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The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation: 2 grants to organizations, $288,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 2 grants to organizations totaling $288,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 10, 2026. The largest was $250,000 to National Whistleblower Center in Washington, DC for general & unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 463950011
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $339,633
- Grants paid
- $288,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202641009349101024. It reported $288,000 in grants paid; 2 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Whistleblower Center | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Whistleblower Network News Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202532829349100018. It reported $435,300 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Whistleblower Center | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $355,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Whistleblower Network News fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Whistleblower Network News fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $605,300 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $118,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $605,300 |
| California | $118,000 |
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Updated April 10, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.