NonprofitsHamilton Lincoln Law Institute

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$1.5M

Total expenses

$1.4M

Net assets

$1.5M

Grants received

$2.5M

11 grants

EIN

832989543

Tax year

2024

Mission

The hamilton lincoln law institute (hlli) is a nonprofit public interest law firm that was formed to engage in litigation that advances the public interest. Hlli completes its mission by challenging adminstrative and regulatory actions or abuses of the class action and civil justice system that exceed constitutional limits, promote rentseeking, or otherwise improperly create deadweight loss; and challenging improper restrictions on speech and other actions beyond constitutional bounds.

Programs

1 program

The center for class action fairness (ccaf) is a program run by hlli in which hlli represents consumers and shareholders pro bono against abusive class action settlements, winning hundreds of millions for those consumers and shareholders, and setting precedents that safeguard consumers, investors, courts, and the general public.

Expenses: $347K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$792K
Program service revenue$725K
Investment income$26K
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.2M
Fundraising$125K
Other expenses$232K
Total expenses$1.4M
Total assets$1.5M
Net assets$1.5M

People

8 listed

NameRoleCompensation

THEODORE H FRANK

Treasurer

Board

$280K

40 hrs/wk

ANNA ST JOHN

President

Board

$175K

32 hrs/wk

MICHAEL FRANK BEDNARZ

Secretary

Board

$118K

32 hrs/wk

WILLIAM THOMAS HAYNES

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALIDA KASS

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

CALEB JOHNSON

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

ADAM E SCHULMAN

ATTORNEY

Staff

$161K

40 hrs/wk

NEVILLE HEDLEY

ATTORNEY

Staff

$133K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 11 of 11

FromAmountPurposeYear
$350K
for general operations
2024
$225K
JOURNALISM
2024
$200K
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$225K
LITIGATION
2023
$180K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$320K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$250K
LITIGATION
2022
$318K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
$300K
LITIGATION
2020
$153K
PER SEPARATION AGREEMENT
2018

Funded by

$2.5M from 5 funders · 11 grants · 2018–2024

Bader Family Foundation

$1.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Searle Freedom Trust

$1M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Donors Trust Inc

$350K · 1 grant · 2024

Competitive Enterprise Institute

$153K · 1 grant · 2018

Details

EIN832989543
NTEE codeR99
Subsection03
Ruling date2019-08
Formed2019
Employees7
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