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CENTER FOR DEFENSE OF FREE ENTERPRISE

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2021–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $11K · expenses $8K · assets $322K

EIN
91-0973976
Address
12500 NE 10TH PL, BELLEVUE, WA 98005-2532
Website
www.cdfe.org
NTEE code
S31Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1977
Cross-check
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Mission

Public education and legal defense.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Alan Gottlieb President2021-2024 1 $0 reported 3
Julianne Versnel Vice President and Director2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Andrew Gottlieb Director2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sam Slom (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alan Gottlieb President1 $0-$0 $03
Julianne Versnel Vice President and Director0 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Gottlieb Director0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alan Gottlieb President1 $0-$0 $03
Julianne Versnel Vice President and Director1 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Gottlieb Director1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alan Gottlieb President1 $0-$0 $03
Julianne Versnel Vice President and Director0 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Gottlieb Director0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alan Gottlieb President6 $0-$0 $03
Sam Slom Director1 $0-$0 $02
Julianne Versnel Vice President and Director2 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Gottlieb Director1 $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 ↗
$10,859$8,177 $321,582$321,582 $9,544$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,984$24 $318,900$318,900 $1,398$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$753$30 $316,940$316,940 $489$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,661$35,109 $316,217$316,217 $67,353$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $16,415 in all, tax years 2014 to 2021. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$11,415 2021$11,415
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2014 1$5,000 2014$5,000
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GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$216,78527 12011–2020 TECHNOLOGY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER OF HOUSTON INC
ALTEC-STYSLINGER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$160,0003 12019–2021 BUILD URBAN PROSPERITY
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation$150,0001 12015–2015 TECHNOLOGY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER OF HOUSTON INC
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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 · $8,177 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,177 100.0%
Total$8,177100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $24 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24 100.0%
Total$24100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $30 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30 100.0%
Total$30100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $35,109 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $35,109 100.0%
Total$35,109100%

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