WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION (EIN 52-1071570)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-08-23
IRS object ID: 201902359349301200
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-08-23T15:15:09-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HAN GROUP LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521071570	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WASH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2025880302	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2009 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CONSTANCE C LARCHER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2025880302	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-08-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER S HAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00633304	PTIN
Phone	2022937000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-08-21	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	173.167.205.97	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-08-23	IPDt
IP Tm	16:11:23	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	BA36775060448749A407473BB5769828DEF7F4B6	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	B0C8BF4B1486649435522E4C0BC0027814BD00CA	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CONSTANCE C LARCHER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2009 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,740,946	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WLF.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1976	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH OUR LEGAL SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN BALANCE IN THE COURTS AND STREGTHEN AMERICA'S FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	1	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,059,797	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,543,295	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$241,471	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$197,651	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,301,268	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,740,946	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,849,251	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,651,046	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$151,695	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$600,848	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$759,535	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,450,099	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,410,581	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,851,169	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,330,365	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$25,413,530	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$26,431,271	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$118,299	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$42,051	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$25,295,231	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$26,389,220	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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-MARKERS AND PUBLIC THROUGH EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,644,579	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LITIGATION, LEGAL PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS, CLINICAL LEGAL INTERN PROGRAM, BRIEFS AND RESEARCH DOCUMENTS, PUBLIC LEGAL ISSUES, MONOGRAPH SERIES, EDUCATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES, EIGHT DIFFERENT PUBLICATION FORMATS, MEDIA BRIEFINGS, WEB SEMINARS, AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEO COMMENTARIES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,644,579	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	20	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	1	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2025880302	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2009 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CONSTANCE C LARCHER
CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT	50.00	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$385,799	$0	$36
JOHN POPEO
VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY	12.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$46,365	$0	$0
THERESA BOLLMAN
DIRECTOR	0.50	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM ROYALL
TREASURER	0.50	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD A SAMP
CHIEF COUNSEL	40.00	0.00			$245,600	$0	$15,211	Yes (X)
GLENN G LAMMI
CHIEF COUNSEL/LEGAL	40.00	0.00			$209,500	$0	$56	Yes (X)
CORY L ANDREWS
SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL	40.00	0.00			$205,750	$0	$56	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,093,014	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$15,359	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLANK ROME LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE LOGAN SQUARE 130 NORTH 18TH STR	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LEGAL SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$149,183	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$3,543,295	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$6,373	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,543,295	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$197,651	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$197,651	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,740,946	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$197,651	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$414,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,829	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$183,609	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$91,804	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,094,963	TotalAmt
Program Services	$917,084	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$152,702	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,177	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,566	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,081	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$360	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$125	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,121	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,518	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,305	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,298	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,376	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,126	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,652	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,235	TotalAmt
Program Services	$140,235	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,754	TotalAmt
Management And General	$98,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,236	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,236	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,537	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,837	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,588	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,324	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,508	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,184	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,231	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,969	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,323	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,939	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,131	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,272	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,859	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$120,527	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,164	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,721	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,642	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,463	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,677	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE	$85,917	$59,283	$19,761	$6,873
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$19,567	$19,223	$344

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,473	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,410,581	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,644,579	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$614,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$151,695	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,013,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,341,076	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,234,394	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,104,000	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$291,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$156,650	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,656	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,158	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,881,342	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,574,306	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,358,515	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,307,036	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,591,042	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,555,331	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$550,475	BOYAmt
EOY	$562,258	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$342,421	BOYAmt
EOY	$363,762	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,413,530	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,431,271	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,051	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,945	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,299	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,051	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,788,162	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,389,220	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$507,069	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,295,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,389,220	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,413,530	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,431,271	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,330,365	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$257,717	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$21,341	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,213,431	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,583,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,610,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,059,797	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,543,295	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$21,010,498	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,213,431	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,583,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,610,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,059,797	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,543,295	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$21,010,498	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,636,209	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$13,374,289	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$152,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$141,463	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$184,443	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$241,471	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$197,651	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$917,519	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$21,928,017	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.60990	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.62670	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,352,747	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,352,747	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,645,859	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,749,171	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$896,688	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$822,736	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$820,886	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,850	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$60,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,249	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$55,751	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,307,036	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AT DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 THROUGH 2017 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE FOUNDATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CONSTANCE C LARCHER
CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT	$367,181	$0	$0	$0	$18,618	$0	$0	$0	$36	$0	$385,835	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD A SAMP
CHIEF COUNSEL	$245,000	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$0	$0	$15,211	$0	$260,811	$0	$0	$0
GLENN G LAMMI
CHIEF COUNSEL/LEGAL	$209,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$56	$0	$209,556	$0	$0	$0
CORY L ANDREWS
SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL	$205,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$56	$0	$205,806	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	CONSTANCE C. LARCHER AND THERESA BOLLMAN ARE SIBLINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE CORPORATION IS COMPOSED OF MEMBERS. THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATON ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	NO OTHER COMMITTEES EXIST THAT CAN ACT OR PERFORM ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN, BOTH BOARD MEMBERS, AS WELL AS THE FOUNDATION'S ACCOUNTANTS AND OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL BEFORE APPROVAL FOR SIGNATURE AND FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUAL STATEMENTS EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND EACH OFFICER OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON- A) HAS RECIEVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; D) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE FOUNDATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	2018 WAS THE LAST YEAR THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION OF THE FOUNDATION'S CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; HOWEVER, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO DONORS WHEN REQUIRED.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	NET INCREASE IN CASH VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE 21,341.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN LEGAL FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2009 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521187908	EIN
Primary Activities	SUPPORT ORGANIZATION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	11A	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd