2014-08-25T16:00:04-05:00 2013-12-31 541342298 Kositzka Wicks and Company 5270 Shawnee Road Suite 250 Alexandria VA 22312 990 2013-01-01 272083548 Constituting America Inc CONS 2022550101 PO Box 1988 Colleyville TX 76034 Cathy Gillespie Co-Chair 2022550101 2014-08-22 Shannon Blevins CPA P01312870 7036422700 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Cathy Gillespie 9382 Mt Vernon Circle Alexandria VA 22309 250621 0 X www.constitutingamerica.org X 2010 TX Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, (cont. on sched O)Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, and social media to reach, educate and inform America's adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Constituting America is the only organization that utilizes the arts to teach citizens about the U.S. Constitution. 6 5 1 150 0 0 232320 245584 0 0 0 0 0 5037 232320 250621 13000 15000 0 0 113535 124294 0 0 21270 112370 111211 238905 250505 -6585 116 68986 74069 8957 9174 60029 64895 X Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, and social media to reach, educate and inform America's adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights.Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, and social media to reach, educate and inform America's adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Constituting America is the only organization that utilizes the arts to teach citizens about the U.S. Constitution. 0 0 81183 15000 STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC CONSTITUTION CONTEST - Constituting America's cornerstone initiative, the We The People 9.17 Contest, offers America's students, K-College an opportunity to learn about the U.S. Constitution and our country's founding principles in creative and innovative ways. The contest is designed to influence kids through culture by encouraging students to enter this fun and engaging contest that awards prizes for original songs, short films, public service announcements, speeches, poems, drawings and essays inspired by the U.S. Constitution. Over one thousand entries have been received from across the Nation for the contest (2010-2013), which is judged by a respected panel of well-known judges.Continued on Schedule O.STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC CONSTITUTION CONTEST - Constituting America's cornerstone initiative, the We The People 9.17 Contest, offers America's students, K-College an opportunity to learn about the U.S. Constitution and our country's founding principles in creative and innovative ways. The contest is designed to influence kids through culture by encouraging students to enter this fun and engaging contest that awards prizes for original songs, short films, public service announcements, speeches, poems, drawings and essays inspired by the U.S. Constitution. Over one thousand entries have been received from across the Nation for the contest (2010-2013), which is judged by a respected panel of well-known judges. For the past four years, winners received a trip to Philadelphia where they performed on stage at the National Constitution Center and where they were featured as future leaders in the We The People 9.17 Documentary, mailed out to schools over the summer. Contest Winners have sung on national television, the Huckabee show, with Governor Mike Huckabee and his band, the Little Rockers. They have appeared on Fox & Friends and other television shows as well as hometown radio and print press. Winners are made available to Philadelphia and national press on Constitution Day, including local Philadelphia TV interviews. The summer of 2012, Winners Emily Kenner and Kori Caswell sang the National Anthem at the Annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in Washington, DC by congressional invitation, and the fall of 2013 best middle school song winner Jessie Liz Clement performed at the Susan B. Anthony Washington, DC Gala. Constituting America maintains 27 active Patriot Clubs across the Nation: CA (3); CO (1); CT (2); FL (2); GA (2); MN (1); NE (1); NH (1); OR (2); PA(4); TN (1); TX (6); VA (1) These clubs utilize Constituting America materials to learn about the U.S. Constitution, and carry our contest information and educational resources to teachers and schools in their areas. 44135 WINNER PROMOTION - We actively promote our winners to the media, and to organizations looking for entertainment at their events. Constituting America helped facilitate Best College Song Winner Annie Nirschel's performance at the Colorado Freedom Festival in the summer of 2013, and Constituting America facilitated Jessie Liz Clement serving as the featured singer at the Susan B. Anthony Gala in Washington, DC in the fall of 2013. Constituting America also began work in 2013 on the Rocking for Freedom album, released in 2014, which features Constituting America's best song winners from the past four years, and is available on iTunes & e-music stores across the web, as well as sold in the Constituting America store. 27029 WINNERS EDUCATIONAL PHILADELPHIA TRIP - As part of the "We The People 9.17 Contest," fourteen contest winners and one parent/guardian received a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the September 17 Constituting America Performance and Awards Ceremony at the National Constitution Center (NCC). Their winning entries were placed on exhibition at the NCC, and the students starred in educational "mini" documentaries and music videos produced by Constituting America, highlighting their winning works! (These "mini" documentaries are promoted through social media and mailings to teachers to inspire students by highlighting our winners who are "Today's Cultural Patriots, Tomorrow's Heroic Leaders").Continued on Schedule O.WINNERS EDUCATIONAL PHILADELPHIA TRIP - As part of the "We The People 9.17 Contest," fourteen contest winners and one parent/guardian received a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the September 17 Constituting America Performance and Awards Ceremony at the National Constitution Center (NCC). Their winning entries were placed on exhibition at the NCC, and the students starred in educational "mini" documentaries and music videos produced by Constituting America, highlighting their winning works! (These "mini" documentaries are promoted through social media and mailings to teachers to inspire students by highlighting our winners who are "Today's Cultural Patriots, Tomorrow's Heroic Leaders"). The two and a half day winners trip