2016-09-30T15:35:27-05:00 2015-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2015-01-01 522313694 AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY AMER 2023936181 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON PRESIDENT 2023936181 2016-09-30 1 HOLLY CAPORALE P00235685 3019860600 2016-09-30 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 4502142 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. 29 28 50 0 0 0 2693040 3780558 867466 705332 7101 4597 7900 11655 3575507 4502142 150176 132031 0 0 2671899 3056207 0 0 566168 1805411 1899151 4627486 5087389 -1051979 -585247 4691822 4075097 202138 170660 4489684 3904437 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 1118045 39031 138818 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 ORGANIZATION'S NETWORK CAN HELP ADD CAPACITY TO THE BROADER PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY. 962847 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. 805586 78000 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. 495861 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. 667405 578169 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. 1163266 578169 4049744 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 0 1 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 29 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X THE ORGANIZATION 2023936181 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 DAVID BRODSKY CHAIR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS HERRERA SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STRAUSS TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM WINKLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD KARP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE VARNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID FREDERICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN JOHNSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBO P ADEGBILE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELISE BODDIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CABRASER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERWIN CHEMERINSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY SUSMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH SCOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE FERNANDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA GREENHOUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK CALIFANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FARIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY GERTNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER EDELMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA FAVRET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REUBEN GUTTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REVA SIEGEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RABEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHIE KIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY BURNS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MARSHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 273878 0 17279 CLIFF SLOAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN SMALLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS PAZZI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 133460 0 15386 BELINDA MACAULEY VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 138009 0 11069 KARA STEIN VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 147810 0 12959 ZINELLE OCTOBER VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 109231 0 15857 802388 0 72550 5 0 1 0 NEW SIGNATURE 1100 H STREET NW STE 940 WASHINGTON DC 20005 IT CONSULTING 124507 1 3780558 3780558 CONVENTION FEES 900099 566514 566514 LAWYER CHAPTERS 900099 138818 138818 705332 4597 4597 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 11655 11655 11655 4502142 716987 0 4597 75000 75000 57031 57031 291157 250395 37850 2912 2350973 1699119 290192 361662 31088 22098 3820 5170 192633 140671 23847 28115 190356 140302 23627 26427 468 468 488 440 14 34 26749 24113 742 1894 502675 446172 15576 40927 29429 28763 70 596 167082 116860 28705 21517 48426 35694 6010 6722 222596 164065 27629 30902 187895 170374 1494 16027 546286 543640 1417 1229 47133 34740 5850 6543 27887 20555 3461 3871 VIDEOS, TRANSCRIPTS & P 50946 50946 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 23450 22767 285 398 17641 5999 420 11222 5087389 4049744 471477 566168 407006 459151 2674523 1971185 1458084 1557947 54185 24092 499717 457995 77024 41722 21000 21000 4691822 4075097 164656 163410 18098 7250 19384 0 202138 170660 X 2424736 1936471 1997006 1890899 67942 77067 4489684 3904437 4691822 4075097 -585247 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3375739 2405265 6042545 2693040 3780558 18297147 3375739 2405265 6042545 2693040 3780558 18297147 6083565 12213582 3476 1346 4069 7101 4597 20589 8954 10930 7164 7900 11655 46603 18364339 3914287 0.66510 0.58560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 67942 9125 77067 67942 67942 67942 67942 67942 67942 73300 5358 67942 1.00000 0 0 148950 128030 20920 350767 329965 20802 41722 X 4528406 26264 26264 4502142 0 4502142 5113653 26264 26264 5087389 0 5087389 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. RUSSIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON, DC AND MOSCOW, RUSSIA. 37710 CANADA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ACADEMIC RESEARCH. 62000 0 0 0 0 0 0 99710 0 99710 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 COMMITTEE FOR A FAIR JUDICIARY 1640 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NW STE 600 600 WASHINGTON DC 20036 452827319 501(C)(4) 75000 PROJECT SUPPORT PROJECT SUPPORT GENERAL SUPPORT 1 REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION 42 11162 REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR STUDENT CONVENTION 78 22869 VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS 8 23000 PART I, LINE 2: ACS'S GRANT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR A FAIR JUDICIARY (CFJ) IS GOVERNED BY A SIGNED AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACS AND CFJ, AND THAT AGREEMENT STIPULATES THAT CFJ MUST PROVIDE ACS WITH BOTH AN INTERIM AND FINAL REPORT INCLUDING A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF WORK PERFORMED AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF GRANT RELATED EXPENDITURES. STUDENTS APPLY TO THE ACS STUDENT CHAPTERS DEPARTMENT 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 ACS STUDENT CHAPTERS DEPARTMENT MONITORS COMPLETION OF VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS. FOLLOWING THE CONVENTION, REIMBURSEMENTS ARE PAID TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETED THEIR ASSIGNMENTS. STUDENTS APPLY TO THE ACS STUDENT CHAPTERS DEPARTMENT FOR TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE ANNUAL STUDENT CONVENTION. THE DAVID CARLINER PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD INCLUDED A CASH AWARD FOR THE COMPETITION WINNER, AN AWARD FOR THE WINNER'S 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 SUBMISSIONS. 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 1 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON PRESIDENT 263878 0 10000 0 0 0 6625 0 10654 0 291157 0 0 0 KARA STEIN VICE PRESIDENT 147810 0 0 0 0 0 3749 0 9210 0 160769 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED A BONUS OF $10,000 IN 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 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.