2011-10-27T10:53:25-05:00 2010-12-31 DROLET & ASSOCIATES PLLC 1901 L STREET NW 250 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2010-01-01 522313694 AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY AMER 2023936181 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 2023936181 2011-10-21 1 MATT JOHNSON 2028220717 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 4434076 0 X WWW.ACSLAW.ORG X 2001 DC 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. 28 28 46 5000 0 0 4067093 3823457 420686 594341 17707 9635 2889 6643 4508375 4434076 45085 58253 0 0 2233013 2549837 0 0 553697 1708028 1569269 3986126 4177359 522249 256717 4000658 4335800 196060 274485 3804598 4061315 X 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. 0 0 1191512 13110 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. 730921 29606 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. 519662 1839 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. 479869 1929 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. 335042 11769 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. 814911 13698 3257006 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X THE ORGANIZATION 2023936181 1333 H STREET NW 11TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20005 STEPHEN P BERZON 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIA HERNANDEZ 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE IRWIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTOR A KOVNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GOODWIN LIU 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MARSHALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY R STONE 2.00 X 0 0 0 FAITH E GAY 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER EDELMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RABEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BLOTKY 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS HERRERA 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH LICHTMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 ABNER MIKVA 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES FORMAN JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA GREENHOUSE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA KARLAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 FELICIA ESCOBAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE M SHAW 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN D SUSMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BLUE-BARON 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BRODSKY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH CABRASER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY EISENHOFER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA JACKSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN JOHNSEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLAND JOHNSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUNA MARSHALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW PINCUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAMONA ROMERO 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIPPA SCARLETT 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF SLOAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN TOKAJI 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 40.00 X 255875 0 16408 DAVID LYLE 40.00 X 156001 0 7528 ALEXANDER WOHL 40.00 X 127310 0 9545 THOMAS PAZZI 40.00 X 114898 0 6033 LASHAWN WARREN 40.00 X 134545 0 9433 DAVID SIMMONS 40.00 X 104549 0 4566 PRAVEEN D FERANDES 40.00 X 98098 0 8476 THOMAS SHARP 40.00 X 95798 0 8491 893178 0 53513 6 0 1 0 NEW SIGNATURE 1100 H STREET NW STE 940 WASHINGTON DC 20005 IT CONSULTING 115633 1 3823457 10128 3823457 CONVENTION FEES 900099 433325 433325 LAWYER CHAPTERS 900099 161016 161016 594341 9635 9635 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 6643 6643 6643 4434076 600984 0 9635 58253 58253 435812 245275 143990 46547 1799132 1395233 92821 311078 23983 17672 2439 3872 134150 98850 13643 21657 156760 115510 15943 25307 6335 4864 389 1082 35630 27358 2186 6086 212760 163366 13053 36341 15686 14192 1494 227255 159429 37149 30677 39421 32679 2870 3872 149253 109465 15806 23982 220889 210870 1483 8536 490676 472968 11089 6619 74808 54866 7922 12020 25410 18635 2692 4083 VIDEOS, TRANSCRIPS & PH 36277 36165 43 69 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 21728 19678 885 1165 BAD DEBT LOSS 450 450 12691 1678 309 10704 4177359 3257006 366656 553697 183655 107160 1340439 1178632 2069351 2765132 21749 23740 534826 294690 170655 240136 193809 21000 21000 4000658 4335800 191910 270885 4150 3600 196060 274485 X 1611553 1071082 2119295 2916933 73750 73300 3804598 4061315 4000658 4335800 256717 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 4570374 2540149 2713191 4067093 3823457 17714264 4570374 2540149 2713191 4067093 3823457 17714264 7393232 10321032 23073 58990 54511 16467 8956 161997 90 3989 7214 2889 6643 20825 17897086 2274617 0.57670 0.66760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 73750 450 73300 76750 3000 73750 76750 76750 1.00000 0 0 150908 86009 64899 383918 208681 175237 240136 4434076 4177359 256717 0 256717 4433626 0 4433626 450 450 4434076 4176909 0 4176909 450 450 4177359 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 1 REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION 28 28681 VARIOUS COMPETITION AWARDS 66 29572 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: 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. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAROLINE FREDRICKSON 245875 0 10000 0 0 0 6250 0 10158 0 272283 0 0 0 DAVID LYLE 156001 0 0 0 0 0 3975 0 3553 0 163529 0 0 0 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, 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.