2015-10-06T17:53:19-05:00 2014-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2014-01-01 522063854 CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER CONS 2022966889 1200 18TH ST NW NO 501 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JUDITH E SCHAEFFER ACTING PRESIDENT 2022966889 2015-10-06 1 MATTHEW JOHNSON P00440444 3019860600 2015-10-06 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z JUDITH E SCHAEFFER 1200 18TH ST NW NO 501 WASHINGTON DC 20036 2720249 0 X WWW.THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG X 1997 DC THE 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. 5 4 16 0 0 0 1572300 2716065 0 0 3316 4184 0 0 1575616 2720249 0 0 0 0 1463828 1655254 0 0 178257 418243 599814 1882071 2255068 -306455 465181 919997 1406532 75924 97278 844073 1309254 X THE 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. 0 0 1413863 PROGRESSIVE CONSTITUTION PROJECT: CAC'S PROGRESSIVE CONSTITUTION PROJECT COVERS MUCH OF THE CORE WORK OF CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER, INCLUDING OUR SCHOLARSHIP ON THE CONSTITUTION'S TEXT AND HISTORY, OUR LITIGATION BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT AND LOWER COURTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, OUR WORK IN REVIEWING THE RECORDS OF FEDERAL JUDICIAL NOMINEES AND OUR PUBLIC ADVOCACY ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION AND ITS HISTORY. 521033 CAC'S GENERAL PROGRAM: CAC'S GENERAL PROGRAM INCLUDES PROGRAMMATIC WORK, SCHOLARSHIP, LITIGATION, AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY THAT FALLS OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR PROGRESSIVE CONSTITUTION PROJECT. 1934896 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 2022966889 1200 18TH ST NW NO 501 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DOUGLAS KENDALL PRES./CHAIR/SECRETARY 45.00 X X 185000 0 7400 ELEANOR ACHESON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN MALONEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED EPSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AKHIL REED AMAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA HARRIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM RYAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH E SCHAEFFER VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 153155 0 20065 DAVID H GANS PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 126876 0 22253 ELIZABETH B WYDRA CHIEF COUNSEL 40.00 X 146000 0 6754 SIMON LAZARUS SENIOR COUNSEL 40.00 X 115000 0 0 JON DOUG PENNINGTON PRESS SECRETARY 40.00 X 105000 0 15617 831031 0 72089 8 0 1 0 SKD KNICKERBOCKER 1150 18TH ST NW STE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MEDIA CONSULTING 143000 1 2716065 2716065 4184 4184 2720249 0 0 4184 X 192400 105820 28860 57720 1232138 1095985 69500 66653 33833 30779 1720 1334 96487 81549 6621 8317 100396 84852 6890 8654 300 254 20 26 20445 17280 1403 1762 240808 229902 4834 6072 41014 35275 2544 3195 7132 6033 487 612 182870 154558 12549 15763 7994 6767 544 683 11344 10776 252 316 25992 21968 1784 2240 7080 5984 486 610 REGISTRATION & LICENSES 13130 11865 561 704 RESEARCH 12924 10923 887 1114 28781 24326 1973 2482 2255068 1934896 141915 178257 709196 1271650 96000 45000 32885 30578 145418 100253 67777 45165 14139 14139 919997 1406532 39495 63929 36429 33349 75924 97278 X 156068 956722 688005 352532 844073 1309254 919997 1406532 465181 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 556100 1489594 1992737 1572300 2716065 8326796 556100 1489594 1992737 1572300 2716065 8326796 5242400 3084396 6746 1929 2041 3316 4184 18216 8345012 0.36960 0.23690 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3298 9105 12403 2242665 2255068 262753 65688 0 0 199154 229660 244104 262753 935671 1403507 17360 14310 17051 12403 61124 49789 57415 61026 65688 233918 350877 6338 11934 3298 21570 10074 4913 5161 110314 81004 29310 25030 14336 10694 45165 OBLIGATION UNDER CAPITAL LEASE 17387 DEFERRED RENT 15962 33349 X 2720249 0 2720249 0 2720249 2255068 0 2255068 0 2255068 PART X, LINE 2: CAC 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. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DOUGLAS KENDALL PRES./CHAIR/SECRETARY 185000 0 0 0 0 0 7400 0 0 0 192400 0 0 0 JUDITH E SCHAEFFER VICE PRESIDENT 153155 0 0 0 0 0 20065 0 0 0 173220 0 0 0 ELIZABETH B WYDRA CHIEF COUNSEL 146000 0 0 0 0 0 6754 0 0 0 152754 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 AN 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 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MEDIA CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 229,902. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,834. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,072. TOTAL EXPENSES 240,808. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: FORM 990, 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.