Defy Ventures Inc
Donations deductibleDefy Ventures Inc's network
14 people5 organisationsi14 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Korb Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| April TAM Smith (also filed as April Smith, April Smith) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ariel Jaduszliwer | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Cole Richman | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Coss Marte | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Sprott | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jennifer Lotito | Director (As of 9/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Dvor | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jonathan Neil | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kerry Bennett | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marcus Glover | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nicole Miller | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Praveen Seshadri | Director (As of 6/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sonia Kahlon | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amita Parikh | Dr. of Fin. & Admin. (As of 12/24) | 2024 |
| Andrew Glazier | President & CEO | since 2018 |
| Christine Castillo | VP, Programs | since 2022 |
| Carrie Simon | ED - Northern CA | 2018 |
| Charles Hoke | CDO thru 3/18 | 2018 |
| John Garofolo | CFO (Through 12/24) | since 2018 |
| Julie Jackson-Forsberg | VP, Learning | since 2018 |
| Mariah Dickinson | VP Site Operations | 2024 |
| Melissa O'Dell | Ed, Illinois | 2023 |
| Quan Huynh | Executive Director, Southern Ca | since 2022 |
| Yehudah Pryce | Sr. Program Director, NMHP | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garofolo | CFO (Through 12/24) | 50 | $154k | $20k | |
| Christine Castillo | VP, Programs | 50 | $125k | $7k | |
| Andrew Glazier | President & CEO | 50 | $123k | $27k | |
| Quan Huynh | Ed, Southern California | 50 | $122k | $9k | |
| Julie Jackson-Forsberg | VP, Learning | 50 | $117k | $26k | |
| Mariah Dickinson | VP Site Operations | 50 | $115k | $15k | |
| Yehudah Pryce | Sr. Program Director, NMHP | 50 | $111k | $32k | |
| Amita Parikh | Dr. of Fin. & Admin. (As of 12/24) | 50 | $8k | ||
| Brian Korb | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ariel Jaduszliwer | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kerry Bennett | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| John Dvor | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Marcus Glover | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Lotito | Director (As of 9/24) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sonia Kahlon | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Coss Marte | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Miller | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jonathan Neil | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Cole Richman | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| April Tam Smith | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| David Sprott | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Praveen Seshadri | Director (As of 6/24) | 0.5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
14 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253019688). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Nicole Miller | Director |
| David Sprott | Director |
| Coss Marte | Director |
| Andrew Glazier | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Brian Korb | Chairman, Director |
| Amita Parikh | Officer |
| Jen Lotito | Director |
| April Tam Smith | Director |
| Korb Brian | Governing Board Chairman |
| Amita Parikh | |
| Ariel Jaduszliwer | Director, Treasurer |
| Praveen Seshadri | Director |
| Kerry Bennett | Director, Secretary |
| Marcus Glover | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Defy Ventures Inc
- EIN
- 273611908
- Address
- 3580 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1705, Los Angeles, CA, 90010-2518
- State
- California
- Mission
- Defy ventures' mission is to shift mindsets to give people with criminal histories their best shot at a second chance by providing them with personal development, career readiness, and entrepreneurship training. Defy's vision is to cut the recidivism rate in half by leveraging entrepreneurship to increase economic opportunity and transform lives. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Andrew Glazier (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2010
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrian Korb
≥7years on the filingsApril TAM Smith
≥7years on the filingsAriel Jaduszliwer
≥7years on the filingsJohn Dvor
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4m
- Total liabilities
- $1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.4m
- Program service revenue
- $96k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $130k
- Employees
- 60
- Volunteers
- 904
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.6m | $4.3m | $314k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Pr and bootcamp program funding | $12k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Defy Ventures, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 19 July 2017
- Registered agent
- United States Corporation Agents, Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.