CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW (EIN 95-2944594)
Tax period
2010-08-01 to 2011-07-31
Filed
2012-03-14
IRS object ID
201200749349300785
Schema version
2010v3.2
Source
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionCALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW IS COMMITTED TO USING THE LAW TO SOLVE HUMAN AND SOCIETAL PROBLEMS. OUR MISSION IS TO TRAIN ETHICAL, COMPETENT AND COMPASSIONATE LAWYERS, REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR DIVERSE SOCIETY, WHO CAN USE THE LAW EFFECTIVELY AND CREATIVELY.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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DescriptionCALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW IS THE INDEPENDENT SAN DIEGO LAW SCHOOL THAT EDUCATES LAWYERS AS CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS AND PRINCIPLED ADVOCATES - LAWYERS WHO FRAME THE PRACTICE OF LAW AS A HELPING, COLLABORATIVE PROFESSION. FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS, CALIFORNIA WESTERN HAS EDUCATED LAWYERS WITH CLASSROOM PREPARATION AND REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE, AND WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THEIR CLIENTS AND THE QUALITY OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM.CALIFORNIA WESTERN PROVIDES A RIGOROUS, TRADITIONAL LEGAL EDUCATION - INCLUDING J.D.; LLM; MAS AND JOINT J.D./PH.D., J.D./MSW AND J.D./MBA DEGREES - WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING PROBLEM-SOLVING, COMMUNICATION, WRITING, AND ANALYTICAL THINKING SKILLS. THIS BROAD SKILL-BASE ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE, AND EVALUATE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT BEHIND A WIDE ARRAY OF LEGAL PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME FOR THEIR CLIENT.LOCATED AT THE HEART OF SAN DIEGO'S LEGAL, POLITICAL AND JUDICIAL CENTER, CALIFORNIA WESTERN MAINTAINS AN ANNUAL ENROLLMENT OF 900-1000 STUDENTS AND 150-200 FULL AND PART-TIME FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERSDescription
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BOY2829461BOY
EOY3001395EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1498723BOY
EOY1313579EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12373361BOY
EOY11968983EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3866858BOY
EOY3939909EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY20568403BOY
EOY20223866EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY50662114BOY
EOY57078878EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1674590BOY
EOY2000393EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2624749BOY
EOY2697910EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY54961453BOY
EOY61777181EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY75529856BOY
EOY82001047EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses4811641ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes2004087ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit RequiredtrueFederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit PerformedtrueFederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
School170b1 AiiXSchool170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed4955 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4955Tax
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMade
VolunteersfalseVolunteers
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagement
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisements
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembers
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact LegislatorstrueDirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators$90,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrations
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB90000TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3falseNotDescribedIn501c3
Form4720 Filed4912 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4912Tax

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance18289414BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions92986Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses3052532InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships59195GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures999946OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses19475AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance20356316EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance16757410BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions192222Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses2334463InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships62496GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures912967OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses19218AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance18289414EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance19498989BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions173211Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-1816622InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships62496GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures962570OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses73102AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance16757410EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.84000BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.13000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.03000TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1010318OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value1010318BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis26488243OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation8437622Depreciation
Book Value18050621BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis89476OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation89476Depreciation

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis10063995OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation9204147Depreciation
Book Value859848BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis12487480OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation6335587Depreciation
Book Value6151893BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings26072680TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionGOVERNMENT LOAN PROGRAMDescription
Amount$3,939,909Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts3939909TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue44559235TotalRevenue
Total Expenses39747594TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year4811641ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments2077136NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other-$73,049OtherAmount
Total Adjustments2004087TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS6815728ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt37352761TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments2077136NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F9902077136RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal35275625RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included98983InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included9184627OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt9283610RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99044559235TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt30537033TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal30537033ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included298983InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included9111578OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt9210561ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99039747594TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Part XPart X : FIN48 FootnoteThe School is exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is also exempt from state income tax. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Codification No. 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes, which sets a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The School reviewed its positions for all open tax years and has determined that no provision for uncertain tax positions is required.
