ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (EIN 52-1267965)
Tax period
2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed
2023-07-26
IRS object ID
202312079349300341
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-07-26T16:23:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521267965EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Association of Corporate CounselBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASSOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022934103PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKevin BuckPersonNm
Person TitleChief Operating OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022934103PhoneNum
Signature2023-07-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstKevinPersonFirstNm
Person LastBuckPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2023-07-25PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVeta T RichardsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$20,690,066GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.acc.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGlobal bar association promoting the common professional and business interests of in-house counselActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body24VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee86TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,712,955TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$457,640NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,573,606PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$17,848,947PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$16,748,890CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$731,404PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$444,785CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$149,636PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,043,743CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$22,303,593PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$18,237,418CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$73,250PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$188,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$8,804,279CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$21,938,581CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,450,199PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,701,163CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$25,140,539TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$11,617,661TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,874,413TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$14,702,142NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,266,126NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescConventions and Meetings - The Association produces an annual meeting and other meetings that offer networking opportunities and CLE credits for members.Desc

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DescACC Docket and Other Communications - ACC's online member magazine, ACC Docket, and various communications providing information and resources to members.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescChapters - There are fifty-two subordinate chapters of the Association which are organized by geography. At no extra charge, members are automatically assigned to a chapter if one exists in their region. Chapters focus primarily on CLE programs and networking opportunities for local members.Desc
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document38IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee86EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryASForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryHKForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member24IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1Kevin Buck COOBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2022934103PhoneNum

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Address Line11001 G Street NW 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Mike Madden
Chair1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adrian Goss
Vice Chair1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tracy Preston
Treasurer1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Falk
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sahia Ahmad
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Bamlango
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason Brown
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donny Ching
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kobie Conner
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bindu Cudjoe
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cristina Gonzalez
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sara Hall
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn Herzog
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eitan Israeli
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melissa Kennedy
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shannon Klinger
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Justin Martin
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Monica Palko
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed Paulis
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Naveen Raju
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rudy Rivera
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jo Anne Schwendinger
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joanna Totsky
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Walker
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Veta Richardson
President37.501.00Yes (X)$625,744$0$59,798
Kevin Buck
Chief Operating Officer37.500.00Yes (X)$463,657$0$54,222
James Merklinger
President, ACC Credentialing30.001.00Yes (X)$287,939$0$74,681
Robin Grossfeld
Senior VP, Global Initiatives37.500.00Yes (X)$336,014$0$43,950
Susanna McDonald
VP and Chief Legal Officer37.500.00Yes (X)$346,798$0$41,579
Patricia Trudeau
VP and CAO37.501.00Yes (X)$296,125$0$49,168
Tori Payne
VP & CMO37.501.00Yes (X)$293,533$0$21,523
Mary Jo Veronica Pastor
Deputy General Counsel37.500.00$255,123$0$38,122Yes (X)
Jean-Baptiste Pessey
Associate GC/ Dir of Legal Resources37.500.00$195,518$0$51,050Yes (X)
Justin Connor
Dir of CLO & Stakeholder Engagement37.500.00$223,102$0$38,772Yes (X)
Tiffani Alexander
Associate VP, Editorial Strategy37.500.00$207,426$0$25,915Yes (X)
Paul Oliver
Sr Director, IT37.500.00$209,904$0$31,170Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,740,883TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K41IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Gravitate Solutions LLC
9620 Executive Center N 200St PetersburgFL33702Member database maintenance and enhancem$406,905
SAI System Alliance Inc
307 International Circle Suite 620Hunt ValleyMD21030IT/Web consulting$227,422
Distance Achieved Solutions Inc
428 Blairfield CtSevernMD21144Web development$225,781
Higher Logic LLC
POBox 645579PittsburghPA152645253Member collaboration consultant$206,549
Addison Group
7076 Solutions CenterChicagoIL606777000Temporary staffing$198,915
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Membership dues900099$12,058,570$12,058,570
Conventions and meetings900099$3,005,934$3,005,934
ACC Online541800$1,074,402$1,074,402
ACC Lead Marvels541800$340,168$340,168
ACC Credentialing Institute611710$229,282$183,919$45,363

