About Defi Education Fund
DeFi Education Fund is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization advocating for sound DeFi policy — building mainstream understanding of decentralized finance and protecting the rights of developers, users, and projects to create decentralized infrastructure and technology.
Focus Areas
Decentralized finance (DeFi)Policy & regulatory advocacyPublic education and explainersCommunity mobilization and grassroots advocacyLegal research and amicus briefsRapid grantmaking
Who They Fund
early‑career researchers / fellows in DeFipolicymakers and lawmakersschool officials and STEM nonprofitsBlack communities historically excluded from the legacy financial system
Funding Style
About Defi Education Fund
DeFi Education Fund is distinguished by large grants aimed at shaping DeFi policy and building the field around it. In 2024, the foundation awarded $431,250 to Fight for the Future Education Fund for program support, and in 2023 it made a $375,876 grant to Fight for the Future Inc. for lobbying and grassroots campaign efforts around decentralized finance. Those awards show a funder that backs both public-facing advocacy and the organizational capacity needed to sustain it. The organization also uses grantmaking to develop policy expertise. It gave $125,000 to the Cato Institute for a fellow program at the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives focused on decentralized finance, and $31,250 to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to host a fellow working on DeFi-related projects. Other grants support research and education through universities and think tanks, including Mercatus Center and NYU Stern School of Business. Across these grants, DeFi Education Fund supports nonprofits, research institutions, and fellowship placements tied to DeFi education, policy, legal work, and community mobilization. Its portfolio points to a strategy of influencing how decentralized finance is understood by policymakers, researchers, and public audiences.
What Defi Education Fund Funds
In policy advocacy, DeFi Education Fund funded Fight for the Future Inc. with $375,876 in 2023 for lobbying and grassroots campaign efforts around decentralized finance. A separate 2024 grant of $431,250 to Fight for the Future Education Fund supported program work tied to the same issue area. For research and policy capacity, the funder gave $62,500 to Mercatus Center Inc. for a fellowship program focused on decentralized finance and the policy implications of the field, and another $62,500 to the Mercatus Center in 2024 for program support. It also backs fellow placements and policy education. The Cato Institute received $125,000 for a fellow program at its Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, while the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars received $31,250 to host a fellow on DeFi-related projects.
How Defi Education Fund Gives
The grant-size profile is mid-to-large, with a p25 of $54,688, a median of $62,500, and a p75 of $187,719. The recent list includes both a small award of $9,416 and a much larger $431,250 grant, showing a mix of rapid-response support and larger strategic commitments. The grants suggest repeat support to some recipients across years: Fight for the Future, Mercatus Center, and related fellowship or program support appear more than once. The funder operates through strategic grants, project and organizational grants, fellowships, and rapid grants. Rapid grants are available and accept unsolicited proposals; the other listed program types do not. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$216K
Total Assets
$18.5M
Total Revenue
$6.9M
Total Expenses
$3.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $55K and $188K, with a median of $63K.
25th Percentile
$55K
Median
$63K
75th Percentile
$188K
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Miller Whitehouse-Levine
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