Public Charity

WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.8M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $39.3M in total assets. 78 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521071570 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.8M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$39.3M
Grant Records78
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH OUR LEGAL SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN BALANCE IN THE COURTS AND HELP OUR GOVERNMENT STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. THE FOUNDATION CHAMPIONS FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, BUSINESS CIVIL LIBERTIES AND LEGAL ETHICS. IT SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST THROUGH LITIGATION AND REPRESENTATION, LEGAL PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS, INTERN PROGRAMS, RESEARCH AND BRIEFS, WEB SEMINARS, MONOGRAPHS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, MEDIA BRIEFINGS AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEO COMMENTARIES. THE FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY, PUBLISHING TIMELY LEGAL STUDIES AND EDUCATING POLICY-MAKERS AND PUBLIC THROUGH EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR / PRESIDENT Constance C Larcher
GENERAL COUNSEL / VP LITIGATION Cory L Andrews
BOARD MEMBER David Mcpherson
TREASURER / SECRETARY Dustin J Devaney
EXEC DIR / VP LEGAL STUDIES Glenn G Lammi
SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL John Masslon

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$536,560 10 grants
CHARITABLE DONATION
$280,000 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$196,430 7 grants
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
$180,000 7 grants
Program support
$180,000 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.8M $2.0M $39.3M
2023 $3.6M $1.9M $35.4M
2022 $3.8M $1.7M $31.8M
2020 $3.8M $1.9M $30.8M
2019 $2.6M $2.4M $27.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $4.8M (+86%), with total assets most recently reported at $39.3M.

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