advocacy
American Center for Law & Justice
The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) is a politically conservative, Christian-based legal advocacy organization founded in 1990 by evangelical minister Pat Robertson to 'protect religious and constitutional freedoms.'
The record
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)
- Founded
- 1990
- Headquarters
- Washington, D.C.
- EIN
- 54-1586817
- Founder
- Founded by law school graduate and evangelical minister Pat Robertson American Center for Law & Justice: Wikipedia
- Headquarters/association
- Headquartered in Washington, D.C., and associated with Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia American Center for Law & Justice: Wikipedia
- Name origin
- Formed as a right-leaning counterpart to the American Civil Liberties Union, with ACLJ chosen to contrast with ACLU American Center for Law & Justice: Wikipedia
- International affiliates
- Jay Sekulow and Thomas Patrick Monaghan set up the European Center for Law and Justice (ECLJ) in Strasbourg in 1997; the ACLJ set up the Slavic Center for Law and Justice (SCLJ) in Moscow in 1998 American Center for Law & Justice: Wikipedia
- Policy network membership
- ACLJ is a member of the advisory board of Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation-led collection of conservative policy proposals American Center for Law & Justice: Wikipedia
- Payments to Sekulow family
- Between 1998 and 2011, ACLJ and its affiliated charity CASE paid more than $33 million to Jay Sekulow, his family members, and businesses they own or co-own; from 2011 to 2015 the two charities paid $5.5 million to Sekulow and family and $23 million to their businesses American Center for Law & Justice: Wikipedia
- Payments to Constitutional Litigation and Advocacy Group
- From 2011 to 2016, ACLJ paid $23 million to the Constitutional Litigation and Advocacy Group, a for-profit corporation half-owned by Jay Sekulow, described as its largest outside expense American Center for Law & Justice: Wikipedia
- EIN
- 54-1586817 American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- IRS ruling date
- 1994-05-01 American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Filing address
- Virginia Bch, VA American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
People
- Dr Jay Sekulow Esq, Chief Counsel/Board Member (2022–2023) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Thomas P Monaghan Esq, Sr. Counsel/Secretary/Treasurer (2022–2023) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Dr Pat Robertson, Board President (2022–2023) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Gary Sekulow Cpa Cgma, VP of Finance/CFO (2022–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- James Murphy Esq, VP of Administration (2022–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Harold Ray Esq, Director (2022–2024) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Dennis Brewer Esq, Director (2022–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Harry Hutchison, Senior Attorney (2022–2023) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Matthew Clark Esq, Senior Attorney (2022–2023) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Frank Manion Esq, Senior Attorney/Officer (2022–2023) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Ben Sisney, Senior Attorney (2023–2023) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Dr Jay Sekulow Esq, President (2024–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Thomas P Monaghan Esq, Secretary/Treasurer (2024–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Rev William Haynes, Director (2024–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Harry Hutchison, Director of Policy & Senior Counsel (2024–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Matthew Clark Esq, Senior Counsel for Digital Advocacy (2024–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Ben Sisney, Senior Counsel for Litigation & Public Policy (2024–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Sharon W Alford, Chief Accounting Officer (2024–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
- Donn Parsons Esq, Corporate Counsel (2024–2025) American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Money
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28,323,716 | $28,436,024 | $4,416,925 | American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) |
| 2023 | $27,031,908 | $26,886,769 | $2,888,585 | American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) |
| 2022 | $24,492,864 | $24,475,536 | $2,694,227 | American Center For Law And Justice Inc: Form 990 filings (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) |
In our reporting
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, projects.propublica.org