Program areas at Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
Litigation: the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is dedicated to the promotion of free markets, limited government, individual Liberty, and a robust civil society through education, litigation and participation in public discourse as a non-profit and non-partisan organization. The organization litigates in the areas of property rights, the freedom to earn a living, voting rights, regulation, taxation, school choice, and religious freedom as an education organization, the organization strives to advance the debate concerning Law and public policy in these and other areas. Other areas include open records requests. We have assisted many individuals and organizations with open records requests. Such assistance includes help drafting requests, and writing threatening letters to recalcitrant governments.
Policy & education intitiative: this project revolves around expanding parental and school autonomy, disrupting the entrenched bureaucracies, and pushing for policies that make state funds follow the student. In short, we seek to promote and defend educational choice. We pursue these objectives through careful strategic litigation and public advocacy, including reports and press releases.
Grants made by Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
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Badger Institute | Center for Competitive Federalism Program Collaboration | 2015-12 | $288,838 |
Who funds Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Richard M Esenberg | President and General Counse | $425,249 | 2023-12-31 |
Eric Searing | Director of External Relations | | 2024-11-02 |
Pat Garrett | Communications Director | | 2024-11-02 |
Stacy Stueck | Director of Administration and Corporate Secretary | $114,881 | 2024-11-02 |
Elisabeth Sobic | Director of Education Poli | $154,502 | 2022-12-31 |
...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $3,464,457 | $4,496,396 | -23% |
Program services | $54,884 | $201,000 | -72.7% |
Investment income and dividends | $126,305 | $4,418 | 2758.9% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $-755 | -100% |
Net income from fundraising events | $-41,978 | $-35,955 | -16.8% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $1,265 | $0 | 999% |
Total revenues | $3,604,933 | $4,665,104 | -22.7% |
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Data update history
November 2, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
October 24, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $115,000 from State Policy Network July 9, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from Aloysius Foundation May 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawPublic policyLegal servicesVoting rights
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 330 E Kilbourn 725
- Milwaukee, WI 53202
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- County
- Milwaukee County, WI
- Website URL
- will-law.org/Â
- Phone
- (414) 727-6369
IRS details
- EIN
- 45-1606079
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2011
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- I05: Crime and Legal-Related Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
- NAICS code, primary
- 5411: Legal Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0269296
- FTB Entity ID
- None yet
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-01-15
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