COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS (EIN 36-6000818)
Tax period: 2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed: 2012-03-21
IRS object ID: 201210839349300506
Schema version: 2010v3.4
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-03-21T13:22:10-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	366000818	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	COUN	NameControl
Phone	8592448000	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 11910	AddressLine1
City	Lexington	City
State	KY	State
ZIP Code	405781910	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Wade Littrell	Name
Title	Controller	Title
Phone	8592448144	Phone
Date Signed	2012-03-21	DateSigned

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Wade Littrell	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2760 Research Park Drive	AddressLine1
City	Lexington	City
State	KY	State
ZIP Code	40511	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	35871653	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.csg.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Association	X	TypeOfOrganizationAssociation
Year Formation	1933	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	KY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	The Council of State Governments is a non-partisan region-based organization serving all three branches of state government. CSG fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy which offers unparalleled regional, national and international opportunities to network, develop leaders, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	69	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	69	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	246	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	7560	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	7560	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	10489830	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	11198553	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	23167692	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	24046906	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	536653	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	444145	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	93770	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	90359	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	34287945	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	35779963	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	13385597	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	14562423	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	295463	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	20010114	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	21475479	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	33395711	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	36037902	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	892234	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-257939	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	25758960	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	25907857	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	14936693	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	15906629	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	10822267	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	10001228	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	The Council of State Governments is a non-partisan region-based organization serving all three branches of state government. CSG fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy which offers unparalleled regional, national and international opportunities to network, develop leaders, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	20053650	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	21164835	Revenue
Description	Grants and contracts - Restricted activities related to Federal, state and foundation grants and contracts. These activities cover issues such as criminal justice, education, health, border issues and other projects of interest to all the states and US territories and their citizens. Federal grants are from the Department of Justice, US Agency for International Development, Federal Emergency Management Association and other such agencies.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	4579546	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	6405	Revenue
Description	Offices located in each region that focuses on issues of most interest to policymakers and provide state leaders with the resources and tools they need to effectively address today's public policy challenges. Projects such as the Eastern Trade Council, Northeast States Association for Agricultural Stewardship, Midwest Passenger Rail Commission, LSA Directors, Southern Legislative Conference are among a few of the many programs of the regions.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3921046	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	591572	Revenue
Description	National and regional conferences which provide a forum for the exchange of information and trends relating to state government issues and state government officials. Provides networking opportunities for state officials from all branches of government. Topics relating to educational issues, energy issues, health issues, growth and prosperity, environmental issies, transportation issues, border issues and current economic climate are discussed. Presentations made by expert speakers. 6 major conferences were held in FY 11.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther (2 entries)

ExpenseExpense	GrantsGrants	RevenueRevenue	DescriptionDescription
2193520	0	0	Public Policy - The Council of State Governments tracks public policy issues in various areas across the country, including in education, health, energy and environment, and transportation at its headquarters office. In addition, several policy programs offer an expanded look into specific categories, such as public safety and justice issues at the national Justice Center, public health issues at Healthy States, combined state efforts in areas of common interest through the National Center for Interstate Compacts, and model legislation through the Suggested State Legislation program. CSG recently launched the Comparative Performance Measurement Project, which seeks to collect, analyze and publish comparative performance data so states can better set reachable targets for their services and identify successful state practices.
617127	0	346694	Publications designed to educate and inform state officials regarding innovations and changes in state governments and state government issues. 6 major publications

