2015-09-21T15:38:44-05:00 2014-12-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2014-01-01 522313694 AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY AMER 2023936181 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON PRESIDENT 2023936181 2015-09-15 1 MATTHEW JOHNSON P00440444 3019860600 2015-09-15 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 3575507 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. 30 29 51 0 0 0 6042545 2693040 846266 867466 4069 7101 7164 7900 6900044 3575507 132442 150176 0 0 2674988 2671899 0 20000 432127 1659159 1785411 4466589 4627486 2433455 -1051979 5726422 4691822 184759 202138 5541663 4489684 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 1649110 55176 160690 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. 738484 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENT IS THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS ARM OF ACS AND USES VARIOUS TOOLS OF ENGAGEMENT - PUBLIC EDUCATION, MEDIA OPERATIONS, AND COALITION BUILDING - 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. 718044 95000 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. 636692 714676 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. 636692 714676 3742330 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 1 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 30 29 0 0 1 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 PHILIPPA SCARLETT SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW PINCUS TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STRAUSS TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM WINKLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AGATHA COLE 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 MARIA ECHAVESTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUELLAR 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 274008 0 14761 THOMAS PAZZI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 130820 0 8651 LISA HAYES VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 100423 0 723 KARA STEIN VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 128923 0 11408 SARAH KNIGHT VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 104545 0 637 738719 0 36180 5 0 1 0 NEW SIGNATURE 1100 H STREET NW STE 940 WASHINGTON DC 20005 IT CONSULTING 121194 1 2693040 2693040 CONVENTION FEES 900099 706776 706776 LAWYER CHAPTERS 900099 160690 160690 867466 7101 7101 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 7900 7900 7900 3575507 875366 0 7101 95000 95000 55176 55176 288769 214545 11207 63017 2021520 1549085 282577 189858 18856 14530 2987 1339 167895 128359 22181 17355 174859 133507 22335 19017 265 265 505 385 65 55 26720 20401 3413 2906 20000 20000 340184 304886 13543 21755 27192 26189 148 855 203464 148155 32506 22803 59532 45565 7544 6423 218752 167019 27942 23791 191476 175036 6012 10428 579273 558233 8826 12214 56363 43034 7199 6130 24703 18861 3155 2687 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 21923 20653 596 674 VIDEOS, TRANSCRIPTS & P 17545 17545 17514 6166 528 10820 4627486 3742330 453029 432127 251926 407006 2563106 2674523 2717181 1458084 41021 54185 589978 512954 132188 77024 21000 21000 5726422 4691822 149607 164656 150 18098 35002 19384 184759 202138 X 2488737 2424736 2984984 1997006 67942 67942 5541663 4489684 5726422 4691822 -1051979 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3823457 3375739 2405265 6042545 2693040 18340046 3823457 3375739 2405265 6042545 2693040 18340046 7561208 10778838 8956 3476 1346 4069 7101 24948 6643 8954 10930 7164 7900 41591 18406585 3803296 0.58560 0.58720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 67942 67942 67942 67942 67942 67942 73300 5358 67942 73750 450 73300 1.00000 0 0 177486 158890 18596 412492 354064 58428 77024 DEFERRED RENT 19384 19384 X 3575507 0 3575507 0 3575507 4627486 0 4627486 0 4627486 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. X X X X X 1 BETH GRUPP BOX 60185 CAPITOL SUITE WASHINGTON DC 20039 FUNDRAISING PLANNING 0 0 20000 -20000 20000 -20000 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 1 COMMITTEE FOR A FAIR JUDICIARY 1640 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NW STE 600 600 WASHINGTON DC 20036 452827319 501(C)(4) 75000 PROJECT SUPPORT MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY 211 S INDIANA AVE BLOOMINGTON IN 47405 356001673 501(C)(3) 10000 PROJECT SUPPORT PRISON POLICY INITIATIVE PO BOX 127 NORTHAMPTON MA 01061 203671130 501(C)(3) 10000 GENERAL SUPPORT REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION 56 17268 REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR STUDENT CONVENTION 90 27158 VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS 8 10750 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 REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND JUSTICE AWARD IS A CASH AWARD PRESENTED TO THE ACS STUDENT CHAPTER HOLDING THE MOST EVENTS, IN TERMS OF NUMBER AND QUALITY, ON REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE DURING THE YEAR. THE DAVID CARLINER PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD INCLUDED A CASH AWARD FOR THE COMPETITION WINNER. 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. ACS'S GRANT OF $10,000 TO THE MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY WAS FOR RESEARCH ON REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AND SPONSORSHIP OF INDIANA'S ACS CHAPTER'S PROGRAMMING. THE GRANT WAS GOVERNED BY A SIGNED AGREEMENT BETWEEN ACS AND THE MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW, AND THE SCHOOL WAS OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE END OF THE YEAR REPORTING ON EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE GRANT. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON PRESIDENT 264008 0 10000 0 0 0 6500 0 8261 0 288769 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED A BONUS OF $10,000 IN 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 ACS INCREASED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS TO THIRTY. 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.