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Organizations Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy Institute for Justice

Institute for Justice

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on November 18, 2021.

901 North Glebe Road Ste 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 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Institute for Justice, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 187 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $361,006. The highest compensated employee at Institute for Justice is Scott G Bullock with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $572,940.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$37,879,934

Expenses

$29,193,641

Employee compensation

$21,639,891
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Scott G Bullock
President and General Counsel
$572,940
$527,048 No related comp$45,892
Dana Berliner
Senior Vice President and Litigation Director
$513,233
$460,384 No related comp$52,849
John Kramer
Vice President, Communications
$444,234
$372,980 No related comp$71,254
Daniel Knepper
Managing Vp-Cfo/Secretary
$437,394
$394,757 No related comp$42,637
Deborah Simpson
Chief Operating Officer
$401,670
$349,578 No related comp$52,092
Robert McNamara
Senior Attorney
$352,526
$294,875 No related comp$57,651
Robert Gall
Managing Vice President and Senior Attorney
$350,177
$292,900 No related comp$57,277
Beth Stevens
Vice President, Development
$346,193
$294,809 No related comp$51,384
Jeffrey Rowes
Senior Attorney
$299,448
$231,429 No related comp$68,019
Melanie Hildreth
Vice President for External Relations
$286,209
$235,967 No related comp$50,242
Paul Sherman
Senior Attorney
$271,206
$213,830 No related comp$57,376
William Mellor
Chairman and Founding General Counsel
$56,840
$41,968 No related comp$14,872

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Arthur Dantchik
Director
Bob Gelfond
Director
Jim Lintott
Director
Kenneth N Levy
Director
Mary E Stiefel
Director
Robert A Levy
Director
Stephen Modzelewski
Director

Contractors

Hbw Construction
Construction Contractors
$1,322,154
Doyle Printing & Offset CO
Printing and Mailing Shop
$277,952
National Technology Integrators (Nti)
IT/AV Construction Contractors
$266,237
Stephen Polo
Architect Contractors
$237,330
Alvarez & Marshal Global Forensic and Di
Expert Witness
$229,773

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.

Revisions to this organization profile

December 11, 2025:
2025 Institute for Justice 990 filed
December 15, 2023:
2023 Institute for Justice 990 filed
December 1, 2022:
2022 Institute for Justice 990 filed

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