Public Charity

RULE OF LAW DEFENSE FUND

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, RULE OF LAW DEFENSE FUND operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.4M in revenue, $5.8M in expenses, $743K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.9M.

EIN: 465130903 WASHINGTON, DC Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$5.8M
Total Assets$743K
Grant Records24
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AMONG STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL; PROVIDE A FORUM AMONG STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL FOR DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION AND RULE MAKING; ASSIST IN THE FORMULATION OF STATE AND MULTISTATE POLICY DEVELOPMENT; AND ENGAGE FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS REGARDING INTERESTS OF THE STATES.

Where $100 goes at Rule of Law Defense Fund

How Rule of Law Defense Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$23 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$63
Event costs including travel, workshops, roundtables and seminars on federal and state policy matters
83% of program spending
$13
Staff, occupancy, and research costs toward provision of federal land state legal and policy analysis
17% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Andrew Baily
DIRECTOR Austin Kndusen
DIRECTOR Brenna Bird
PRESIDENT David Johnson
DIRECTOR Johnathan Skrmetti
DIRECTOR Ken Paxton

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$3,095,000 8 grants
General Support
$1,525,000 10 grants
Economic Development
$50,000 2 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$225,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.4M $5.8M $743K
2023 $4.0M $2.5M $2.0M
2022 $3.1M $2.7M $458K
2020 $2.4M $2.2M $470K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $4.4M (+83%), with total assets most recently reported at $743K.

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