Street Law Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522015256
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Silver Spring, MD, USA
Phone
3015891130
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Coalitions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,480,037
Expenses
$2,534,409
Assets
$3,554,323
Liabilities
$468,039

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ASHOK REGMI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • ASHOK REGMI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $234,520 total reported compensation
  • JOSE AREVALO (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $184,507 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER B WHATLEY (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER): $170,413 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To develop classroom and community programs to educate young people about the law and government.

What it reported doing in 2024

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

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.5%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 74.2%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 87.4%; rating input score 87; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.2%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.4; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.5% of revenue deployed · 74.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $235K · 27 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 38 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.