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Bill of Rights Institute

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We teach history and civics.

Arlington, VA · United States EIN 480891418 (IRS) Education
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95 / 100
Integrity score
Strong transparency

About

We seek an America where we more perfectly realize the promise of liberty and equality expressed in the Declaration of Independence. This calls for civic education that helps students examine the story of our country and exercise the skills of citizenship. Founded in 1999, the Bill of Rights Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. Its team develops educational resources on American history and government, provides professional development opportunities to teachers, and runs student programs and scholarship contests. The Institute’s depth of knowledge is drawn from a full-time staff with more than 100 years of combined classroom experience, as well as from partners who are experts in their fields.

Mission

The Bill of Rights Institute teaches history and civics. We equip students and teachers to live the ideals of a free and just society.

Focus & reach

Category
NTEE code Z99
Operating in
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Verification & registration

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Look up EIN 480891418 on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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Exempt Organizations · EIN 480891418
Registered
501(c)(3)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 1980
IRS Publication 78: organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. Re-checked weekly. Tax-deductible
IRS Publication 78 listing
Listed (Pub 78)

Integrity assessment

A score from 0 to 100 for how openly a charity shares public information across five areas: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and data recency. It does not measure programme impact. See exactly what we do and do not have →

Registration 20/20
Government registration ID on record +8
Sourced from official registry +4
Cross-referenced (2+ sources) +4
Claimed and verified by organization +4
Financial Transparency 30/30
Financial documents published on website +6
Financial filing on record +8
Revenue figure disclosed +6
Spending figure disclosed +6
Detailed financial breakdown disclosed +4
Governance 20/20
At least 1 officer disclosed +5
3+ officers disclosed +3
Officer titles disclosed +2
Executive compensation disclosed +4
Mission / description on file +3
Founding date on file +3
Contact Availability 10/10
Website +3
Email +3
Phone +2
Physical address +2
Data Recency 15/20
Updated within 1 year +15
Newer data needed for full score 0
Red flags 0
No red flags detected, so nothing is deducted 0

Financials

IRS Form 990
Annual revenue
$15.8 million
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
64%
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Leadership at a glance

Official filings
DA
David B••••••••
CEO and President
AD
Adam C••••••••
COO and Treasurer
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Stan S••••••••
Chief Program Officer
AN
Anthony S••••••••
VP, Development

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GiveRadar Analysis

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Bill of Rights Institute has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources including the IRS.

  • This profile is owner-verified, which only 0% of similar organizations are. See national comparisons
  • It is one of the better-documented education charities in the United States GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its registration. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • By reported annual revenue, it is larger than 94% of the 88,739 education charities in the United States with financial records on GiveRadar. See the filings
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (6 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-10-19. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

Annual revenue
$15.8 million
64% to programs. Figures from IRS Form 990.
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Filing history

6 years on file from IRS Form 990: revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020.
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Tax deductibility

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Tax-deductible

US donations are tax-deductible. Bill of Rights Institute is a registered 501(c)(3). Donors outside the US should check local rules or whether an equivalency-determination letter exists.

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles
Employees
52

Leadership & board

Official filings

Board members and senior officers listed in the 2025 filing, with disclosed pay where available.

DA
David J••••••••
President/CEO
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No red flags detected

Screened for the risks donors care about.
IRS revocation history None found
Open investigations None found
Governance scandals None found
Related-party deals None found
Excessive exec comp None found

Timeline

From official filings

Key dates from this charity's official filings, newest first.

FY2025
Form filed
$15.8M revenue, IRS Form 990
FY2024
Form filed
$9.8M revenue, IRS Form 990
FY2023
Form filed
$8.9M revenue, IRS Form 990
FY2022
Form filed
$7.7M revenue, IRS Form 990
FY2021
Form filed
$9.4M revenue, IRS Form 990
FY2020
Form filed
$6.8M revenue, IRS Form 990

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Where it ranks

Top 1% of 195,587 education charities in the United States on integrity score

The highest integrity score in this cohort (95/100). Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.

Integrity score95/100
Top 1% of 195,587
Governance disclosure5/5
#1 of 195,587 tie
Contact completeness10/10
#1 of 195,587 tie
Data freshness15/20
#112,646 of 195,587 tie
Data coverage100%
#1 of 195,587 tie
Independent sources8 sources
#3,906 of 195,586 tie
Filing history depth6 years
#926 of 90,222 tie
Agefounded 1999
#21,186 of 48,110 tie
Revenue size$10M to $100M
#792 of 88,739 tie

Bars show the share of the cohort this charity outranks. Ranks describe how much is publicly disclosed, not how good the charity is.

How it stacks up against peers

Compared with 8 similar education charities in United States.

Program spending Behind peer average
This charity
64% Peer average
77%
Overhead (admin + fundraising) Behind peer average
This charity
36% Peer average
23%
CEO comp as % of revenue Ahead of peers
This charity
2.06% Peer average
3.76%
Integrity Assessment Ahead of peers
This charity
95 Peer average
91

Cause areas in United States

Charities working in each area, this charity's highlighted.

Human Services
322,681
Education
195,585
Arts & Culture
133,131
Advocacy & Civil Rights
128,026
Religion
114,638
Health
98,864
Community Development
56,086
Youth Development
53,450
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings · Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
IRS Form 990 filings · 23 named in the organisation's Form 990 filings.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News

What we know and don't know

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Financial data
Named leadership
Executive pay
Government registration
Mission statement
Official website
Headquarters address
Direct contact
Tax-deductibility
Founding date
Programs & activities

Data freshness

How current this profile is, and when we last checked it against the official source.

Last updated
October 22, 2026
Profile edits and newly added data
Registry checked
October 22, 2026
Reconciled with the official source
Latest financials
Financial year 2025
Most recent filing on record
Profile completeness
100%
Data points we track that are filled in

Methodology

GiveRadar builds each profile primarily from official government charity registries, supplemented where available by third-party nonprofit databases and news archives, and combines it into a single 0-100 integrity assessment. The exact sources for this charity are listed above. We don't take a cut of any donation, ever.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute is a registered education nonprofit based in Arlington, VA, United States. It is registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It was founded in 1999 and has been operating for 27 years. Its EIN is 480891418. According to GiveRadar's records, it holds active tax-deductible status on the IRS Publication 78 list, which means donations are tax-deductible and the organization is in good standing with the IRS. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 95/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. The organization reports $16M in annual revenue. 23 officers and directors are publicly disclosed. No red flags have been detected.

Bill of Rights Institute's President/CEO, David J Bobb, received $325,448 in reported compensation in its most recent filing (2025). This figure comes straight from the organization's official filing and covers salary plus other reportable pay. Executive pay generally scales with the size and complexity of a nonprofit, so it is best read alongside the organization's revenue and what it does.

Based on official filings, Bill of Rights Institute has $16M in annual revenue. It allocates 64% of expenses to programs and services. This is below the average of 77% for education charities in United States. Administrative costs account for 18% of expenses. Fundraising costs represent 18%. Its revenue is significantly above the peer average of $7M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.

We seek an America where we more perfectly realize the promise of liberty and equality expressed in the Declaration of Independence. This calls for civic education that helps students examine the story of our country and exercise the skills of citizenship. Founded in 1999, the Bill of Rights Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. Its team develops educational resources on American history and government, provides professional development opportunities to teachers, and runs student programs and scholarship contests. The Institute’s depth of knowledge is drawn from a full-time staff with more than 100 years of combined classroom experience, as well as from partners who are experts in their fields. Bill of Rights Institute is classified as an education organization registered in United States. The organization was founded in 1999.

Bill of Rights Institute is classified as an Education organization, registered in United States. It operates as a 501(c)3. By size, it is categorized as a large organization. It has $16M in annual revenue. The organization has 23 disclosed officers and directors.

Bill of Rights Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 480891418. This is the organization's IRS tax identification number; you can use it to verify tax-exempt status and to look up its Form 990 filings with the IRS.

Bill of Rights Institute is located in Arlington, VA, United States. The organization was established in 1999 and has been active for 27 years.

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Quick facts about Bill of Rights Institute

What is Bill of Rights Institute?
Bill of Rights Institute is an education 501(c)3 based in Arlington, United States. We seek an America where we more perfectly realize the promise of liberty and equality expressed in the Declaration of Independence. This calls for civic education that helps students examine the story of our country and exercise the skills of citizenship. Founded in 1999, the Bill of Rights Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. Its team develops educational resources on American history and government, provides professional development opportunities to teachers, and runs student programs and scholarship contests. The Institute’s depth of knowledge is drawn from a full-time staff with more than 100 years of combined classroom experience, as well as from partners who are experts in their fields.
When was Bill of Rights Institute founded?
Bill of Rights Institute was founded in 1999.
Who leads Bill of Rights Institute?
David J Bobb serves as President/CEO.
Where is Bill of Rights Institute located?
Headquartered in Arlington, VA, United States.
What is Bill of Rights Institute's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is $15.8 million. 64% of expenses go to program services.
Is Bill of Rights Institute trustworthy?
Bill of Rights Institute has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 95 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Bill of Rights Institute's registration number?
IRS EIN: 480891418.
What is Bill of Rights Institute's website?
https://www.billofrightsinstitute.org
Are donations to Bill of Rights Institute tax-deductible?
Yes. Bill of Rights Institute is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, so donations from US taxpayers are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.