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Defense Research Institute Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on November 12, 2021.

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 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, Defense Research Institute Inc., a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 10 out of 57 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $168,621. The highest compensated employee at Defense Research Institute Inc. is Dean Martinez with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $306,818.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$8,078,194

Expenses

$10,394,793

Employee compensation

$5,508,504
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Dean Martinez
CEO (Begin April 2020)
$306,818
$304,018 No related comp$2,800
Tyler M Howes
Deputy Executive Director (Through September 2020)
$251,890
$241,282 No related comp$10,608
John R Kouris
Executive Director (Through April 2020)
$243,402
$233,602 No related comp$9,800
Richard G Wallock
Controller (Through September 2020)
$156,892
$150,045 No related comp$6,847
Nancy J Parz
Executive Vice President Membership and Programming
$156,758
$150,573 No related comp$6,185
Glenda F Weaver
Director of Information Services
$124,063
$119,019 No related comp$5,044
Elisabeth M Sykes
Director of Meeting Services
$123,612
$118,781 No related comp$4,831
Denise E Eichhorn
Director of Committees
$109,042
$101,041 No related comp$8,001
Sean M Dolan
Chief Operating Officer
$107,936
$105,736 No related comp$2,200
Wendy L Merrill
Executive Vice President Growth Stragey and Branding
$105,796
$103,596 No related comp$2,200

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alex J Hagan
Director (Through October 2020)
Allen M Estes
Director
Andrew S Chamberlin
Director
Anne M Talcott
Secretary and Treasurer
Anthony J Sbarra Jr
Director
Baxter D Drennon
Director
Carmen R Toledo
Director
Diane Fleming Averell
Director
Diane Pradat Pumphrey
Director
Douglas K Burrell
President-Elect
E Ford Stephens
Director
Edward L Birk
Director

Contractors

StrategyHorse Consulting Group
Marketing
$111,000

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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