2012-05-03T08:10:35-05:00 2011-12-31 522057543 DROLET & ASSOCIATES PLLC 1901 L STREET NW SUITE 250 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2011-01-01 521845000 SERVICEMEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK INC SERV 2023283244 PO BOX 65301 WASHINGTON DC 200355301 AUBREY SARVIS 2023283244 2012-04-19 1 MARK C THOMAS CPA P00362982 2028220717 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z AUBREY SARVIS PO BOX 65301 WASHINGTON DC 200355301 1637279 0 X WWW.SLDN.ORG X 1993 DE LEGAL AID; GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG 13 12 17 60 0 0 1827098 1199824 420591 437406 45 49 0 0 2247734 1637279 1240 2160 0 0 1329234 1127633 0 0 389294 1089284 1023535 2419758 2153328 -172024 -516049 1403387 839343 173423 125428 1229964 713915 X SLDN IS A NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT, LEGAL SERVICES, WATCHDOG AND POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING ABOUT FULL LGBT EQUALITY TO AMERICA'S MILITARY AND ENDING ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT OF MILITARY PERSONNEL ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. SLDN PROVIDES FREE AND DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS AFFECTED BY THE REPEALED "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" LAW AND THE PRIOR REGULATORY BAN ON OPEN SERVICE, AS WELL AS THOSE CURRENTLY SERVING WHO MAY EXPERIENCE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION. SINCE 1993, OUR IN-HOUSE LEGAL TEAM HAS RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 11,500 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. 0 0 280240 IN 2011, SLDN RESPONDED TO 803 REQUESTS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE, OPENED 355 NEW CASES, AND ENGAGED WITH ELEVEN NATIONAL LAW FIRMS WHO ASSISTED SLDN WITH PRO-BONO LEGAL PROJECTS. THESE INCLUDED, BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO:A SUIT IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT IN MASSACHUSETTS ON BEHALF OF EIGHT CURRENT SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES CHALLENGING THE SO-CALLED DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT AND OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES;A SUCCESSFUL PETITION TO THE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS FOR MILITARY RECORDS TO UPGRADE THE DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION OF AN 89-YEAR OLD VETERAN WHO WAS DISCHARGED IN THE WWII ERA BASED ON HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATION;CONTINUED TO LITIGATE IN BEHALF OF THREE FORMER SERVICE MEMBERS WHO SEEK TO RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY, ONE OF WHOM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REINSTATED AS A RESULT OF THE SUIT, AND CONCLUDED OUR LITIGATION TO PREVENT THE SEPARATION OF AN AIR FORCE LIEUTENANT COLONEL AFTER HE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED RETIREMENT.IN ADDITION, SLDN UNDERTOOK OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATING AT PANELS AT LAW SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY. SLDN RESEARCHED, WROTE AND PUBLISHED A 50-PAGE GUIDE TO SERVING IN THE MILITARY FOLLOWING DADT REPEAL, AND WE CONTINUED TO PRESS THE PENTAGON TO EXTEND BENEFITS TO SAME-SEX SPOUSES OF SERVICE MEMBERS WHERE POSSIBLE UNDER EXISTING LAW. 388553 SLDN ENGAGED IN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES WITH THE WHITE HOUSE, CONGRESS, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. IN PROTECTING "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" REPEAL AND ADVOCATING FOR FULL LGBT MILITARY EQUALITY, SLDN ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:EDUCATION OF HOUSE AND SENATE MEMBERS ON THE INEQUITY FACED BY LGBT SERVICE MEMBERS;PUSH FOR TIMELY CERTIFICATION OF REPEAL, AND EQUAL BENEFITS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LGB SERVICE MEMBERS;MONITORING OF DADT REPEAL IMPLEMENTATION AND PROVIDING INPUT AND FEEDBACK AS APPROPRIATE TO KEY DECISION-MAKERS;REPEAL DAY CELEBRATIONS IN ALL FIFTY STATES AND ABROAD TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON REPEAL;RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL TRANSGENDER ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCATES AROUND TRANSGENDER MILITARY SERVICE; ANDNUMEROUS GRASSROOTS ACTIONS IN STATES WITH TARGETED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO PROTECT REPEAL.EACH OF THESE INITIATIVES PLAYED AN INFLUENTIAL ROLE IN PROTECTING DADT REPEAL AND WORKING TOWARD ACHIEVING FULL LGBT MILITARY EQUALITY. 342188 THROUGHOUT 2011, SLDN EMPLOYED THE MOST UP-TO-DATE AND EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR LEVERAGING TRADITIONAL AND NEW MEDIA TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION, IMPACT DECISION-MAKERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL, AND ACTIVATE THE GRASSROOTS TO ACTION WHEN NEEDED TO AFFECT POLICY AND POLITICAL OUTCOMES. WITH AN EVER-GROWING AND INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE VIA ONLINE PLATFORMS LIKE FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, AS WELL AS CULTIVATING TRADITIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS, OUR CONTINUED CAMPAIGN TO ACHIEVE FULL EQUALITY IN THE MILITARY REACHED NEW AND OLD AUDIENCES ALIKE - AND MADE A DIFFERENCE. KEY PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS INCLUDED, BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO:KEEPING UP PRESSURE FOR TIMELY CERTIFICATION OF DADT REPEAL;LITIGATING TO END THE SO-CALLED DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT (DOMA) AND OTHER FEDERAL LAWS THAT PREVENT THE MILITARY FROM PROVIDING SAME SUPPORT TO ALL FAMILIES;CALLING FOR AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY; ANDCELEBRATING DADT REPEAL 542345 437406 SLDN CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND TOP MILITARY LEADERS, AND THEIR ALLIES TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT REPEAL OF THE DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL LAW, AS WELL AS REMAINING INEQUALITIES FOR GAY AND LESBIAN SERVICE MEMBERS IN THE POST-REPEAL MILITARY. THESE INCLUDED PERSONAL APPEARANCES BY STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE MANAGEMENT OF A SURROGATE SPEAKERS' BUREAU, AND VISIBILITY AT FESTIVALS AND LGBT PRIDE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 542345 437406 1553326 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI MA MD ME MO MS NC ND OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV OH NJ NM MI MN WI NY NH LA KY IL KS X X SLDN - FRANCISCO J RAMIREZ COOCFO 2023283244 1612 K STREET NW SUITE 308 WASHINGTON DC 20006 APRIL HEINZE 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MAGEE 6.