Institute for Justice

Fiscal year ending 2016. Filed on March 24, 2017.

901 North Glebe Road Suite 900
Suite 120
Arlington, Virginia 22203

Institute for Justice (EIN: 52-1744337) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2025. In its fiscal year 2016 IRS Form 990 filing, Institute for Justice, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 13 out of 129 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $292,589. The highest compensated employee at Institute for Justice is William Mellor with fiscal year 2016 compensation of $580,885.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$27,833,961

Expenses

$19,123,463

Employee compensation

$12,490,416

Reported Compensated Employees

William Mellor

Founding Gen. Counsel/Chairman

$580,885

$505,085 No related comp$75,800

John Kramer

Vice President, Communications

$337,737

$278,697 No related comp$59,040

Scott Bullock

President and General Counsel

$336,343

$293,417 No related comp$42,926

Dana Berliner

Senior Vice President and Litigation Director

$332,601

$288,704 No related comp$43,897

Steven Anderson

EXEC Vp-Cfo/Sec'Y and Treasurer

$302,639

$262,527 No related comp$40,112

Deborah Simpson

Chief Operating Officer

$260,100

$209,171 No related comp$50,929

Jeff Rowes

Senior Attorney (Texas)

$253,698

$214,394 No related comp$39,304

Bob McNamara

Senior Attorney

$252,701

$215,801 No related comp$36,900

Clark Neily

Senior Attorney (Texas)

$251,607

$212,710 No related comp$38,897

Bert Gall

Senior Attorney (Texas)

$248,546

$216,130 No related comp$32,416

Beth Stevens

Vice President, Development

$237,253

$200,781 No related comp$36,472

Richard Komer

Senior Attorney

$221,093

$186,476 No related comp$34,617

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Contractors

Applied Intelligence Group

Doyle Printing & Offset CO

Mission Statement

THROUGH STRATEGIC LITIGATION, TRAINING, COMMUNICATION, ACTIVISM AND RESEARCH, THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE (IJ) ADVANCES A RULE OF LAW UNDER WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN CONTROL THEIR DESTINIES AS FREE AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. IJ LITIGATES TO SECURE ECONOMIC LIBERTY, EDUCATIONAL CHOICE, PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND OTHER VITAL INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES, AND TO RESTORE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS ON THE POWER OF GOVERNMENT. IN ADDITION, IJ TRAINS LAW STUDENTS, LAWYERS, AND POLICY ACTIVISTS IN THE TACTICS OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, IJ CHALLENGES THE IDEOLOGY OF THE WELFARE STATE AND ILLUSTRATES AND EXTENDS THE BENEFITS OF FREEDOM TO THOSE WHOSE FULL ENJOYMENT OF LIBERTY IS DENIED BY GOVERNMENT.