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	2810647	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	0	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	346694	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	31364889	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	1	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	1	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	125	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	246	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	1	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	1	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	69	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	69	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	0	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Council of State Governments	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	8592448000	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2760 Research Park Drive	AddressLine1
City	Lexington	City
State	KY	State
ZIP Code	405118410	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (81 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
Governor Brian D Schweitzer
President	5	X	0	0	0
Representative Bob Godfrey
Chair	5	X	0	0	0
Senate President David L Williams
Immediate Past Chair	5	X	0	0	0
Senator Roberto Arango
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Don Balfour
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Jerry Bassett
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Maxine Bell
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Steve Buehrer
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Liz Alvey
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Michael W Brubaker
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Barbara Broderick
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Rosie Berger
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Lt Governor Anthony Brown
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Secretary of State Beth Chapman
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Assemblyman Marcus Conklin
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Pat Colloton
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Sean T Connaughton
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Justice Robert Cupp
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Bob Damron
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Bart Davis
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Jose Rafael Diaz
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Roger L Eddy
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Hugh Farley
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor Luis Fortuno
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Karen Fraser
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
MLA Leo Glavine
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Speaker Gordie Gosse
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Speaker Robert Harrell Jr
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Louis Patrick Hill
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Julia Howard
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Deborah Hudson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Judge Robert Hunter
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Keith M Ingram
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Lilia Judson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Kim Koppelman
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Treasurer James Lewis
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Sara Lampe
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Thomas E Lubnau II
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Randy McDaniel
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Iris Y Martinez
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Sec of State Kenneth McClintok
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Manuel Mencia
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Chief Justice John D Minton Jr
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Jim Mullen
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Bobby Moak
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Richard Moore
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Terie N Norelli
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Dave Nething
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Mark Norris
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Marcus Oshiro
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Member Francois Quimet
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Curren D Price Jr
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Scott Reske
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Todd Richardson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative James R Roebuck Jr
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Treasurer Kelly L Schmidt
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Gary Stevens
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Jessie G Stratton
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Kevin Van Tassell
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Dr Sheila Wright
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Pam Varni
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Jeff Wentworth
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr W Paul White
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Richard Wills
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr David Adkins
Executive Director	40		208138	0	0	X
Mr Michael McCabe
Deputy Executive Director	40		155453	0	0	X
Mr Wendell Hannaford
Deputy Executive Director	40		141261	0	0	X
Ms Colleen Cousineau
Deputy Executive Director	40		136063	0	0	X
Mr Michael Robinson
Senior Deputy Executive Director	40		132692	0	0	X
Mr Christopher C Whatley
Deputy Executive Director	40		125243	0	0	X
Mr Wade Littrell
Chief Financial Officer	40		93496	0	0	X
Mr Fred Osher
Director - Health Systems	40		196742	0	0		X
Mr Antonio Fabelo
Director Research	40		165670	0	0		X
Mr Michael Thompson
Director of Justice Center	40		164723	0	0		X
Ms Blake L Norton
Justice Center Project Director	40		133953	0	0		X
Ms Elizabeth Burgos
Affiliate Director - NHCSL	40		124147	0	0		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1777581	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	21	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Business Name Line2NameOfContractor/NameBusiness/BusinessNameLine2	Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation	Address Line2AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine2
Conference of Western Attorney Generals
CWAG	1300 I Street	Sacramento	CA	95814	Technical assistance	6600840
Paso Del Norte Group
	201 East Main Street	El Paso	TX	79901	Technical assistance	834447	Suite 1700
Urban Institute
	Department 950	Washington	DC	20042	Technical assistance	239338
Jessica Nickel
	8805 Wandering Trail Drive	Potomac	MD	20854	Technical Assisance	157311
ICF Resources LLC
	PO Box 7777-W510501	Philadelphia	PA	191750501	Technical assistance and assessments	122053

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	7	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Federated Campaigns	0	FederatedCampaigns
Membership Dues	6939983	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	0	FundraisingEvents
Related Organizations	0	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	0	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	4258570	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	0	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	11198553	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	ExclusionExclusionAmount
Grants and contracts	900099	21164835	21164835	0	$0
Recoveries	900099	1838890	1838890	0	$0
Conference revenue	900099	591572	591572	0	$0
Publications	511190	346694	341254	5440	$0
Special Projects	900099	101350	101350	0	$0

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3565	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1445	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	2120	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	24046906	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	439270	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$439,270	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	915	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$915	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	181134	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	91690	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	89444	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	89444	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	89444	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	0	Securities
Other	4875	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	0	Securities
Other	0	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	0	Securities
Other	4875	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4875	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$4,875	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	0	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	35779963	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	24128790	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	7560	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$445,060	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1777581	Total
Program Services	1343255	ProgramServices
Management And General	434326	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9516115	Total
Program Services	7533543	ProgramServices
Management And General	1796837	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	185735	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1242122	Total
Program Services	849584	ProgramServices
Management And General	361455	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	31083	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1203664	Total
Program Services	841908	ProgramServices
Management And General	348041	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13715	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	822941	Total
Program Services	656237	ProgramServices
Management And General	153375	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13329	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23951	Total
Management And General	23951	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31500	Total
Management And General	31500	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10746071	Total
Program Services	10740946	ProgramServices
Management And General	5125	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1208321	Total
Program Services	932763	ProgramServices
Management And General	265162	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10396	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	281506	Total
Program Services	182354	ProgramServices
Management And General	99152	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1852203	Total
Program Services	1496233	ProgramServices
Management And General	342402	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13568	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2390399	Total
Program Services	2269998	ProgramServices
Management And General	94570	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	25831	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3611976	Total
Program Services	3593082	ProgramServices
Management And General	18805	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	89	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	181978	Total
Program Services	54092	ProgramServices
Management And General	127886	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	225804	Total
Program Services	79062	ProgramServices
Management And General	145392	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1350	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Equipment	242206	172451	69388	367
Printing	405392	373460	31932	0
Bad debts and penalties	145931	128993	16938	0
Committee expense	127811	116829	10982	0
Taxes	430	99	331	0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36037902	Total
Program Services	31364889	ProgramServices
Management And General	4377550	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	295463	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22175302	BOY
EOY	22134890	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	843958	BOY
EOY	1015215	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	533767	BOY
EOY	692381	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2686963	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1705565	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	830599	BOY
EOY	981398	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1375334	BOY
EOY	1083973	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25758960	BOY
EOY	25907857	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3497368	BOY
EOY	2859805	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2493853	BOY
EOY	2519554	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8945472	BOY
EOY	10527270	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14936693	BOY
EOY	15906629	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10822267	BOY
EOY	10001228	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10822267	BOY
EOY	10001228	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25758960	BOY
EOY	25907857	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-257939	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-563100	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	1	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	1	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	12334809	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12788673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	12166941	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	10489830	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	11198553	CurrentTaxYear
Total	58978806	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	12334809	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12788673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	12166941	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	10489830	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	11198553	CurrentTaxYear
Total	58978806	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	0	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	58978806	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1000178	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1152921	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	966462	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	630423	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	440186	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4190170	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	420308	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	11289	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	431597	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	63600573	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	96141091	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.92733	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.92776	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
General Explanation	TIAA-CREF refunds and other small refunds.	GeneralExplanation

