AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY (EIN 52-2313694)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-10-22
IRS object ID: 201222969349300707
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-10-22T09:13:00-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522057543	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DROLET & ASSOCIATES PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1901 L STREET NW 250	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522313694	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	AMER	NameControl
Phone	2023936181	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CAROLINE FREDRICKSON	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	2023936181	Phone
Date Signed	2012-10-18	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MATT JOHNSON	Name
PTIN	P00440444	PTIN
Phone	2028220717	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	CAROLINE FREDRICKSON	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	4118918	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.ACSLAW.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2001	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	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.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	26	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	26	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	50	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	3823457	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	3375739	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	594341	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	730749	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	9635	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	3476	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	6643	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	8954	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	4434076	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	4118918	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	58253	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	40756	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Salaries Etc Current Year	2552072	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	463108	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1569269	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1495001	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	4177359	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	4087829	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	256717	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	31089	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	4335800	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	4401283	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	274485	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	308879	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	4061315	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	4092404	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	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.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	1123541	Expense
Description	NATIONAL PROGRAMS: NATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND BRIEFINGS ON TOPICS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE, ACS'S ISSUE GROUPS AND ACS JOURNALS. THE ISSUE GROUPS AND THE NATIONAL OFFICE HOSTED CONFERENCES, BRIEFINGS AND OTHER EVENTS, AND ACS PUBLICIZED PAPERS AND SHORTER PIECES WRITTEN BY ISSUE GROUP MEMBERS TO ITS NETWORK, POLICYMAKERS AND THE MEDIA.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	706159	Expense
Grants	17815	Grants
Description	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.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	500408	Expense
Grants	1524	Grants
Description	LAWYER CHAPTERS: ACS'S GROWING NETWORK OF LAWYER CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY ORGANIZE MEMBERS ON A GEOGRAPHIC BASIS AND OFFER THEM A LOCAL FORUM TO SHARE IDEAS, DEBATE ISSUES AND WORK TOGETHER ON SUBSTANTIVE PROJECTS. THEY ALSO CONNECT MEMBERS WITH NATIONAL ACS INITIATIVES, PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP SHAPE THE NATIONAL DEBATE.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther (2 entries)

ExpenseExpense	GrantsGrants	DescriptionDescription
435361	13154	COMMUNICATIONS: ACS'S COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS INCLUDE MEDIA OUTREACH TO PROMOTE ACS SPEAKERS, PROGRAMS AND PAPERS; MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF ACS'S WEBSITE AND BLOG; THE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLISHING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS; AND THE CREATION OF TRANSCRIPTS AND VIDEOS OF ACS EVENTS.
465942	11763	STUDENT CHAPTERS: THE STUDENT CHAPTERS HOST SUBSTANTIVE PROGRAMS EACH YEAR ON A VARIETY OF LEGAL; AND POLICY ISSUES, INCLUDING HOSTING SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE CONFERENCES, AND PARTICIPATING IN ACS'S NATIONAL PROJECTS. ACS ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL WRITING COMPETITION AND AN ANNUAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION FOR STUDENT MEMBERS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	24917	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Program Service Expense	3231411	TotalProgramServiceExpense
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Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
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Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
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Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
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Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
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School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
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Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
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Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
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Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
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Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	26	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	26	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
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Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2023936181	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (33 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
STEPHEN P BERZON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUELLAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
WADE GIBSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JUDITH SCOTT
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
GEOFFREY R STONE
CHAIR	4.00	X	0	0	0
FAITH E GAY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
PETER EDELMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT RABEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
REVA SIEGEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DENNIS HERRERA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JUDITH LICHTMAN
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0
ABNER MIKVA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
LINDA GREENHOUSE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
PAMELA KARLAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
THEODORE M SHAW
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN D SUSMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
LISA BLUE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID BRODSKY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ELIZABETH CABRASER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JAY EISENHOFER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JESSICA JACKSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DAWN JOHNSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ASHLAND JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ANDREW PINCUS
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0
PHILIPPA SCARLETT
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CLIFF SLOAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DAN TOKAJI
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CAROLINE FREDRICKSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		259700	0	6851	X
DAVID LYLE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	40.00		165420	0	3603	X
THOMAS PAZZI
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		115846	0	15555		X
LASHAWN WARREN
DIR. OF PROGRAMS	40.00		137990	0	7281		X
PRAVEEN D FERANDES
ASSOC. DIR. OF PROGRAMS	40.00		100081	0	6755		X
LISA HAYES
VP OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00		105392	0	603		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	884429	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	40648	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	6	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NEW SIGNATURE	BusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 H STREET NW STE 940	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	IT CONSULTING	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	126577	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	3375739	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	3375739	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
CONVENTION FEES	900099	551554	551554
LAWYER CHAPTERS	900099	179195	179195

