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US nonprofit · EIN 311577324 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 311577324) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2016.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Tort Reform Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$25k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$80k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$32k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$32k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
6.4 years on average
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Melissa H Brown
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

American Tort Reform Foundation's network

4 people2 organisationsi4 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Melissa H Brown Chair (also filed as Melissa Brown)Chair2019
7 yrs
Robert Levy ChairChair Elect2019
7 yrs
Marcus RaynerCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Sherman JoycePresident2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Victor E Schwartz ESQGeneral Counselsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Sherman JoycePresident2$0
Melissa H BrownChair2$0
Robert LevyChair Elect2$0
Tamera VelasquezImmediate Past Chair2$0
Victor E Schwartz EsqGeneral Counsel2$0
Marcus RaynerSecretary2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
American Tort Reform Foundation
EIN
311577324
Address
1101 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 400, Washington, DC, 20036-4351
State
District of Columbia
Activity (NTEE)
I50Z Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Sherman Joyce (Form 990-N, tax year 2016)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsSherman Joyce
≥7years on the filingsMelissa H Brown
≥7years on the filingsRobert Levy
≥2years on the filingsMarcus Rayner

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$32k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$32k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$25k$80kDeficit $55k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
AMERICAN TORT REFORM Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
District of Columbia
Entity type
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
Status
Active - In Good Standing
Formed
8 August 1997
Registered agent
William H. Howe (city and state not held)