2013-10-21T12:33:23-05:00 2012-12-31 522057543 DROLET & ASSOCIATES PLLC 1901 L STREET NW 250 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2012-01-01 522313694 AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY AMER 2023936181 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 2023936181 2013-10-18 1 MATT JOHNSON P00440444 2028220717 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 3182015 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. 28 28 49 0 0 0 3375739 2405265 730749 764474 3476 1346 8954 10930 4118918 3182015 40756 35139 0 0 2552072 2466620 0 0 422873 1495001 1664452 4087829 4166211 31089 -984196 4401283 3286410 308879 178202 4092404 3108208 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 1207689 14000 202110 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. 778848 18139 562364 NATIONAL 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. 717896 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. 703485 3000 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. 703485 3000 3407918 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 1 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI DC X THE ORGANIZATION 2023936181 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 PETER EDELMAN 4.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH LICHTMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW PINCUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUELLAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WADE GIBSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH SCOTT 1.00 X 0 0 0 AGATHA COLE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAITH E GAY 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY GERTNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REVA SIEGEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS HERRERA 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABNER MIKVA 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA GREENHOUSE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA KARLAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE M SHAW 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN D SUSMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BLUE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BRODSKY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CABRASER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY EISENHOFER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MARSHALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN JOHNSEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SMITH 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIPPA SCARLETT 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF SLOAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN TOKAJI 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STRAUSS 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE VARNEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 40.00 X 258875 0 7158 THOMAS PAZZI 40.00 X 123695 0 7158 KARA STEIN 40.00 X 100352 0 7158 LASHAWN WARREN 40.00 X 140094 0 7158 LISA HAYES 40.00 X 115380 0 674 JOHN SCHACHTER 40.00 X 115990 0 7158 854386 0 36464 6 0 1 0 NEW SIGNATURE 1100 H STREET NW STE 940 WASHINGTON DC 20005 IT CONSULTING 136512 1 2405265 2405265 CONVENTION FEES 900099 562364 562364 LAWYER CHAPTERS 900099 202110 202110 764474 1346 1346 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 10930 10930 10930 3182015 775404 0 1346 35139 35139 267158 168167 81700 17291 1858611 1479690 133306 245615 183330 143250 16946 23134 157521 122185 15823 19513 838 628 94 116 23519 18244 2362 2913 375622 346855 11088 17679 16074 15674 400 200060 142224 32951 24885 53615 42050 4999 6566 212338 164706 21328 26304 183256 172927 513 9816 422064 416100 2222 3742 86138 66792 8679 10667 23097 17915 2321 2861 VIDEOS, TRANSCRIPTS & P 30726 30726 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 23806 22100 450 1256 13299 2546 238 10515 4166211 3407918 335420 422873 236370 142611 2124377 2093767 1768110 841092 9578 27826 621534 461420 241848 160114 21000 21000 4401283 3286410 155353 131675 100000 53526 46527 308879 178202 X 985049 1932589 3039413 1107677 67942 67942 4092404 3108208 4401283 3286410 -984196 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2713191 4067093 3823457 3375739 2405265 16384745 2713191 4067093 3823457 3375739 2405265 16384745 5429508 10955237 54511 16467 8956 3476 1346 84756 7214 2889 6643 8954 10930 36630 16506131 2987255 0.66370 0.57350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 67942 0 67942 73300 5358 67942 73750 450 73300 76750 3000 73750 76750 76750 1.00000 0 0 195883 149273 46610 425651 312147 113504 160114 DEFERRED RENT 46527 46527 X 3182015 0 3182015 0 3182015 4166211 0 4166211 0 4166211 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: 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. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: 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. 1 REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION 62 18139 VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS 6 17000 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: 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. THE DAVID CARLINER PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD INCLUDED A CASH AWARD FOR THE COMPETITION WINNER. THE CONSTANSE 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 248875 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 7158 0 266033 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED A BONUS OF $10,000 IN 2012. 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 OR THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 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 OR EXECUTIVE VICE 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 ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND THIS PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.