Part XIII, Line 4bPart XIII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SSCHOLARSHIPS RECLSD FROM EXP TO TUITION $8913933 BOOKSTORE EXP RECLSD FROM EXP TO NET REV $179288 PERKINS LOAN FUND EXPENSE RECLASS $18357
Part XII, Line 4bPart XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SSCHOLARSHIPS RECLSD FROM EXP TO TUITION $8913933 BOOKSTORE EXP RECLSD FROM EXP TO NET REV $179288 PERKINS LOAN FUND REVENUE RECLASS $91406
Part XI, Line 8Part XI, Line 8: Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund BalancesPERKINS LOAN FUND RECLASS(NET-REV LESS EXP) $ -73049
Part V, Line 4Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.California Western School of Law's endowment consists of a number of funds established for a variety of purposes. The endowment assets provide a predictable stream of funding for these purposes including scholarships for students, studies in select legal programs, research funds for professors and other operational costs as determined by the Board of Trustees.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmttrueNondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures EtctruePolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast MediatruePolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition RecordstrueMaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships RecordstrueMaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures EtctrueMaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All SolicitationstrueMaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students RightsfalseDiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn FacultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race ScholarshipsfalseDiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid ReceivedtrueGovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid RevokedfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550trueComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy PublicizedCALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW (THE SCHOOL)CUSTOMARILY DRAWS A SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGE OF ITS STUDENTS NATIONWIDE AND FROM A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC SECTION OF CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS DRAWS MANY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL FOLLOWS A RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS AND CURRENTLY ENROLLS MEANINGFUL NUMBERS OF RACIAL MINORITY STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL DOES NOT PUBLISH ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION DUE TO THE LARGE GEOGRAPHIC REGION FROM WHICH APPLICANTS ARE DRAWN. HOWEVER, THE SCHOOL'S BULLETIN, BROCHURES, PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE AND WEBSITE CLEARLY SET FORTH THE SCHOOL'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY.Statement of Non-Discrimination:The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation. The School is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all individuals.
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental AgencyTHE SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL WORK-STUDY AND PERKINS LOAN FUND PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES SUBSIDIZED AND UNSUBSIDIZED FEDERAL STAFFORD LOANS, AS WELL AS GRAD PLUS FEDERAL LOANS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (10 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
SOUTH AMERICA00Program ServicesINTL LEG STUD30059
SOUTH AMERICA00Program ServicesACCESO CAP.1223
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICEPOST GRAD12865
SOUTH AMERICA02Program ServicesPROB SOLV17303
SOUTH AMERICA00Program ServicesCONF/MTNG8554
SOUTH AMERICA03PROGRAM SERVICESCHILE PROG117762
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESCONF/MTNG37
EUROPE00PROGRAM SERVICESCONF/MTNG48698
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00INVESTMENTNO RELATED EXPENDITURES1229233
ASIA & PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICESCONF/MTNG1232
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Employees5SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Employees5TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent1466966SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent1466966TotalAmountSpent
No Recipient Over5 KXNoRecipientOver5K
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign CorpfalseOwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign PartnershiptrueForeignPartnership
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierAdditional Supplemental InformationIdentifier
ExplanationConference/Meetings - Our faculty and employees travel to various foreign locations to attend or present at conferences and meetings, as well as perform research. The expenses incurred by our employees related to these activities are disclosed herein.Chile Summer Program - The School, acting on behalf of the Consortium for Innovative Legal Education, offers a summer abroad program in Santiago, Chile. The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE) is a separate 501(c)(3) entity composed of 4 American Bar Association (ABA) accredited, independent law schools including California Western School of Law, New England Law|Boston, South Texas College of Law and William Mitchell College of Law. Each law school within CILE administers at least one summer abroad program each year in which students take legal course work exposing them to international and comparative law and