The Faith and Law Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Faith and Law's mission is to encourage and equip Christian policymakers to more fully understand the Biblical worldview and its implication in their calling to the public square.
- Income
- $405,935
- Spending
- $478,322
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 6.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $170,000, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 46 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $167,205 spent. After many years at an offsite location, which limited attendance, in 2024 Faith and Law held an "in-town" leadership conference. The event featured leading speakers on complex policy topics, and was well attended by Capitol Hill staff and other policymakers. We measure our accomplishments with the annual leadership conference through surveys, and in 2024 all attendees at our leadership conference who responded to our survey were very or extremely satisfied with the conference.
- $143,701 spent. In 2024, Faith and Law continued to host Friday Forums on a bi-weekly basis for Capitol Hill staff. The Friday forums continue to be the most well known program that we offer and those event have the largest cumulative attendance throughout the year. Our Hill Staff Advisory Board serves as a quarterly focus group to assess our Friday Forum lectures and panels.
- $111,551 spent. Outside of the Friday Forums, weekly interest group meetings are our third largest program area, and include Reading Groups, Film Discussions, Hill Ministry Lunches and Mentoring Programs. In 2024 Faith and Law hosted more reading groups, and seminars for Capitol Hill staff than any other year in the organization's history, and including Friday Forums, we hosted 100+ events. We bolstered our current program offerings while also launching a few new initiatives, making great strides on our goals as outlined in our three-year strategic plan focused on expanding breadth and increasing depth in our participants, and increasing long-term sustainability and mission-effectiveness of the organization. Our Hill Staff Advisory Board serves as a quarterly focus group to assess our events and panels, as well as reading groups.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1990.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 21, 2026.
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