BECKET FUND: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
BECKET FUND (EIN 52-1858532)
Tax period
2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed
2024-02-02
IRS object ID
202410339349300801
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Mark Rienzi
President and CEO40.00Yes (X)$334,551$0$49,635
Montse Alvarado
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director40.00Yes (X)$270,609$0$17,031
Eric Rassbach
VP & Senior Counsel40.00$250,414$0$46,781Yes (X)
Luke Goodrich
VP & Senior Counsel40.00$250,234$0$36,748Yes (X)
Eric Baxter
VP & Senior Counsel40.00$247,624$0$55,703Yes (X)
Daniel Blomberg
VP & Senior Counsel40.00$233,743$0$42,700Yes (X)
Lori Windham
VP & Senior Counsel40.00$227,439$0$37,536Yes (X)
Eric Hines
Chief Financial Officer40.00Yes (X)$161,787$0$28,214
William Mumma
Board Chair2.00$0$0$45,962Yes (X)
Robert George
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mary Ann Glendon
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Russell Moore
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Meir Soloveichik
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Leonard Leo
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Robert Neal
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dr Jacqueline Rivers
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
John Huleatt
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Broc Hiatt
Director2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kevin Hasson
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Lance Wickman
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
John Garvey
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David Weidman
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,479,873CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,325,788CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,013,891CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,000,297CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,021,831TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,201,982CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,479,873CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,325,788CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,013,891CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,000,297CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,021,831TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,256,062SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$37,765,769PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$64CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,020CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,093CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$255,928CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$259,119TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,679CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,803TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$49,282,753TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,262,654GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76630PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76070PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

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Form And Line ReferencePt II Ln 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other income 2018: 1679. 2019: 124. 2020: 0. 2021: 0. 2022: 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$1,031DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$1,031TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePt II-B Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Becket Fund is a nonprofit, public interest legal and educational institution. As the only law firm focused on religious liberty that defends all religious beliefs, Beckets expertise is unique. Becket has communicated with officials regarding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and how it functions in federal courts, constitutional and legal protections for religious student groups at public institutions of higher education, constitutional rights of religious exercise for military service members, religious protections for medical service providers, and religious hiring exemptions and protections under federal law for religious employers and employees.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$168,779OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$92,301DepreciationAmt
Book Value$76,478BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$450,034OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$369,898DepreciationAmt
Book Value$80,136BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$156,614TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Operating lease right-of-use assets$7,086,942
Refudable Employee Retention credit$294,000
Deposits$9,793
Finance lease right-of-use assets$94,600
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$7,485,335TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Finance/capital lease liabilities$95,442
Refundable Advances - Canterbury Medal Gala$12,000
Deferred rent$0
Operating lease liabilities$8,683,759
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$8,791,201TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,662,083TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,662,083RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$389,460OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$389,460RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,272,623TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,058,190TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$389,460OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$389,460ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,668,730ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,668,730TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt XI, Line 4bSpecial event expenses
Pt XII, Line 2dSpecial event expenses

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$587,059GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$427,505CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$159,554GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$159,554FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$70,021EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$319,439OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$587,059GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$427,505CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$159,554GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$159,554FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$70,021EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$319,439OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$549,014DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$389,460NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mark Rienzi
$334,551$0$0$0$0$0$9,988$0$39,647$0$384,186$0$0$0
Montse Alvarado
$270,609$0$0$0$0$0$8,075$0$8,956$0$287,640$0$0$0
Eric Rassbach
$250,414$0$0$0$0$0$7,463$0$39,318$0$297,195$0$0$0
Luke Goodrich
$250,234$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$36,748$0$286,982$0$0$0
Eric Baxter
$247,624$0$0$0$0$0$7,463$0$48,240$0$303,327$0$0$0
Daniel Blomberg
$233,743$0$0$0$0$0$6,938$0$35,762$0$276,443$0$0$0
Lori Windham
$227,439$0$0$0$0$0$6,869$0$30,667$0$264,975$0$0$0
Eric Hines
$161,787$0$0$0$0$0$4,812$0$23,402$0$190,001$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$287,663NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (52 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bA copy of the 990 is emailed to the members of the governing body.
Pt VI, Line 12cMembers of the Board of Directors are required to sign the conflict of interest policy disclosing any conflicts on an annual basis.
Pt VI, Line 15aThe organization reviews the compensation paid by similar organizations.
Pt VI, Line 15bThe organization reviews the compensation paid by similar organizations.
Pt VI, Line 19No documents are available to the public at this time.
