Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Inc

Analysis

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Inc reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.6m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Services of the Virgin Islands Inc ($3.6m), United Family Services Inc ($3.6m) and Human Skills and Resources Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (34% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $40k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $210k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 29 employees.