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$40,534TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$40,534RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,748,890TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$211,548TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$211,548ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$790,559TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$790,559ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,685,885SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,452,648SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$233,237SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$233,237TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$233,237ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ACC Job Board541800$253,022$253,022
Rebates and refunds900099$162$162
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$253,184OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$18,237,418TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,288,957RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,712,955UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,235,506ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,500TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,500TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,972,905TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,985,680TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$833,459TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,266TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$998,992TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,076TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,774TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,644TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,878,914TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,187TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$734,631TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,324,148TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$851,343TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,030TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$467,770TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,669TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,943TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Chapter rebates$365,880
Dues & subscriptions$126,784
Staff development/dues$118,550
Taxes and licenses$3,936

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,938,581TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$679,359BOYAmt
EOY$469,204EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,670,827BOYAmt
EOY$2,544,732EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$749,778BOYAmt
EOY$1,017,216EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$762,643BOYAmt
EOY$1,577,104EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,145,598LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,543,091LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,912,119BOYAmt
EOY$1,602,507EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,455,611BOYAmt
EOY$13,710,454EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$362,100BOYAmt
EOY$362,057EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,727,366BOYAmt
EOY$3,857,265EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,319,803BOYAmt
EOY$25,140,539EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,714,552BOYAmt
EOY$3,224,720EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,093,632BOYAmt
EOY$10,530,080EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,802BOYAmt
EOY$257,802EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,551,675BOYAmt
EOY$2,861,811EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,617,661BOYAmt
EOY$16,874,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,702,142BOYAmt
EOY$8,266,126EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,702,142BOYAmt
EOY$8,266,126EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,319,803BOYAmt
EOY$25,140,539EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,701,163ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,734,853NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,274,392OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,340,509DepreciationAmt
Book Value$933,883BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,611,235OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,596,158DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,077BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,259,971OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,606,424DepreciationAmt
Book Value$653,547BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,602,507TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Deposits$69,639
Deferred compensation plan assets$1,675,656
Due from Foundation$175,499
Employment tax refund receivable$1,889,072
Due from chapters$47,399
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,857,265TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent and lease incentives$1,186,155
Deferred compensation plan liabilities$1,675,656
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,861,811TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and has concluded that the Organization has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe22Program servicesMember services and meetings$433,106
East Asia and the Pacific52Program servicesMember services and meetings$223,519
North America00Program servicesMember services and meetings$92,401
Middle East and North Africa00Program servicesMember services and meetings$69,668
South America00Program servicesMember services and meetings$1,313
Europe00Grants to recipients located in region$110,000
Middle East and North Africa00Grants to recipients located in region$20,500