OtherPage 9 Part VIII line 8 and Schedule G page 2
OtherNET ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM CANTERBURY MEDAL GALA: Canterbury Medal Gala revenue $587,059 Canterbury Medal Gala expenses (549,014) NET ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM CANTERBURY MEDAL GALA 38,045 Less contributions included on page 1 line 8 (427,505) Net loss reported on schedule G page 2 line 11 (389,460)
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Agudath Israel v. Cuomo: We represented Agudath Israel of America, an Orthodox Jewish advocacy organization. On the eve of several sacred Jewish holidays, New York Governor Cuomo issued a "cluster action initiative," which placed strict 10- and 25-person caps on worship services in areas of New York City. Agudath Israel and affiliated synagogues sued the Governor in federal court for violations of their First Amendment Free Exercise rights. A federal court concluded that Cuomo's plan "targeted" the Orthodox Jewish community. We did not charge any fees but sought a fee award from the opposing party, which was granted and disbursed.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Apache Stronghold v. United States: We represent Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit coalition of Native peoples and allies, who are challenging the impending transfer and destruction of Oak Flat, an Apache sacred site. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Bella Health v. Weiser: We represent Bella Health and Wellness, a nonprofit Catholic healthcare clinic, in a challenge to Colorado's prohibition on religious healthcare clinics' religiously motivated treatment of women threatened with miscarriages brought on by taking the first abortion pill. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Belya v. Kapral: We represent the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in a suit by a now-defrocked priest because they refused to make him a bishop. The Church is arguing that the ministerial exception and broader church autonomy doctrine bar civil courts from hearing this suit. We are not charging any fees and will not seek fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Berken v. St. John Paul II Catholic Academy: We represented the Diocese of Marquette in a suit against a Catholic high school employee who entered a same-sex relationship contrary to Catholic teachings. We did not charge any fees and did not seek fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Billard v. Diocese of Charlotte: We represent the Diocese of Charlotte in a suit against a retired Charlotte Catholic high school teacher when he was removed as a substitute because he entered into a same-sex union. We are not charging any fees and will not seek fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Buck v. Gordon: We represented St. Vincent Catholic Charities, a foster and adoption placement agency whose contract was terminated due to its religious beliefs on marriage and family. We did not charge any fees but sought a fee award from the opposing party, which was granted and disbursed.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Burke v. Dept. of Family Services: We represent Mike and Kitty Burke, a Catholic couple, in a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts' denial of their license to foster because of their Catholic views on sexual orientation, marriage and gender dysphoria. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: California v. Azar: We represent the Little Sisters of the Poor, defending a regulatory religious accommodation to the HHS contraception mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act, which has been challenged by the State of California, among other states. We are not charging any fees and will not have opportunity to seek fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin: We represent Catholic Charities Bureau, the social ministry arm of the Diocese of Superior, in a challenge to Wisconsin's determination that the ministry's activities are insufficiently religious to qualify for an alternative to paying into the State's unemployment compensation program. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Demers v. SSM Health: We represent SSM Health Care Corporation in anticipated Wisconsin litigation related to a charge of discrimination filed by former employee Alex Demers. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Di Liscia v. Austin: We represent Edmund Di Liscia, an Orthodox Jewish sailor who requested an accommodation from the Navy to allow him to keep his beard as required by his religious faith. His commanding officer then ordered him to shave in 24 hours, so we filed a lawsuit on his behalf as well as three other Muslim sailors, asking the Navy to allow them to grow their beards in accordance with their faith. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Diocese of Albany v. Emami: We represent the Diocese of Albany and a coalition of religious groups that provide critical community services to people of all faiths, including an order of Carmelite Sisters who run nursing homes for the poor. They filed suit against the NY State Department of Financial Services to protect their right to serve the needy without having to provide or pay for abortions. In October of 2021, the Supreme Court granted, vacated, and remanded the case for further proceedings in the lower courts. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Doe v. San Diego Unified School District: We represented parents and students in a challenge against their school district's student vaccine mandate. We did not charge any fees and did not seek fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Dr. A v. Hochul: We represented several health care workers in a challenge against New York's COVID healthcare worker mandate. We did not charge any fees and did not seek fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District: We represent a chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) in a suit against the school district. The student chapter at a public school in California was targeted, bullied, and ultimately kicked off campus due to their religious beliefs. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Fitzgerald v. Archdiocese of Indianapolis: We represented the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in a suit involving nonrenewal of employment contracts for Catholic high school teachers who violated Catholic teachings by entering into a same-sex marriage. We did not charge any fees and did not seek fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Franciscan Alliance v. Price: We represented Franciscan Alliance, Specialty Physicians of Illinois, and the Christian Medical and Dental Associations in a Texas lawsuit against the HHS medical transition mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We did not charge any fees but sought a fee award from the opposing party, which was granted and disbursed.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Garrick v. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: We represented Moody Bible Institute involving a faculty member whose teaching contract was not renewed after she advocated against Moody's religious tenants. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from opposing parties.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Kuilema v. Calvin University: We represent Calvin University in a Michigan suit involving nonrenewal of an employment contract for a professor whose actions deviated from the teachings of the Christian Reformed Church. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Loe v. Jett: We represent two Christian universities and Christian parents challenging Minnesota's exclusion of religious universities with faith statements from its Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Loffman v. California Dept. of Education: We represent several Jewish clients in a challenge to California law prohibiting the use of federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funding at religious private schools. