LEXISNEXIS RULE OF LAW FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $425K · expenses $593K · assets $651K

EIN
83-1883796
Address
1 GATEWAY CTR STE 507, NEWTON, MA 02458-2802
Website
WWW.LEXISNEXISROLFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
I05 Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis (Crime and Legal-Related) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THIS FOUNDATION IS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'SUNDERSTANDING OF THE RULE OF LAW BOTH IN THE US AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS, FACILITATING ACCESS TO RESEARCH TOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, PROVIDING HANDS ON EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION, DEVELOPING NONPARTISAN ANALYSIS, IMPROVING ACCESS TO LAWS AND COURT RECORDS RELATING TO PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND SUPPORTING ADVANCEMENT OF THE RULE OF LAW.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Teresa L Jennings VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER (RET. IN 2025)2019-2024 $220,650$900,936 1
Ian P Mcdougall PRESIDENT2019-2024 $0$304,800 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kermit Lowery DIRECTOR2022-2024 11 $0 reported 1
Alvaro Castellanos DIRECTOR2024 11 $0 reported 1
Luz Nagel DIRECTOR2024 11 $0 reported 1
Afsoon Mcclellan VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER (NEW IN 2025)2024 36 $0 reported 1
Nigel H Roberts (former) VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY2019-2023 13 $0 reported 1
Carmen Pombo (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Kenneth E Fogarty (former) Officer2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Peter Dangoia (former) Officer2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Renee P Simonton (former) Officer2019-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Michele L DeMarco (former) OFFICER2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Lynn M Formica (former) Officer2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Mary Ann Horgan (former) Officer2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $221K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA L JENNINGS VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER (RET. IN 2025)36 $0$192,354$28,296 $220,6501
IAN P MCDOUGALL PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
KERMIT LOWERY DIRECTOR11 $0$0$0 $01
ALVARO CASTELLANOS DIRECTOR11 $0$0$0 $01
LUZ NAGEL DIRECTOR11 $0$0$0 $01
AFSOON MCCLELLAN VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER (NEW IN 2025)36 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $532K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
IAN P MCDOUGALL PRESIDENT6 $0$304,800$0 $304,8001
TERESA L JENNINGS VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER36 $0$193,108$34,373 $227,4811
NIGEL H ROBERTS VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY13 $0$0$0 $01
KERMIT LOWERY DIRECTOR11 $0$0$0 $01
CARMEN POMBO DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $222K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA L JENNINGS VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER36 $0$188,502$33,553 $222,0551
IAN P MCDOUGALL PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
NIGEL H ROBERTS VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY13 $0$0$0 $01
KERMIT LOWERY BOARD MEMBER11 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $231K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA L JENNINGS VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER36 $0$186,086$44,664 $230,7501
IAN P MCDOUGALL PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
NIGEL H ROBERTS VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
CARMEN POMBO DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ian P McDougall Director\Officer2 $0$0$0 $01
Teresa L Jennings Director\Officer31 $0$0$0 $01
Nigel H Roberts Director\Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Kenneth E Fogarty Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Dangoia Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Renee P Simonton Officer5 $0$0$0 $01
Michele L DeMarco OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
Lynn M Formica Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Ann Horgan Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ian P McDougall Director\Officer2 $0$0$0 $01
Teresa L Jennings Director\Officer31 $0$0$0 $01
Nigel H Roberts Director\Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Kenneth E Fogarty Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Dangoia Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Renee P Simonton Officer5 $0$0$0 $01
Michele L DeMarco OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
Lynn M Formica Officer0 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Ann Horgan Officer0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2020 · 1 contractor · Not reported
NameLocationServicePaid
No Contractors in 2020-
2019 · 1 contractor · Not reported
NameLocationServicePaid
No Contractors in 2019-

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 7 grants to organizations · $175K