East Asia and the Pacific00Grants to recipients located in region$13,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices7SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees4SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office7TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$963,507SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$963,507TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)To serve ACC members in the region$110,000Wire$0n/an/a
Middle East and North AfricaTo serve ACC members in the region$20,500Wire$0n/an/a
East Asia and the PacificTo serve ACC members in the region$13,000Wire$0n/an/a
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:ACC provides grants to organizations for specific agreed upon purposes that are determined before the grant is made. Grants to ACC chapters are reviewed and reported on annually as part of ACC's annual chapter financial reporting process.
Part I, line 3:Foreign expenses are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting.
Part III Accounting Method:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Tennesee Chapter ACC
PO Box 218847NashvilleTN372218847581586056501(c)(6)$12,000$0N/AN/AChapter assistance grant
Southern California (ACC-SoCal) Chapter
1000 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1600Los AngelesCA90017951267965501(c)(6)$12,000$0N/AN/AChapter assistance grant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACC provides grants to organizations for specific agreed upon purposes that are determined before the grant is made. Grants to ACC chapters are reviewed and reported on annually as part of ACC's annual chapter financial reporting process.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Veta Richardson
President$507,160$0$118,584$0$0$0$43,950$0$15,848$0$685,542$0$0$0
Kevin Buck
Chief Operating Officer$377,369$0$86,288$0$0$0$43,950$0$10,272$0$517,879$0$0$0
Susanna McDonald
VP and Chief Legal Officer$281,128$0$64,980$0$690$0$30,450$0$11,129$0$388,377$0$0$0
Robin Grossfeld
Senior VP, Global Initiatives$264,324$0$69,710$0$1,980$0$43,950$0$0$0$379,964$0$0$0
James Merklinger
President, ACC Credentialing$217,068$0$69,581$0$1,290$0$43,950$0$30,731$0$362,620$0$0$0
Patricia Trudeau
VP and CAO$235,407$0$60,268$0$450$0$17,950$0$31,218$0$345,293$0$0$0
Tori Payne
VP & CMO$236,433$0$56,650$0$450$0$8,556$0$12,967$0$315,056$0$0$0
Mary Jo Veronica Pastor
Deputy General Counsel$222,160$0$31,673$0$1,290$0$26,000$0$12,122$0$293,245$0$0$0
Justin Connor
Dir of CLO & Stakeholder Engagement$199,314$0$23,338$0$450$0$38,737$0$35$0$261,874$0$0$0
Jean-Baptiste Pessey
Associate GC/ Dir of Legal Resources$170,634$0$24,584$0$300$0$19,500$0$31,550$0$246,568$0$0$0
Paul Oliver
Sr Director, IT$184,100$0$24,514$0$1,290$0$19,500$0$11,670$0$241,074$0$0$0
Tiffani Alexander
Associate VP, Editorial Strategy$184,363$0$22,763$0$300$0$14,785$0$11,130$0$233,341$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementIndLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationInd
ACC Asia Pacific Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany receivableYes (X)$0$179,9890Yes (1)Yes (1)
ACC East Asia Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany receivableYes (X)$0$837,2270Yes (1)Yes (1)
ACC East Asia Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany payable$0$257,8020Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,275,018TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Brief Description of Organization Activities:The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) promotes the professional and business interests of lawyers who practice law for corporations, associations, and other private-sector organizations. ACC develops and disseminates information, provides educational programs, facilitates networking opportunities, supports collegiality, and engages in advocacy on behalf of the in-house bar.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the Form 990 is made available to the Board, and the tax forms are actively reviewed by the Finance and Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is annually monitored and enforced with all senior staff and Board of Director members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe compensation of the CEO is determined by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18The Association's Form 990 is available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Association's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gOther consultants and contracted services 3,878,914.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Association's Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the audit, including the selection of the independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACC Credentialing Institute LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW Suite 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN824693958EIN
Primary ActivitiesOperation of the ACC Certification ProgramPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$229,282TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The ACC FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW Suite 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521358578EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12a, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Association of Corporate Counsel Asia Pacific Ltd
PO Box 422 Collins Street WestMelbourneVictoriaAS8007Promotion and improvement of the common business interests of lawyers.ASAssociation of Corporate CounselC$722,654$765,9991.00000Yes (1)
Association of Corporate Counsel East Asia Ltd
4/F VC HSE 4-6 ON LAN StreetCentralHKPromotion and improvement of the common business interests of lawyers.HKAssociation of Corporate CounselC$99,021$731,4781.00000Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Association of Corporate Counsel Asia Pacific Ltd
D$179,989Cash value in USD
Association of Corporate Counsel East Asia Ltd
D$837,227Cash value in USD
Association of Corporate Counsel East Asia Ltd
E$257,802Cash value in USD
The ACC Foundation
O$280,850Payroll registers
The ACC Foundation
Q$270,000Cost- reimbursed payroll

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