COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS (EIN 36-6000818)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-03-31
IRS object ID: 201100919349300220
Schema version: 2009v1.2
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-03-31T10:43:01-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-07-01	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	2011-03-31	DateSigned

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	34384823	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
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	94	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	94	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	246	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	8879	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	8879	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	12166941	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	10489830	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	15998136	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	23167692	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	777177	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	536653	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	62005	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	93770	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	29004259	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	34287945	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	13721517	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	13385597	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	79738	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	15828939	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	20010114	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	29550456	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	33395711	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-546197	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	892234	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	26138316	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	25758960	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	15701077	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	14936693	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	10437239	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	10822267	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	18046042	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	17847734	Revenue
Description	Grants and contracts - Restricted activities related to Federal, state and foundation grants and contracts. These activities cover such issues as criminal justice, education, health, border issues and other topics of interest to all states and US territories and their citizens. Federal grants are from the Department of Justice, U.S. Agency for International Development, Federal Emergency Management Association and other such agencies.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3004402	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	631361	Revenue
Description	National and regional conferences which provide a forum for the exchange of information and trends relating to state governments issues and state government officials. Provides networking opportunities for state officials from all branches of government. Topics relating to education issues, energy issues, health issues, growth and prosperity, environmental issues, transportation issues and current economic climate are discussed. Presentations made by expert speakers. 6 major conferences were held in FY 10.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	5047981	Expense
Grants	0	Grants
Revenue	138766	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 Governors Association, Midwest Passenger Rail Commission, LSA Directors are among a few of the many programs of the regions.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther (2 entries)

ExpenseExpense	GrantsGrants	RevenueRevenue	DescriptionDescription
2508565	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.
523487	0	387071	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	3032052	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	0	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	387071	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	29130477	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	1	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	1	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	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
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	117	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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
Form8899 Filed	0	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiled
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	94	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	94	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	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	0	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 (104 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
Governor Mike Rounds
President	5	X	0	0	0
Senate President David L Williams
Chair	5	X	0	0	0
Representative Bob Godfrey
Chair Elect	5	X	0	0	0
Senator Steve Buehrer
Vice Chair	5	X	0	0	0
Representative Rocky Adkins
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Phillip Bartlett
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
Lt Governor William Bolling
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Daniel Bosley
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Joan Brady
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Shane Broadway
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Laura Brod
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Lt Governor Anthony Brown
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Jose Campos
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Tarryl Clark
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Pat Colloton
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Secretary of State Pedro Cortes
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Kevin Coughlin
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
Assemblyman Hector De La Torre
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Julie Denton
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor Jim Douglas
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Denise Ducheny
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Jay Scott Emler
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Hugh Farley
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Mike Festa
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Vivian Davis Figures
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor Jennifer Granholm
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Secretary of State Trey Grayson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative F Dale Grubb
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Rebecca Harilson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Toni Harp
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Speaker Robert Harrell Jr
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Julie Harris-Lawrence
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor Brad Henry
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Jeff Herring
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Louis 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
Senator Fred Jarrett
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Lilia Judson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr Russ Katherman
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Dan Kelly
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Peter Kilmartin
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Attorney General Gary King
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Dr Michael King
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Treasurer Nancy Kopp
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
Senator Terry Link
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor John Lynch
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor Joe Manchin III
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Mr David Maxwell
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Sec of State Kenneth McClintok
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Lesil McGuire
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Joshua Miller
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Yvonne Miller
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Joseph Miro
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 Michael Murphy
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
Governor Beverly Perdue
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Gregory Porter
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Mary Regel
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor Jodi Rell
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Governor Bill Richardson
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Stanley Rosenberg
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Chris Ross
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Ms Paula Roy
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Steve Saland
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Paula Sandoval
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Donna Sheldon
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Tom Sloan
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Nancy Smith
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Treasurer Jeb Spaulding
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Representative Jim Tucker
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Steve Urquhart
Board Member	2	X	0	0	0
Senator Leticia Van De Putte
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		200757	0	58611	X
Mr Michael Robinson
Deputy Director	40		126180	0	15677	X
Mr Wade Littrell
Controller	40		97017	0	22111	X
Mr Michael McCabe
Regional Director	40		156143	0	40147		X
Mr Michael Thompson
Director of Justice Center	40		153500	0	26303		X
Mr Fred Osher
Director - Health Systems	40		192891	0	33218			X
Mr Antonio Fabelo
Director Research	40		158996	0	21248			X
Mr Wendell Hannaford
Regional Director	40		142744	0	25375			X
Ms Colleen Cousineau
Regional Director	40		137032	0	38792			X
Ms Elizabeth Burgos
Director - Affiliate	40		124353	0	17507			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1489613	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	298989	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	17	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	3595852
Emergix
	355 S Broadway	Lexington	KY	40508	Technical assistance	284400	Suite 705
ICF Resources LLC
	PO Box 7777-W510501	Philadelphia	PA	191750501	Technical assistance and assessments	189224
Urban Institute
	Department 950	Washington	DC	20042	Technical assistance	151490
Great Plains Institute
	2801 21st Avenue South	Minneapolis	MN	55407	Policy research and action	147817	Suite 230

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	8	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Federated Campaigns	0	FederatedCampaigns
Membership Dues	6619129	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	0	FundraisingEvents
Related Organizations	0	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	0	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	3870701	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	0	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	10489830	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	17847734	17847734	0	$0
Recoveries	900099	3971501	3971501	0	$0
Conference revenue	900099	770152	770152	0	$0
Publications	511190	387071	378192	8879	$0
Special projects	900099	171444	171444	0	$0

