AMERICAN TORT REFORM FOUNDATION
EIN 31-1577324 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (I50Z)
What they do
THE AMERICAN TORT REFORM FOUNDATION (ATRF) WAS ORGANIZED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER THE LAWS of THE DISTRICT of COLUMBIA ON AUGUST 8, 1997. ATRF WAS ESTABLISHED to EDUCUATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM and TORT LAW ISSUES. ATRF ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY CONDUCTING SURVEYS and RESEARCH ON THE COST, OPERATION, and EFFECTS of TORT LAWS ON OUR LEGAL SYSTEM and SOCIETY AS WELL AS COLLECTING, PUBLISHING, and DISSEMINATING STATISTICAL and ECONOMIC INFORMATION RELEVANT to THE LEGAL SYSTEM and SOCIETY.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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MARCUS RAYNERSECRETARY
MELISSA H BROWNCHAIR
ROBERT LEVYCHAIR ELECT
SHERMAN JOYCEPRESIDENT
TAMERA VELASQUEZIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
VICTOR E SCHWARTZ ESQGENERAL COUNSEL
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1998
- Location
- 1101 CONNECTICUT AVENUE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 200364351
- County
- District of Columbia
- In care of
- SHERMAN JOYCE
- Primary officer
- SHERMAN JOYCE, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- JONES & MCINTYRE PLLC
- NTEE classification
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (I50Z)
- IRS tax category
- Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities