Org dossier

Federalist Society

Advocacy organization · Total expenses $27.7M · FY ending September 2024

Per the Form 990 on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

In its own words

“Founded in 1982, the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians dedicated to reforming the current legal order … Beyond our statement of purpose the Federalist Society takes no public policy positions and does not participate in activism of any kind.”

Source: the organization's own site · last verified 2026-07-27

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Grants paid

1 grant of $5,000 or more, $6K in total, as reported on the organization's own Form 990 for the year ending September 2024.

HARVARD LAW SCHOOLGENERAL SUPPORT$6K

This shows money paid out. A public charity's own donors are redacted from the public copy of its return, so who funds this organization can't be read from this filing.

Source: Form 990, tax period September 2024

Where to read more

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorerhttps://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/363235550
Official sitehttps://fedsoc.org
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Society

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