2024-08-14T13:34:39-05:00 2024-03-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2023-04-01 521600481 CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS CENT 2028338400 1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 625 WASHINGTON DC 20036 TODD F GAZIANO PRESIDENT 2028338400 2024-08-14 1 1 DOMINICK V BELLIA P00560402 3019860600 2024-08-14 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z TODD F GAZIANO 1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 625 WASHINGTON DC 20036 1819010 0 X WWW.CIR-USA.ORG X 1988 DC PUBLIC LAW FIRM THAT REPRESENTS DESERVING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED IN CASES THAT RAISE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES OF FIRST IMPRESSION. 9 7 9 7 0 0 1223666 1534921 0 20000 129614 264089 0 0 1353280 1819010 0 0 0 0 973339 1199332 0 0 225296 579336 551706 1552675 1751038 -199395 67972 5671894 6106023 341933 708090 5329961 5397933 PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM PROVIDING REPRESENTATION ON ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST. 0 0 1299044 0 20000 CIR IS A NON-PROFIT, PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM THAT REPRESENTS DESERVING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. CIR ORDINARILY HAS ABOUT 5-10 PENDING CASES THAT RAISE QUESTIONS OF FIRST IMPRESSION UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. CIR FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON VIOLATIONS OF FREE SPEECH, EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER LAW, FEDERALISM, CONGRESS'S ENUMERATED POWERS, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. DURING THE FYE MARCH 31, 2024, CIR HAD SEVEN CASES IN THE FEDERAL COURTS AND ONE IN A STATE COURT. 1299044 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI NV X X X TODD F GAZIANO 2028338400 1100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 625 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JAMES MANN ESQ CHAIRMAN/TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY RABKIN CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT P GEORGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES PIERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK VENEZIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MIRENGOFF ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERENCE PELL ESQ PRESIDENT (UNTIL AUG 2023)/DIRECTOR 50.00 X X 197540 0 73187 TODD F GAZIANO PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR (FROM AUG 2023) 50.00 X X 113021 0 7898 ADAM WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ROSMAN SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL 50.00 X 218225 0 72461 528786 0 153546 3 0 1 0 0 1534921 1534921 ATTORNEY FEES INCOME 541100 20000 20000 20000 264089 264089 1819010 20000 0 264089 714815 594440 58004 62371 341156 320898 9652 10606 10796 10155 305 336 67320 63322 1905 2093 65245 61371 1846 2028 18211 18211 35618 35618 100081 17552 65053 17476 20109 10680 8250 1179 128558 113252 7271 8035 33540 14548 18786 206 12379 10905 700 774 43012 26775 16237 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 75239 8938 1548 64753 PHOTOCOPYING & PRINTING 57636 13701 718 43217 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 19838 6847 805 12186 RESEARCH 7485 7449 36 1751038 1299044 226698 225296 384482 114752 5060541 5217278 70200 49548 70085 73483 31170 12308 42313 165015 591395 5671894 6106023 174414 91404 167519 616686 341933 708090 X 5325744 5202060 4217 195873 5329961 5397933 5671894 6106023 67972 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1465649 1880622 1418916 1233666 1534921 7533774 1465649 1880622 1418916 1233666 1534921 7533774 4172843 3360931 77384 10971 4742 129614 264089 486800 859 996 12 1867 8022441 560775 0.41890 0.39810 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 859. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 996. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 12. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11769 11507 262 61714 19663 42051 42313 DEPOSITS 23296 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 568099 591395 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 616686 616686 X 1938894 119884 119884 1819010 0 1819010 1870922 119884 119884 1751038 0 1751038 PART X, LINE 2: CIR IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. CIR REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. CIR DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. CIR'S FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL ROSMAN SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL 218225 0 0 0 0 0 36134 0 36327 0 290686 0 0 0 TERENCE PELL ESQ PRESIDENT (UNTIL AUG 2023)/DIRECTOR 197540 0 0 0 0 0 42119 0 31068 0 270727 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING MADE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COPY OF CIR'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS UPON COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH PERSON'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CIR OR AT THE OFFICIAL ADOPTION OF STATED POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, AND STAFF MEMBER SHALL SIGN AND DATE THE POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF HER/HIS TERM OF SERVICE OR EMPLOYMENT AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINT A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA AND PERFORMANCE AND REPORTS BACK ITS DECISION WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF ITS DELIBERATION TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTSARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: CIR HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2B, AND SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2A CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS (CIR) UTILIZES THE SERVICE OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, TO SUPPLEMENT THE SERVICES TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION. IN THE 2023 TAX YEAR, THE VALUE OF THESE PRO BONO SERVICES EQUALED $119,884.