Mission
Consumers for a Responsive Legal System works to make the legal system more accessible, affordable, and accountable to its users.
Small Public Charity
CONSUMERS FOR A RESPONSIVE LEGAL SYSTEM
CONSUMERS FOR A RESPONSIVE LEGAL SYSTEM is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Washington, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $84K revenue, $84K expenses, $8K total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $90K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 271966682
Washington, DC
Professional Societies & Associations
NTEE: B03
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$84K
Total Expenses$84K
Total Assets$8K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$90K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Consumers for a Responsive Legal System
How Consumers for a Responsive Legal System divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.
$61
Programs
the work itself
$39
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $61 for programs
$43
Advocacy
$15
Education
$3
Self-Help Resources
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
General Operating Support
$10,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$15,000
General Operating Support
$10,000
General Operating Support
$10,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Chas Rampenthal
Treasurer
Frederick Mulhauser
Director
Joan Vollero
Secretary
Josh King
Director
Ken Friedman
Director
Lucian Pera
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $84K | $84K | $8K |
| 2024 | $69K | $87K | $10K |
| 2023 | $78K | $88K | $8K |
| 2022 | $111K | $126K | $18K |
| 2021 | $113K | $120K | $38K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $113K to $84K (-26%), with total assets most recently reported at $8K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.