culture. The School tracks the program revenue and expenses for CILE. Any excess revenue over expenses is paid to CILE and any excess expenses over revenue are reimbursed by CILE to the School. The activity listed for this program will also be included on the separate Consortium for Innovative Legal Education's Form 990 and includes all program expenses.Creative Problem Solving - The Center for Creative Problem Solving develops curriculum, research, and projects to educate students and lawyers in methods for preventing problems where possible, and creatively solving those problems that do exist. The expenses disclosed herein represent costs incurred in various foreign countries while working on such programmatic services.International Legal Studies - Several of the School's faculty members specialize in international legal studies and travel to various foreign countries to perform research and to meet other international legal study specialists. All expenses related to these trips are disclosed herein.Post-Graduate Programs - The Center for Creative Problem Solving and the International Legal Studies program develops, staffs and presents continuing legal and graduate level education for foreign lawyers. These programs are conducted in partnership with various government agencies, other international educational institutions and bar associations.ACCESO Capacitacion is a program devoted to training lawyers and law enforcement in Latin America and assisting with institutional transitions from the inquisitorial to the adversarial system an the introduction of oral trials. This program requires travel by California Western SChool of Law employees and volunteers to Latin America to attend training programs and meetings.Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONSORTIUM FOR INNOVBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1875 SUMMIT AVENUEAddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55105ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient411884496EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant20000AmountOfCashGrant
Amount Of Non Cash Assistance0AmountOfNonCashAssistance
Purpose Of GrantCAPITAL CONTRIB TO RELATED ORGPurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (2 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrantNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantAmount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistanceMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuationDescription Of Non Cash AssistanceDescriptionOfNonCashAssistance
STIPENDS144193632
SCHOLARSHIPS584393008897934BASED UPON THEN CURRENT TUITION RATESTUITION REMISSION

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedIdentifier
ExplanationJD Admission Scholarships:Admission scholarships are granted based on merit. This includes, but is not always limited to: LSAT score and undergraduate grade point average. Some scholarships are also awarded based on merit and diversity. There is no separate application beyond the admissions application required for most of the scholarships. Merit Based Scholarships:California Western School of Law (the School) offers two forms of merit based scholarships that are awarded to students at the completion of their first year of law school. The Academic Merit Scholarship is typically awarded to students with GPAs from 85 to 95. It is awarded based solely on the student's GPA. The Dean's Merit Scholarship is typically awarded to students with GPAs from 80 to 95. It is awarded through a competitive application process. The number of scholarships offered each year varies, based on the number of eligible students and the availability of funds.MCL Scholarships:These scholarships are awarded to the School's most academically outstanding LL.M./M.C.L. applicants based upon academic credentials, relevant work experience, impressive academic and professional recommendations, and strong command of English (as evidenced by quality writing on the applicant's personal statement and by the applicant's "Test of English as a Foreign Language" score).Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Discretionary Spending AccountXDiscretionarySpendingAccount
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceXHousingAllowanceOrResidence
Payments For Use Of ResidenceXPaymentsForUseOfResidence
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E ExpensestrueWrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation RequiredtrueSubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentstrueAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption ProcedurefalseRebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (12 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
WILLIAM ACEVES
24262912500920196002949278598
THOMAS BARTON
22976512500600196001619327865830003000
STEVEN SMITH
34936580000507541960019593519312
PHYLLIS MARION
19036870001624011315224923
PAMELA DUFFY
180091125001616821367230126
MICHAL BELKNAP
22201470001936025441273815
MARK WEINSTEIN
167914125001508014721210215
LAURA PADILLA
235709125008801960014383283072
JOHN NOYES
245932700012001960016675290407
J BOWERMASTER
17136555001500019593211458
BRYAN LIANG
2282657000116031944016662282970
BARBARA COX
2538651250023201960016594304879

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Sch J, Part I, Line 7Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed aboveThe School did provide for performance bonuses or non-fixed payments to selected employees during the calendar year 2010.
