FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT INC (EIN 32-0312247)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-05-15
IRS object ID
201511359349303071
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-05-15T10:09:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN112318995PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FARKOUH FURMAN & FACCIO LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1460 PARK AVENUEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10022ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN320312247EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2123990928PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 WEST 42ND STREET NO 37CAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10036ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDY ZWICKPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2123990928PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRED FARKOUHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00092160PTIN
Phone2122455900PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANDY ZWICKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14779 COLLINS AVE APT 4102AddressLine1
CityMIAMI BEACHCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33140ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$525,067GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
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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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$43PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$67CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$525,067CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Total Expenses$184,860PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$219,254CYTotalExpensesAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$305,813CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$202,522ExpenseAmt
Revenue$525,000RevenueAmt
DescTHE FOUNDATION PRODUCES, DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN POLITICAL STUDIES THAT ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IS INSTRUMENTAL IN PLANNING, FUNDRAISING AND MANAGING THE PROGRAM ON CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. EXPENSES ARE INTENDED SOLELY TO FULFILL OUR CHARITABLE GOALS AND PURPOSES.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document35IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonANDY ZWICKPersonNm
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StateNYState
ZIP Code10036ZIPCode
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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ANDY ZWICK
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WILLIAM KRISTOL
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Total Revenue Column$67TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$67ExclusionAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$1,483TotalAmt
Program Services$1,483ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$25,196TotalAmt
Program Services$25,196ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$25,052TotalAmt
Program Services$24,267ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$785FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$22,767TotalAmt
Program Services$22,767ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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RESEARCH AND CONSULTING$90,120$90,120
STIPENDS/HONORARIA$35,000$35,000
ADMINISTRATION$12,000$12,000
MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT$3,864$3,689$175

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Total$3,772TotalAmt
Management And General$3,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$219,254TotalAmt
Program Services$202,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$960FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$83,931BOYAmt
EOY$184,837EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$204,907EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$83,931BOYAmt
EOY$389,744EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$83,931BOYAmt
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BOY$83,931BOYAmt
EOY$389,744EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$83,931BOYAmt
EOY$389,744EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$305,813ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
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

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,200CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$120,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$525,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$861,200TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$120,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$525,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$861,200TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$861,200PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$67CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$155TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$861,355TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99980PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$525,000TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$525,000RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$67OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$67RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$525,067TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$219,254TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$219,254ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$219,254TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINTEREST INCOME 67.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 FRED FARKOUH.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A 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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