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	730749	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3476	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$3,476	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	8954	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	8954	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	8954	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4118918	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	739703	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$3,476	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40756	Total
Program Services	40756	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	435574	Total
Program Services	265011	ProgramServices
Management And General	33581	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	136982	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1813810	Total
Program Services	1433683	ProgramServices
Management And General	224198	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	155929	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	144883	Total
Program Services	112809	ProgramServices
Management And General	15301	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	16773	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	157805	Total
Program Services	120755	ProgramServices
Management And General	16406	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20644	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3057	Total
Program Services	2459	ProgramServices
Management And General	223	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	375	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24981	Total
Program Services	20093	ProgramServices
Management And General	1825	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3063	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	190921	Total
Program Services	153563	ProgramServices
Management And General	13951	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	23407	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13096	Total
Program Services	12301	ProgramServices
Management And General	420	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	375	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	215359	Total
Program Services	158231	ProgramServices
Management And General	32579	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24549	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	49451	Total
Program Services	39020	ProgramServices
Management And General	4905	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5526	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	212003	Total
Program Services	160278	ProgramServices
Management And General	24325	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	27400	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	197207	Total
Program Services	181771	ProgramServices
Management And General	1093	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14343	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	414757	Total
Program Services	401756	ProgramServices
Management And General	4200	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8801	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	80592	Total
Program Services	60929	ProgramServices
Management And General	9247	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10416	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21912	Total
Program Services	16712	ProgramServices
Management And General	2446	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2754	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
VIDEOS, TRANSCRIPTS & P	24404	24404
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	22423	20542	868	1013
BAD DEBT LOSS	5358		5358

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19480	Total
Program Services	6338	ProgramServices
Management And General	2384	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10758	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4087829	Total
Program Services	3231411	ProgramServices
Management And General	393310	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	463108	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	107160	BOY
EOY	236370	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1178632	BOY
EOY	2124377	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2765132	BOY
EOY	1768110	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	23740	BOY
EOY	9578	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	617131	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	375283	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	240136	BOY
EOY	241848	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21000	BOY
EOY	21000	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4335800	BOY
EOY	4401283	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	270885	BOY
EOY	155353	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3600	BOY
EOY	100000	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	53526	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	274485	BOY
EOY	308879	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1071082	BOY
EOY	985049	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2916933	BOY
EOY	3039413	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	73300	BOY
EOY	67942	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4061315	BOY
EOY	4092404	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4335800	BOY
EOY	4401283	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	31089	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

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	2540149	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2713191	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	4067093	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3823457	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3375739	CurrentTaxYear
Total	16519629	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2540149	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2713191	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	4067093	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3823457	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3375739	CurrentTaxYear
Total	16519629	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	6946996	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	9572633	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	58990	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	54511	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	16467	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	8956	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3476	CurrentTaxYear
Total	142400	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	3989	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	7214	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2889	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	6643	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	8954	CurrentTaxYear
Total	29689	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	16691718	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	2625523	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.57350	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.57670	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	73300	BeginningOfYearBalance
Other Expenditures	5358	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	67942	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	73750	BeginningOfYearBalance
Other Expenditures	450	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	73300	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	76750	BeginningOfYearBalance
Other Expenditures	3000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	73750	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	76750	BeginningOfYearBalance
End Of Year Balance	76750	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	191480	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	115512	Depreciation
Book Value	75968	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	425651	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	259771	Depreciation
Book Value	165880	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	241848	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	DEFERRED RENT	Description
Amount	$53,526	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	53526	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	4118918	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	4087829	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	31089	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	31089	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4113560	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F990	0	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	4113560	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	5358	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	5358	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	4118918	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4082471	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F990	0	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	4082471	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	5358	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	5358	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	4087829	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
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:	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.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		BAD DEBT LOSS ON PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS
PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		BAD DEBT LOSS ON PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	1	RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (2 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrant	Number Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipients	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant
REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION	63	17756
VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS	10	23000

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	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 CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION INCLUDED CASH AWARDS FOR THE WINNING AND RUNNER-UP TEAMS. THE RICHARD D. CUDAHY WRITING COMPETITION ON REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW INCLUDED CASH AWARDS FOR THE BEST SUBMISSION FROM BOTH LAWYER AND STUDENT CATEGORIES. THE DAVID CARLINER PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD INCLUDED A CASH AWARD FOR THE COMPETITION WINNER. THE NATIONAL STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION INCLUDED CASH AWARDS FOR WINNING AND TWO RUNNERS-UP SUBMISSIONS.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	1	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 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
CAROLINE FREDRICKSON
249700	0	10000	0	0	0	0	0	6851	0	266551	0	0	0
DAVID LYLE
165420	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3603	0	169023	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 7	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED A BONUS OF $10,000.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
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.