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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOCIETY FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND DEMOCRACY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$522,570
Total expenses
$148,247
Contributions and grants received
$522,570
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$557,269
Total liabilities, end of year
$182,946
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$374,323
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$90,804
Management and general expenses
$54,695
Fundraising expenses
$2,748
Program service expenses (Part III)
$90,804

Program services were 61.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $122,570

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $400,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $88,554 · program services $63,545 · management and general $25,009

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,004 · management and general $3,004

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,224 · management and general $22,224

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $500 · program services $500

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $750 · program services $704 · management and general $46

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,809 · program services $61 · fundraising $2,748

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,066 · program services $266 · management and general $3,800

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $25,728 · program services $25,728

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAXES, LICENSES, FEES

    total $612 · management and general $612

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $50,250

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $472,320

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $34,699

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $182,946

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $374,323

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SOCIETY FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND DEMOCRACY, INC. WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR CONSERVATIVE AND LIBERTARIAN-INCLINED LAWYERS, AND LIKE-MINDED MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, COMMITTED TO ADVANCING CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES, DEMOCRACY, LEGAL NORMS, AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTY OR PERSONS IN POWER. THE SOCIETY WILL DISCUSS, DEBATE, ANALYZE, STUDY, WRITE, HOLD CONFERENCES, AND OTHERWISE COMMUNICATE REGARDING THESE AMERICAN IDEALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE A FORUM COMMITTED TO ADVANCING CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES, DEMOCRACY, LEGAL NORMS, AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE UNITED STATES.

  • IN 2023 THE SOCIETY FORMALLY LAUNCHED AS AN ORGANIZATION, WITH ITS FIRST ANNUAL RULE OF LAW SUMMIT, GATHERING SUPPORTERS IN DC FOR EDUCATIONAL PANELS ON THREATS TO DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW. WE STARTED HOSTING VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS, INCLUDING ON THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. MEMBERS AND LEADERSHIP PUBLISHED OPINION PIECES ON THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S INVESTIGATION AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. MEMBERS SIGNED AMICUS BRIEFS IN CASES INCLUDING GEORGIA V. MEADOWS AND US V. TRUMP. ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS ON SUPREME COURT ETHICS REFORM. WE PUBLISHED REGULAR NEWSLETTER AND MEMBERSHIP APPEALS VIA EMAIL TO GROW OUR COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS.

    Expenses $90,804

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • George T Conway III

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Alan C Raul

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stuart M Gerson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Judge Michael Luttig

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Barbara Comstock

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403189349305550

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