AMERICAN CENTER FOR CIVIL JUSTICE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
AMERICAN CENTER FOR CIVIL JUSTICE INC (EIN 13-3960556)
Tax period
2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31
Filed
2021-08-01
IRS object ID
202102149349200850
Schema version
2020v4.0
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)
Return2021-08-01T17:43:18-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Harris Tannenbaum CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112 Hazelwood LnAddressLine1Txt
CityLakewoodCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133960556EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN CENTER FOR CIVIL JUSTICE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7329873994PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1216 River Ave Ste 110AddressLine1Txt
CityLakewoodCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonElie PerrPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7329873994PhoneNum
Signature2021-07-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHarris Tannenbaum CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01690174PTIN
Phone9087872371PhoneNum
Preparation2021-07-25PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB0LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$115,588GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$0ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$110,588InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$5,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$115,588TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$336,277SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,246,185FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$14,084OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$106PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$22,258,119OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$23,854,771TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$23,739,183ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$23,742,096NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$366,502OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$363,589NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,744,883BOYAmt
EOY$99,517EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,744,883BOYAmt
EOY$99,517EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,787BOYAmt
EOY$463,106EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,742,096BOYAmt
EOY-$363,589EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeA victims' rights advocacy organization that promotes charitable & educational endeavors; promoting general charitable causes by assisting organizations and individuals, who may also be a victim of injustice; advises & encourages victims of human rights abuses who have become financially disadvantaged, in the legal democratic process of obtaining civil justice and compensation.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomThis civil and victims' rights organization supports charitable, educational, benevolent purposes, and civic and religious organizations, including defending and advocating for the human and civil rights of U.S. citizens who have become victims of oppression, human rights abuses, acts of organized violence, religious persecution, intolerance and other injustices, by aiding, encouraging and supporting the victims through legal civil action in obtaining compensation or monetary awards, for their suffering, from the perpetrators or organizations that are administratively accountable. Such steps foster civil rights and social and cultural tolerance, by focusing the public's attention on the actions of the perpetrators as well as the pain, suffering and tragic consequences visited upon the victims, and thereby discouraging further acts of violence.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$22,860,195ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$22,860,195TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Elie Perr
President30$161,667$0$0
Janet P Eisenberg Esq
Officer5$18,000$0$0
Simonne Beckeld
Director1$1,150$0$0
Joel Seitler
Vice President0.50$0$0$0
Hal Bluestein
Director0.5$0$0$0
Mark Hirschorn
Director0.50$0$0$0
Victoria Nolon
Director0.50$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1216 River Ave Ste 110AddressLine1Txt
CityLakewoodCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7329873994PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNeal Sher EsqPersonNm
TitleGeneral CounselTitleTxt
Average Hours Per Week40AverageHoursPerWeekRt
Compensation$150,000CompensationAmt
Employee Benefits$0EmployeeBenefitsAmt
Expense Account$0ExpenseAccountAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over100k0OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Broege Neumann Fischer Shaver LLC
25 Abe Voorhees DrManasquanNJ08736Legal$541,675
Koffsky Schwalb LLC
349 5th AveNew YorkNY10016Legal$321,382Suite 733
Elan Wienreb
452 Roosevelt BlvdWest HempsteadNY11552Legal$205,321
Loeb & Loeb LLP
901 New York Avenue NWWashingtonDC20001Legal$150,000Suite 300 East
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,382,134CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,066,922CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,449,056TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,382,134CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,066,922CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,449,056TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$25,449,056PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,227CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$695CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$407,554CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$110,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$520,064TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,227CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$695CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$407,554CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$110,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$520,064TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$5,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,000TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,227CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$695CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,382,134CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,474,476CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$115,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,974,120TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97979PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98390PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02002InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01610InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part III, Line 12FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationREIMBURSEMENTExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8REIMBURSEMENT
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^COURT AWARDED FOR VICTIMS OF TERROR;18180000|LITIGATION SUPPORT;3806225|FILING FEES AND DUES;247707|PROGRAM EXPENSE;16875|INSURANCE EXPENSE;2579|OFFICE EXPENSE;4733^Total;22258119^
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20To recognize accrual of prior year unpaid accrued compensation
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^ACCRUED COMPENSATION OWED TO ELIE PERR PRESIDENT;373878|ESCROWED FUNDS DUE BY COURT ORDER TO VICTIMS OF TERROR;75073|PAYROLL TAX LIABILITIES;13935|OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES;220^Total;463106^

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