2022-08-04T14:45:33-05:00 2021-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2021-01-01 522063854 CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER CONS 2022966889 1200 18TH STREET NW 501 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ELIZABETH B WYDRA PRESIDENT 2022966889 2022-07-26 1 ELIZABETH WYDRA 999009999 DANIEL L WEAVER P01249346 3019860600 2022-07-28 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ELIZABETH B WYDRA 1200 18TH STREET NW 501 WASHINGTON DC 20036 4253082 0 X WWW.THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG X 1997 DC THE CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER (CAC) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT THINK TANK, PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM AND ACTION CENTER BASED IN WASHINGTON, DC AND IS DEDICATED TO FULFILLING THE PROGRESSIVE PROMISE OF THE CONSTITUTION'S TEXT AND HISTORY. LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2008 AS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE COMMUNITY RIGHTS COUNSEL, CAC PRODUCES ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP, PROMOTES THE CONVICTION THAT THE CONSTITUTION IS A PROGRESSIVE DOCUMENT, AND USES LITIGATION TO MOVE THE LAW IN A DIRECTION THAT COMPORTS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL TEXT AND HISTORY. 9 8 21 0 0 0 2824385 4220719 0 0 99377 29547 15495 2816 2939257 4253082 0 0 0 0 2389168 2364691 0 0 338516 531145 575263 2920313 2939954 18944 1313128 6780165 8058148 293690 258545 6486475 7799603 X THE CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER (CAC) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT THINK TANK, PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM AND ACTION CENTER BASED IN WASHINGTON, DC AND IS DEDICATED TO FULFILLING THE PROGRESSIVE PROMISE OF THE CONSTITUTION'S TEXT AND HISTORY. LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2008 AS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE COMMUNITY RIGHTS COUNSEL, CAC PRODUCES ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP, PROMOTES THE CONVICTION THAT THE CONSTITUTION IS A PROGRESSIVE DOCUMENT, AND USES LITIGATION TO MOVE THE LAW IN A DIRECTION THAT COMPORTS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL TEXT AND HISTORY. 0 0 2285339 CAC'S PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE:THINK TANK'S SCHOLARSHIP ON THE CONSTITUTION'S TEXT, HISTORY, AND VALUES;LITIGATION BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT AND LOWER COURTS AROUND THE COUNTRY;POLICY WORK ON FEDERAL JUDICIAL NOMINEES AND ADVOCACY ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION AS A PROGRESSIVE DOCUMENT;COMMUNICATIONS WORK TO SHARE CAC'S MESSAGING BROADLY; ANDPUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WORK TO ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES AND PARTNERS. 2285339 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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 8 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 2022966889 1200 18TH STREET NW 501 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ELEANOR D ACHESON TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN MAHONEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ERICHSEN SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVEK H MARU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY MORAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW J PINCUS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH B WYDRA PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 261951 0 20857 HARRY LITMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SURJEET K AHLUWALIA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 159803 0 16309 BRIANNE J GOROD CHIEF COUNSEL 40.00 X 184643 0 19859 DAVID H GANS PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 179110 0 23307 JON DOUG PENNINGTON DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 150157 0 16964 BRIAN FRAZELLE APPELLATE COUNSEL 40.00 X 120615 0 12976 PRAVEEN FERNANDES VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 189700 0 17817 1245979 0 128089 7 0 1 0 0 4220719 4220719 29547 29547 OTHER INCOME 900099 2816 2816 2816 4253082 2816 0 29547 458921 153681 98726 206514 1605091 1482950 60077 62064 47911 46129 1428 354 103222 92070 4759 6393 149546 119153 11752 18641 42895 42895 49250 7844 40269 1137 67364 37669 27307 2388 8234 6587 659 988 221388 177110 17711 26567 1065 1065 363 363 102298 81838 8184 12276 9951 7961 796 1194 PRINTING AND PRODUCTION 44203 44203 RESEARCH 22468 22468 LICENSES AND PERMITS 5784 5676 108 2939954 2285339 316099 338516 6551498 7410958 490000 23977 46922 595135 499006 190551 96129 14139 14139 6780165 8058148 138309 124515 155381 134030 293690 258545 X 6486475 7309603 490000 6486475 7799603 6780165 8058148 1313128 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4485609 4255418 3716478 2824385 4220719 19502609 4485609 4255418 3716478 2824385 4220719 19502609 12353285 7149324 20280 35568 72919 99377 29547 257691 7389 12115 15495 2816 37815 19798115 0.36110 0.42240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1313 21410 22723 2285339 2308062 265403 66351 0 0 277976 283467 269805 265403 1096651 1644977 6716 18288 76382 22723 124109 69494 70867 67451 66351 274163 411245 684 2564 8998 1313 13559 306070 249657 56413 170065 131459 38606 119000 117890 1110 96129 OBLIGATION UNDER CAPITAL LEASE 4293 DEFERRED RENT 129737 134030 X 4253082 0 4253082 0 4253082 2939954 0 2939954 0 2939954 PART X, LINE 2: CAC 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. CAC DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. CAC'S FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ELIZABETH B WYDRA PRESIDENT 251951 0 10000 0 0 0 10712 0 10145 0 282808 0 0 0 PRAVEEN FERNANDES VICE PRESIDENT 179700 0 10000 0 0 0 7212 0 10605 0 207517 0 0 0 BRIANNE J GOROD CHIEF COUNSEL 174643 0 10000 0 0 0 7464 0 12395 0 204502 0 0 0 DAVID H GANS PROGRAM DIRECTOR 169110 0 10000 0 0 0 7270 0 16037 0 202417 0 0 0 SURJEET K AHLUWALIA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 149803 0 10000 0 0 0 6556 0 9753 0 176112 0 0 0 JON DOUG PENNINGTON DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 149157 0 1000 0 0 0 5966 0 10998 0 167121 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PREPARES OUR 990 AND THEN THE STAFF AND PRESIDENT/CHAIR/SECRETARY REVIEW IT BEFORE FILING THE FORM WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND THIS PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.