DeFi Education Fund
DeFi Education Fund is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization committed to advocating for sound DeFi policy. At DEF, we are working to build a mainstream understanding of decentralized finance, and protect the rights of developers, users, and projects to freely create decentralized infrastructure and technology.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$18.5M
+187.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$216K
-61.1% YoY
Grant Count
3
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$72K
-61.1% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $18,450,662 | $6,417,247 | $8,723,243 |
| Revenue | $6,940,589 | $438,672 | — |
| Expenses | $3,609,448 | $3,781,810 | $3,475,763 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $-3,489,657 | $56 | — |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Boiron | Director, President | 3 | — |
| Rebecca Rettig | Director | 3 | — |
| Jake Chervinsky | Director | 2 | — |
| Amanda Tuminelli | CLO, Secretary | 40 | $514,423 |
| Miller Whitehouse-Levine | CEO | 40 | $367,595 |
| Larry Sukernik | Director | 2 | — |
| Lizandro Pieper | Research Director | 40 | $119,767 |
| Max Bernstein | Communications & Operation | 40 | $174,452 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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