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Free Law Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 46-3342480

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on May 13, 2017

Organization Profilefree.law
4115 Adeline StEmeryville, CA 94608

(909) 576-4123

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

87th percentile

0.38x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

90th percentile

0.33x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

6th percentile

-69%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

98th percentile

$90,010

Higher top officer pay than 98% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 165.1% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

16th percentile

-29%

Faster asset growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

12th percentile

-43%

Faster revenue growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets87th percentile

Assets

Down

$47,884

Down $19,505 (-29%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$29,739

Down $37,650 (-56%) from 2015

Liabilities

$18,145

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue90th percentileNet Margin6th percentile

Revenue

Down

$54,528

Down $40,918 (-43%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$92,178

Up $64,121 (+229%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$37,650

Down $105,039 (-156%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth16th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2015: $67,389Net Assets 2015: $67,3892015Assets 2016: $47,884Liabilities 2016: $18,145Net Assets 2016: $29,7392016Assets 2017: $75,760Liabilities 2017: $57,421Net Assets 2017: $18,3392017Assets 2018: $126,857Net Assets 2018: $126,8572018Assets 2019: $267,997Liabilities 2019: $8,633Net Assets 2019: $259,3642019Assets 2020: $232,776Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $232,7762020Assets 2021: $272,594Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $272,5942021Assets 2022: $430,907Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $430,9072022Assets 2023: $747,880Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $747,8802023Assets 2024: $1,097,414Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $1,097,4142024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$47,884
Liabilities$18,145
Net Assets$29,739
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth12th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2015: $95,446Expenses 2015: $28,057Net Income 2015: $67,3892015Revenue 2016: $54,528Expenses 2016: $92,178Net Income 2016: -$37,6502016Revenue 2017: $95,459Expenses 2017: $63,879Net Income 2017: $31,5802017Revenue 2018: $136,119Expenses 2018: $85,022Net Income 2018: $51,0972018Revenue 2019: $309,820Expenses 2019: $176,109Net Income 2019: $133,7112019Revenue 2020: $227,971Expenses 2020: $254,559Net Income 2020: -$26,5882020Revenue 2021: $336,472Expenses 2021: $296,654Net Income 2021: $39,8182021Revenue 2022: $639,041Expenses 2022: $480,728Net Income 2022: $158,3132022Revenue 2023: $854,099Expenses 2023: $537,117Net Income 2023: $316,9822023Revenue 2024: $1,347,431Expenses 2024: $997,897Net Income 2024: $349,5342024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$54,528
Expenses$92,178
Net Income-$37,650
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
May 13, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$54,528
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Free Law Project is a California non-profit public benefit corporation and a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity whose specific purposes are primarily:to provide free, public, and permanent access to primary legal materials on the Internet for educational, charitable, and scientific purposes to the benefit of the general public and the public interest;to develop, implement, and provide public access to technologies useful for legal research;to create an open ecosystem for legal research and materials;to support academic research on related technologies, corpora, and legal systems; and to carry on other charitable activities associated with these purposes, including, but not limited to, publications, meetings, conferences, trainings, educational seminars, and the issuance of grants and other financial support to educational institutions, foundations, and other organizations exclusively for educational, charitable, and scientific purposes as allowed by law.

Free Law Project is a California non-profit public benefit corporation and a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity whose specific purposes are primarily:to provide free, public, and permanent access to primary legal materials on the Internet for educational, charitable, and scientific purposes to the benefit of the general public and the public interest; to develop, implement, and provide public access to technologies useful for legal research; to create an open ecosystem for legal research and materials; to support academic research on related technologies, corpora, and legal systems; and to carry on other charitable activities associated with these purposes, including, but not limited to, publications, meetings, conferences, trainings, educational seminars, and the issuance of grants and other financial support to educational institutions, foundations, and other organizations exclusively for educational, charitable, and scientific purposes as allowed by law.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
1. Became the biggest archive of oral argument audio on the Internet.2. Launched "RECAP Archive," a collection of millions of PACER documents.3. Launched a new database of judge profiles and then enhanced it with campaign finance data and authorship information.4. Enhanced collection of SCOTUS opinions with 60,000 more data points.$77,611-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay98th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Michael LissnerExecutive DirectorFT$90,010-$90,010
Brian CarverTreasurer-$0--
Thomas BruceBoard Member-$0--
Jerry GoldmanBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Free Law Project
EIN
46-3342480
Phone
9095764123
Address
4115 Adeline St, Emeryville, CA 94608

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Lissner
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2017-05-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Patricia A Foley EA
Address
991 MIDWAY AVE, SAN LEANDRO, CA 94577-1344
Preparer
Patricia A Foley EA
Phone
5105896820
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Revenue.1

“Miscellaneous Revenue $9840”

Other Expenses.1003

“Information Technology $6”

Other Expenses.1

“Miscellaneous Expense $1001”

Other Expenses.2

“Payroll service fees $493”

Other Expenses.3

“Dues, Subscriptions, Fees $104”

Other Assets.1005

“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $0 Accounts Receivable - Ending $2175”

Other Assets.1

“- Beginning $1398 - Ending $1398”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $18145”

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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$47,884
Liabilities
$18,145
Net assets
$29,739
Revenue
$54,528
Expenses
$92,178
Net income
-$37,650
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.10$0.00$1.10$1.35$1.00$0.35
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.75$0.00$0.75$0.85$0.54$0.32
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.43$0.00$0.43$0.64$0.48$0.16
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.27$0.00$0.27$0.34$0.30$0.04
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.23$0.00$0.23$0.23$0.25$0.03
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.27$0.01$0.26$0.31$0.18$0.13
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.13$0.13$0.14$0.09$0.05
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.08$0.06$0.02$0.10$0.06$0.03
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.02$0.03$0.05$0.09$0.04
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.07$0.10$0.03$0.07
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