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 54 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $894K.

EIN: 237420574 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.9M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$17.9M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$894K
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.

Where $100 goes at The Supreme Court Historical Society

How The Supreme Court Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$35
Educational programs:secondary school teachers: the society and street law, inc
47% of program spending
$21
Sale of books and other items to help educate the public about the supreme court and to preserve the history of the supreme court
28% of program spending
$18
Membership services and publications
25% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$703,877 41 grants
Arts & Culture
$140,300 11 grants
Unspecified
$50,000 2 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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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