2011-02-09T17:20:15-06:00 2010-09-30 MITCHELL & TITUS LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2009-10-01 232434447 National Constitution Center NATI 2154096739 525 Arch Street Philadelphia PA 191061514 DAVID EISNER 2011-02-09 2127094500 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z David Eisner 525 Arch Street Philadelphia PA 191061514 15202874 false X www.constitutioncenter.org X 1986 PA To increase public understanding of and appreciation for the US constitution, its history and its contemporary relevance through an interactive interpretive facility on independence. 32 30 261 150 0 0 7691516 7261167 3987607 4469714 1004023 712208 2105476 2293947 14788622 14737036 0 0 0 0 6697690 7365440 46142 184239 2545978 13989025 15577663 20732857 23127342 -5944235 -8390306 149725255 143960643 3250945 3057756 146474310 140902887 The National Constitution Center is an Independent, non partisan, and non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of, and appreciation for, the Constitution, and its contemporary relevance, through an interactive interpretive facility within Independence National Historic Park and a program of national outreach, so that "We the People" may better secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. false false 8164269 3941804 Museum Operations: Daily Programs - Throughout the year, the Center produces a variety of daily programs and demonstrations for visitors in the lobby and core exhibition space. Many of the activities are keyed to changing exhibitions. In addition, the Center develops and delivers traveling programs for presentation in schools and other community organizations. Core Exhibition - The Center maintains a multimedia interactive permanent exhibition, which is open to the public 363 days a year. "The Story of We the People" engages visitors with the history of the U.S. Constitution from the time of the American Revolution to the present day. 3957391 307904 Public Programs and Civic Initiative: Traveling History & Civics Program In 2008, the Center initiated a Traveling History & Civics program that sends museum educators into schools throughout the region to present interactive educational programs. The Center also maintains a Resource Center for teachers on-site. Young Citizens Scholarships - The Center subsidizes transportation and admission costs for Title I schools to help defray the cost of field trips for underserved students. Summer Camp - Four two-week sessions and two one-week sessions of the Center's American Adventure Camp are conducted annually from June through August, offering a variety of civic-themed activities for children aged 6 - 13. The Center also offers camp programs in conjunction with spring and winter school breaks. PennCORD - The Center is the lead administrative partner in the Pennsylvania Coalition for Representative Democracy (PennCORD), a consortium of governmental agencies, civic education organizations, and schools whose purpose is to promote civic learning through a program of advocacy and outreach. PennCORD initiatives include a website, teacher workshops, and school-based civic-engagement programs. Constitution High School (CHS) - In partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, the Center opened in September 2006 a magnet Constitution High School. The Center is partnering with the school district to provide programming and curricular material for the school, which graduated its first senior class in 2009. Among its many initiatives with CHS, the Center runs a five-phase workshop series to support the students on their National History Day projects, as well as offering two elective courses on Public History and Museum Studies. 4813515 220006 Education and Exhibits: The Center produces a variety of programs for students and teachers. These include virtual and on-site workshops for teachers, class field trips, themed on-site educational packages, and the creation of a wide array of teaching materials. Ongoing Teacher Workshops - These full or half-day workshops will provide teachers with access to the Center's core and special exhibitions. The Center's education staff presents grade-level-appropriate sessions about the Center's new educational projects, incorporating the Center's educational philosophy. In addition, teachers receive classroom-ready resources and learn how to apply the Center's civic education framework in their classrooms. Summer Teacher Workshops and Institutes - Over the course of the summer, the Center has offered both an Annenberg Summer Teacher Institute and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Teacher Workshop. Both of these programs are week-long sessions that bring teachers from across the nation together to discuss and analyze the founding era and the U.S. Constitution in both historic and modern context. Both the Institute and Workshop incorporate the Center's innovative museum exhibitions, lectures by leading scholars, discussion and classroom application, and visits to numerous historic landmarks. In 2010, the Center held the final session of the five-year Annenberg Institute grant project. In 2011, the Center will once again offer the NEH workshop for two summer sessions in July. The Exchange - In 2007, the Center launched a nationwide distance-learning program for high school students called The Exchange: A Marketplace of Student Ideas. In 2011, The Exchange will begin using Adobe Connect video-conferencing technology to further expand the program's reach to link students from schools across the country in deliberations about current constitutional issues. Curriculum materials are provided for every installment of The Exchange and are made available to participants before every program. 