STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS INC (EIN 47-1689810)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-13
IRS object ID
201803189349300600
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-11-13T21:25:04-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1MOORE TAX SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110106 KLECKLEY DRAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN471689810EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Students For Fair Admissions IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSTUDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7136267560PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12200 Wilson BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonRICHARD FISHERPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7136267560PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD FISHERPreparerPersonNm
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN
Phone7134018201PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-13PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address76.31.213.24IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2018-11-13IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerEDWARD BLUMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,443,759GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.studentsforfairadmissions.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE TO DEFEND HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS SECURED BY LAW,INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW,THROUGH LITIGATION AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL MEANS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Revenues Less Expenses-$94,635CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$31,297TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,460,693ExpenseAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION LITIGATED TWO LAWSUITS IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT AGAINST HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, ALLEGING THAT THESE UNIVERSITIES ARE VIOLATING THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT AND TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 BY ENGAGING IN RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THEIR ADMISSIONS PROCESSES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO LITIGATED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-AUSTIN CONCERNING CLAIMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
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DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
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PersonRICHARD FISHERPersonNm
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CityRichmondCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
EDWARD J BLUM
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RICHARD FISHER
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABIGAIL FISHER
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED CHEN
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JOE ZHOU
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Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
3033 Wilson Blvd Suite 700ArlingtonVA22201Legal and etc$1,079,229
Burns & Levinson
125 Summer StBostonMA02110Legal and etc.$251,625
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$5,530MembershipDuesAmt
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Total Contributions$1,443,759TotalContributionsAmt

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$17,588TotalAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$729TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$729ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Business Registration Fees$213$0$213$0
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
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Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Public Support Total170$0PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt
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Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,107,022CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,443,759CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,377,015TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,107,022CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,443,759CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,377,015TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,377,015PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Total$3,377,015TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bForm 990 was distributed to all directors and officers and to legal counsel for review.
Pt VI, Line 2Officer Richard Fisher is the father of officer, Abigail Fisher.
Pt VI, Line 12cLegal council requires written executed annual conflict of interest responses.
Pt VI, Line 7aMembers can elect Member-Elected Director.
Pt VI, Line 6Organization has 5 directors and 20,000+ members.
Pt VI, Line 15aOrganization paid compensation to only one official in 2017. The compensation was approved by the disinterested directors after review of the compensation package and information on comparables for similar organizations.
Pt VI, Line 15bOrganization paid compensation to only one official.
Pt VI, Line 19The organization makes all required disclosures available to the public under IRS regulations.

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