Civil Justice Reform Group
Civil Justice Reform Group's network
6 people2 organisationsi6 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
6 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Saxon | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bill Dodero | Steering Committee Co-Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chris Guth | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marcus Rayner | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark Howard | Steering Committee Co-Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Scott Partridge | Steering Committee Co-Chair | 2023 | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia E Berry Esq | Managing Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Brown | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Anne Saxon | President through 6/30/25 | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marcus Rayner | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Molly Jones | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chris Guth | Secretary through 6/30/25 | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bill Dodero | Steering Committee Co-Chair | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Tye Darland | Steering Committee Co-Chair | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Mark Howard - Steering | Committee Co-Chair through 6/30/25 | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Anthony M Anastasio | Managing Director | 40 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Civil Justice Reform Group
- EIN
- 800154271
- Address
- Po Box 51, Palmyra, VA, 22963-0051
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- To advance civil justice reform on a local, state, and national level, and to engage in any lawful acts or activities for which corporations may be organized under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W99 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- Melissa Brown (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsAnne Saxon
≥4years on the filingsMarcus Rayner
≥4years on the filingsMark Howard
≥3years on the filingsBill Dodero
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.6m
- Total liabilities
- $700k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $906k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2.6m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.8m
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 90
Grants paid
12 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Tort Reform Association | Program support | $1m |
| Lawyers for Civil Justice | Program support | $365k |
| New Jersey Civil Justice Institute | Program support | $95k |
| Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform | Program support | $85k |
| Missouri Civil Justice Reform Coalition Inc | Program support | $55k |
| Washington Legal Foundation | Program support | $55k |
| New York Civil Justice Institute | Program support | $43k |
| Colorado Civil Justice League | Program support | $40k |
| Texans for Lawsuit Reform | Program support | $40k |
| Center for Jurisprudence | Program support | $20k |
| George Mason University Foundation | Program support | $15k |
| Liability Reform Coalition | Program support | $10k |