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	1	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	1	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$130,473	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	0	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	130473	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	0	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SchC_P2B_S00_L01	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1	ReturnReference
Explanation	The CSG Justice Center classified some of its work on federal issues as lobbying. In particular staff provided members of Congress and their staff with information about the demand among state government officials for justice reinvestment technical assistance and discussed the possibility of federal legislation and federal funding, which could help address this demand. In addition, lobbyists were contracted relating to some Pew Grants.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	279576	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	279576	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	630189	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	257268	Depreciation
Book Value	372921	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	66189	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	66189	Depreciation
Book Value	0	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1670261	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1359697	Depreciation
Book Value	310564	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Other Cost Or Other Basis	40748	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	22411	Depreciation
Book Value	18337	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	981398	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
Cash held for affiliates	$10,378,205
Contingencies for Indirect Recovery	$149,065

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	10527270	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	35779963	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	36037902	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-257939	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	204588	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities	0	DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses	0	InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments	0	PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other	$0	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	204588	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-53351	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	32162523	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	207921	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	0	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants	0	RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues	0	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	207921	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	31954602	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included	3825361	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	3825361	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	35779963	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	31833167	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	0	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Prior Year Adjustments	0	PriorYearAdjustments
Losses Reported	0	LossesReported
Other Expenses Included	0	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	0	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	31833167	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included	4204735	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	4204735	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	36037902	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SchD_P12_S00_L04b	Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b	The Form 990 includes some projects of the organization that operate under separate board of directors that are not included in the financial audit.
SchD_P13_S00_L04b	Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 4b	The Form 990 includes some projects of the organization that operate under separate board of directors that are not included in the financial audit.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	1	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (9 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Mr David Adkins
208138	0	0	0	0	0	51691	0	19176	0	279005	0	263611	0
Mr Fred Osher
196742	0	0	0	0	0	19213	0	18360	0	234315	0	226109	0
Mr Michael Thompson
164723	0	0	0	0	0	15717	0	12301	0	192741	0	179803	0
Mr Antonio Fabelo
165670	0	0	0	0	0	15942	0	6136	0	187748	0	180243	0
Mr Michael McCabe
155453	0	0	0	0	0	20000	0	9507	0	184960	0	196290	0
Ms Colleen Cousineau
136063	0	0	0	0	0	28408	0	12219	0	176690	0	175824	0
Mr Wendell Hannaford
141261	0	0	0	0	0	15000	0	12251	0	168512	0	168119	0
Mr Michael Robinson
140000	0	0	0	0	0	20163	0	1193	0	161356	0	0	0
Ms Blake L Norton
133953	0	0	0	0	0	13648	0	5844	0	153445	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SchJ_P01_S00_L01a	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a	ReturnReference
Explanation	As part of the executive director's employment contract, CSG will pay for spouse travel up to three times per year. Should he elect to take advantage of this benefit, the cost of the spouse travel will be included in his taxable income.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0B_L11a	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11a	The Form 990 is given to the chairs of the finance committee for their review after it has been completed and filed.
F990_P06_S0B_L15	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	Comparison salary information was compiled by the Human Resources director in FY 09 in preparation for hiring a new executive director. Salaries and benefit packages of top executives of 7 similar organizations were studied. A final compensation package and employment contract was approved by a subcommittee of the executive board as well as other members chosen from managed organizations. Periodically a compensation study is conducted either internally by the Human Resources department or by the use of an outside consultant for all employees of the organization. CSG utilizes a pay grade system to determine salary ranges for different positions within the organization.
F990_P06_S0C_L19	Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The Council of State Governments does not publish its governing documents or financial statements for the public. Either document would be provided upon request.
F990_P11_S00_L05	Form 990, Part XI, Line 5	Unrealized gains on investments $204,586.00; Distribution of Midwest Governors net assets $(760,188.00) and prior period adjustments $(7,500.00)