THE INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND STRATEGY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND STRATEGY

EIN 84-4100002 · Alliances & Advocacy - Civil Rights (R01)

What they do

THIS INSTITUTE, UNLIKE MANY INSTITUTIONS CONCERNED WITH LAW and PUBLIC AFFAIRS, WILL NOT DEVOTE ITSELF to ADVOCACY or LOBBYING, to LITIGATION, or to HOLDING LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EVENTS. RATHER, IT WILL FOCUS ON COLLABORATION WITH ESTABLISHED ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS and PUBLIC POLICY SCHOOLS, THINK-TANKS, POLICY MAKERS and EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN GOVERNMENT, and GOVERNMENT ENTITIES to UNDERTAKE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ITS FIELD of STUDY: THE INTERSECTION of LAW and STRATEGY. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE INSTITUTE WILL EMPHASIZE THE GENERATION and CULTIVATION of TOP-FLIGHT THINKING ON AMERICAN LAW and NATIONAL SECURITY AS THESE SUBJECTS INTERSECT. THE INSTITUTE WILL UNDERTAKE ITS WORK THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION of THOSE WHO MOST NEED to SEE IT IN GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, and THE MEDIA, SO THAT IT CAN INFORM and ENRICH THEIR WORK IN GOVERNMENT and POLICY. THE INSTITUTE PLANS to ALSO MAKE ITS WORK AVAILABLE to INTERESTED MEMBERS of THE PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICATIONS.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders4 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

1.80%of revenue went to mission work3.5% of expenses · Program services

$51.15spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

49.35%of revenue went to management and office costs96.5% of expenses

$2.68in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$750,000

Mission workProgram services$13,5041.80% of revenue3.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$370,10749.35% of revenue96.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$366,38948.85% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$383,61151.15% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 3.5% mission · 96.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.15% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 8.2% mission · 91.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 244.20% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 5.8% mission · 94.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.80% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 4.2% mission · 95.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.81% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$750,000

Expenses$383,611

Annual surplus $366,389 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$13,504 · 3.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$370,107 · 96.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$750,000

Expenses$383,611

Assets$1,029,560

Income$750,000

Contributions$750,000

Mission work (program services)$13,504

Management and general$370,107

Accounting fees$2,367

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

PHILIP BOBBITTPRESIDENT · 10 hrs/week $350,000

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (4)

PHILIP BOBBITTPRESIDENT

GREGORY TEVERTONTRUSTEE

JEROME DAVISTRUSTEE

MAYA BOBBITTSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2021
Location: 1505 WINDSOR ROAD, AUSTIN, TX 78703-4212
County: Travis
In care of: % PHILIP C BOBBITT
Primary officer: PHILIP BOBBITT, PRESIDENT - TRUSTEE

How to reach them

Phone(512) 970-8314

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: JAMES E ROBERSON & COMPANY PC
NTEE classification: Alliances & Advocacy - Civil Rights (R01)
IRS tax category: Alliances & Advocacy - Civil Rights