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Street Law Inc

EIN 52-2015256 · Silver Spring, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood83 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO DEVELOP CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE LAW AND GOVERNMENT.

Income
$2.5 million
Spending
$2.5 million
Spent on programs
74%
Reserves
13.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 49%
Employees
20
Volunteers
765
Highest pay
$234,520, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 13% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    20 of 20 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $1.4 million spent. NATIONAL PROGRAMS:1) TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - STREET LAW PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRICULAR SUPPORT TO K-12 TEACHERS TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION ON LEGAL AND CIVIC TOPICS, INCREASE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DEMOCRATIC CULTURE.- SUPREME COURT SUMMER INSTITUTE: STRENGTHENED AND EXPANDED INSTRUCTION ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT THROUGH THIS LONG-RUNNING NATIONAL SEMINAR.- TALKING ABOUT LOCAL CURRENT AND CONTESTED ISSUES IN SCHOOLS (TALCCS): PREPARED TEACHERS TO GUIDE STUDENT DISCUSSIONS OF CONTESTED PUBLIC ISSUES THROUGH INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION, HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TAILORED CURRICULA.- EFFICACY EVALUATION OF TALCCS: TRAINED TEACHERS IN TALCCS DISCUSSION STRATEGIES FOR A UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-LED STUDY EVALUATING THE PROGRAMS IMPACT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS.- CUSTOM TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STATES, DISTRICTS, AND SCHOOLS: OFFERED TEACHING FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SEMINARS, WHERE TEACHERS EXPLORED CURRENT ISSUES IN CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT AND PRACTICED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TO BUILD STUDENTS CIVIC SKILLS, AND DELIBERATION TRAINING, WHICH PREPARED TEACHERS TO USE DELIBERATIVE DISCUSSION OF CONTESTED PUBLIC ISSUES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.- LEGAL TIMELINES IN AMERICAN HISTORY WEBSITE: PROVIDED INTERACTIVE TIMELINES AND CURRICULAR MATERIALS THAT GUIDE STUDENTS THROUGH THE EVOLUTION AND IMPACT OF U.S. LAWS OVER TIME.- LANDMARK CASES WEBSITE: PROVIDED FREE TEACHING MATERIALS ON THE HISTORIC U. S. SUPREME COURT CASES MOST FREQUENTLY REQUIRED IN STATE SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS.2) LEGAL CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMS: THESE PROGRAMS INTRODUCED YOUNG PEOPLE TO LAW AND PROVIDED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND EXPOSURE TO CAREERS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION.- LEGAL CAREER PIPELINE PROGRAM: PARTNERED WITH LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE LEGAL DEPARTMENTS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO LEGAL CAREERS. STREET LAW TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER INTERACTIVE LESSONS THAT SPARKED STUDENT INTEREST IN THE LAW AND BUILT MENTORSHIP RELATIONSHIPS.- SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM: PREPARED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH LAW STUDENT-LED LESSONS ON THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND BY PROVIDING POSITIVE ROLE MODELS.- LAW SCHOOL PROGRAMS: ADVISED U.S. LAW SCHOOLS ON DEVELOPING PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN WHICH LAW STUDENTS TEACH PRACTICAL LAW TO YOUNG PEOPLE.3) COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND JUSTICE PROGRAMS: STREET LAW OFFERED PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS FACING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL LIFE SKILLS.- YOUTH COURT COLLABORATIVE: LAUNCHED PROJECT SERVING YOUTH COURTS NATIONWIDE BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT TO ENHANCE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY.- MY SKILLS INITIATIVE: CONTINUED PROJECT THAT AIMS TO SUPPORT DETAINED YOUTH IN VIRGINIA WITH LEGAL LIFE SKILLS AND REENTRY SUPPORT, FOSTERING SKILLS AND TOOLS TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM UPON RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY.- MERCKS MAKING POSITIVE CHOICES PROGRAM: LED A CORPORATE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THAT TRAINED EMPLOYEES TO DELIVER LAW-RELATED EDUCATION LESSONS TO YOUTH IN NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA. - COMMUNITY INITIATIVES IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY: STRENGTHENED LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY TO DELIVER LEGAL LIFE SKILLS LESSONS, BUILDING PRACTICAL LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AND SOFT SKILLS TO IMPROVE WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH.- ANTI-HATE CURRICULUM: DEVELOPED AND FIELD TESTED AN ANTI-HATE CURRICULUM TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH TO ADDRESS HATE SPEECH AND VIOLENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.- LEGAL LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS: HELPED ORGANIZATIONS INTEGRATE WORKSHOPS ON LEGAL LIFE SKILLS INTO PROGRAM OFFERINGS, SERVING A RANGE OF POPULATIONS INCLUDING YOUNG MOTHERS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.- ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY BY ENGAGING YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES: TRAINED EDUCATORS, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITY STAFF TO STRENGTHEN YOUNG PEOPLES LEGAL LITERACY SKILLS.- LAW SCHOOL PROGRAMS: STREET LAW ADVISES U.S. LAW SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN STARTING THEIR OWN STREET LAW PROGRAM, IN WHICH LAW STUDENTS TEACH PRACTICAL LAW TO YOUNG PEOPLE.4) CURRICULA AND TEACHING MATERIALS: STREET LAW PROVIDED EDUCATORS WITH TEXTBOOKS, LESSON PLANS, AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES TO EFFECTIVELY TEACH ABOUT LAW, GOVERNMENT, DEMOCRACY, AND RULE OF LAW. STREET LAWS RESOURCE LIBRARY OFFERED HUNDREDS OF MATERIALS, INCLUDING SUPREME COURT CASE MATERIALS, DELIBERATIONS, SOCRATIC SEMINARS, MOOT COURTS, MOCK TRIALS, AND MORE.STREET LAW: A COURSE IN PRACTICAL LAW (MCGRAW HILL EDUCATION, 2026, 11TH EDITION): SUPPORTED TEACHING PRACTICAL LAW IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & CIVICS (MCGRAW HILL EDUCATION, 2024): SUPPORTED HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT COURSES NATIONWIDE USING STREET LAWS INTERACTIVE STRATEGIES, HELPING STUDENTS BUILD KEY CIVIC SKILLS WHILE DEEPENING THEIR KNOWLEDGE.
  2. $317,717 spent. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: STREET LAWS GLOBAL LAW AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS CULTIVATED RULE-OF-LAW CULTURE AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE 1986, STREET LAW HAS COLLABORATED WITH LAW SCHOOLS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO BUILD PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, TRAIN EDUCATORS AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND DEVELOP TEACHING MATERIALS. THESE INITIATIVES HAVE EMPOWERED PEOPLE AND STRENGTHENED CIVIL SOCIETY IN 45 COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA, THE AMERICAS, ASIA, EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. LAST YEAR, STREET LAWS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:UZBEKISTAN:COLLABORATED WITH THE TASHKENT STATE UNIVERSITY OF LAW TO INSTITUTIONALIZE ITS STREET LAW PROGRAM AND EXPAND IT TO LEGAL TECHNICAL COLLEGES, ENABLING LAW STUDENTS TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL LEGAL EDUCATION TO YOUTH.SUPPORTED CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD ADVOCACY SKILLS AND IMPROVE CONSTITUENT LEGAL LITERACY.KOSOVO: SUPPORTED THE KOSOVAR CIVIL SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS USAID/KOSOVO CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY BY DESIGNING CURRICULUM FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVISM ACADEMIES AND TRAINING TRAINERS TO LEAD THE ACADEMIES.GEORGIA: WORKED WITH LAW SCHOOLS AND REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGES TO EXPAND PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS UNDER THE USAID/GEORGIA RULE OF LAW PROGRAM. KYRGYZSTAN: ASSISTED THE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYRGYZSTAN IN REFINING ITS PEOPLE-CENTERED JUSTICE CURRICULUM THROUGH THE USAID/UKUK BULAGY PROJECT.PAKISTAN:PARTNERED WITH THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY TO REVISE AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COURSE AND TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE LAW FACULTY AS PART OF A U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT INITIATIVE.POWERED BY THE PEOPLE INITIATIVE:CONDUCTED RESEARCH UNDER A GLOBAL USAID-FUNDED PROJECT ON THE INTERSECTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS TO DEVELOP RESOURCES ENHANCING SYNERGIES BETWEEN THE TWO FIELDS.
  3. $160,286 spent. COMMUNICATIONS: STREET LAW STRENGTHENED PROGRAMS THROUGH PROMOTIONAL AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND THE DISSEMINATION OF PROGRAM INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND CURRICULA GLOBALLY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1997.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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