Listed grants add up to $175,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $210,500. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 7 grants to organizations · $190K
2021 · 6 grants to organizations · $120K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$425,255$592,642 $651,426$625,461 $425,255$0 $346,07000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$620,925$808,434 $891,970$792,848 $620,925$0 $352,90100
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$594,696$555,323 $1,000,393$980,357 $336,941$0 $257,75500
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$301,822$464,100 $1,010,984$940,984 $71,072$0 $230,75000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,366,791$264,136 $1,112,397$1,103,262 $1,111,791$0 $255,0000-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$343,067$155,429 $207,638$187,638 $340,341$0 $00-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$607$0 $607$607 $607$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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CRIME PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTERMTI05 $488,155$501,021 PRES & DIR$116,250 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 2x
ILLINIOS ASSOCIATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE COUNCILSILI05 $378,626$365,375 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 2x
OKLAHOMANS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM INCOKI05 $390,775$607,114 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 2x
INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE FAIRNESSVAI05 $292,821$12,135 Director$0 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 2x
AMERICAN WITNESSDCI05 $793,218$825,273 Chairman of the BoardPublisher$90,000 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 2x
CRIME RESEARCH GROUP INCVTI05 $332,974$332,198 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$130,101 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 2x
JUSTICE RAPID RESPONSE USANYI05 $242,722$253,277 HEAD OF PROGRAM CSP$105,840 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 2x
LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATIONVAI05 $1,434,614$1,442,180 ATTORNEY$155,846 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
SECOND AMENDMENT LAW CENTERNVI05 $154,577$150,339 President$0 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ADDICTIONPAI05 $895,354$1,174,967 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$211,189 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
HEALING ADVOCACY FUNDCOI05 $1,910,631$1,569,436 Executive Dir.$205,875 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
SAM INCVAI05 $1,202,541$2,264,970 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$257,862 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN POLICING REFORM INCTNI05 $1,652,640$1,342,178 President CEO$75,000 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
DC JUSTICE LABDCI05 $1,782,542$2,131,240 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$189,432 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
JUSTICE LEAGUEOHI05 $1,133,092$1,072,908 Executive Director$99,715 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
GVPEDIA INCOKI05 $136,123$138,129 Director/Pres$0 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR JUST AND MORAL GOVERNANCECAI05 $163,826$203,349 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$70,000 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
JUSTICE THROUGH EMPIRICAL DATA INSTITUTENVI05 $211,000$17,329 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code I05, revenue within 5x
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $10,893,658108 24DAF sponsor2016–2024 NETWORK GROUP INC; FINES AND FEES JUSTICE CENTER INC; HEALING ADVOCACY FUND; HAGARS SISTERS INC and 20 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $8,802,72723 8DAF sponsor2015–2024 HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE; NETWORK GROUP INC; SAM INC; KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN BAR FOUNDATION and 4 more
BARR FOUNDATION $4,655,00023 1Private foundation2020–2024 THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $2,929,60053 24DAF sponsor2014–2024 HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE; NETWORK GROUP INC; HEALING ADVOCACY FUND; THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INC and 20 more
DRUG PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION FOUNDATION $2,355,0003 1Private foundation2020–2022 SAM INC
BOSTON FOUNDATION INC $2,076,00059 8DAF sponsor2009–2024 THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INC; CENTRO PRESENTE INC; NEW BEGINNINGS REENTRY SERVICES INC; MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS and 4 more
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GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC $1,275,0008 3DAF sponsor2017–2024 FINES AND FEES JUSTICE CENTER INC; THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INC; HUMAN TRAFFICKING INSTITUTE
GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $1,080,0002 1DAF sponsor2021–2023 DC JUSTICE LAB
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO $1,005,0001 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 FINES AND FEES JUSTICE CENTER INC
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST $971,10010 3DAF sponsor2017–2024 SAM INC; COMMUNITIES FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE; CRIME PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER
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EUGENE & AGNES E MEYER FOUNDATION $860,0006 1Private foundation2021–2024 DC JUSTICE LAB
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC $840,0004 4DAF sponsor2020–2023 PURPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC; DC JUSTICE LAB; MASSACHUSETTS APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE; EVIDENT CHANGE

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $592,642 spent · pay $346,070 · grants $98,985 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $346,070$65,990$256,015$24,065 58.4%
Grants outside the US $98,985$98,985-- 16.7%
Other (as described)TEMPORARY LABOR $82,670$82,670-- 13.9%
Other (as described)INTERNAL CONTRACTUAL SE $55,680$55,680-- 9.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $8,822-$8,822- 1.5%
Fees: other services $182-$182- 0.0%
Travel $167-$167- 0.0%
Other (as described)TRANSLATION SERVICES $66-$66- 0.0%
Total$592,642100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $808,434 spent · pay $352,901 · grants $210,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $352,901$67,071$261,082$24,748 43.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $175,000$175,000-- 21.6%
Other (as described)TEMPORARY LABOR $72,169$72,169-- 8.9%
Other (as described)INTERNAL CONTRACTUAL SE $67,561$67,561-- 8.4%
Fees: management $45,000-$45,000- 5.6%
Grants outside the US $35,500$35,500-- 4.4%
Travel $27,583$25,547$2,036- 3.4%
Other (as described)TRANSLATION SERVICES $19,371-$19,371- 2.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $12,513-$12,513- 1.5%
All other expenses $836$836-- 0.1%
Total$808,434100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $555,323 spent · pay $257,755 · grants $190,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $257,755-$255,255$2,500 46.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $190,000$190,000-- 34.2%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $44,500$44,500-- 8.0%
Other (as described)TEMPORARY LABOR $19,660-$19,660- 3.5%
Fees: legal $15,000$15,000-- 2.7%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $12,305$12,305-- 2.2%
Travel $6,424$6,424-- 1.2%
Office expenses $4,965$4,965-- 0.9%
Other (as described)TRANSLATION SERVICES $4,414$4,414-- 0.8%
All other expenses $300-$300- 0.1%
Total$555,323100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $464,100 spent · pay $230,750 · grants $120,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $230,750$196,140$23,075$11,535 49.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $120,000$120,000-- 25.9%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE $50,000$50,000-- 10.8%
Other (as described)OTHER PROGRAM COST $42,903$42,903-- 9.2%
Other (as described)STUDENT AMBASSADOR LUNC $20,000$20,000-- 4.3%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $447-$447- 0.1%
Total$464,100100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $264,136 spent · pay $255,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $255,000$217,250$25,000$12,750 96.5%
Fees: legal $9,136$9,136-- 3.5%
Total$264,136100%

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