Center for Individual Rights: mission, leadership and finances
Washington public-interest law firm founded in 1989 that litigates civil rights, campus speech and race preferences.
Organization
| Founded | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| EIN | 52-1600481 |
| Tax status | 501(c)(3) |
| Website | cir-usa.org |
Finances (IRS Form 990)
| Total revenue | $1.8 million |
|---|---|
| Total expenses | $1.8 million |
| Total assets | $6.1 million |
| Tax year | 2024 |
What it does
The Center for Individual Rights, or CIR, is a nonprofit law firm that litigates for individual liberties and against government and university discrimination, especially race preferences.
Center for Individual Rights is listed here in the category "Legal". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.
History
It was founded in 1989 and argued Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger.
Center for Individual Rights is a legal organization. It is headquartered in Washington, DC. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.
Leadership and funding
It is funded by donations and files a Form 990, shown here.
The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2024: total revenue of $1.8 million, total expenses of $1.8 million and total assets of $6.1 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Center For Individual Rights. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.
Where it stands
CIR opposes preferences based on race and defends free speech on campus.
These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Pacific Legal Foundation, Institute for Justice, New Civil Liberties Alliance.
Sources
Profile last reviewed November 8, 2026