CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER (EIN 52-2063854)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-07-25
IRS object ID
201932069349300203
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-07-25T06:45:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN522063854EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022966889PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11200 18TH STREET NW NO 501AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonELIZABETH B WYDRAPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022966889PhoneNum
Signature2019-07-23SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone3019860600PhoneNum
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerELIZABETH B WYDRAPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 18TH STREET NW NO 501AddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022966889PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 18TH STREET NW NO 501AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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ELEANOR D ACHESON
CHAIR OF THE BOARD1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AKHIL REED AMAR
BOARD MEMBER THRU 9/181.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ERICHSEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVEK H MARU
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON JULIET MCKENNA
BOARD MEMBER THRU 9/181.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW J PINCUS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM RYAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH B WYDRA
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$235,750$0$15,316Yes (X)
SURJEET K AHLUWALIA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$141,738$0$5,741Yes (X)
BRIANNE J GOROD
CHIEF COUNSEL40.00$161,926$0$15,488Yes (X)
DAVID H GANS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR40.00$158,721$0$17,560Yes (X)
JON DOUG PENNINGTON
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$138,000$0$12,102Yes (X)
KRISTINE KIPPINS
DIRECTOR OF POLICY40.00$118,100$0$10,212Yes (X)
BRIAN FRAZELLE
APPELLATE COUNSEL40.00$100,800$0$9,784Yes (X)
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Exclusion$35,568ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$34,679ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$9,408FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fundraising$16,838FundraisingAmt

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Total$4,704TotalAmt
Program Services$342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$47,620ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,000FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$146FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,720TotalAmt
Program Services$40ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,680ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$183,108TotalAmt
Program Services$139,163ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,634FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,016TotalAmt
Program Services$11,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$40,316TotalAmt
Program Services$40,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$1,393TotalAmt
Management And General$1,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,136TotalAmt
Program Services$58,623ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,799FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,199TotalAmt
Management And General$5,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRINTING AND PRODUCTION$33,728$31,624$2,104
RESEARCH$19,888$19,888
LICENSES AND PERMITS$9,624$3,535$6,089

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,552,802TotalAmt
Program Services$1,833,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$383,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$335,814FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,554,063BOYAmt
EOY$4,494,838EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,000BOYAmt
EOY$765,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,443BOYAmt
EOY$42,014EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$560,075LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$130,326LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,763BOYAmt
EOY$429,749EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,139BOYAmt
EOY$14,139EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,769,408BOYAmt
EOY$5,745,740EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,829BOYAmt
EOY$86,666EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,081BOYAmt
EOY$342,003EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,910BOYAmt
EOY$428,669EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,571,498BOYAmt
EOY$4,552,071EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$765,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,571,498BOYAmt
EOY$5,317,071EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,769,408BOYAmt
EOY$5,745,740EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,745,573ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,716,065CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,051,124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,793,659CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,485,609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,255,418CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,301,875TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,051,124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,793,659CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,485,609CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,255,418CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,301,875TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,462,889SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,838,986PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,184CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,742CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,706CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,280CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,568CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$83,480TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$7,389CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,389TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,392,744TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.56570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59750PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$684FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,032FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,716FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,552,802FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,559,518FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$277,976FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$69,494FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$267,061CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$267,477CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$323,898CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$277,976CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,136,412TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,704,618LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$4,106CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$44,471CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$8,275CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$6,716CurrentYearAmt
Total$63,568TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$66,765CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$66,869CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$80,975CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$69,494CurrentYearAmt
Total$284,103TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$426,155GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,159CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$25,330CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$2,976CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$684CurrentYearAmt
Total$31,149TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$306,070OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,863DepreciationAmt
Book Value$273,207BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$140,005OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,186DepreciationAmt
Book Value$82,819BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$114,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,277DepreciationAmt
Book Value$73,723BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$429,749TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OBLIGATION UNDER CAPITAL LEASE$24,702
DEFERRED RENT$317,301
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$342,003TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,298,375TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,298,375RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,298,375TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,552,802TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,552,802ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,552,802TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCAC 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
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 (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ELIZABETH B WYDRA
PRESIDENT$235,750$0$0$0$0$0$9,430$0$5,886$0$251,066$0$0$0
BRIANNE J GOROD
CHIEF COUNSEL$161,926$0$0$0$0$0$6,900$0$8,588$0$177,414$0$0$0
DAVID H GANS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR$158,721$0$0$0$0$0$6,814$0$10,746$0$176,281$0$0$0
JON DOUG PENNINGTON
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS$138,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,778$0$7,324$0$150,102$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAN 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 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 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.

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