Sch J, Part I, Line 1aPart I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.The Dean/President receives an expense and housing allowance annually per the terms of his employment contract. A portion of his housing allowance is reimbursed to him on a non-taxable basis for business meetings and School events held at his residence based upon the estimated fair value of such usage. All of the expense allowance and the taxable portion of the housing allowance are paid via payroll on a semi-monthly basis and are included as W-2 reportable wages. In addition, the School pays for the Dean's monthly membership fees to a social club (the University Club) where various business meetings are regularly held. The total annual cost of the membership is $1,100 and is reported as a business expense.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonBRYAN LIANG - RELOCATIONNamePerson
Loan From OrganizationXLoanFromOrganization
Original Principal$100,000OriginalPrincipalAmount
Balance Due40000BalanceDue
DefaultfalseDefault
Approved By BoardtrueApprovedByBoard
Written AgreementtrueWrittenAgreement
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due40000TotalBalanceDue

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART XI - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSThis figure includes amounts that are not reflected in the tax return detail of revenues and expenses as follows:Net Unrealized gains (losses) on investments $2,077,136Perkins Loan Fund Revenue reclass (91,406)Perkins Loan Fund Expense reclass 18,357Total Other Changes in Net Assets $2,004,087Net unrealized gain (losses) on investments are excluded from reporting on the tax return as a revenue or expense item per the instructions and therefore must be included as an adjustment to Net Assets.The School serves as an agent for the federal government in administering the Perkins Student Financial Aid Program. Therefore, the Perkins Loan fund program activity is not reflected in the School's revenue and expense totals. The activity is recorded on the balance sheet of the School and must therefore be reflected as an adjustment to the tax return net asset reconciliation hereon.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.Form 990, Part VI, Line 19
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesThe compensation of the officers of the organization (Dean, Associate Deans and CFO) and key employees are reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee (serving as the Compensation Committee) of the Board of Trustees. Various comparability data is used to determine the reasonableness of the recommended compensation. The comparability data includes: salary surveys from various sources, Form 990 compensation data from other comparable organizations and other industry specific articles/publications. The minutes of this meeting of the Executive Committee detail the members present, their vote on compensation, the documents reviewed to determine reasonableness of the compensation, the terms of the approved compensation, the date approved, the independence of the committee members, and any deliberation. The minutes are completed and approved in a timely fashion.Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsEach year, the officers, trustees, key employees and certain budget managers of CWSL are asked to review the conflict of interest policy and to complete the annual conflict of interest disclosure form. A checklist is maintained to monitor completion of the form and to track attempts to obtain the disclosure forms from all listed individuals. The completed forms are reviewed by the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees and the CFO. Any disclosed conflict of interest or potential for the appearance of a conflict of interest is discussed with the applicable parties. If any action is required, a plan is developed to address the issue. In addition, our conflict of interest policy requires immediate disclosure of any new/ modified conflict of interest or appearance of a conflict of interest to an appropriate party at the organization. The new information is then reviewed and any applicable action plan developed as discussed above.Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review ProcessThe draft Form 990 is distributed to, and reviewed by, the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees. This review consists of individual committee member review, an overview of the draft by the CFO and a question and answer period during a committee meeting. A final draft with any applicable changes from the Finance Committee review is distributed to the Board of Trustees before being submitted to the IRS.Form 990, Part VI, Line 11
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtDEAN STEVEN SMITH AND TRUSTEE JOHN O'BRIEN BOTH SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIUM FOR INNOVATIVE LEGAL EDUCATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION.Form 990, Part VI, Line 2
Client Note 1 - 990-TThe information on this return is based on K-1s provided. This is the best information available at the time of filing. Upon the discovery of additional or more detailed information an amended return will be filed.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONSORTIUM FOR INNOVATIVE LEGAL EDBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1875 SUMMIT AVENUEAddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55105ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411884496EIN
Primary ActivitiesEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity StatusT. II 509(A)PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrgfalseControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents RoyaltiesfalseReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other OrgtrueGiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other OrgtrueGiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other OrgfalseSaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other OrgfalsePurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of AssetsfalseExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid EmployeesfalseSharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other OrgtrueOtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other OrgfalseOtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
CONSORTIUM FOR INNOVATIVE LEGAL ED
q6728PROGRAM SURPLUS
CONSORTIUM FOR INNOVATIVE LEGAL ED
c75000CASH
CONSORTIUM FOR INNOVATIVE LEGAL ED
b20000CASH

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