Nonprofit · EIN 26-3238489
DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20015
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,015,138 | $1,112,059 | -$96,921 | $386,052 | $66,935 | $319,117 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $800,892 | $1,112,028 | -$311,136 | $469,589 | $53,551 | $416,038 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $732,712
- Program service revenue
- $188,036
- Investment income
- $19,764
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,875
- Other revenue
- $74,626
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $230,810
- Other salaries and wages
- $387,930
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $671,391
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $96,855
- Travel
- $25,852
- Depreciation
- $906
- Program services (functional)
- $666,820
- Management and general (functional)
- $186,288
- Fundraising (functional)
- $258,951
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $469,589
- Total assets, end of year
- $386,052
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $66,935
- Net assets, end of year
- $319,117
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,772
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $207,251
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $111,866
- Gross receipts
- $1,114,892
- Employees
- 7
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa Hollman | Executive Dir. Officer | 24 | $126,048 |
| Murry Sidlin | President Officer | 20 | $103,000 |
| Laura Ginns | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lefkin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Furstenberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Baker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tommy P Baer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JD Bindenagel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David G Marwell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen M Heller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patti Kenner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marion Ein Lewin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Zickler | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jen Mendelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Menachem Rosensaft | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Sandground | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Winter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Stuart Eizenstat | Chairman Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Morris Antonelli | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Randolph M Bell | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa Hollman | Executive Dir. Officer | 24 | $126,048 |
| Murry Sidlin | President Officer | 20 | $102,500 |
| Laura Ginns | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lefkin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Furstenberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Baker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tommy P Baer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JD Bindenagel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Philippe Sands | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David G Marwell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen M Heller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patti Kenner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marion Ein Lewin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Zickler | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Pedro Seidemann | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jen Mendelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Menachem Rosensaft | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Evelyn Sandground | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Winter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Stuart Eizenstat | Chairman Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Morris Antonelli | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Randolph M Bell | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5506 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 24, WASHINGTON, DC 20015-2600
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Louisa Hollman, 5506 Connecticut Ave NW 24, Washington, DC 20015
- Signed the 990
- Louisa Hollman, Executive Director
- Phone
- (202) 244-0220
- 990-N for 2008 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Murry Sidlin, 5345 Chevy Chase Parkway NW, Washington DC 20015. Mailing address: 5345 Chevy Chase Parkway NW, Washington DC 20015.
- Return prepared by
- Rocha & Company PC
Mission
Mission of the Foundation: (i) To confront contemporary challenges, including increased Holocaust ignorance, Holocaust denial, and antisemitism by performing Foundations hallmark concert performance, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezn; its sister concert, Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezn Composer; its Emmy-nominated documentary film, Defiant Requiem; along with comprehensive curriculum modules that are designed to frame and enhance Holocaust education, all of which use the courage and cultural resistance of Rafael Schchter and his fellow prisoners to show why the Holocaust must never be forgotten. (ii) Raising awareness and understanding of the dangers of antisemitism, Holocaust ignorance and denial through various literary, educational, and artistic activities such as original performance art increasingly on college campuses with student musicians and singers documentary film, and educational materials geared for middle and high school students, the Foundation offers a unique a
Program accomplishments
- The Holocaust Education program centered on Terezin, including the the Defiant Requiem film curriculum guide and the University Residency Project was developed by staff and educational consultants to The Defiant Requiem Foundation and peer-reviewed by a curriculum review panel composed of private, public, and parochial teachers from the DC/MD area. The program is maintained online and is comprised of lesson plans and supplemental materials for teachers. Cash promises to give are restricted to the expenses of the online tools, educators, and professionals required to maintain this program.Expenses $333,875 · grants $1,000
- The signature concert of The Defiant Requiem Foundation, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezn, tells the story of the courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp (Terezn) during World War II who performed Verdis Requiem while experiencing the depths of human degradation. Tickets are sold to the general public below cost and not advertised as a fundraising event. However, certain donors are made aware of the timing and location of these performances and often include donations when purchasing their tickets.Expenses $248,951 · revenue $6,408
- Foundation established The University Residency Project, a grant program that provides up to $25,000 to qualifying colleges and universities to present the concert-drama Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin on campus with student performers.Expenses $82,871
- The Defiant Requiem Foundation collaborated with Partisan Pictures to produce Defiant Requiem,a feature-length documentary film, conceived by Foundation President and Founder, Murry Sidlin. The film was broadcast nationwide on PBS in the spring of 2013, on BBC4 in the United Kingdom in early 2014, and on France Tlvisions in May 2015. In 2014 Defiant Requiem was nominated for two News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Outstanding Historical Documentary Long Form and Outstanding Writing.The Foundation continues to distibute the documentary, and also allows other organizations to host film screenings. Cash promises to give are restricted to payment of the cost of production, exploitation and dissemination of the documentary in major media and educational outlets worldwide.Expenses $1,123 · revenue $761
- The Rafael Schachter Institute Program achieved raising awareness of the history of the concentration camp Terezin in the Czech Republic. The services provided were sponsorship of literary, educational, and artistic activities in connection with the performance of the musical piece Verdi Requiem.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3238489
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $386,052
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,114,892
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,015,138 | $1,112,059 | $386,052 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $800,892 | $1,112,028 | $469,589 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,620,424 | $1,337,248 | $795,514 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: Murry Sidlin Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2008 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3238489).
Questions about DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION is 26-3238489.
- Is DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Louisa Hollman.
- Who are the officers and directors of DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,048 (Louisa Hollman, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does DEFIANT REQUIEM FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,015,138, expenses of $1,112,059 and total assets of $386,052 at year end.
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