Public Interest Legal Foundation: mission, leadership and finances
Election-law group founded in 2012 that litigates voter-roll maintenance and election integrity.
Also known as PILF
Organization
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Alexandria, VA |
| EIN | 45-4355641 |
| Tax status | 501(c)(3) |
| Website | publicinterestlegal.org |
Finances (IRS Form 990)
| Total revenue | $3.4 million |
|---|---|
| Total expenses | $3.7 million |
| Total assets | $1.5 million |
| Tax year | 2023 |
What it does
The Public Interest Legal Foundation, or PILF, is a nonprofit that sues over voter rolls and election administration and publishes research.
Public Interest Legal Foundation 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 2012 and J. Christian Adams has been its president.
Public Interest Legal Foundation is a legal organization. It is headquartered in Alexandria, VA. 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 2023: total revenue of $3.4 million, total expenses of $3.7 million and total assets of $1.5 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Public Interest Legal Foundation Inc. 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
PILF argues for stricter list maintenance and election integrity.
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 Judicial Watch, Landmark Legal Foundation, America First Legal.
Sources
Profile last reviewed November 8, 2026