Lawfare Institute

EIN: 46-2967640Washington, DCZIP: 20016

W20 - Public & Societal Benefit501(c)(3)

Mission

The Lawfare Institute is an independent and nonpartisan organization dedicated to the hard choices in national security, law, and policy. We produce academic-quality analysis with magazine-level readability at the pace of news to enable informed government policy, fact-based decision-making, and an engaged citizenry.

Financials

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2023	$1.9M	$0	$1.1M

Compensation

NATALIE ORPETT

Executive Editor and Dgc

officer (unspecified)

$153,776

$197,540

David M Priess

COO

chief operating officer

$74,296

DAVID KRIS

Board Member

board member

Robert Chesney

Treasurer

officer (unspecified)

Jack Goldsmith

Secretary

officer (unspecified)

Benjamin Wittes

President

chief executive officer

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