2019-10-11T13:06:12-05:00 2018-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2018-01-01 522313694 AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY AMER 2023936181 1899 L STREET NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ZINELLE OCTOBER ACTING PRESIDENT 2023936181 2019-10-09 1 HOLLY CAPORALE P00235685 3019860600 2019-10-08 108.31.200.98 2019-10-09 11:41:06 ED P 5753472FFA2A5E056721EE7DEE4C655A406FE4A6 9EB6C7ABDF90341FC865DF237D0CFEE310B22885 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z ZINELLE OCTOBER 1899 L STREET NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 4948783 0 X WWW.ACSLAW.ORG X 2001 DC THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY (ACS) PROMOTES THE VITALITY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES IT EXPRESSES: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, GENUINE EQUALITY, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW. 35 34 59 0 0 23375 5578738 4152063 793417 736286 17812 55826 15083 4608 6405050 4948783 69609 120141 0 0 3703443 3915442 0 0 658303 2118068 2361829 5891120 6397412 513930 -1448629 6315292 4970952 392700 496989 5922592 4473963 X THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY (ACS) PROMOTES THE VITALITY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES IT EXPRESSES: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, GENUINE EQUALITY, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW. THESE ABIDING PRINCIPLES ARE REFLECTED IN THE VISION OF THE CONSTITUTION'S FRAMERS AND THE WISDOM OF FORWARD-LOOKING LEADERS WHO HAVE SHAPED OUR LAW THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY. AS A RESULT OF THEIR EFFORTS, THE CONSTITUTION HAS RETAINED ITS AUTHORITY AND RELEVANCE FOR EACH NEW GENERATION.IN RECENT YEARS, AN ACTIVIST CONSERVATIVE LEGAL MOVEMENT HAS GAINED INFLUENCE - ERODING THESE ENDURING VALUES AND PRESENTING THE LAW AS A SERIES OF STERILE ABSTRACTIONS. THIS NEW ORTHODOXY, WHICH THREATENS TO DOMINATE OUR COURTS AND OUR LAWS, DOES A GRAVE INJUSTICE TO THE AMERICAN VISION. 0 0 1509771 59751 154973 NETWORK ADVANCEMENT: THE DEPARTMENT OF NETWORK ADVANCEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STRENGTHENING ACS'S NETWORK AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT TO BUILD A MORE INFLUENTIAL PROGRESSIVE LEGAL COMMUNITY. THIS DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON ENSURING THAT ACS'S MISSION IS CARRIED OUT AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL WHILE SERVING THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS. IT MANAGES ACS'S 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. 1274746 15000 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT: THE DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT FOCUSES ON COALITION BUILDING AND EXECUTION OF SPECIAL PROJECTS TO ADVANCE ACS'S 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. 1085640 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'S 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. 750021 42390 COMMUNICATIONS: THE EFFORTS OF ACS'S COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT INCLUDE MEDIA OUTREACH TO PROMOTE ACS SPEAKERS, PROGRAMS AND PAPERS; MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF ACS'S WEBSITE AND BLOG; THE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLISHING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS; AND THE CREATION OF TRANSCRIPTS AND VIDEOS OF ACS EVENTS. 644581 0 585921 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'S MISSION. 1394602 42390 585921 5264759 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 58 0 1 59 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 35 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AL CA CT FL GA IL KS KY MD MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI AR MA X THE ORGANIZATION 2023936181 1899 L STREET NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 CHRISTINA BEELER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE BERNER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELISE BODDIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY BURNS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK CALIFANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEJANDRA CASTILLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERWIN CHEMERINSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW DEVORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARRETT EPPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FARIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY FECHNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE FERNANDES DIRECTOR UNTIL MAY 2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE FINEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID FREDERICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 287147 0 20200 RUBEN GARCIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY GERTNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GOLDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REUBEN GUTTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH HARPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER KANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER KARANJIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA KARLAN CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 BRAD KARP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LEWIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MARSHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NGOZI NEZIANYA DIRECTOR UNTIL JUNE 2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIPPA SCARLETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRA SCHEINDLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICKI SEIDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC SELTZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEIL SIEGEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GANESH SITARAMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF SLOAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN SMALLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STRAUSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANITA TOLSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA VARNEY DIRECTOR UNITL JUNE 2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD VERRILLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM WINKLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAHNG-AH YOO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS PAZZI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 140175 0 21164 BELINDA MACAULEY VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 146416 0 13199 KARA STEIN VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 157563 0 15582 ZINELLE OCTOBER VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 143680 0 12619 JILL DASH VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 126424 0 12419 1001405 0 95183 6 0 1 0 PARSONS TKO 440 BUCHANAN STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT 145045 1 4152063 114278 4152063 CONVENTION FEES 900099 581313 581313 LAWYER CHAPTERS 900099 154973 154973 736286 55826 55826 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4608 4608 4608 4948783 740894 0 55826 X 77751 77751 42390 42390 307347 261122 20165 26060 3040064 2343312 300642 396110 42955 32907 4336 5712 280067 216824 27007 36236 245009 190521 23507 30981 2590 1960 318 312 25221 19082 3098 3041 707765 646209 22957 38599 37017 36477 147 393 172546 125806 16651 30089 78024 62011 6906 9107 415591 323501 39729 52361 179866 173584 139 6143 560683 557944 1136 1603 52888 46128 2916 3844 46082 35834 4421 5827 VIDEOS, TRANSCRIPTS & P 50015 50015 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 16835 15985 150 700 16706 5396 125 11185 6397412 5264759 474350 658303 135567 329388 3760583 3518477 1996466 486899 76639 20000 59983 107311 461750 76459 233923 385291 52131 123586 6315292 4970952 378244 328439 14316 34129 140 134421 392700 496989 X 3210098 3628816 2585427 718080 127067 127067 5922592 4473963 6315292 4970952 -1448629 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2693040 3780558 5896202 5578738 4152063 22100601 2693040 3780558 5896202 5578738 4152063 22100601 7351732 14748869 7101 4597 12776 17812 55826 98112 7900 11655 5926 15083 4608 45172 22243885 3712405 0.66310 0.54950 X 0 0 0 0 0 6397412 6397412 469871 117468 0 0 469871 469871 704807 0 117468 117468 176202 0 90100 90100 0 127067 127067 127067 127067 77067 50000 127067 67942 9125 77067 67942 67942 1.00000 0 0 145373 39156 106217 316377 37303 279074 385291 DEFERRED RENT 118631 DEFERRED RENT, NET CURRENT PORTION 15790 134421 X 4948783 0 4948783 0 4948783 6397412 0 6397412 0 6397412 PART V, LINE 4: ACS'S 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 RUSSIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 42390 0 0 0 0 0 0 42390 0 42390 RUSSIA FOR PROGRAM WORK ON LEGAL JOURNALISM, WITH MEETINGS BEING HELD IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA. 42390 WIRE TRANSFER CASH VALUE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ACS WITH QUARTERLY NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS DATED AND SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION. THE REPORTS SHALL DESCRIBE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE GOALS AND PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM WERE ACCOMPLISHED. THE FINANCIAL REPORTS MUST ALSO DESCRIBE HOW THE DONATION WAS EXPENDED. ADDITIONALLY, GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN BOOKS, RECORDS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER EVIDENCE RELATED TO THE GRANT, AND MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ACS UPON REQUEST, FOR SEVEN YEARS. 1 REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION 98 29781 REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR STUDENT CONVENTION 92 24970 VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS 9 23000 PART I, LINE 2: REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION - STUDENTS APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NETWORK ADVANCEMENT FOR TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION. STUDENTS THAT ARE AWARDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS AT THE CONVENTION. DURING THE CONVENTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF NETWORK ADVANCEMENT MONITORS COMPLETION OF VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS. FOLLOWING THE CONVENTION, REIMBURSEMENTS ARE PAID TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETED THEIR ASSIGNMENTS. PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWS APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NETWORK ADVANCEMENT FOR TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION. INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE AWARDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS PLEDGE TO ASSIST ACS WITH ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL CHAPTERS. THE DEPARTMENT OF NETWORK ADVANCEMENT MAKES ARRANGEMENTS FOR PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWS TO ENGAGE CHAPTERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS ARE PAID FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR STUDENT CONVENTION - STUDENTS APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NETWORK ADVANCEMENT FOR TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE ANNUAL STUDENT CONVENTION. VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS - THE DAVID CARLINER PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD INCLUDED CASH AWARDS FOR THE COMPETITION CO-WINNERS, AN AWARD FOR THE CO-WINNERS' PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, AND AN AWARD FOR THE RUNNER-UP. THE CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY NATIONAL STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION INCLUDED CASH AWARDS FOR WINNING AND TWO RUNNERS-UP SUBMISSION. 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 0 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON PRESIDENT 287147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20200 0 307347 0 0 0 THOMAS PAZZI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 140175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21164 0 161339 0 0 0 BELINDA MACAULEY VICE PRESIDENT 146416 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13199 0 159615 0 0 0 KARA STEIN VICE PRESIDENT 157563 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15582 0 173145 0 0 0 ZINELLE OCTOBER VICE PRESIDENT 143680 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12619 0 156299 0 0 0 X 1 90100 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 5 24178 AVERAGE STOCK PRICE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN B OF PART I REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONATIONS. 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. 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 IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 646,209. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,957. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 38,599. TOTAL EXPENSES 707,765. 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.