offered contest winners additional educational opportunities, as winners toured historic Philadelphia and participated in the National Constitution Center's Constitution Day Activities, performing on stage at the National Constitution Center. Winners also dined with historical interpreters portraying Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, and enjoyed time for independent sightseeing as well as behind the scenes tours of the city's many historic sites including a private, "after hours," tour of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Janine Turner broadcast 5 episodes of her radio show (on demand via iHeart radio & Spreaker) from Philadelphia, highlighting each winner in their own segment, thereby helping to fulfill Constituting America's mission of impacting the youth culture by providing positive role models of youth who care about the U.S. Constitution and share their love of America's founding principles in hip and culturally relevant ways. 10745 SPEAKER'S OUTREACH & SPEAKER'S INITIATIVE PROGRAM - Constituting America founder and co-chair Janine Turner regularly speaks at schools, civic groups and senior centers, at no cost to the groups. In 2013 Janine spoke to 21 groups including Knights of Columbus, Rotary, Senior Centers and Schools, educating citizens about how to talk about the Constitution in a way that is relevant today, and promoting the We The People 9.17 Contest. 24541 90 IN 90 FOUNDING DOCUMENT STUDY - To engage adults in a thoughtful and informative discussion on America's founding principles, Constituting America launched the "90 in 90" initiative, an online forum that challenges adults to join with others around the nation in reading and discussing founding documents over a 90 Day period. The program is augmented by a notable group of constitutional scholars from across the country who write daily essays on the day's assigned reading. In 2010 Constituting America conducted a 90 Day study of the 85 Federalist Papers and their relevancy today. In 2011, Constituting America divided the U.S. Constitution into a 90 day study, breaking it down into 90 small sections. In 2012 the 90 Day Study examined the Amendments to the Constitution and in 2013 the 90 Day Study's subject was "The Classics that Inspired the Constitution and the Challenges It Faces Today." Citizens were encouraged to join the conversation with constitutional scholars by contributing their own blog posts, and discussing the day's assignment on Facebook (35,000 fans by the end of 2011; 44,000 fans in 2012 60,269 in 2013), Twitter and other social media. As a result of this initiative, thousands of citizens gained a deeper understanding of the Constitution's meaning, and its relevancy today through the essays, commentaries and analysis provided by the seasoned scholars and historians. The 90 Day Studies (530 essays by 85 constitutional scholars) are archived and searchable on the Constituting America website and utilized as educational resources by teachers, middle school through college. 35286 187633 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 0 1 20 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CT GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI CO FL OK X The Organization 2022550101 9382 Mt Vernon Circle Alexandria VA 22309 Chris Foster Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Janice Gauntt Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Gauntt Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lindi Harvey Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Janine Gauntt Co-President/Founder 50.00 X X 115597 0 0 Cathy Gillespie Co-President/Exec Dir/ Tre 40.00 X X 0 0 0 115597 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 245584 245584 Other income 909999 5037 5037 5037 250621 0 0 5037 X 15000 15000 115597 83524 14458 17615 8697 6284 1088 1325 103 103 9257 9257 47210 35151 9759 2300 1112 1112 1900 900 1000 19113 19071 42 1385 1385 Communications 18164 18164 Production and editing 5150 5150 Event costs 3972 3972 Bank and credit card fe 2847 2817 30 998 417 581 250505 187633 41602 21270 65814 70261 250 7814 4256 3172 3558 68986 74069 8957 9174 8957 9174 X 50029 54895 10000 10000 60029 64895 68986 74069 116 4750 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 198083 286643 232320 243890 960936 198083 286643 232320 243890 960936 344528 616408 1694 1694 962630 27943 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7814 4256 3558 3558 X 298595 47974 47974 250621 0 250621 293729 43224 43224 250505 0 250505 Part X, Line 2: The following was disclosed related to uncertain tax positions in the financial statements. Constituting America, Inc. is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code and is classified as an organization other than a private foundation under 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization adopted the provisions in FASB ASC 740-10. 0 Student awards 10 15000 FMV Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Janine Gauntt and Janice Gauntt have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The members of the board of directors are emailed a copy of the Form 990 for their review before the form is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each member of the board of directors informs other members of their business interest at the beginning of each year. The Co-Chairpersons have been trained in the importance of and procedures related to avoiding conflicts of interest. They are monitoring transactions to assure themselves there are no violations of the conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The members of the board of directors evaluate the duties and responsibilities of the top officers. The board of directors have considered comparable compensation as if they were in another business. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Constituting America, Inc mainatins a public disclosure file of their Form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption and three years of filed Form 990. The public disclosure copy of Form 990 is available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Consulting: Program service expenses 35,151. Management and general expenses 9,107. Fundraising expenses 2,300. Total expenses 46,558. Payroll services: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 652. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 652. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: There were no changes from the prior year.