California · Nonprofit
Lex Rex Institute
Lex Rex Institute (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $42,000 to it, the largest being THE JACK ROTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $282k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $42k
- Net assets
- $46k
What Lex Rex Institute does
Mission
To restore America's founding principles by defending the rule of law, educate the public on constitutional governance, and hold public officials accountable to their constitutional and moral duties.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Constitutional Litigation and Advocacy Provides legal representation and files amicus briefs in significant constitutional cases of benefit to all Americans.
$71,513 spent70% of program spendingGovernment Accountability and Reform Initiatives. Assists local governments and citizens in promoting transparent, constitutional governance, including advising on election integrity measures and public accountability reforms in jurisdictions comprised of nearly five million citizens.
$20,433 spent20% of program spendingPublic Education and Outreach. Hosts webinars, produces educational media, and speaks before civic and community groups to teach the principles of the Constitution and the rule of law, reaching more than 10,000 individuals.
$10,216 spent10% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $102,162.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $14k to $46k (+236%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
49% of Lex Rex Institute’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Alexander Haberbush
CEO and Attorney
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Lex Rex Institute’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Lex Rex Institute leans on a few funders — its largest provides 48% of grant income and the top three 93%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
95% of Lex Rex Institute's grant income comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Lex Rex Institute has grown faster than three-quarters of the 2,546 crime & legal nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,546 crime & legal nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like Lex Rex Institute
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
45% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Lex Rex Institute: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Lex Rex Institute?
- Lex Rex Institute (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $42,000 to it, the largest being THE JACK ROTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Lex Rex Institute have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $42,000 in grants to Lex Rex Institute, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Lex Rex Institute?
- THE JACK ROTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Lex Rex Institute find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing