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TRANSACTION RECORD ANALYSIS CENTER INC

PHOENIX, AZ · EIN 474776033 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE I20 · Crime & Legal-Related · Medium ($1M-$10M) · tracreports.org
revenue
$2.6M
expenses
$2.3M
net assets
$226K
employees
0
program ratio
70%
mission · from form 990

TO EDUCATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INDUSTRY TO MONEY LAUNDERING TECHNIQUES AND TRENDS

profile · synthesized from sources

The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is a research organization that collects, analyzes, and distributes data on the staffing, spending, and enforcement activities of the U.S. federal government. It primarily uses the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain data, which it then processes and makes available through its public website and a subscription-based data warehouse. TRAC aims to provide comprehensive information for oversight by Congress, news organizations, public interest groups, businesses, scholars, and lawyers.

named programs · 9 · from sources

what they call their work

Judge Information Center (JIC)
Features reports covering individual Immigration Court judges' asylum decisions, criminal sentences, and promptness in handling civil litigation in U.S. District Courts.
Report Search Tool
Allows users to search all of TRAC's reports, including timely month-by-month reports and data tracking changes in government criminal enforcement activities.
TRAC Help and Tutorials
Provides an extensive help section and tutorial movies for monthly subscribers and interested individuals, explaining how to use the data warehouse and other offerings.
TRAC Public Web Site
Provides free, detailed, and easy-to-access information on selected federal enforcement agencies, special topical reports, and bulletins about federal enforcement, staffing, and expenditures, including QuickFacts and TRACmeters. Features separate areas for FBI, IRS, DEA, ATF, and TRAC-Immigration.
TRAC Research
Conducts in-depth analyses of data and publishes the findings on the public website.
TRAC Training
Offers training to site license subscribers to help them understand how to use enforcement data for constructive oversight and explore available information.
TRAC's Data Interpreter
Enables users to generate combination reports (e.g., agency selection with district) and drill down to specific details of individual court cases, including prosecutions, convictions, and prison sentences.
TRAC-Immigration
A specialized web area dealing in depth with how U.S. immigration laws are enforced in administrative and criminal courts by various agencies, including records of individual judges, a reference library, and a glossary.
TRACFED Data Warehouse
A dynamic subscription site providing access to a vast range of information about federal enforcement activities (criminal, civil, administrative), federal staffing, federal funds, and characteristics of counties, federal districts, and states. Allows users to request specific statistics, listings, maps, or charts and conduct tailor-made analyses.
activities · 4 clusters

