LAWFARE INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
LAWFARE INSTITUTE (EIN 46-2967640)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-09-13
IRS object ID
201602579349200430
Schema version
2015v2.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-09-13T12:31:51-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Peters & Associates PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16611 South StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityFalls ChurchCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22042ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462967640EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAWFARE INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLAWFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027974386PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14401 BRANDYWINE ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20016ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBENJAMIN WITTESPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027974386PhoneNum
Signature2016-09-13SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAARON L PETERS CPAPreparerPersonNm
Phone5712172495PhoneNum
Preparation2016-09-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$123,313GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$121,685ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,628ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$123,313TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$136,448FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$319OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,152PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$9,321OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$147,240TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$23,927ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$42,933NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,006NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,933BOYAmt
EOY$19,006EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,933BOYAmt
EOY$19,006EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,933BOYAmt
EOY$19,006EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE PURPOSE OF THE LAWFARE INSTITUTE AND THE LAWFARE BLOG IS TO CONTRIBUTE RIGOROUS, NON-PARTISAN, NON-IDEOLOGICAL LEGAL, ACADEMIC, AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO THE NATIONAL DEBATE SURROUNDING HARD NATIONAL SECURITY CHOICES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomPUBLICATION OF THE LAWFARE BLOGDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$147,240ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$147,240TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
BENJAMIN WITTES
PRESIDENT30.00$0
JACK GOLDSMITH
SECRETARY15.00$0
ROBERT CHESNEY
TREASURER5.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBENJAMIN WITTESPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14401 BRANDYWINE ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3105705816PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Public Support Total170$0PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$60,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$121,685CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$181,853TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$1,628CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,628TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$60,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$123,313CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$183,481TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$183,481PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,481TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16BANK FEES 394.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16BUSINESS SUBSCRIPTIONS 4684.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16EVENTS 974.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16FUNDRAISING 1109.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16GIFTS 34.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16MEALS 1351.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16TELEPHONE 313.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16TRAVEL-HOTELS 462.

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