US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (EIN 52-2109035)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-10
IRS object ID
201813149349300116
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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DescResearch on the impact of the legal system on the economy.Desc

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Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Stanton D Anderson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
S Jack Balagia Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joshua Bolten
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Trish Henry
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Charles J Kalil
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James F Kelleher
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Y Kerr II
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan L Lees
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Connie Lewis Lensing
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve McManus
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Noble
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Orlandi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa A Rickard
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David Robinson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth F Spence III
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Timmons
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael H Ullmann
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Anthony Vidovich
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Brown
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Lily Fu Claffee
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Treasurer and CFO1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)2.00
Harold H Kim
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James F Martin
Sr Dir Pol Affairs40.00$197,863$0$13,072Yes (X)
Matthew S De Cazotte
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Page C Faulk
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Margrita J Perlman
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Bryan E Quigley
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Matthew Webb
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
PO Box 1764White PlainsNY10602Legal research$896,275
Toba Communication
12931 Oak Lawn PlaceOak HillVA20171Public Relations$865,668
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dept 7247 6827PhiladelphiaPA19170Legal research$804,295
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
PO Box 843718Kansas CityMO641843718Policy consulting fees$731,118
Judicial Evaluation Institute
701 8TH Street NW Suite 500WashingtonDC20001Membership pymts$500,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K38CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$2,965,531TotalAmt

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Total$380,838TotalAmt

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Total$397,537TotalAmt

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Total$57,000TotalAmt

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Total$8,946,691TotalAmt

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Total$2,007,538TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$531,966TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$310,061TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$598,961TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$724,193TotalAmt

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DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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Total$23,922TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (3 entries)

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Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F ST NWWashingtonDC20004050532524$275,000
Republican Attorneys General Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 800WashingtonDC20006464501717$575,000
Republican Governors Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 250WashingtonDC20006113655877$250,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
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Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$16,555,228NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
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Taxable-$9,049,093TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A and Part I-CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) engaged in public education activities in support of its mission, which includes representing the nation's business community, and making America's legal system simpler, fairer, and faster for everyone. In pursuit of these goals, ILR spends funds directly, or works with other organizations with similar missions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
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Revenue Not Reported$371,879RevenueNotReportedAmt
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Other Revenues Not Included$76,000OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$76,000RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$42,321,723TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
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Other Expenses Included$2,551,738OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,710,495ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$37,757,061ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$2,582,402OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,582,402ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$40,339,463TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:ASC 740 footnote from 2017 audit: Management's analysis of uncertain tax positions as required under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic (ASC) 740, Income Taxes, determined that ILR had no uncertain tax positions, and as such, no liability has been recorded as of December 31, 2017 or 2016. Management does not anticipate any material changes in this position in the next 12 months. ILR, CFR, MCR, and Article III are subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. Management believes ILR, CFR, MCR, and Article III are no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2014.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Affiliated org rev consolidated for financial statement purpose $45,336 Interest revenue from agency transaction on affiliate return $167,786
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Bad debt recovery $76,000
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Affiliated org exp consolidated for financial statement purpose $2,551,738
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Write off of investment in subsidiary $2,506,402 Bad debt recovery $76,000

