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Defense Research Institute Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2019. Filed on November 16, 2020.

222 S Riverside Plaza 1870
Ste 18070
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Defense Research Institute Inc. (EIN: 39-0978501), also known as DRI - Voice of the Defense Bar, has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2019 IRS Form 990 filing, Defense Research Institute Inc., a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 7 out of 55 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $182,577. The highest compensated employee at Defense Research Institute Inc. is John R Kouris with fiscal year 2019 compensation of $346,093.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$14,933,420

Expenses

$14,754,773

Employee compensation

$5,322,369
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

John R Kouris
Executive Director
$346,093
$335,293 No related comp$10,800
Tyler M Howes
Deputy Executive Director
$250,899
$239,891 No related comp$11,008
Richard G Wallock
Controller
$151,885
$145,038 No related comp$6,847
Nancy J Parz
Senior Director
$150,002
$143,217 No related comp$6,785
Elisabeth M Sykes
Director of Meeting Services
$128,785
$118,554 No related comp$10,231
Timothy J Shanley
Director of Program Strategy
$125,419
$119,632 No related comp$5,787
Glenda F Weaver
Director of Information Services
$124,954
$118,910 No related comp$6,044

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alex J Hagan
Director
Amy Sherry Fischer
Director
Andrew S Chamberlin
Director
Anne M Talcott
Director
Baxter D Drennon
Director
Diane Fleming Averell
Director
Diane Pradat Pumphrey
Director
Douglas K Burrell
First Vice President
E Ford Stephens
Director
Edward L Birk
Director
Elizabeth F Lorell
Director
Emily G Coughlin
President-Elect

Contractors

Walsworth Publishing Company
Publishing
$270,693
Sentinel Technologies Inc
IT
$238,275
Darwill Inc
Marketing
$189,541
Leading Authorities Inc.
Speaker Fees
$106,597

Mission Statement

THE DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. (DRI), A WISCONSIN NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, IS INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING FOLES: TO TEACH, EDUCATE, AND IMPROVE THE SKILLS OF THE DEFENSE LAW PRACTITIONER; TO STRIVE FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM; TO BE A COUNTERPOINT TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICE; TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO ITS MEMBERS IN DEALING WITH ECONOMIC REALITIES OF THE LAW PRACTICE; AND TO CELEBRAT AND PROMOTE THE ROLE OF LAWYERS IN THE BROADER SOCIETY. DRI'S REVENUES ARE COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF DUES AND FEES FROM EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS FROM DEFENSE LAWYERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 12, 2025:
2024 Defense Research Institute Inc. 990 filed
November 6, 2024:
2023 Defense Research Institute Inc. 990 filed
November 4, 2023:
2022 Defense Research Institute Inc. 990 filed

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