American Economic Liberties Project
Donations deductibleAmerican Economic Liberties Project's network
5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). 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
5 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. The organisation reported 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Baird Chair | Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brandi Collins-Dexter | Director (Thru Aug 2024) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Laleh Ispahani | Director (Thru Aug 2024) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Laura Campos | Secretary & Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ronald Newman | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Faiz Shakir | Interim Executive Director (Thru Jan 2024) | since 2023 |
| Katherine Van Dyck | Senior Legal Counsel | 2023 |
| Lee Hepner | Senior Legal Counsel (From Mar 2024) | 2024 |
| Lori Wallach | Director, Rethink Trade | since 2023 |
| Lori Wallach from 012022 | Director, Rethiink Trade | 2022 |
| Lucas T Kunce | Director of National Security Policy | 2021 |
| Matthew Stoller | Research Director | since 2020 |
| Morgan Harper | Director, Policy & Advocacy | since 2023 |
| Nidhi Hegde | Managing Director | since 2021 |
| Patrick M Garofalo | Director, State and Local | since 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nidhi Hegde | Interim Executive Director From Jan 2024) | 40 | $176k | $24k | |
| Lori Wallach | Director, Rethink Trade | 40 | $153k | $25k | |
| Morgan Harper | Director, Policy & Advocacy | 40 | $149k | $14k | |
| Matthew Stoller | Director, Research | 40 | $148k | $32k | |
| Patrick Garofalo | Director, State and Local | 40 | $128k | $29k | |
| Lee Hepner | Senior Legal Counsel (From Mar 2024) | 40 | $125k | $13k | |
| Faiz Shakir | Interim Executive Director (Thru Jan 2024) | 40 | $8k | ||
| Ross Baird | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura Campos | Secretary & Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronald Newman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brandi Collins-Dexter | Director (Thru Aug 2024) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laleh Ispahani | Director (Thru Aug 2024) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- American Economic Liberties Project
- EIN
- 843989657
- Address
- 2001 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 540, Washington, DC, 20006-1925
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The american economic liberties project's educational and charitable purposes are to research economic concentration in america, and study the history of competition policy, from the founding until today. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S30 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Nidhi Hegde (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsRoss Baird
≥6years on the filingsLaleh Ispahani
≥6years on the filingsLaura Campos
≥6years on the filingsRonald Newman
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
- $4.2m
- Total liabilities
- $407k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.4m
- Program service revenue
- $22k
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 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 | $4.5m | $3.7m | $860k |
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 Economic Liberties Project 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
- 11 December 2019
- Registered agent
- Incorp Services, Inc. (city and state not held)