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Maddonna v. HHS: We are defending Governor Henry McMaster against a lawsuit challenging the state's licensing of faith-based private foster care services. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Mahmoud v. McKnight: We represent parents and individual parents in a lawsuit against the Montgomery County Maryland Board of Education seeking to restore parents' right to opt-out their children from mandatory classroom materials that conflict with their right to control the religious upbringing of their children on issues concerning family life and human sexuality. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: New York v. HHS: We represent Dr. Frost and Christian Medical and Dental Associations arguing that no healthcare professional should be forced to choose between violating her conscience or providing compassionate medical care. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Oakwood Adventist Academy v. Alabama HS Athletic Association: We represented Oakwood Adventist Academy in a suit against the HS Athletic Association due to their failure to accommodate religious sabbath in the basketball season. We did not charge any fees but sought a fee award from the opposing party, which was granted and disbursed.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Payne-Elliott v. Archdiocese of Indianapolis: We represented the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in a suit involving nonrenewal of employment contracts for Catholic high school teachers who violated Catholic teachings by entering into a same-sex marriage. We won at the Indiana Supreme Court. We did not charge any fees and did not seek fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Pennsylvania v. Trump: We represent the Little Sisters of the Poor, defending a regulatory religious accommodation to the HHS contraception mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act, which has been challenged by the State of Pennsylvania, among other states. In July of 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Little Sisters. The case is back at the district court. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Rogers v. HHS: We represent Governor Henry McMaster in a South Carolina lawsuit defending the state's licensing of faith-based private foster care services. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Scott v. St. Louis University Hospital: We represent St. Louis University Hospital against a suit brought on by a former employee who claimed that the hospital violated the Affordable Care Act by declining to insure gender-transition procedures for the employee's child. We are not charging any fees and will not be seeking fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Seattle Pacific University v. Ferguson: We represent Seattle Pacific University in a challenge to the Washington Attorney General's investigation of SPU's employment practices. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Sisters of Life: We represented the Sisters of Life in a pre-enforcement challenge against New York's pregnancy center regulations. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Slockish v. U.S. Federal Highway Administration: We represent several members of the Klickitat and Cascade Tribes of the Yakima Nation, located in Washington State, in a suit seeking damages after a highway project demolished sacred burial sites. The case is currently pending appellate review at the Supreme Court. We are not charging any fees and will not be seeking fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Smith v. Ward: We represented a Muslim prisoner in a RLUIPA case. The Supreme Court denied a petition for rehearing. We did not charge any fees or seek fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: St. Dominic Academy v. Makin: We represent the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, St. Dominic Academy, a Catholic school, and Catholic parents in a challenge to Maine's exclusion of religious schools from the state's tuition assistance program. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: St. Francis Health System: We represented St. Francis Hospital System, a not-for-profit Catholic health system in Oklahoma, for which we successfully obtained a waiver from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health & Human Services, permitting the health system to continue its longstanding practice of maintaining a living flame of the sanctuary candle in its chapels. We did not charge any fees and did not seek fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: St. Joseph's Parish St. Johns v. Nessel: We represent St. Joseph Catholic Church in a challenge to Michigan's re-interpreted Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act, which fails to accommodate religious organizations. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: St. Vincent Catholic Charities v. Ingham County: We represent St. Vincent Catholic Charities regarding Ingham County's termination of their refugee services contract because they disapproved of St. Vincent's religious beliefs. The district court ruled for St. Vincent Catholic Charities, protecting its ministry. We are not charging any fees, but are in the process of seeking fees and costs from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Starkey v. Archdiocese of Indianapolis: We represented the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in a suit involving nonrenewal of employment contracts for Catholic high school teachers who violated Catholic teachings by entering into a same-sex marriage. The Seventh Circuit awarded complete victory to the Archdiocese. We did not charge any fees and did not seek fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Toor v. United States Marine Corps: We represent current and potential Marines who are seeking a beard accommodation in accordance with their faith. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Tucker v. Faith Bible Chapel: We represent Faith Bible Chapel in a ministerial exception and church autonomy case involving a former chaplain suing the church over his termination. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: University of Mary v. Azar: We represent the University of Mary; the Religious Sisters of Mercy: the Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center of Jackson, MN; the Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center of Alma, MI; and SMP Health System in a North Dakota lawsuit against the HHS medical transition mandate issued under the Affordable Care Act. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Vitagliano v. Westchester County: We represent Debra Vitagliano, a Catholic sidewalk counselor, in a First Amendment challenge to Westchester County's "bubble-zone" law. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: Young Israel of Tampa: We represent Young Israel of Tampa's challenge to public transportation advertising regulations that discriminate against religious content and viewpoint. We are not charging any fees, but will seek fees and costs from the opposing party if the suit is successful.
OtherPage 2 Part III Line 4a: YU Pride v. Yeshiva University: We represent Yeshiva University which was sued by a group of current and former students at the university under the New York City Human Rights Law ("NYCHRL") to try to force the university to officially recognize their club, YU Pride Alliance. We are not charging any fees or seeking fees from the opposing party.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

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Business Name Line1The Becket ReserveBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
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EIN522193473EIN
Primary ActivitiesDormantPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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