Defensewerx Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$195.8m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$195.7m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$145.6m
$146.1m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $469k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.8 years on average
Staff
131
196 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Defensewerx Inc's network
8 people4 organisationsi8 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
8 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 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 Liesveld | Chief Executive Officer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dr John S Wilcox | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gary Haase | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael B Gray (also filed as Michael Gray) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Nelson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Spencer Baker | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tere'SA Hebert | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| TIM Krueger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Johnson | Secretary and Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Brian Liesveld | Executive Director - Interim | since 2020 |
| David Hahn | Chairman | 2019 |
| David Scott | Chairman | 2018 |
| Gail Allen | Secretary & Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Kenneth Sullivan | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Laurie Moncrieff | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Chedister | Former Chief Tech. Officer | 40 | $428k | ||
| Brian Liesveld | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $383k | ||
| Craig Zamary | Dir. Hswerx | 40 | $258k | ||
| Teresa Harrington | Chief Operations Officer | 40 | $254k | ||
| Leslie Babich | Dir. Sofwerx | 40 | $240k | ||
| James Andrews | Hub Chief Technology Officer | 40 | $239k | ||
| Anthony Pettengill | Dep. Dir. Sofwerx | 40 | $228k | ||
| Paul Sumrall | Dir. Erdcwerx | 40 | $222k | ||
| Bret Adams | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $137k | ||
| Bernard Johnson | Chairman and Treasurer | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Michael B Gray | Director | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Tere'sa Hebert | Secretary | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Tim Krueger | Director | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Gary Haase | Director | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Spencer Baker | Director | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Dr John S Wilcox | Director | 0.4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Defensewerx Inc
- EIN
- 460684933
- Address
- 1140 John Sims Pkwy E Ste 1, Niceville, FL, 32578-2200
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- Innovative, cost-effective, timely science and technology solutions for defense and commercial customers. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U40 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Teresa Harrington (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsGary Haase
≥4years on the filingsMichael B Gray
≥4years on the filingsSpencer Baker
≥3years on the filingsBrian Liesveld
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $145.6m
- Total liabilities
- $146.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $469k
- Contributions and grants received
- $195.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $106k
- Employees
- 131
- Volunteers
- 196
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $112.5m | $112.4m | $94k |
| 2022 | $84.2m | $84.1m | $55k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.