Public Charity

INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE

Based in Arlington, VA, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $55.3M in revenue, $47.6M in expenses, $178.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 215 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $73.6M.

EIN: 521744337 Arlington, VA Civil Liberties NTEE: R60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$55.3M
Total Expenses$47.6M
Total Assets$178.0M
Grant Records215
Funding Total$73.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THROUGH STRATEGIC LITIGATION, TRAINING, COMMUNICATION, ACTIVISM AND RESEARCH, THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE (IJ) ADVANCES A RULE OF LAW UNDER WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN CONTROL THEIR DESTINIES AS FREE AND RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. IJ LITIGATES TO SECURE ECONOMIC LIBERTY, EDUCATIONAL CHOICE, PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND OTHER VITAL INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES, AND TO RESTORE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS ON THE POWER OF GOVERNMENT. IN ADDITION, IJ TRAINS LAW STUDENTS, LAWYERS, AND POLICY ACTIVISTS IN THE TACTICS OF PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, IJ CHALLENGES THE IDEOLOGY OF THE WELFARE STATE AND ILLUSTRATES AND EXTENDS THE BENEFITS OF FREEDOM TO THOSE WHOSE FULL ENJOYMENT OF LIBERTY IS DENIED BY GOVERNMENT.

Where $100 goes at Institute for Justice

How Institute for Justice divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$82
To protect the constitutional rights of americans through litigation, to educate the public about issues vital to liberty through media, activism, and outreach, to apply social science and…
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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

Director Andrew Prins
Director Arthur Dantchik
Vice President for Development Beth Stevens
Senior Vice President and Litigation Director Dana Berliner
CFO and General Counsel/Secretary & Treasurer Daniel Knepper
Chief Operating Officer Deborah Simpson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$68,430,257 158 grants
Education
$1,029,044 6 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$935,300 17 grants
Health & Medicine
$670,950 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$391,132 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $55.3M $47.6M $178.0M
2024 $49.9M $44.3M $163.7M
2023 $38.8M $37.7M $144.6M
2021 $37.9M $29.2M $122.9M
2020 $35.2M $26.3M $104.9M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $35.2M to $55.3M (+57%), with total assets most recently reported at $178.0M.

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

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