Defenders of Children
Donations deductibleDefenders of Children's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
7 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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermenigilda Luna | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jenna Panas | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jennifer Callender | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kelly L Mendoza (also filed as Kelly Mendoza) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kristofer Lyons | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Patrick Winters | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard Geasland | Prior Board | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| David J Newstone | Executive Di | 2024 |
| Debbie Ray | Vice Chair | 2023 |
| Dr Paul Beljan | Chairman of the Board | since 2019 |
| Jennifer Callender | Company secretary | 2023 |
| Johanna Fierstein | Executive Dir. | since 2022 |
| Patricia Leon | Treas/Secy | 2022 |
| Richard Geasland | Board Chair | since 2022 |
| Sheri Duggan | Treasurer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David J Newstone | Executive Di | 60 | $135k | $8k | |
| Jennifer Callender | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Geasland | Prior Board | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hermenigilda Luna | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristofer Lyons | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly L Mendoza | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jenna Panas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Winters | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Defenders of Children
- EIN
- 412259676
- Address
- 3800 N Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, 85012-1992
- State
- Arizona
- Mission
- Protect vulnerable children and families from violence, fight for their access to justice, facilitate their healing, and end the intergenerational cycle of abuse (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P30 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Principal officer
- Lisa Bivens (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2008
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsKelly L Mendoza
≥3years on the filingsJenna Panas
≥3years on the filingsPatrick Winters
≥2years on the filingsHermenigilda Luna
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
- $224k
- Total liabilities
- $42k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $182k
- Contributions and grants received
- $893k
- Program service revenue
- $3k
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 6
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 | $896k | $858k | $39k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.