irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2025
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $14KIn July 2025, we co-organized and co-produced the Global Law and Political Economy Summer Academy, an intensive skill-building workshop for 20 students and faculty over four days in Roccella Jonica, Italy. The program featured roundtable discussions, writing workshops, a cultural excursion, a case study session, master class, and career mentorship sessions.
- #2 $9KAs part of our Global LPE Network program, the LPE Collective supported the Law and Society Associations Collaborative Research Network on Law and Political Economy by organizing over 219 participants across 56 panels and roundtables for that organizations May 2025 annual meeting in Chicago, along with an informal networking event. We also produced a separate intensive full day workshop at the University of Chicago, the Law and Political Economy of Social Reproduction, with four panels of scholars and over 30 participants.
named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Global LPE Network
Supports collaborative research and networking in law and political economy, including organizing panels at the Law and Society Association annual meeting and hosting specialized workshops such as the Law and Political Economy of Social Reproduction at the University of Chicago.
Global Law and Political Economy Summer Academy
Intensive four-day workshop for students and faculty featuring roundtables, writing workshops, case studies, master classes, and mentorship sessions; held in Roccella Jonica, Italy in July 2025 with 20 participants.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Academic Journal and Scholarly Publication 1 activity
- Co-founds and sustains interdisciplinary academic networks and institutionsCo-founded and supports ongoing academic infrastructure including the Law and Political Economy Collective (LPE-C), the Journal of Law and Political Economy, ClassCrits, and the Association for the Promotion of Political Economy and the Law (APPEAL) to advance interdisciplinary scholarship and collaboration.
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Leadership & Policy Dialogue Forums 1 activity
- Facilitates interdisciplinary scholarly forums and discussion groupsProvides ongoing forums for interdisciplinary dialogue among legal scholars, social scientists, activists, and educators through reading groups, discussion series, and collaborative research networks focused on law, political economy, capitalism, and structural inequality.
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Legal Education and Career Pipeline Programs 1 activity
- Operates a summer academy for graduate students and faculty in law and political economyRuns a multi-day summer academy, including the Global Law and Political Economy Summer Academy in Italy, offering intensive programming such as writing workshops, case studies, master classes, lectures by judges, and career mentorship for graduate students and faculty.
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Professional Conference & Symposium Organization 1 activity
- Organizes academic workshops and conferences on law and political economyProduces and hosts in-person and annual workshops, conferences, and panels for scholars and students, including the ClassCrits conferences, Law and Society Association events, and thematic workshops on state capacity and social reproduction, typically featuring multidisciplinary scholarship and structured around academic panels and discussions.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Conducts interdisciplinary legal and political economy researchAdvances scholarly work that integrates political economy perspectives into legal and sociolegal research, examining how power, law, and sociolegal structures shape governance, institutions, and justice with attention to fairness, identity, and sustainability.
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financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$207K
Contributions & grants$207K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$1270%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$229K
Program expenses43%
Admin / overhead57%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$111K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$155K
Cash$84K
Investments$0
Liabilities$297
Net assets$155K
Liquid reserves4.4 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +36.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC GEORGE | BOARD MEMBER | 20 | $24K |
| JAMES J VARELLAS | BOARD MEMBER | 20 | $15K |
board members · 4
- JAMES MOUDUD — BOARD MEMBER
- JOHN HASKELL — President
- MAJ GRASTEN — BOARD MEMBER
- MARTHA MCCLUSKEY — Treasurer
relationships · 31
Who they work with
- APPEAL Partner — Co-organized a student-centered workshop series on heterodox economics and law and political economy.
- Association for the Promotion of Political Economy and the Law Network — Co-founded and collaborates with APPEAL to promote scholarship in political economy and law.
- Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative Partner — Collaborates on organizing the Reconstructing State Capacity workshop.
- City of Roccella Partner — Local government partner in hosting the Global Law and Political Economy Summer Academy in Roccella Ionica, Italy.
- City of Roccella, Italy Government — Co-hosted the Roccella Summer School of International Law & Global Law and Political Economy.
- Dollars & Sense collective Partner — Collaborative intellectual affiliation with a collective focused on political economy and economic justice.
- EAEPE Partner — Co-hosted the Roccella Summer School of International Law & Global Law and Political Economy.
- European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy Partner — Collaborates on organizing the Global Law and Political Economy Summer Academy.
- Global LPE Network Partner — Co-organizes the Reconstructing State Capacity workshop.
- INET Partner — Co-hosted the Roccella Summer School of International Law & Global Law and Political Economy.
- INET YSI FLE Working Group Partner — Collaborates on organizing the Global Law and Political Economy Summer Academy.
- Initiative for Global Law and Political Economy at the University of Manchester Partner — Collaborates on organizing the Global Law and Political Economy Summer Academy.
- John Jay College Partner — Hosted a joint workshop on heterodox economics and law and political economy.
- Journal of Law and Political Economy Partner — Co-founded and maintains editorial involvement with the Journal of Law and Political Economy.
- LSA Law and Political Economy Collaborative Research Network (CRN 55) Partner — Co-organizes the Reconstructing State Capacity workshop.
- Law and Political Economy CRN Network — Hosts and organizes the CRN 55 Law and Political Economy conference as part of its scholarly network activities.
- Law and Society Association Partner — Collaborated to organize panels and roundtables for the association's annual meeting in Chicago.
- Law and Society Association Partner — Collaborates with the Law and Society Association to organize programming at its annual meeting
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law Partner — Hosted the 8th Annual ClassCrits conference.
- McGill University’s Faculty of Law Partner — Hosted an afternoon workshop for scholars to share research and receive feedback.
- McGill University’s Faculty of Law Partner — Hosts the LPE Collective’s annual workshop at its law faculty in Montreal.
- Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Partner — Coordinates its annual scholar workshop just prior to the SASE annual conference to align with broader academic gatherings in the field.
- Southwestern Law School Partner — Hosted the 14th Annual ClassCrits conference.
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law Partner — Hosted the 13th Annual ClassCrits conference.
- University of California, Berkeley Partner — Hosted a pre-LSA 2026 workshop on Reconstructing State Capacity.
- University of California, Berkeley Partner — Hosts a pre-LSA workshop on Law & Political Economy in collaboration with the organization.
- University of Chicago Partner — Hosted a day-long workshop on May 21, 2025.
- University of Chicago Partner — Hosted a full-day workshop on the Law and Political Economy of Social Reproduction.
- University of Chicago Partner — Hosted the in-person workshop on the law and political economy of social reproduction.
- Yale Law School Partner — Hosted the Spring 2025 LPE Collective workshop.
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strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Critical, Heterodox Sociolegal Approachmethodology: critical_sociolegal_studiesBy challenging mainstream legal and economic theories through a critical, heterodox lens, the organization transforms understandings of law and capitalism, because dominant frameworks are seen as reinforcing existing power structures, and alternative analyses enable emancipatory institutional change.
- Interdisciplinary Political Economy Frameworkmethodology: political_economy_frameworkBy centering political economy as an analytical lens and integrating law with economic and social inquiry, the organization reveals how legal structures shape power and value distribution, because interdisciplinary analysis exposes the co-constitutive relationships between law, institutions, and capitalism that single-discipline approaches obscure.
- Non-Hierarchical, Experiential Knowledge Buildingmethodology: non-hierarchical_mentorshipBy using interactive, non-hierarchical formats and problem-based learning combined with cultural engagement, the organization fosters democratic dialogue and deeper critical understanding, because flattening traditional academic hierarchies and integrating lived and local knowledge strengthens epistemic pluralism and participant investment.