2012-07-31T15:54:26-05:00 2011-12-31 541342298 Kositzka Wicks and Company 5500 Cherokee Ave Suite 400 Alexandria VA 22312 990 2011-01-01 272083548 Constituting America Inc CONS 2022550101 PO Box 1988 Colleyville TX 76034 Cathy Gillespie 2022550101 2012-07-31 7036422700 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Cathy Gillespie 9382 Mt Vernon Circle Alexandria VA 22309 298443 0 X www.constitutingamerica.org X 2010 TX Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, (cont. on sched O)Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, and social media to reach, educate and inform America's adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. 5 4 3 100 0 0 198083 286643 0 0 0 0 0 -2103 198083 284540 8000 12000 0 0 35578 113895 0 0 10905 137122 106929 180700 232824 17383 51716 17383 84503 0 17889 17383 66614 X Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, and social media to reach, educate and inform America's adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. 0 0 60985 12000 Students' Scholastic Constitution Contest - Constituting America's cornerstone initiative, the We The People 9.17 Contest, offers America's youth an opportunity to learn about the U.S. Constitution and our country's founding principles in creative and innovative ways. The contest is designed to influence kids through culture by encouraging students to enter this fun and engaging contest that awards prizes for original songs, short films, public service announcements, speeches, poems, drawings and essays inspired by the U.S. Constitution. In 2011 Constituting America expanded the contest to include college students. Nearly one thousand entries have been received from across the Nation for the contest (since 2010), which is judged by a respected panel of well-known judges. Students' Scholastic Constitution Contest - Winners receive a trip to Philadelphia where they are featured as future leaders in the We The People 9.17 Documentary. 2011 Contest Winner Emily Keener sang her winning song on national television, the Huckabee show, with Governor Mike Huckabee and his band, the Little Rockers. 2011 Contest Winners were also featured in print press across the country and made available to Philadelphia and national press on Constitution Day, including local Philadelphia TV interviews. 2011 Winners Emily Kenner and Kori Caswell also sang the National Anthem at the Annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in Washington, DC by congressional invitation. 71271 Winners Educational Philadelphia Trip - As part of the "We The People 9.17 Contest," fourteen contest winners and one parent/guardian received a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the September 17 Constituting America Performance and Awards Ceremony at the National Constitution Center (NCC). Their winning entries were placed on exhibition at the NCC, and the students starred in an educational documentary and music videos produced by Constituting America, highlighting their winning works! (This documentary was subsequently mailed out to over 4,500 schools and educators across America and made available on the internet for download, inspiring students by highlighting our winners who are "Today's Cultural Patriots, Tomorrow's Heroic Leaders")Winners Educational Philadelphia Trip - The two and a half day winners trip offered contest winners additional educational opportunities, as winners toured historic Philadelphia and participated in the National Constitution Center's Constitution Day Activities. Winners also dined with historical interpreters portraying George Washington, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, and enjoyed time for independent sightseeing as well as behind the scenes tours of the city's many historic sites. Promotional press during the tour included TV interviews with local Philadelphia TV, and radio and print press exposure thereby helping to fulfill Constituting America's mission of impacting the youth culture by providing positive role models of youth who care about the U.S. Constitution and share their love of America's founding principles in hip and culturally relevant ways. 29644 Adult Academic Forum - To engage adults in a thoughtful and informative discussion on America's founding principles, Constituting America launched the "90 in 90" initiative, an online forum that challenges adults to join with others around the nation in reading and discussing founding documents over a 90 Day period. The program is augmented by a notable group of constitutional scholars from across the country who write daily essays on the day's assigned reading. In 2010 Constituting America conducted a 90 Day study of the 85 Federalist Papers. In 2011, Constituting America divided the U.S. Constitution into a 90 day study, breaking it down into 90 small sections. Adult Academic Forum - Citizens were encouraged to join the conversation with constitutional scholars by contributing their own blog posts, and discussing the day's assignment on Facebook (35,000 fans by the end of 2011 and currently 44,000 fans in 2012), Twitter and other social media. As a result of this initiative, thousands of citizens gained a deeper understanding of the Constitution's meaning, and its relevancy today through the essays, commentaries and analysis provided by the seasoned scholars and historians. The 90 Day Studies are archived and searchable on the Constituting America website and utilized as educational resources by teachers, middle school through college. 