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Organizations Defense Research Institute Inc.

Defense Research Institute Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on October 10, 2022.

222 S Riverside Plaza 1870
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 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Defense Research Institute Inc., a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 9 out of 52 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $221,681. The highest compensated employee at Defense Research Institute Inc. is Dean Martinez with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $549,825.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$11,458,641

Expenses

$9,966,322

Employee compensation

$5,424,197
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Dean Martinez
Chief Executive Officer
$549,825
$513,385 No related comp$36,440
John R Kouris
Special Advisor to Center for LAW and Public Polic
$225,947
$198,765 No related comp$27,182
Sean M Dolan
Chief Operating Officer
$224,253
$200,885 No related comp$23,368
Wendy L Merrill
Executive Vice President, Growth Strategy and Branding
$215,793
$185,885 No related comp$29,908
Nancy J Parz
Executive Vice President, Membership and Programming
$194,194
$168,759 No related comp$25,435
Thomas Foley
Vice President, Engagement
$160,480
$148,286 No related comp$12,194
Glenda F Weaver
IT Director
$143,438
$122,038 No related comp$21,400
Elisabeth M Sykes
Director of Meeting Services
$142,954
$121,590 No related comp$21,364
John Stults
SR Director, Development
$138,247
$123,759 No related comp$14,488

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Allen M Estes
Director
Andrew S Chamberlin
Director (TO OCT '21)
Anne M Talcott
Second Vice President
Anthony J Sbarra Jr
Director
Baxter D Drennon
Director
Carmen R Toledo
Director
David L Jones
Director (From OCT '21)
Diane Fleming Averell
Director
Diane Pradat Pumphrey
Director (TO OCT '21)
Douglas K Burrell
President
E Ford Stephens
Director
Edward L Birk
Director (TO OCT '21)

Contractors

Host Destination Services L
Destination Management
$183,547
Loews Chicago Hotel
Hotel
$183,522
Sheraton NY Times Square
Hotel
$125,000
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Hotel
$114,061
Crowe LLP
Accounting
$105,105

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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