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	19790	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	19790	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	23167692	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	536653	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$536,653	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	0	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	190648	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	96878	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	93770	Real
Personal	0	Personal

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	93770	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	93770	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

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

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	34287945	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	23252583	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	8879	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$536,653	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	791225	Total
Program Services	363495	ProgramServices
Management And General	427730	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9711955	Total
Program Services	7942383	ProgramServices
Management And General	1719357	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	50215	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1046919	Total
Program Services	759950	ProgramServices
Management And General	280885	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6084	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1064291	Total
Program Services	765811	ProgramServices
Management And General	293013	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5467	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	771207	Total
Program Services	616141	ProgramServices
Management And General	151320	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3746	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34491	Total
Program Services	21803	ProgramServices
Management And General	12688	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31510	Total
Management And General	31510	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7748916	Total
Program Services	7675092	ProgramServices
Management And General	73824	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1224734	Total
Program Services	940403	ProgramServices
Management And General	281931	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2400	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	371594	Total
Program Services	275282	ProgramServices
Management And General	90623	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5689	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1764962	Total
Program Services	1428497	ProgramServices
Management And General	333625	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2840	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2365798	Total
Program Services	2262568	ProgramServices
Management And General	100449	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2781	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3003564	Total
Program Services	2973332	ProgramServices
Management And General	30232	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	68651	Total
Program Services	68651	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	165156	Total
Program Services	60054	ProgramServices
Management And General	105102	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	209336	Total
Program Services	80055	ProgramServices
Management And General	128765	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	516	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
Indirect cost	2179551	2179551	0
Printing and publications	445230	408741	36489
Equipment rental and purchases	242290	163304	78986
Committee expense	150095	145364	4731
Bad debts and penalties	3453	0	3453

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	783	Total
Management And General	783	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33395711	Total
Program Services	29130477	ProgramServices
Management And General	4185496	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	79738	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22345717	BOY
EOY	22175302	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	845253	BOY
EOY	843958	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	679807	BOY
EOY	533767	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2354187	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1523588	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	982952	BOY
EOY	830599	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1284587	BOY
EOY	1375334	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	26138316	BOY
EOY	25758960	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3654958	BOY
EOY	3497368	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4008643	BOY
EOY	2493853	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8037476	BOY
EOY	8945472	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15701077	BOY
EOY	14936693	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10437239	BOY
EOY	10822267	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	10437239	BOY
EOY	10822267	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	26138316	BOY
EOY	25758960	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	20740055	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12334809	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	12788673	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	12166941	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	10489830	CurrentTaxYear
Total	68520308	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
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
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
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	20740055	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12334809	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	12788673	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	12166941	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	10489830	CurrentTaxYear
Total	68520308	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	0	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	68520308	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	613675	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1000178	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1152921	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	966462	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	630423	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4363659	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	539894	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	420308	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	11289	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	971491	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	73855458	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	76464257	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.92776	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.93821	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
General Explanation	Other income: Lease buy out $884794 and the remainder is TIAA CREF an 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	$7,762	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	0	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	7762	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.	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	225759	Depreciation
Book Value	404430	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	1337485	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1217378	Depreciation
Book Value	120107	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	14262	Depreciation
Book Value	26486	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	830599	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Securities	0	TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Cash due to affiliates	Description
Amount	$8,945,472	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	8945472	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	34287945	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	33395711	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	892234	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	154685	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities	0	DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Investment Expenses	0	InvestmentExpenses
Prior Period Adjustments	0	PriorPeriodAdjustments
Other	-$884,729	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	-730044	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	162190	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	28208779	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	154685	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	0	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants	0	RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues	0	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	154685	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	28054094	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included	6233851	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	6233851	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	34287945	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	28046589	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	28046589	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	0	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included	5349122	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	5349122	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	33395711	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SchD_P10_S00_L00	Schedule D, Part X	Management has identified no uncertain tax positions for the organization.
SchD_P11_S00_L08	Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8	A portion of the projects of the organization are not included in the financial audit.
SchD_P12_S00_L04b	Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b	Some projects of the organization are not included on the financial audit of the organization.
SchD_P13_S00_L04b	Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 4b	Some projects of the organization 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 (7 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
205000	0	0	0	0	0	42275	0	16336	0	263611	0	26854	0
Mr Michael McCabe
156143	0	0	0	0	0	32000	0	8147	0	196290	0	157517	0
Mr Wendell Hannaford
142744	0	0	0	0	0	14917	0	10458	0	168119	0	0	0
Ms Colleen Cousineau
137032	0	0	0	0	0	28415	0	10377	0	175824	0	136840	0
Mr Michael Thompson
153500	0	0	0	0	0	15792	0	10511	0	179803	0	140237	0
Mr Fred Osher
192891	0	0	0	0	0	19470	0	13748	0	226109	0	181855	0
Mr Antonio Fabelo
158996	0	0	0	0	0	16029	0	5218	0	180243	0	148769	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SchJ_P01_S00_L01a	Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a	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.
SchJ_P01_S00_L03	Schedule J, Part I, Line 3	A compensation study conducted by the Human Resources manager compared the salary of the executive directors of 7 similar organizations. Compensation is determined by a committee of the board of directors.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
F990_P06_S0B_L11	Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11	The Form 990 is given to the chairs of the Finance Committe 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 the 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 Resouces 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.