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE TOM EASLEY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON MCLAUGHLIN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 AUBREY SARVIS 40.00 X X 150000 0 3684 BEN BOOKS 4.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS CARPENTER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CHRISTIAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF CLEGHORN 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA CURREN 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND SMITH 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED STECKLER 4.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA WUJCIAK 4.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCISCO J RAMIREZ 40.00 X 130024 0 3260 280024 0 6944 2 0 1 0 WINDOWS CATERING COMPANY 5724 GENERAL WASHINGTON DRIVE ALEXANDRIA VA 22312 CATERING-ANNUAL DINNER 225479 LEAF LLC 1612 K STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20006 OFFICE RENT 105243 HARGROVE INC 1 HARGROVE DRIVE LANHAM MD 20706 STAGING-ANNUAL DINNER 102420 3 69927 1129897 68138 1199824 PROGRAM EVENT 900099 437406 437406 437406 49 49 1637279 437406 0 49 2160 2160 286968 221012 22988 42968 677648 524188 54256 99204 13537 8381 1317 3839 76743 53504 1212 22027 72737 56417 5423 10897 304482 239617 22474 42391 9094 7418 207 1469 109924 64393 10232 35299 44404 12755 31649 107229 75276 5381 26572 74263 53893 13077 7293 299334 211749 39767 47818 11338 11338 15527 12864 449 2214 LICENSES AND PERMITS 11322 167 91 11064 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 8376 6911 100 1365 GRANT EXPENSE 2340 1170 1170 25902 2621 915 22366 2153328 1553326 210708 389294 525067 289257 77355 60797 734235 443792 48112 41822 224608 224608 11338 0 3605 3675 3675 1403387 839343 85192 58433 76800 66995 11431 173423 125428 X 501289 260123 728675 453792 1229964 713915 1403387 839343 -516049 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 2340359 2770939 2131037 1827098 1199824 10269257 2340359 2770939 2131037 1827098 1199824 10269257 1521416 8747841 4254 2961 3920 45 49 11229 10280486 857997 0.85090 0.82230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 40516 45778 86294 2067034 2153328 257666 64417 0 0 266432 268302 270988 257666 1063388 1595082 99427 112333 249387 86294 547441 66608 67076 67747 64417 265848 398772 53898 14513 57741 40516 166668 224608 224608 0 0 1637279 2153328 -516049 -516049 2651814 1014535 1014535 1637279 0 1637279 3167863 1014535 1014535 2153328 0 2153328 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION 740, INCOME TAXES (ASC 740) 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. SLDN BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUBREY SARVIS 150000 0 0 0 0 0 3000 0 684 0 153684 0 0 0 X 7 68138 FAIR MARKET PRICE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 SLDN'S FORM 990 AS DRAFTED BY SLDN'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THEN, IT IS REVIEWED BY SLDN'S AUDIT COMMITTEE (CHAIRED BY SLDN'S TREASURER). THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SENDS THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD, TOGETHER WITH ITS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND FINALLY APPROVES THE FORM 990, PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AS INDICATED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EVERY NEW DIRECTOR, OFFICER, MEMBER OF THE MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL OR EMPLOYEE COMPLETES THE "DISCLOSURE STATEMENT" ON ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT, AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. THE COMPLETED STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED, AS CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS, BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, IN THE OFFICE OF SLDN IN WASHINGTON D.C. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AS PROVIDED IN THE SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM ADOPTED AS A POLICY BY THE SLDN BOARD, ALL SLDN EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, ARE PAID IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKET IN SLDN'S LOCATION. ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS, SLDN OBTAINS DATA FROM SURVEYS ABOUT THE COMPARABILITY OF ITS SALARY SCALE WITH THE SALARIES PREVAILING IN THE SAME MARKET AREA. THIS SURVEY DATA IS OBTAINED FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, WITH A SIMILAR NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND REVENUE LEVEL, IN THE LOCAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. THE RESULTS OF THESE SALARY SURVEYS ARE USED BY SLDN TO PERIODICALLY ADJUST ITS SALARY SCALE AND ARE MAINTAINED ON FILE. THE MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS FOR EACH LEVEL OF SLDN'S SALARY SCALE ARE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE SLDN WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO PAY STAFF AT APPROPRIATE LEVELS IN RELATION TO THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND RELATIVE INTERNAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE POSITION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 SLDN'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE INSTITUTION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. SEVERICEMEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK FREEDOM TO SERVE PO BOX 65301 WASHINGTON DC 200355301 272268181 TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF SERVICEMEMBERS AFFECTED BY DESCRIMINATION. DC 501(C)(4) N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0