named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
CEO YNL (You're Never Late)
Personal development and entrepreneurship program for individuals in prison and during reentry
Defy Pennsylvania
Expansion of Defy’s entrepreneurship and reentry support programs to Pennsylvania
Entrepreneurship Training Program
Provides business skills and mentorship to justice-impacted individuals, helping them launch and grow businesses
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Workforce Readiness Training 4 activities
- Community and prison-based engagement eventsHosts regular events that connect currently or formerly incarcerated individuals (EITs) with volunteers for mentorship, teaching, and inspiration, fostering community building and support networks.
- Entrepreneurship and reentry training programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individualsOffers a comprehensive suite of entrepreneurship and employment-readiness programs, including the "CEO of Your New Life" curriculum, Entrepreneur Bootcamp, and Business Accelerator, delivered in prison and community settings to reduce recidivism and support successful reentry.
- Post-release employment and alumni support servicesProvides ongoing transitional and alumni support including resume and interview workshops, technology training, individual action plans, and networking opportunities to help formerly incarcerated individuals maintain stable employment and business development after program completion.
- Social enterprise employment initiativesSupports employment of formerly incarcerated individuals through social enterprises such as Inside-Out Bars, a snack company founded by a Defy Ventures graduate, which has provided jobs to 25 formerly incarcerated people.
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Community Festival & Event Production 1 activity
- Program cost efficiency and operational metricsMonitors program delivery costs, reporting $2,000 spent per in-prison program graduate during the reporting period.
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Reentry Support Services 1 activity
- Recidivism reduction and employment outcome trackingTracks and reports strong program outcomes, including an 80% employment rate among post-release participants in 2022 and a recidivism rate of less than 10% among program graduates over nearly a decade.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$4.63M
Contributions & grants$4.44M96%
Program service revenue$96K2%
Investment income$81K2%
Other revenue$13K
expenses
Total expenses$4.31M
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead12%
Fundraising8%
Salaries & benefits$3.39M
Grants paid out$130K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$3.95M
Cash$1.82M
Investments$0
Liabilities$1.05M
Net assets$2.91M
Liquid reserves5.1 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +15.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 8
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GAROFOLO | CFO (THROUGH 12/24) | 50 | $175K |
| ANDREW GLAZIER | PRESIDENT & CEO | 50 | $150K |
| JULIE JACKSON-FORSBERG | VP, LEARNING | 50 | $143K |
| YEHUDAH PRYCE | SR. PROGRAM DIRECTOR, NMHP | 50 | $143K |
| CHRISTINE CASTILLO | VP, PROGRAMS | 50 | $132K |
| QUAN HUYNH | ED, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 50 | $131K |
| MARIAH DICKINSON | VP SITE OPERATIONS | 50 | $130K |
| AMITA PARIKH | DR. OF FIN. & ADMIN. (AS OF 12/24) | 50 | $8K |
board members · 14
- APRIL TAM SMITH — DIRECTOR
- ARIEL JADUSZLIWER — TREASURER
- BRIAN KORB — CHAIRMAN
- COLE RICHMAN — DIRECTOR
- COSS MARTE — DIRECTOR
- DAVID SPROTT — DIRECTOR
- JENNIFER LOTITO — DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/24)
- JOHN DVOR — DIRECTOR
- JONATHAN NEIL — DIRECTOR
- KERRY BENNETT — SECRETARY
- MARCUS GLOVER — DIRECTOR
- NICOLE MILLER — DIRECTOR
- PRAVEEN SESHADRI — DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/24)
- SONIA KAHLON — DIRECTOR
relationships · 39
Who they work with
- American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact Funder — Corporate social impact arm providing funding to Defy Ventures
- Betterhelp Partner — Program partner
- California Government — State government entity supporting Defy Ventures
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Government — Government partner
- Checkr Partner — Corporate funder supporting Defy Ventures
- Connecticut Department of Correction Government — Government partner
- Crimcheck Partner — CEO of Crimcheck is a volunteer and supporter of Defy Ventures, indicating organizational affiliation or engagement.
- Defy Entrepreneurs in Training (EITs) Partner — Participants in Defy Ventures programs who contribute to and benefit from the organization's reentry programming.
- Department of Corrections Washington State Government — Government partner
- Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Government — Government partner in New York
- Department of Juvenile Justice Government — Government agency partnering with or funding Defy Ventures
- Drucker School of Management Partner — Program partner
- Firme Coding Partner — Recruitment partner
- Health Right 360 Partner — Program partner
- Illinois Department of Corrections Government — Government partner
- Illinois Equity Staffing Partner — Program partner
- Impact Justice Partner — Program partner
- Justice Care and Opportunities Partner — Program partner
- LegalZoom Partner — Program partner
- Mass Liberation Partner — Program partner
- Nasdaq Foundation Funder — Foundation providing financial support to Defy Ventures
- New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission Government — Government partner
- Next Chapter Partner — Recruitment partner
- P.S. Kitchen Partner — Employment partner in New York City, NY
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Government — Government partner
- Pure Beauty Partner — Partnership with the cannabis company to use profits to support investment in communities most affected by the war on drugs.
- Senator Chris Murphy Government — Endorsed Defy Ventures' mission to strengthen communities and end the cycle of descent into the criminal justice system.
- Sol Marketing Partner — Web-build partner
- Start Small Think Big Partner — Program partner
- Telzio Partner — Program partner
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strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Entrepreneurship-Based Reentrymethodology: entrepreneurship-based reentryBy providing entrepreneurship training and pathways to business creation, we build skills, personal agency, and economic independence among justice-impacted individuals, because developing entrepreneurial capacity enables long-term recidivism reduction and self-sufficiency.
- Identity Transformation Through Engagementmethodology: identity-transformation-through-mentorshipBy facilitating meaningful connections with volunteers and mentors, we help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals redefine their identities and sense of purpose, because humanizing engagement fosters internal transformation and motivates sustained reentry success.