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCnt
East AsiaSeminars and speaking engagements.Building of alliance for global forum shopping.$11,269
EuropeSeminars and speaking engagements.Building of alliance for global forum shopping.$89,760
East AsiaProgram services.Policy analysis in East Asia.$86,26702
EuropeProgram services.Policy analysis in Europe.$1,024,323016
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees18SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,211,619SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,211,619TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule F Part I We use the accrual method of accounting on all of our transactions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chamber of Commerce of the USABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGeneral FundraisingActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsYes (1)FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$41,978,289GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$1,800,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$40,178,289NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$41,978,289TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,800,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$40,178,289TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
Lisa A Rickard
President/Director$592,766$0$1,200,000$0$296,916$0$155,400$0$18,400$0$2,263,482$0$0$0
Harold H Kim
Exec VP$350,247$0$185,000$0$24,276$0$28,350$0$24,004$0$611,877$0$0$0
James F Martin
Sr Dir Pol Affairs$168,623$0$29,240$0$0$0$12,861$0$211$0$210,935$0$0$0
Matthew S De Cazotte
SVP Intl Initiatives$217,413$0$0$0$650$0$124,803$0$226$0$343,092$0$0$0
Page C Faulk
VP, Legal Reform Initiativ$242,827$0$0$0$878$0$25,759$0$7,695$0$277,159$0$0$0
Margrita J Perlman
SVP, Marketing & Ops$196,256$0$59,672$0$0$0$154,534$0$20,069$0$430,531$0$0$0
Bryan E Quigley
SVP, Strategic Comm$311,510$0$80,000$0$0$0$28,350$0$23,116$0$442,976$0$0$0
Matthew Webb
SVP, Legal Reform Policy$246,565$0$0$0$0$0$143,349$0$19,835$0$409,749$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aFour of the executives listed in Part VII of the core form utilized first class travel at least once. One person listed on Part VII of the core form has traveled with companions for business purposes. None of these expenses are treated as taxable benefits. Travel for companions is available for business purposes only, when companions are invited and expected to attend. Social club dues are available to the President for business use only. Chauffeur services are available to the President for business use only. They are treated as taxable benefits and gross up payments are made on this amount.
Part I, Line 3The US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform relied on the performance and compensation committee of an affiliated organization that used the methods described in the Schedule O section for Part VI Question 15a to establish the top management officials' compensation.
Part I, Line 4bSupplemental Pension list: Lisa Rickard 221,487 Harold Kim 24,276 The Supplemental Pension Plan provides cash payments to participants based on a formula that coordinates with the benefits that cannot be paid by the Retirement Plan due to the qualified plan pay cap under the law. These benefits are calculated and paid annually; there is no deferred component.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (8 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Schedule B number 5
Substantial contributor$804,295See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 13
Substantial contributor$240,592See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 25
Substantial contributor$261,866See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 40
Substantial contributor$246,234See Part V Communications consulting fees0
Schedule B number 41
Substantial contributor$426,731See Part V Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 76
Substantial contributor$340,496See Part V Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 79
Substantial contributor$731,118See Part V Policy & research consulting fees0
Schedule B number 80
Substantial contributor$896,275See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 Part V Item 1aNumber reported on 1096 US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform is part of a consolidated treasury function where all payments are handled by an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA. The number in box 1a relates to the 1099s that the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform would have issued without participating in a consolidated treasury function.
Form 990 Part V Item 2aNumber reported on W-3 US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform is part of a consolidated payroll function where all payroll functions are handled by an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA. The number in box 2a relates to the W-2s that the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform would have issued without participating in a consolidated payroll function.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Stanton D. Anderson, Thomas J. Donohue, Lily Fu Claffee, Stan M. Harrell, and Jay Brown have a business relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bIn accordance with the Audit Committee charter, the draft Form 990 was provided in advance to the Audit Committee members, and reviewed individually with each member prior to filing. The Audit Committee performs this function pursuant to a delegation from the Board of Directors. The board receives the most recently completed tax return at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cWe annually notify staff of the Standards of Conduct and Ethics policy, which includes a requirement that any transaction or relationship that is reasonably expected to give rise to an actual or apparent conflict of interest be brought to the attention of a supervisor, a senior manager in the Talent Solutions department or the Office of the General Counsel. In addition, we issue an annual written questionnaire to all members of the board of directors asking for information on potential conflicts of interest, which is gathered by the Chief Financial Officer. All reports of potential conflicts will be evaluated by the General Counsel in consultation with other senior management and staff, as appropriate. Any conflicts of interest involving board members or staff are resolved in accordance with the ILR's conflicts of interest policies.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15bPart VI Section B, Line 15a The process for determining total compensation of the President, who is a direct report of the US Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, and whose compensation is charged to the Institute for Legal Reform, is as follows. Total compensation is reviewed annually by an independent compensation consultant. The consultant prepares a compensation study primarily utilizing, as available, Forms 990 and surveys of comparable organizations with similar responsibilities. Based on this information, total compensation is determined by the US Chamber of Commerce's President/CEO and US Chamber of Commerce's Performance and Compensation Committee on an annual basis. Part VI Section B, Line 15b The process for determining total compensation for the key employee, whose compensation is charged to the Institute for Legal Reform, is as follows. An independent compensation consultant provides supporting data and analysis to the US Chamber of Commerce's Senior Executive Vice President and the Vice President, Talent Solutions who establishes job classifications and compensation ranges for all employees. Based on this information, individual total compensation is determined by the individual's supervisor and the US Chamber of Commerce's Senior Executive Vice President and the Vice President, Talent Solutions on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Form 990 is made available to any member of the public who requests a copy. Any requestor is forwarded to the Administrative Director of Finance of the Chamber of Commerce of the USA, who will forward a copy of the document to the requestor. The organization's governing documents were made available with the organization's Form 1024 on June 26, 1998. The conflict of interest policy is not available to the public. The organization's financial statements are not made available to the public but are reflected in the financial data of the Form 990. Form 990, Part IV Question 12 Auditing of financial statements The US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform is an affiliated organization within the consolidated financial statements of the US Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gPolicy and research consulting 4050206. Temp salaries and recruiting 183531.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Article III Films LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263139751EIN
Primary ActivitiesFilm productionPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US Chamber Institute for Legal ReformBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Madison County Record IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H St NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201452063EIN
Primary ActivitiesNewspaper publishingPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US Chamber Institute for Legal ReformBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$45,336ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$4,322ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Madison County RecordBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$2,506,402InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationActual expenseMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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