2022-11-10T10:05:36-06:00 2021-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2021-01-01 522313694 AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY AMER 2023936181 601 13TH ST NW 610 WASHINGTON DC 20005 RUSSELL FEINGOLD PRESIDENT 2023936181 2022-11-08 1 RUSSELL FEINGOLD 999009999 HOLLY CAPORALE P00235685 3019860600 2022-11-10 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X RUSSELL FEINGOLD 601 13TH ST NW 610 WASHINGTON DC 20005 5609154 0 X WWW.ACSLAW.ORG X 2001 DC THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY (ACS) BELIEVES THAT THE CONSTITUTION IS "OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE." ACS INTERPRETS THE CONSTITUTION BASED ON ITS TEXT AND AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF HISTORY AND LIVED EXPERIENCE. THROUGH A DIVERSE NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF PROGRESSIVE LAWYERS, LAW STUDENTS, JUDGES, SCHOLARS AND MANY OTHERS, ACS WORKS TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY BY ENSURING THAT LAW IS A FORCE FOR PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND FOR IMPROVING PEOPLE'S LIVES. 25 24 55 0 0 0 5993111 5571128 12441 29500 10773 0 10253 8526 6026578 5609154 31571 25500 0 0 4021558 4665746 0 0 1436342 1432185 1687380 5485314 6378626 541264 -769472 6759745 6124680 389588 523995 6370157 5600685 X THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY (ACS) REALIZES THE PROMISES OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION BY BUILDING AND LEADING A DIVERSE LEGAL COMMUNITY THAT DEDICATES ITSELF TO ADVANCING AND DEFENDING DEMOCRACY, JUSTICE, EQUALITY, AND LIBERTY; TO SECURING A GOVERNMENT THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST; AND TO GUARDING AGAINST THE ABUSE OF LAW AND THE CONCENTRATION OF POWER. 0 0 1490553 5000 14090 NETWORK ADVANCEMENT: THE DEPARTMENT OF NETWORK ADVANCEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STRENGTHENING ACS' NETWORK AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT TO BUILD A MORE INFLUENTIAL PROGRESSIVE LEGAL COMMUNITY. THIS DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON ENSURING THAT ACS' MISSION IS CARRIED OUT AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL WHILE SERVING THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS. IT MANAGES ACS' STUDENT AND LAWYER CHAPTERS, ENSURES CONTINUITY OF MEMBERSHIP, PROVIDES CAREER ASSISTANCE AND MENTORING BOTH TO STUDENTS AND LAWYERS, AND ENSURES THAT ACS IS PLUGGED INTO PROJECTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL WHERE THE NETWORK CAN HELP ADD CAPACITY TO THE BROADER PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY. 942516 COMMUNICATIONS: THE EFFORTS OF ACS' COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT INCLUDE MEDIA OUTREACH TO PROMOTE ACS SPEAKERS, PROGRAMS AND PAPERS; MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF ACS' WEBSITE AND BLOG; THE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLISHING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS; AND THE CREATION OF TRANSCRIPTS AND VIDEOS OF ACS EVENTS. 863310 3000 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING: THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING IS CHARGED WITH PROMOTING A PROGRESSIVE VISION OF THE LAW. THIS DEPARTMENT LEADS ACS' EFFORT TO PROMOTE SCHOLARLY AND SIMILAR MATERIALS TO HELP SHAPE PROGRESSIVE LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING POLICY-RELEVANT WORK AND THE PRODUCTION OF EFFECTIVE MATERIALS ON CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION AND LEGAL POLICY FOR STUDENTS, LAWYERS, OPINION LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS. 689169 17500 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT: THE DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT FOCUSES ON COALITION BUILDING AND EXECUTION OF SPECIAL PROJECTS TO ADVANCE ACS' PROGRESSIVE LEGAL VISION; RAISE THE PROFILE OF ACS AS THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR POLICYMAKERS, REPORTERS, AND ALLIES ON CRITICAL LEGAL ISSUES; AND ENGAGE IN EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON PRESSING LEGAL ISSUES. 224547 15410 CONVENTION: THE ANNUAL ACS NATIONAL CONVENTION BRINGS TOGETHER LAWYERS, JUDGES, ACADEMICS, POLICYMAKERS AND LAW STUDENTS TO ATTEND SUBSTANTIVE PANELS, PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT AND CHAPTER ORGANIZING MEETINGS AND NETWORK WITH OTHERS. THE CONVENTION INCLUDES DOZENS OF SPEECHES AND PANELS ON A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES WITH LEADING FIGURES IN EACH AREA, AS WELL AS MEETINGS IN WHICH MEMBERS CAN ORGANIZE BY ISSUE INTEREST AND GEOGRAPHY AND A STUDENT LEADERSHIP RETREAT. THE CONVENTION IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE THOUGHT AND ENERGIZE PEOPLE TO WORK TOWARD ACCOMPLISHING ACS' MISSION. 913716 17500 15410 4210095 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X THE ORGANIZATION 2023936181 601 13TH ST NW 610 WASHINGTON DC 20005 RUSSELL FEINGOLD PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 361725 0 8465 PETER KARANJIA CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSCOE JONES JR SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK CALIFANO TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID ADELEYE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABRIELLA BARBOSA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRA CASTILLO DIRECTOR (UNTIL JUNE 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW DEVORE DIRECTOR (UNTIL FEBRUARY 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARRETT EPPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY FECHNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARRETT EPPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN FINEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUBEN J GARCIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GOLDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE GOODWIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH HARPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AZIZ HUQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA S KARLAN DIRECTOR (UNTIL JANUARY 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LEWIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAOMI MARTIN DIRECTOR (UNTIL JUNE 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE O'BRIEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZORAIMA PELAEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRA SCHEINDLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICKI SEIDMAN DIRECTOR (UNTIL APRIL 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC SELTZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SHANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEIL SIEGEL DIRECTOR (UNTIL DECEMBER 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 GANESH SITARAMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF SLOAN DIRECTOR (UNTIL MARCH 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN SMALLS DIRECTOR (UNTIL MARCH 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANITA TOLSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD VERRILLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZINELLE OCTOBER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 238963 0 17792 MARY IRVINE CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 203333 0 19854 JULENE PEREZ-GONZALEZ VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 175073 0 23056 KARA STEIN VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 167314 0 19520 JILL DASH VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 150273 0 15803 1296681 0 104490 6 0 1 0 CLARIFY AGENCY 870 MARKET ST 428 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102 DIGITAL ADVERTISING 207675 NEXUS DIRECT 101 W MAIN ST 400 NORFOLK VA 23510 DIRECT MAIL MARKETING 181388 2 5571128 32020 5571128 CONVENTION FEES 999999 15410 15410 LAWYER CHAPTERS 999999 14090 14090 29500 MISCELLANEOUS 999999 8526 8526 8526 5609154 38026 0 0 25500 25500 370190 220033 64770 85387 3610301 2550264 443654 616383 56981 43185 7981 5815 332179 239027 41131 52021 296095 196297 37675 62123 42914 28450 5460 9004 31622 20963 4024 6635 551045 353402 28976 168667 13106 12138 406 562 404813 45713 35434 323666 403511 281257 51342 70912 14984 10617 96 4271 36046 35287 284 475 93133 81233 4998 6902 37656 26248 4790 6618 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 30415 25376 130 4909 MISCELLANEOUS 22385 9355 1038 11992 VIDEOS, TRANSCRIPTS & P 5750 5750 6378626 4210095 732189 1436342 1853894 1102564 4020852 3512980 473111 1128990 63978 102309 478236 323985 224324 154251 123586 123586 6759745 6124680 303519 487931 86069 36064 389588 523995 X 4850457 4245336 1519700 1355349 6370157 5600685 6759745 6124680 -769472 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5578738 4152063 7846517 5993111 5571128 29141557 5578738 4152063 7846517 5993111 5571128 29141557 12499779 16641778 17812 55826 69700 10773 154111 15083 4608 4322 10253 8526 42792 29338460 1805693 0.56720 0.58160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1541 13473 15014 6363612 6378626 468931 117233 0 0 469871 489983 424266 468931 1853051 2779577 28637 15014 43651 117468 122496 106067 117233 463264 694896 3528 1541 5069 0 127067 127067 127067 127067 127067 127067 127067 127067 127067 127067 1.00000 0 0 196363 126580 69783 281873 197405 84468 154251 DEFERRED RENT 36064 36064 X 5609154 0 5609154 0 5609154 6378626 0 6378626 0 6378626 PART V, LINE 4: ACS' ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF THE RICHARD D. CUDAHY WRITING COMPETITION ON REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ESTABLISHED TO FUND AN ANNUAL WRITING AWARD. PART X, LINE 2: ACS 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. ACS DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE, OR REFLECT, ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS 9 25500 PART I, LINE 2: VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS - THE DAVID CARLINER PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD INCLUDED CASH AWARDS FOR A COMPETITION WINNER, AN AWARD FOR THE WINNER'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, AND AWARDS FOR TWO ADDITIONAL FINALISTS. THE CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY NATIONAL STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION INCLUDED CASH AWARDS FOR WINNING AND TWO RUNNERS-UP SUBMISSIONS. THE RICHARD D. CUDAHY WRITING COMPETITION ON REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW INCLUDED CASH AWARDS FOR THE BEST SUBMISSION FROM BOTH LAWYER AND STUDENT CATEGORIES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RUSSELL FEINGOLD PRESIDENT 329225 0 32500 0 0 0 7250 0 1215 0 370190 0 0 0 ZINELLE OCTOBER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 238963 0 0 0 0 0 5977 0 11815 0 256755 0 0 0 MARY IRVINE CHIEF OF STAFF 203333 0 0 0 0 0 5083 0 14771 0 223187 0 0 0 JULENE PEREZ-GONZALEZ VICE PRESIDENT 175073 0 0 0 0 0 4790 0 18266 0 198129 0 0 0 KARA STEIN VICE PRESIDENT 167314 0 0 0 0 0 4221 0 15299 0 186834 0 0 0 JILL DASH VICE PRESIDENT 150273 0 0 0 0 0 3818 0 11985 0 166076 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 MR. FEINGOLD RECEIVED A BONUS OF $32,500. X 197 32020 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. A SIGNED STATEMENT IS REQUIRED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BASED UPON MARKET RATE AND DUE DELIBERATION AND FINAL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS BASED UPON MARKET RATE AND DUE DELIBERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT. AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS PERFORMED IN 2020 FOR ACS' PRESIDENT. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AT ACS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND THIS PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.