what they do

  • Immigrant Rights Data & Advocacy Tools 8 activities
    • Conducting and Publishing Research on Federal Enforcement and Regulatory Activities
      Conducts and publishes in-depth analyses and reports on federal enforcement and regulatory activities, including individual reports on asylum decisions, the impact of federal agent reassignment, trends in criminal referrals, civil drug-related asset forfeitures, insurance lawsuits, environmental prosecutions, civil rights voting lawsuits, student loan debt litigation, Securities and Commodities Exchange Litigation, PPP fraud, Social Security Disability Lawsuits, and veteran personal injury lawsuits.
    • Conducting and publishing in-depth research on federal enforcement and regulatory trends
      Produces and publishes analytical reports on federal criminal enforcement, regulatory activities, and civil litigation trends, including topics such as environmental prosecutions, student loan debt recovery, PPP fraud, insurance lawsuits after natural disasters, and civil rights litigation. Reports are based on case-by-case data from U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and federal courts.
    • Conducting and publishing in-depth research on federal enforcement trends
      Produces and publishes detailed analytical reports on federal criminal and civil enforcement activities, including trends in prosecutions, referrals, asset forfeitures, and agency performance. Topics include environmental enforcement, civil rights litigation, PPP fraud, student loan debt recovery, insurance lawsuits post-hurricanes, and impacts of federal agent reassignments, using case-by-case data through June 2025.
    • Operating Public Data Websites and Tools
      Operates a public website that provides detailed, accessible information and data tools on federal enforcement agencies, staffing, expenditures, and topical reports since 1996, covering federal criminal enforcement activities across all 90 federal judicial districts and nationally. This includes immigration reports and data tools.
    • Production and publication of research reports on federal enforcement and regulatory trends
      Conducts and publishes in-depth research reports analyzing federal enforcement and regulatory activities, including trends in criminal referrals, prosecutions, civil lawsuits, and agency performance across areas such as immigration, environmental enforcement, civil rights, student loan recovery, and disaster-related litigation. Reports are based on case-by-case data and long-term trend analysis.
    • Public dissemination of federal enforcement and immigration data
      Operates a public website that hosts and provides accessible, detailed information on federal enforcement agencies, including staffing, expenditures, criminal enforcement activities across all 90 federal judicial districts, and immigration data tools and reports. Regularly updates and migrates these tools and reports to ensure public access to current data.
    • Public dissemination of federal enforcement and immigration data
      Operates a public website that hosts and provides accessible, detailed information on federal enforcement agencies, including staffing, expenditures, criminal referrals, and immigration data across all 90 federal judicial districts. Includes immigration reports, court data tools, and detention statistics updated with newly received or analyzed data.
    • Public dissemination of federal enforcement and immigration data
      Operates a public website that hosts and regularly updates immigration reports, immigration court data tools, detention statistics, and detailed information on federal enforcement agencies, including staffing, expenditures, and case-level data across all 90 federal judicial districts. The platform was recently migrated to enhance accessibility and functionality.
  • FOIA Litigation & Public Records Access 4 activities
    • Advocacy through FOIA requests and litigation for federal data transparency
      Advances data transparency by filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain federal enforcement data, particularly from the Trump administration, and pursuing ongoing litigation against ICE and CBP to compel record release through motions, briefs, and discovery requests.
    • Engaging in FOIA Requests and Litigation
      Sends new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain data from federal administrations and continues FOIA litigation, including filing new motions, briefs, and discovery requests, to secure the release of government records.
    • Filing FOIA requests and litigation to obtain federal enforcement data
      Engages in advocacy by submitting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain data from federal agencies, including during the Trump administration, and pursues litigation by filing motions, briefs, and discovery requests to secure release of ICE and CBP records.
    • Filing FOIA requests and litigation to obtain federal enforcement data
      Actively pursues data transparency by filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, particularly targeting the Trump administration, and continuing litigation against ICE and CBP by submitting motions, briefs, and discovery requests to secure release of withheld records.
  • Immigration Application Assistance 1 activity
    • Producing specialized reports on immigration court decisions and asylum outcomes
      Generates individual reports analyzing asylum decisions made by Immigration Court judges, contributing to transparency in immigration adjudication and supporting oversight of immigration enforcement practices.
  • Uncategorized 6 activities
    • Providing Training and Data Access for Research and Oversight
      Provides training to site license subscribers on using enforcement data for oversight of U.S. Attorneys, agencies, administrations, and law implementation. The organization also offers data access to researchers from subscribing organizations and through the TRAC Fellows program, supporting scholarly research and requiring project synopses and findings summaries for publication.
    • Providing data access and research support to scholars and subscribing organizations
      Offers data access and research guidance to scholars through site license subscriptions and the TRAC Fellows program, which includes two appointment types—Fellows In-Residence and Outside Fellows. Supports researchers by reviewing proposals, identifying relevant data, and requiring publication of project synopses and findings summaries.
    • Providing data access and training to subscribing organizations
      Grants data access to researchers from site-license subscribing organizations to support academic and public interest research. Offers training to subscribers on using enforcement data for oversight of U.S. Attorneys, federal agencies, and law implementation.
    • Supporting external research through data access and fellowship programs
      Administers the TRAC Fellows program, offering two appointment types—Fellows In-Residence and Outside Fellows—to support scholarly research by providing access to enforcement data. Includes a proposal review process to help researchers identify relevant datasets and understand limitations, with requirements for publication of project synopses and findings summaries.
    • Training and data access programs for researchers
      Supports scholarly research through capacity-building initiatives including the TRAC Fellows program (offering In-Residence and Outside Fellow appointments), data access for subscribing researchers, and training for site license subscribers on using enforcement data for oversight. Requires fellows to submit project synopses and findings summaries for publication.
    • Training subscribers in the use of enforcement data for governmental oversight
      Delivers training to site license subscribers on how to use federal enforcement data to monitor U.S. Attorneys, federal agencies, and law implementation, enhancing capacity for accountability and policy analysis.
financials · form 990 · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$2.57M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$2.56M99%
Investment income$15K1%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$2.34M
Program expenses70%
Admin / overhead30%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$509K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$2.21M
Cash$2.21M
Investments$0
Liabilities$1.99M
Net assets$226K
Liquid reserves11.3 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +6.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 3
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
RICHARD LEBEL President 40 $194K
JENNIFER E BARRICK Secretary 40 $161K
KEVIN HANNAH Treasurer 40 $155K
board members · 4
  • ANDREW PACHECO — Chairman
  • DAVID GONZALES — Director
  • KEVIN DOYLE — Director
  • LUIS ALVAREZ — Director
relationships · 8

who they work with

  • CBP Government — Subject of ongoing FOIA litigation for record release.
  • Chicago Immigration Court Partner — Provides data on asylum applications filed in the court.
  • ICE Government — Subject of ongoing FOIA litigation for record release.
  • Syracuse University Government — Host institution where TRAC was founded and where faculty and staff hold appointments at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
  • Trump administration Government — Subject of pending FOIA requests for data.
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Partner — Partnership agreement to provide data and expertise on asylum.
  • Venezuelan Community Partner — Tracks immigration court backlog for Venezuelans.
  • subscribing organizations Partner — TRAC Fellows must be affiliated with subscribing organizations that hold an annual site license; collaboration across multiple subscribing institutions is permitted.