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DEFY FOUNDATION”
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $2774 $602023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DEFY FOUNDATION”
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION $1001 $1002022 2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DEFY FOUNDATION”
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SALGI ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONRIH40 $152,543$276,393 VICE PRESIDENT$9,600 Same NTEE code H40, revenue differs more than 10x
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION OF CHICAGOILH40 $427,055$427,404 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code H40, revenue differs more than 10x
FOUNDATION FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINENYH40 $337,254$366,908 PRESIDEN/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code H40, revenue differs more than 10x
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $7,922 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,719 84.8%
Fees to independent contractors $731 9.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $472 6.0%
Total$7,922100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $8,792 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $13,414
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,155 92.8%
Fees to independent contractors $450 5.1%
Printing, publications, postage $187 2.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$13,414reported apart
Total$8,792100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $40,452 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $12,836
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,213 74.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,000 24.7%
Printing, publications, postage $239 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$12,836reported apart
Total$40,452100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $17,166 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $10,101
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,928 98.6%
Printing, publications, postage $238 1.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$10,101reported apart
Total$17,166100%

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