Civic Intelligence

Free Law Project

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 46-3342480

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Sep 08, 2020

Organization Profilefree.law
6432 Raymond StOakland, CA 94609

(909) 576-4123

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

71st percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

73rd percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 73% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

89th percentile

43%

Higher net margin than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

97th percentile

$88,077

Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 28.4% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

111%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

94th percentile

128%

Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets71st percentile

Assets

Up

$267,997

Up $141,140 (+111%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$259,364

Up $132,507 (+104%) from 2018

Liabilities

$8,633

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue73rd percentileNet Margin89th percentile

Revenue

Up

$309,820

Up $173,701 (+128%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$176,109

Up $91,087 (+107%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$133,711

Up $82,614 (+162%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth92nd 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

2019

Assets$267,997
Liabilities$8,633
Net Assets$259,364
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth94th 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

2019

Revenue$309,820
Expenses$176,109
Net Income$133,711
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Sep 8, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$309,820
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.

Our mission is to make the legal ecosystem more fair and competitive.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$111,921$240,546▲ $128,625
Accounts Receivable$13,150$15,480▲ $2,330
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$1,821$11,971▲ $10,150
Total Assets$126,892$267,997▲ $141,105
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses-$8,633-
Total Liabilities$0$8,633▲ $8,633
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$126,892$259,364▲ $132,472
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$126,892$259,364▲ $132,472
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$126,892$267,997▲ $141,105

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$11,971$4,088$16,059
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay97th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Michael LissnerEx DirectorFT$88,077$88,077

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Ansel HalliburtonBoard Member
Brian CarverTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$56,739
Program Service Revenue
$253,081
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$56,739
Change in Net Assets
$133,711
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$110,110
Other Expenses$65,999
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$60,423--$60,423
Fees for Services Management$42,300$4,700-$47,000
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$36,970$4,107-$41,077
Payroll Taxes$7,749$861-$8,610
Depreciation Depletion$2,849--$2,849
Fees for Services Other$2,011--$2,011
Other Expenses$4,669$1,249-$1,249
Fees for Services Accounting-$1,155-$1,155
Insurance$862--$862
Office Expenses-$695-$695
Fees for Services Legal-$110-$110
Conferences and Meetings$50--$50
Total Functional Expenses$162,713$13,396$0$176,109
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Federal income taxes-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“990 is presented at board of directors meeting for approval”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“Members are questioned at board meetings”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Available upon request, on the organizations website and available on Guidestar.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Free Law Project
EIN
46-3342480
Phone
9095764123
Address
6432 Raymond St, Oakland, CA 94609

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Lissner
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2020-09-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Michael Lissner
Formed
2013
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
3
Independent Board Members
2
Employees
2
Volunteers
12

Preparer

Firm
Dolores Ricci-Norcott CPA
Address
20 Black Oak Dr, Attleboro, MA 02703
Preparer
Dolores Ricci-Norcott
Phone
5082264566
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part III, Line 2

“New Services 1. Opened our technology to others via a system of Fetch APIs so that others can freely use our system to gather content from the PACER system without building their own bespoke system. 2. Greatly enhanced the granularity of the information in our system by merging the Federal Judicial Centers Integrated Database of PACER content into our own and providing it via our website. 3. Continued enhancing our database of judges by adding over 1,000 new pictures, and hundreds of new and updated judge profiles.”

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$267,997
Liabilities
$8,633
Net assets
$259,364
Revenue
$309,820
Expenses
$176,109
Net income
$133,711
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
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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