World Justice Project: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-0359097)

Elizabeth Andersen’s $359K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Elizabeth Andersen	$358,916	$354,868	$370,178	$359,551	$331,219
James Van Der Klok	$261,934	$248,529	$242,124	—	—
Richard Schorr	$259,914	$245,943	$229,102	$212,798	$202,124
Alejandro Ponce-Rodriguez	$250,627	—	—	—	—
Alejandro Ponce	—	$235,157	$217,766	$204,192	$189,500
Theodore Piccone	—	—	$209,557	$222,881	$214,568
Mark Lewis	$199,026	$169,183	—	—	—
Tanya Weinberg Yahana	$177,007	—	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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2 programs · $6.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Research and the Rule of Law Index

The WJP rule of law index measures how the rule of law is perceived and experienced in everyday life around the globe. It is the most comprehensive index of its kind and the only index to rely solely on primary data.

$5.8Mprogram expense

02

Engagement

The world justice project's engagement efforts include connecting and developing a global network, organizing and leading strategic convenings, and supporting practical, locally -led programs. Our biennial world justice forum is the premier international event for the rule of law.

$973Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati FoundationFY2025$90K

International Academy of Trial Lawyers FoundationFY2025$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$115K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $20K · 2024–2024

Common CauseDC · FY2024$20,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$346K

Other incomeLn 4–11$167K

Money outPt IX

$8.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$6.7M

Managementcol C$1.8M

Fundraisingcol D$364K

Owns and owesPt X

$11.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M

Total assetsLn 16$14.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

24

listed · VII A

PaidVII A8

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K

Investment incomeLn 3$346K

Other incomeLn 4–11$167K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K

Total revenueLn 12$6.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$353K

SavingsLn 2$1.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K

Other assetsLn 15$56K

Total assetsLn 16$14.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M

Net assetsLn 32$11.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 550

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.6M	$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$8.0M	$9.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$17K	$5K
Total assetsLn 16	$16.9M	$14.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.8M	$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$13.1M	$11.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$659K	$457K	$157K	$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.3M	$2.3M	$784K	$227K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$134K	$93K	$32K	$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$373K	$258K	$89K	$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$264K	$183K	$63K	$18K
Legal feesLn 11b	$52K	$46K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$93K	$82K	$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$28K		$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.9M	$2.5M	$345K
Office expensesLn 13	$132K	$78K	$53K	$699
Information technologyLn 14	$185K	$149K	$36K	$265
TravelLn 17	$164K	$135K	$12K	$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$22K	$18K	$2K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3K	$2K	$797	$220
InsuranceLn 23	$58K	$80	$58K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$526K	$406K	$102K	$18K
All other expensesLn 24e	$20K	$12K	$8K	$104
Total functional expensesLn 25	$8.9M	$6.7M	$1.8M	$364K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$7.8M	$9.5M	−$1.7M	$10.6M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$6.9M	$8.9M	−$2.0M	$11.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$8.1M	$9.9M	−$1.8M	$13.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$12.5M	$8.1M	$4.3M	$16.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$5.3M	$6.9M	−$1.6M	$11.4M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $6,856,058 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,013,768$6,314,958

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $825,560$28,299

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $299,895$345,516

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,468$167,285

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,142,691$6,856,058

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,580,760$4,722,837

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,368,282$4,151,141

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,949,042$8,873,978

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,806,351−$2,017,920

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,856,058 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $6,197 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$1,603,847

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,711,111

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,314,958

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,299$28,299

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $353,429$353,429

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,913−$7,913

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $161,088$161,088

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $195,584 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $345,516$6,856,058

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,873,978 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $456,661 · Management $156,773 · Fundraising $45,454$658,888

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,282,607 · Management $783,626 · Fundraising $227,196$3,293,429

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $92,911 · Management $31,897 · Fundraising $9,248$134,056

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $258,316 · Management $88,681 · Fundraising $25,711$372,708

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $182,804 · Management $62,757 · Fundraising $18,195$263,756

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $45,638 · Management $6,249$51,887

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $81,723 · Management $11,190$92,913

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $27,818$27,818

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,522,964 · Management $345,452$2,868,416

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $78,344 · Management $52,726 · Fundraising $699$131,769

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $148,880 · Management $36,296 · Fundraising $265$185,441

IX-17 TravelPrograms $135,160 · Management $12,035 · Fundraising $16,837$164,032

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,278 · Management $1,628 · Fundraising $2,277$22,183

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,217 · Management $797 · Fundraising $220$3,234

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $80 · Management $57,708$57,788

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $405,760 · Management $102,077 · Fundraising $18,227$526,064

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,651 · Management $7,841 · Fundraising $104$19,596

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,723,994 · Management $1,785,551 · Fundraising $364,433$8,873,978

Part X · Balance sheet $13,988,278 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,068,803$352,908

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,561,503$1,909,715

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,075,063$1,886,370

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $158,223$13,829

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $130,220$127,021

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,626$5,478

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,027,503$8,095,409

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,010,657$1,147,014

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $745,238$394,122

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $67,905$56,412

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,861,741$13,988,278

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $397,986$331,813

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,548,352$1,413,116

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $851,179$454,509

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,797,517$2,199,438

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,894,725$10,178,840

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,169,499$1,610,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,064,224$11,788,840

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,861,741$13,988,278

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,788,840 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,856,058

XI-2 Total expenses$8,873,978

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,017,920

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,064,224

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$748,823

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$6,287

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,788,840

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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