Lawfare Institute

Analysis

Lawfare Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Lawfare Institute reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.9m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lawfare Institute sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northport Apartments Corporation ($1.9m), Tri City Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee ($1.9m) and Team Central Gymnastic Academy Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $753k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 21 employees.