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Filing year 2024

THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE

Charlottesville, Virginia·EIN 52-1267484·3
Total revenue
$1.5M
Total assets
$1.2M
Total expenses
$834k
Reported officers
6
Mission

THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE, A NONPROFIT CIVIL LIBERTIES ORGANIZATION BASED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS OF EVERY AMERICAN AND THE INTEGRAL HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE THROUGH ITS EXTENSIVE LEGAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES ITS LEGAL SERVICES AT NO CHARGE TO THOSE WHOSE CONSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE BEEN THREATENED OR VIOLATED.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Chairman
board chair
$224k
$238k
Base
$224k
Bonus
Other
Benefits

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 5 unpaid individuals.

Held roughly steady
over 2 years

From $228k in 2022 to $224k in 2024.

$228k
2022
$228k
2023
$224k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 8% in real terms$260k to $238k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$745k
$822k
2022
$894k
$821k
2023
$1.5M
$834k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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