Nonprofit · EIN 27-3839336
FASHION LAW INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10023
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $143,791 | $132,621 | $11,170 | $93,865 | $0 | $93,865 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $156,543 | $114,971 | $41,572 | $82,695 | $0 | $82,695 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $112,594 | $106,936 | $5,658 | $41,123 | $0 | $41,123 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,984
- Program service revenue
- $141,805
- Investment income
- $2
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $981
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $45
- Travel
- $22,558
- Program services (functional)
- $126,493
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,128
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $82,695
- Total assets, end of year
- $93,865
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $93,865
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $93,865
- Gross receipts
- $143,791
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Scafidi | President and director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2024: 1 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Scafidi | President and director | 40 | $12,000 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2023: 1 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Scafidi | President and director | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 150 W 62ND ST, NEW YORK, NY 10023-7407
- In care of
- % FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Susan Scafidi, 150 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023
- Signed the 990
- Jeffrey Trexler, Associate Director
- Phone
- (212) 636-7697
Mission
The Fashion Law Institute is the world's first academic center dedicated to the legal issues arising throughout the life of a garment. The Institute carries out its purposes as an educational organization by advancing the field of fashion law through formal instruction, experiential education, and scholarly research.
Program accomplishments
- Teaching and research in fashion law remained central to the Institute's mission. The foundational course continued to be the original Fashion Law course, which defined the field and was created and taught by the Institute's founder, Professor Susan Scafidi. Other courses included Fashion and International Trade, covering cutting-edge issues in customs and other matters affecting the global supply chain; Fashion and Commercial Real Estate Law, covering the legal framework for leasing, owning, and managing real property in the fashion economy; Fashion Law and Social Justice, examining the role of fashion in constructive social change; the Fashion Law and Finance course, exploring the role of law and lawyers in developing a global fashion brand; Fashion Ethics, Sustainability and Development, exploring the intersection of fashion law and social values, including such topics as green fashion, fair trade and fashion-related social enterprise; Fashion Licensing, examining the law and business of fashion licensing, the anatomy of a license agreement, and current trends in the industry in the US and worldwide; Cosmetics Regulation, examining legal and ethical issues pertaining to cosmetics and personal care products; Fashion Law Drafting and the Fashion Law Practicum, providing practical experience with legal aspects of the fashion industry; Fashion Retail Law, examining the legal framework for the shopping environment, including retail stores, websites, and privacy and security issues raised by new technology; and the Capstone course for graduating students in the Fordham School of Law Master's degree programs in Fashion Law.Expenses $3,779
- In conjunction with the Institute's classroom instruction, a related aspect of the Institute's educational mission is the advancement of understanding in fashion law through seminars, symposia, continuing legal education, Fashion Law Bootcamp, and other programs open to both students and the general public. Topics covered in the 2024-25 academic year included women designers and fashion law; cutting-edge legal issues facing lawyers in the fashion industry; crisis management; current developments in antitrust and intellectual property law; and the future of sustainability and fashion ethics in the wake of recent legal developments. The Fashion Law Institute also continued to conduct its pro bono Fashion Law Pop-Up Clinic program, both in person and online via Zoom, with eight Pop-Up Clinics held during the 2024-2025 academic year. At each Pop-Up Clinic, students met with lawyers and designers for attorney-supervised legal training by assisting fashion clients. Besides gaining educational experience through being involved in pro-bono consultations, students also learned about fashion law and the fashion business by serving in Institute-supervised internships as well as by assisting with various Institute events.Expenses $122,714 · revenue $141,805
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3839336
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $93,865
- Income (IRS master file)
- $143,791
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $143,791 | $132,621 | $93,865 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2024 | $156,543 | $114,971 | $82,695 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2023 | $112,594 | $106,936 | $41,123 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-3839336).
Questions about FASHION LAW INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of FASHION LAW INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FASHION LAW INSTITUTE is 27-3839336.
- Is FASHION LAW INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to FASHION LAW INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FASHION LAW INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FASHION LAW INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FASHION LAW INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FASHION LAW INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Susan Scafidi.
- Who are the officers and directors of FASHION LAW INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 1 person; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FASHION LAW INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $143,791, expenses of $132,621 and total assets of $93,865 at year end.
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