The Foundation for Sustainable Rule of Law Initiatives
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 461217071
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2015–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2014
- Location
- Portola Valley, CA, USA
- Phone
- 6503801421
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Dispute Resolution, Mediation Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $27,387
- Expenses
- $44,617
- Assets
- $143,525
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- VICTOR SCHACHTER (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- VICTOR SCHACHTER (PRESIDENT)
- JAN SCHACHTER (CFO AND SECR)
- JENNIFER BRANDT (DIRECTOR)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The organization's mission is to promote rule of law and mediation initiatives around the globe to further peaceful, timely and effective dispute resolution and judicial reform.
What it reported doing in 2024
Fsri continued its efforts to promote mediation programs in india and elsewhere around the globe through virtual and other on-line communications with our colleagues overseas. Fsri was once again invited to participate and co-sponsor india's verma memorial & client counseling competition at the agrasen institute for management studies (department of law). Fsri board member jennifer brandt participated in this project with academic leaders at the institute, and provided coaching and judging for the student competitors.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 73% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -62.9%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.22; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -12.5% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $45K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.