Bill of Rights Institute

Analysis

Bill of Rights Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, 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, Bill of Rights Institute reported income of $8.9m and spending of $8.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $8.9m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bill of Rights Institute sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morgan Autism Center ($8.9m), Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orange County ($8.9m) and Southern California Rehabilitaion Services Incorporated ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 50 employees.