5987 Patriot Clubs - Constituting America launched Patriot Clubs in 2011 to encourage adults and young people, ages 3-103 to form their own Patriot Clubs, and learn about the Constitution in fun and creative ways. Videos of Patriot Club meetings across the Nation are proudly displayed on our website, and Patriot Clubs share their meeting ideas on our website as well. As of December, 2011 we had 15 active Patriot Clubs across the country. 9941 The George Washington "We Are All Americans" School Speaker's Outreach and Speakers Initiative - During the last half of 2011, Constituting America launched the George Washington "We Are All Americans" School Speaker Initiative. This program features Janine Turner, Founder and Co-Chair of Constituting America, www.constitutingamerica.org, visiting schools, speaking to students about the importance of knowing the Constitution and the founding principles of our country, in a nonpartisan way. Using President George Washington's Farewell address as the theme of her remarks, Janine reminds students "We are more than just Democrats or Republicans; we are all Americans," and that knowing the Constitution transcends party or faction. Utilizing film and music from Constituting America's We The People 9.17 2010 and 2011 student winners, Janine inspires students to enter Constituting Americ's We The People 9.17 Contest, where they can win cash prizes, a trip to Philadelphia, national publicity, and a chance to star in a documentary by submitting short films, public service announcements, songs, essays, artwork and poetry, depending on their grade level. Janine visited three schools in the DFW area during the last months of 2011, and in 2012 has already visited eight more, including schools in Seattle, Washington, and in Georgia. To further outreach to schools, Constituting America sponsored a booth in 2011 at the Texas Association of School Administrators Midwinter Conference and Education Expo. Constituting America also mailed a letter in May, 2011 to the nearly 5,000 schools and self-identified teachers on our mailing list; and on August 1, 2011 our educators' mailing list received a DVD of our Road Trip Documentary to assist them with their Constitution Day Observances, required by federal law. 4250 Other 20178 182078 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 X 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CT GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI CO FL OK X The Organization 2022550101 9382 Mt Vernon Circle Alexandria VA 22309 Janice Gauntt 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Gauntt 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lindi Harvey 1.00 X 0 0 0 Janine Gauntt 50.00 X X 97500 0 0 Cathy Gillespie 40.00 X X 0 0 0 97500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93322 193321 286643 11800 93322 13903 -2103 -2103 284540 0 0 -2103 12000 12000 102000 81600 10200 10200 5168 5168 6727 5381 673 673 2813 2813 24887 24887 239 207 32 1208 1208 Winners Educational Phi 41627 41627 Kids Scholastic Constit 19341 19341 Adult Academic Forum 5000 5000 Public Relations 4750 4750 7064 7004 60 232824 182078 39841 10905 17383 80123 6042 1662 0 4380 17383 84503 17889 0 17889 X 17383 56614 10000 17383 66614 17383 84503 X 51716 -2486 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 198083 286643 484726 198083 286643 484726 223197 261529 484726 27943 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6042 1662 4380 4380 284540 232824 51716 -2486 -2486 49230 311757 27217 27217 284540 0 284540 260040 27217 27217 232823 0 232823 Dallas Gala 105122 93322 11800 11511 2392 105122 93322 11800 11511 2392 13903 -2103 0 Student awards 8 12000 FMV Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Janine Gauntt and Janice Gauntt have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The members of the board of directors are emailed a copy of the Form 990 for their review before the form is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each member of the board of directors informs other members of their business interest at the beginning of each year. The Co-Chairpersons have been trained in the importance of and procedures related to avoiding conflicts of interest. They are monitoring transactions to assure themselves there are no violations of the conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The members of the board of directors evaluate the duties and responsibilities of the top officers. The board of directors have considered comparable compensation as if they were in another business. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Constituting America, Inc mainatins a public disclosure file of their Form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption and three years of future filed Form 990. The public disclosure copy of Form 990 is available upon request. Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: Form 990, Part XI, line 5: Prior period adjustments: -2,486.