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==History==
Jane Mayer in her book ''Dark Money'' describes how the Institute for Justice began,
:"By 1990, enterprising conservative and libertarian activists were wearing a path to Wichita, where they, like (Rich) Fink before them, would pitch their proposals to Charles Koch in hopes of patronage. Typical was the experience in 1991 of two former Reagon administrations lawyers, Clint Bolick, a former aide to Clarence Thomas, and William "Chip" Mellor III, in search of seed money for a new kind of aggressive, right-wing public interest law firm that would litigate against government regulations in favor of "economic liberty." Mellor recalled thinking, "Who else would give us enough money to be serious?" According to Mellor, after lower-level aides initially turned down the proposal, Charles Koch himself committed $1.5 million on the spot, but with strings attached, keeping him in control. As Mellor recalled, "He said, 'Here's what I'm going to do. I'll give you up to $500,000 a year for three years, each year, but you have to come back each year and demonstrate that you've met these milestones that you've set out to accomplish and I will evaluate it on a yearly basis, and there's no guarantees.'" The legal group, the Institute for Justice, went on to bring numerous successful cases against government regulations, including campaign-finance laws, several of which reached the Supreme Court."<ref name="dm"/>
==Activities==
Based on data collected by Media Matters,<ref>American Bridge 21st Century Foundation, [http://conservativetransparency.org/top/?yr=&yr1=&yr2=&formterm=856&formtax=recipient&submit= Top Supporters of Institute for Justice], ''ConservativeTransparency.org'', accessed June 25, 2014.</ref> other major funders of IJ include the [[Dick DeVos|Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation]], the [[Scaife Foundations|Sarah Mellon Scaife Foundation]], and the [[Walton Family Foundation]].
In 20122014, the most recent year for which data is available, the biggest donors to IJ were:<ref>Conservative Transparency Project, [http://conservativetransparency.org/org/institute-for-justice/?og_tot=585&order_by=&adv=&min=&max=&yr=2014&yr1=&yr2=&submit=#grants 2014 Supporters of Institute for Justice], Media Matters, accessed June 2, 2016.</ref> *[[DonorsTrust]]: $227,950*[[Donors Capital Fund]]: $140,000*[[Holman Foundation]]: $15,000*[[Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation]]: $4,800*[[Ed Uihlein Family Foundation]]: $7,500 In 2012, the biggest donors to IJ were:<ref>Conservative Transparency Project, [http://conservativetransparency.org/top/?yr=2012&yr1=&yr2=&formterm=856&formtax=recipient&submit= Top Supporters of Institute for Justice, 2012], Media Matters, accessed June 25, 2014.</ref>
*[[Claws Foundation]]: $1,000,000
===Senior Staff===
As of June 20142016:<ref>Institute for Justice, [http://www.ij.org/about-us/staff Staff], organizational website, accessed June 252, 20142016.</ref>
*[[William HScott G. Mellor]]Bullock, President and General Counsel*[[Steven Anderson]], Managing Executive Vice President*[[Dana Berliner]], Senior Vice President and Litigation Director*[[Bert Gall, Senior Attorney*Deborah Simpson, Chief Operating Officer*William H. Mellor, Chairman and Founding General Counsel*John E. Kramer]], Vice President for Communications*[[Deborah Simpson]]Beth Stevens, Vice President for State Chapters and Institute Growth and IntegrationDevelopment*[[Beth Stevens]]Melanie Hildreth, Vice President for DevelopmentExternal Relations*[[Michael Bindas]]Paul Avelar, Senior Attorney*[[Scott G. Bullock]]Michael Bindas, Senior Attorney*[[Bert Gall]]Tim Keller, Senior Managing Attorneyof the Institute for Justice Arizona Office*[[Dick Komer]], Senior Attorney*[[William R. Maurer, Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Washington Office*Lee McGrath, Legislative Counsel and Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Minnesota Office*Robert McNamara]], Senior Attorney*[[Matt Miller, Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Texas Office*Clark Neily]], Senior Attorney*[[Justin Pearson, Managing Attorney of the Institute for Justice Florida Office*Jeff Rowes]], Senior Attorney*[[Anthony Sanders, Senior Attorney*Paul Sherman]], Senior Attorney*additional staff and attorneys listed at [http://www.ij.org/about-us/staff http://www.ij.org/about-us/staff]
===Former Staff===
*[[Scott G. Bullock, Senior Attorney*Brian Montgomery]], Director of Finance & Administration*[[Clint Bolick]], Vice President & National Director of State Chapters
===Board of Directors===
As of August 2014June 2016:<ref>Institute for Justice, [http://www.ij.org/about/board Board], organizational website, accessed August 2014June 2016.</ref>
*[[David B. KennedyChip Mellor]] (chairman): President of the [[Earhart Foundation]]Chairman and Founding General Counsel, Institute for Justice*[[Chip Mellor]]Scott G. Bullock: President and General Counsel of the , Institute for Justice*[[Arthur Dantchik]]: Partner at Managing Director, Susquehanna Investment Group* Bob Gelfond: CEOand Founder, MagiQ Technologies, Inc.*[[David Kennedy]]: President Emeritus, MQS Management[[Earhart Foundation]]* Kenneth N. Levy: Principal and Co-FounderMountain Lakes, Jacobs Levy Equity ManagementNJ
*[[Robert A. Levy]]: Chairman, [[Cato Institute]]
*[[Jim Lintott]]: Principal, Freedom Management Group LLC (former Chairman of Sterling Foundation Management and trustee of the [[Reason Foundation]])*[[Stephen ModzelewskiModzelewsk]]i: Managing Member, Maple Engine L.L.C. (former President of Watermark Management Corporation and trustee of the [[Reason Foundation]])LLC* Mary E. Stiefel: Miami, FL*Abigail Thernstrom: Adjunct Scholar, [[Abigail ThernstromAmerican Enterprise Institute]]: Commissioner on ; former Vice Chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and Adjunct Scholar, [[American Enterprise Institute]] (former Senior Fellow at the [[Manhattan Institute]])
===Former Boardmembers===
