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Robert Menendez Legal Expense Trust

Washington, DC  ·  First report: 2014  ·  Most recent report: 2019  ·  EIN: 46-4691159

This organization reports that it is no longer operating.

Data is self-reported. Only electronically filed contributions and expenditures are included in totals.

Organization Details
Purpose
To pay expenses in connection with legal inquiries, including by the Select Committee on Ethics of the United States Senate and the United States Department of Justice.
Leadership

Last updated 2020

Robert Menendez
Grantor
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$5.2M
All-Time Expenditures
$5.2M
Top Contributors

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Largest Recipients

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Insights
This organization uses a small percentage of its total expenditures for political contributions.
This organization gets a majority of its contributions from out of state.

Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Robert Menendez Legal Expense Trust since 2014.

All time Last 5 years
Contributions (All time)
$5.17M
Expenditures (All time)
$5.16M

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Robert Menendez Legal Expense Trust has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.

Data only includes electronic filings. To look for paper reports, try the IRS’ search function.

2019

  • $0 in contributions
  • $201,408 in expenditures
July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$189,630
Final report
January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$11,778

2018

  • $28,100 in contributions
  • $216,731 in expenditures
November 27, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$18,079
October 18, 2018 to November 26, 2018
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$15,934
October 1, 2018 to October 17, 2018
(General election: November 6, 2018)
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$6,000
July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$32,924
April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$44,392
January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018
Total contributions
$28,100
Total expenditures
$99,402

2017

  • $557,297 in contributions
  • $1.1M in expenditures
July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Total contributions
$546,697
Total expenditures
$831,628
January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017
Total contributions
$10,600
Total expenditures
$250,966

2016

  • $1M in contributions
  • $888,282 in expenditures
November 29, 2016 to December 31, 2016
Total contributions
$48,500
Total expenditures
$205,128
October 20, 2016 to November 28, 2016
Total contributions
$62,000
Total expenditures
$8,825
October 1, 2016 to October 19, 2016
(General election: November 8, 2016)
Total contributions
$30,500
Total expenditures
$6,343
July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016
Total contributions
$163,275
Total expenditures
$177,609
April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016
Total contributions
$408,750
Total expenditures
$234,884
January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016
Total contributions
$316,031
Total expenditures
$255,493

2015

  • $2.7M in contributions
  • $2M in expenditures
July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015
Total contributions
$704,038
Total expenditures
$1.04M
January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015
Total contributions
$1.99M
Total expenditures
$974,622

2014

  • $866,750 in contributions
  • $762,577 in expenditures
November 25, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Total contributions
$82,500
Total expenditures
$4,807
October 16, 2014 to November 24, 2014
Total contributions
$68,500
Total expenditures
$120,595
October 1, 2014 to October 15, 2014
(General election: November 4, 2014)
Total contributions
$50,000
Total expenditures
$88,144
July 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014
Total contributions
$357,750
Total expenditures
$290,644
April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014
Total contributions
$308,000
Total expenditures
$258,387
Quarter 1 report
January 31, 2014 to March 31, 2014
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0

Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.

ProPublica found 5 form 990s on the IRS website filed by Robert Menendez Legal Expense Trust. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
September 16, 2019 View form
February 15, 2019 View form
December 29, 2017 View form
April 10, 2017 View form
January 12, 2016 View form

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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