Grants paid by The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation
EIN 46-3950011 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation of Wilmington, DE (EIN 46-3950011) reported 18 grants paid totaling $1,833,900 to 5 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,833,900
18 grants
Recipients
5
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | $447,600 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $295,000 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $368,000 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $435,300 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $288,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 5 recipients receiving the most from The Whistleblower Legal Defense Foundation, by grants paid, out of 5 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Whistleblower Center 52-1770068 | C | Washington, DC | 5 | $1,200,300 | 2025 |
| Media Alliance 94-2563400 | B | San Francisco, CA | 9 | $608,000 | 2025 |
| Peace Development Fund Inc 04-2738794 | C | Amherst, MA | 1 | $12,600 | 2020 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc 11-3451703 | C | Hartsdale, NY | 2 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Northeastern University School of Law 04-1679980 | D | Boston, MA | 1 | $3,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 18 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Whistleblower Center Washington, DC | C | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641009349101024 |
| 2025 | Media Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $38,000 | paid | Whistleblower Network News Fund | 202641009349101024 |
| 2024 | National Whistleblower Center Washington, DC | C | $355,300 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202532829349100018 |
| 2024 | Media Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $45,000 | paid | Whistleblower Network News fund | 202532829349100018 |
| 2024 | Media Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | Whistleblower Network News fund | 202532829349100018 |
| 2024 | Media Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202532829349100018 |
| 2023 | National Whistleblower Center Washington, DC | C | $300,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202432989349100703 |
| 2023 | Media Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | Whistleblower Network News | 202432989349100703 |
| 2023 | Media Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202432989349100703 |
| 2023 | Northeastern University School of Law Boston, MA | D | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202432989349100703 |
| 2022 | Media Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $135,000 | paid | Whistleblower Network News | 202323199349107837 |
| 2022 | Media Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $90,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202323199349107837 |
| 2022 | National Whistleblower Center Washington, DC | C | $70,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202323199349107837 |
| 2020 | National Whistleblower Center Washington, DC | B | $225,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202113169349101536 |
| 2020 | Media Alliance Oakland, CA | C | $200,000 | paid | Front Line Whistleblower News Project | 202113169349101536 |
| 2020 | Peace Development Fund Inc Amherst, MA | C | $12,600 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202113169349101536 |
| 2020 | Fractured Atlas Inc Hartsdale, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | Virtual Film Festival Fund | 202113169349101536 |
| 2020 | Fractured Atlas Inc Hartsdale, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | Charitable Event | 202113169349101536 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202641009349101024 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202532829349100018 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202432989349100703 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323199349107837 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202113169349101536 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/463950011.json.
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