The James Wilson Institute for Natural Rights and the American FO
Donations deductibleRevenue
$595k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$997k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.1m
$73k liabilities
Net assets
$1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
6.5 years on average
Staff
5
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Douglas C Neff
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
The James Wilson Institute for Natural Rights and the American FO's network
9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
9 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.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. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 9 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas C Neff Chair | Chairman and President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gerard Bradley | Trustee (Non-Voting) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Hadley Arkes | Trustee (Non-Voting) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Janice Rogers Brown | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joseph H Nesler (also filed as Joseph Nesler) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mary Ellen Bork | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Michael A Petrino | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael C Maibach | Secretary (Non-Voting) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Crofton | Trustee | 2020 | 6 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.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Snedeker | Deputy Director | 2024 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Snedeker | Deputy Director | 40 | $126k | $8k | |
| Gerard Bradley | Trustee (Non-Voting) | 8 | $113k | ||
| Hadley Arkes | Trustee (Non-Voting) | 8 | $75k | ||
| Michael C Maibach | Secretary (Non-Voting) | 25 | $65k | $5k | |
| Douglas C Neff | Chairman and President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael A Petrino | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Ellen Bork | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janice Rogers Brown | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Crofton | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Nesler | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The James Wilson Institute for Natural Rights and the American Fo
- EIN
- 411970028
- Address
- 510 King St Ste 340, Alexandria, VA, 22314-3196
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- The james wilson institutes mission is to restore to a new generation of lawyers, judges, and citizens the understanding of the american founders about the first principles of our law and moral grounds of their own rights. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B01 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Douglas C Neff (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDouglas C Neff
≥7years on the filingsJoseph H Nesler
≥7years on the filingsMichael A Petrino
≥7years on the filingsMichael C Maibach
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
- $1.1m
- Total liabilities
- $73k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $581k
- Program service revenue
- $2k
- Employees
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $595k | $997k | Deficit $402k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.