Public Charity

THE SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, THE SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.9M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $17.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 50 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $835K.

EIN: 237420574 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.9M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$17.9M
Grant Records50
Funding Total$835K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS FOUNDED BY CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN E. BURGER, WHO SERVED AS ITS FIRST HONORARY CHAIRMAN. THE SOCIETY ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING HISTORICAL RESEARCH, PUBLISHING BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, AND BY COLLECTING ANTIQUES AND ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE COURT'S HISTORY. THESE ACTIVITIES AND OTHERS INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE COURT'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION'S RICH CONSTITUTIONAL HERITAGE.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR, CIVICS EDUCATION CO Boris Bershteyn
PRESIDENT Carter G Phillips
PRESIDENT EMERITUS Chilton Varner
DIR. OF PUBLICATIONS Clare Cushman
TRUSTEE EXECUTIVE COMM. Dave Sidhu
PRESIDENT EMERITUS E Barrett Prettyman

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$233,225 9 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$88,300 7 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,500 3 grants
GRANT
$50,000 2 grants
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$50,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.9M $3.2M $17.9M
2024 $1.9M $2.8M $17.4M
2023 $1.9M $2.5M $17.5M
2022 $2.9M $2.3M $17.2M
2021 $1.9M $2.3M $19.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.9M to $2.9M (+57%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.9M.

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