FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT INC (EIN 32-0312247)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-14
IRS object ID
201911349349306636
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-05-14T14:22:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN112318995PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FARKOUH FURMAN & FACCIO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1460 PARK AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN320312247EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONALBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2GOVERNMENT INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2123990928PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 WEST 42ND STREET NO 37CAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDY ZWICKPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2123990928PhoneNum
Signature2019-03-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRED FARKOUHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00092160PTIN
Phone2122455900PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address108.171.130.187IPv4AddressTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANDY ZWICKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33140ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SUPPORT THE SERIOUS STUDY OF POLITICS AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY BOTH ONLINE AND ON CAMPUS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHARACTER OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$224,715TotalAmt
Program Services$224,715ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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EVENTS$11,263$11,263
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Total$2,527TotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$35,000BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$806,059BOYAmt
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FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$671,985CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$575,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$676,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$635,395CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,083,630TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$575,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$676,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$635,395CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,083,630TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,506,536SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$577,094PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$116CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$93CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$124CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$103CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$503TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,084,133TotalSupportAmt
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Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestFOR THE FISCAL YEARS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2017 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2018, THE FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, INC. REPORTED A PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE OF 18.71%. OF ITS TOTAL SUPPORT OF $3,083,630 FOR THAT TIME PERIOD, $577,094 WAS COUNTED AS PUBLIC SUPPORT, AND $2,506,536 AS EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE 2% LIMITATION. THE EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS CAME FROM EIGHT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTING A WIDE DIVERSITY OF PERSONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. (SEE TOTAL EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 5). THE FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE TREATED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY DESCRIBED IN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) UNDER THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. THE FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT IS DEVOTED TO SUPPORTING THE SERIOUS STUDY OF POLITICS AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHARACTER OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES GREAT THINKERS, A SERIES OF WEBSITES DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (FROM PLATO AND ARISTOTLE TO JOHN LOCKE AND THE FEDERALIST, ET AL.), CONTEMPORARY THINKERS, A SERIES OF WEBSITES DEVOTED TO IMPORTANT THINKERS OF THE LAST FEW GENERATIONS (E.G., HARVEY MANSFIELD, JAMES Q. WILSON, AND ISAIAH BERLIN, ET AL.), AND THE ONLINE VIDEO SERIES CONVERSATIONS WITH BILL KRISTOL. CONVERSATIONS WITH BILL KRISTOL IS A FORUM FOR SUBSTANTIVE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING DIALOGUE ON A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN FROM THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY TO THE IDEAS THAT HAVE SHAPED WESTERN CIVILIZATION. THE PROGRAM IS HOSTED BY WEEKLY STANDARD FOUNDER AND EDITOR AT LARGE BILL KRISTOL. RECENT GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SAMUEL ALITO AND CLARENCE THOMAS, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY, FORMER TREASURY SECRETARY LARRY SUMMERS, FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NEWT GINGRICH, OBAMA SENIOR ADVISER DAVID AXELROD, BUSINESS FOUNDER PETER THIEL, FORMER WORLD CHESS CHAMPION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST GARRY KASPAROV, WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST AYAAN HIRSI ALI, FORMER COMMANDER IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS, FORMER U.S. ARMY VICE CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL JACK KEANE, AND HARVARD GOVERNMENT PROFESSOR HARVEY MANSFIELD. NEW CONVERSATIONS ARE RELEASED BI-WEEKLY AND ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Other Revenues Not Included$103OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$103RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$635,498TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$696,313TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$696,313ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$696,313TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINTEREST INCOME 103.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
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Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDY ZWICKPersonNm
TitleDIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$10,975BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
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Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,410NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$20,385TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFRED C FARKOUHPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFRED C. FARKOUH IS A CURRENT DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$27,500TransactionAmt
TransactionSEE BELOWTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH L, PART IVFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(D) THE FOUNDATION IS A CLIENT OF FARKOUH, FURMAN & FACCIO, LLP OF WHICH FRED C. FARKOUH IS A PARTNER. THE ACCOUNTING FEES PAID TO FARKOUH, FURMAN & FACCIO, LLP ARE BILLED AT STANDARD BILLING RATES AND THE CHARGES INCLUDE LESS THAN $2,000.00 FOR FRED C. FARKOUH'S TIME.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ANDY ZWICK, DIRECTOR, IS A CLIENT OF FARKOUH, FURMAN & FACCIO, LLP OF WHICH FRED C. FARKOUH IS A PARTNER. ANDY ZWICK AND FRED C. FARKOUH ALSO BOTH PARTICIPATE IN SEVERAL PRIVATE INVESTMENTS ON EQUAL TERMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 WILL BE CIRCULATED AND DISCUSSED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAT THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE MEMBERS REITERATE THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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