Over the years the Institute for Justice and IJ.org have been honored to receive several honors and accolades; here are a few of the more recent ones. Our staff and attorneys have also received some distinguished individual honors.
Charity Navigator Four Star Charity
2001-2021 For the 20th consecutive year the Institute for Justice has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for its high percentage of donations going to programs and the strength of its long-term planning and sustainability. See IJ’s rating on the Charity Navigator website
AVA Digital Awards Platinum Winner
2021 Watch Police Seize Combat Vet’s Life Savings video
W3 Awards, General Video-Non-Profit, Best in Show
October 2021 IJ Helps Ordinary People Fight Back
YouTube Creator Silver Award
June 2021 Institute for Justice Channel
Hermes Creative Gold Award
2021 Zoning Will Make this Elderly Woman Homeless video
Lights, Camera, Liberty Film Festival Award
2018 Why Do So Many Need the Government’s Permission to Work? (License to Work Ep. 1) video
Dot Comm Award
2018 Why Do So Many Need the Government’s Permission to Work? (License to Work Ep. 1) video
Videographer Award
2018 Why is Teaching a Crime? California Denies Blue-Collar Workers Entry to Trade Schools video
W3 Award
2017 This Mayor is on an Illegal Mission to Bulldoze 350 Homes video
W3 Award
2017 Government Bans Inflatable Super Mario video
Communicator Award
2017 IRS Threatens Prison For Depositing Cash In “Wrong” Amounts video
Reason’s Lanny Friedlander Award
2016 City Tries to Crush Veteran-Owned Small Business video
W3 Award
2016 City Zones Popular Mechanic Shop out of Business video
SparkFreedom: Disruptive Communications
2016 Everything short film
SparkFreedom: Trendsetter
2016 The Institute for Justice earned the Trendsetter award for its redesigned website.
Webby Award
The Insitute for Justice website was nominated for a Webby Award in the Law category. Being honored for a Webby Award signifies the highest standard of excellence. The Webby is the “leading international award honoring excellence in web design, creativity, usability and functionality.”
W3 Award
2015 Why Can’t Green Cab Give You A Ride? video
Communicator Award
2015 Censored in Florida: Creamery Owner Sues to End Labeling Censorship video
Telly Award
2015 Government Grabs Elderly Man’s Home; Won’t Give Reason video
Communicator Award
2015 IRS Seizes Innocent Grandma’s Bank Account video
Communicator Award
2014 Advertise Your Legal Product, Get Thrown in Jail video
Telly Award
2014 Gov’t Says “Naaaayyy” to Horse Massage video
Telly Award
2014 Little American Dream Factory video
Telly Award
2014 Feds Raid Family Grocery Store’s Checking Account video
Telly Award
2014 Government Restricts Homemade Cookie Sales video
Top-10 Charity by Financial News Site TheStreet.com
2013 Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com has named IJ one of its 10 Best Charities for Christmas 2013. The Mad Money guru recognized IJ’s excellent mission and management.
Telly Award
2013 Motel Caswell video
Telly Award
2013 License to Work video
Videographer Award
2013 Epic Public Interest Bootcamp: A weekend for law students video
Videographer Award
2013 Government Censors Internet Pet Vet video
Telly Award
2013 Washington D.C. Food Fight video
W3 Award
2013 Website: ij.org
Communicator Silver Award
2012 IJ’s newsletter Liberty & Law
Communicator Silver Award
2012 I Am IJ Calendar
Hermes Creative Platinum Award
2012 Road to the U.S. Supreme Court Video
Hermes Creative Platinum Award
2012 Can the Gov’t Make Entrepreneurs Do Useless Things for No Reason? Video
Telly Award
2012 Awarded for the 20th Anniversary I am IJ video
Telly Award
2012 Awarded for the F.L.O.S.S video
Communicator Award of Excellence
2011 Video: Can’t Chuck Get His Business Off the Ground?
Hermes Creative Gold Award
2011 Mount Holly Campaign
Webby People’s Voice Award
2010 The Institute for Justice website was named a winner in the Law category for the Webby People’s Voice Award. More than 700,000 votes were cast in the Webby’s People’s Voice Awards with 10,000 entries from around the world. Being honored for a Webby Award signifies the highest standard of excellence. The Webby is the “leading international award honoring excellence in web design, creativity, usability and functionality.”
The Webby People’s Voice Award was voted on by people like you who know and love the work IJ has done over the years. Thank you to everyone who voted for us.
W3 Gold Award
2010 Policing for Profit video
Communicator Award of Distinction
2010 City of Dallas Bans Signs for Samm Businesses video
Telly Award
2009 Awarded for the Saga of San Tan Flat video
Gold Communicator Award
2009 Awarded for ij.org
Washingtonian’s Greatest Places to Work
2005 Washingtonian magazine, the leading metropolitan Washington, D.C., monthly magazine, recently named the Institute for Justice as one of the top places to work!
National Journal Top 5 Civil Rights Websites
2007
Webby Official Honoree
2007 The Institute for Justice website has been selected as an Official Honoree of the 11th Annual Webby Awards 2007.
Davey Award
2007 Not for Sale DVD
Hermes Creative Gold Award
2007 Hands off My Home poster
Hermes Creative Platinum Award
2007 Four Pillars Society brochure
Hermes Creative Gold Award
2007 Liberty & Law newsletter
Hermes Creative Gold Award
2007 Opening the Floodgates
Marcom Gold Award
2007 Not for Sale DVD
Webby Official Honoree
2006 The Institute for Justice website has been selected as an Official Honoree of the 10th Annual Webby Awards 2007.
Platinum MarCom Creative Award
2005 www.ij.org received a 2005 Platinum award from MarCom Creative Awards
Webby Award Nomination
2005 The Insitute for Justice website was nominated for a Webby Award. Being honored for a Webby Award signifies the highest standard of excellence. The Webby is the “leading international award honoring excellence in web design, creativity, usability and functionality.”
Public Relations Society of America Bronze Anvil Award
1997
Individual Honors
Crystal Eagle Award
Christina Walsh
January 2020 The Owners’ Counsel of America’s Crystal Eagle award recognizes an individual who has made a substantial contribution toward advancing private property rights.
The Buckley Award
Brooke Fallon
May 2019 Given in honor of William F. Buckley, Jr., the Buckley Awards recognize outstanding young professional conservatives and libertarians for their above-and-beyond service to advance freedom in their cities, states, and across the country.
The ROE Award
John E. Kramer
October 2018 The Roe Award recognizes individuals whose achievements have advanced the liberty movement through leadership, innovation, and accomplishment.
The Bradley Prize
Chip Mellor
June 2012The Bradley Prizes formally recognize individuals of extraordinary talent and dedication who have made contributions of excellence in areas consistent with The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation’s mission.
The National Law Journal Appellate Lawyer of the Week
Bill Maurer
March 2011
The National Law Journal Rising Stars: Washington’s 40 under 40
Bert Gall
2009
Washington Law & Politics Magazine Rising Star
Michael Bindas
2008
Washington Law & Politics Magazine Rising Star
Michael Bindas
2006
Outstanding Institute for Humane Studies Alummi Award for Significant Contributions to the Advancement of Liberty
Scott Bullock
2005
Drum Major for Justice Award presented by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for the Protection of Private Property Rights in Mississippi
Scott Bullock
2002