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Constitution Week programs also include a number of educational outreach activities. In 2010, the Center produced "Constitution Hall Pass," a video program distributed in partnership with the Channel One school network. Feature Exhibitions - The Center presents feature exhibitions in its changing exhibition gallery. Some are developed in-house; others are rented from outside institutions. Through 2009, the Center is circulating a nationally touring exhibition on "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War" and in 2010 is traveling its second in-house exhibition "Headed to the White House." Circulated in partnership with the American Library Association, a panel version of its Lincoln exhibition will travel to 200 communities across the country through 2015. Website Programs - The Center maintains a content-rich website that provides access to a wide array of teaching material, in addition to information about the Center and membership. Educational offerings include a daily Constitutional Newswire, the Interactive Constitution and the Centuries of Citizenship Timeline. In 2010, the Center launched a website blog called "Constitution Daily," delivering content on current constitutional issues. In addition, Center programs are available through the Website as Podcasts. Theatre Programs - The Center produces a daily multimedia show - "Freedom Rising" - which serves as an introductory experience for the permanent exhibition. In addition, the Center produces and presents museum theater performances on a variety of mission-related topics. In 2007, it launched the "Living News" program, an interactive theatrical performance developed to engage student audiences with current constitutional issues. The Center also creates and presents monologue performances in conjunction with each of its feature exhibitions that run the length of the exhibition. In addition these programs all tour locally and nationally upon request and are accompanied by educator curriculums. Feature Exhibition Programs - The Center develops outreach programs and discussions in conjunction with its feature exhibitions. For example, during the exhibition of Headed to the White House in 2008 the Center in partnership with SMITH Magazine produced "Address America," a web contest that invited people to submit six-word inaugural addresses embodying their hopes for the country. In 2010, in conjunction with the Art of the American Soldier exhibition, the Center partnered with the Letters for Lyrics program sponsored by Dodge, in order for visitors to send postcards to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, the Center also produces audio tours to enhance the visitor experience within the feature exhibitions, in addition to producing student and family guides to help visitors gain a deeper level of understanding of the exhibition content. Visiting Scholars - The Center offers annual fellowships to constitutional scholars, who participate in public programming and the development of constitutional commentary and teaching material. Past scholars include Akhil Amar, Doug Kmiec, Jeffrey Rosen, Kathleen Sullivan, John Yoo, Theodore Olson, Laurence Tribe, Ted Shaw, Martha Jones, and for 2010, Geoffrey Stone and Richard Allen. Templeton Lecture - Dr. John Templeton endowed a lecture series, the John M. Templeton Jr. Lecture on Economic Liberties and the Constitution. Past lecturers include Kenneth Starr, Richard Epstein, Walter Dellinger, Cass Sunstein, Thomas Merrill, Cardinal Roger Mahoney, Secretary Tommy Thompson, and in 2010 the Center welcomed Lawrence Summers to discuss the impact of the financial crisis. Political Debates - The Center has become a premiere location for political debates. The first debate, in 2003, was Philadelphia's final Mayoral debate. In 2004, the Center hosted a Democratic presidential primary debate; in 2006 the debate for the United States Senate of Pennsylvania was held here. In 2008 the Center hosted the final national Democratic presidential primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. In 2010 the Center was the site of a Pennsylvania senatorial debate. Author Events - Some evening programs fall under the umbrella of "Author Events." Scholars, political figures, and journalists participate and have included Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Sandra Day O'Connor, historians David McCullough and Doris Kearns Goodwin, New York Times columnists Maureen Dowd and David Brooks, broadcaster Tom Brokaw, and filmmaker Ken Burns. Special Series - The Center continually invents new speaker series which focus on specific issues facing our nation. Past examples have included series on the First Amendment and the 9/11 Commission. Currently the Center produces an annual program on race and the Constitution. Other programs have included the Cephalon Speaker Series for Science and the Constitution; Red, White, Blue and Green, focusing on the environment; and the Legacy of 1808, which examines the impact of slavery in America. Peter Jennings Project - The Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution is an annual event hosted by the National Constitution Center to help both professional journalists here and abroad, as well as students of higher education interested in journalism, understand constitutional issues more deeply, with the goal of demonstrating that constitutional discussion is not limited to the domain of the court system, academic exchange, or civics classes. Through case study workshops, moot court arguments, and public programs, the conference illustrates how the Constitution reaches into the fabric of daily life and affects much of what journalists write, broadcast, edit, and produce. Liberty Medal - The Liberty Medal is awarded annually by the National Constitution Center to men and women of courage and conviction who have strived to secure the blessings of liberty to people the world over. Past recipients include Spielberg, Gorbachev, Bono, President George H.W. Bush and President William J. Clinton. In 2010 the medal was awarded to former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Process used to review 990 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11A The 990 worksheets are prepared by the Senior Accountant in conjunction with the preparation of the audited financial statements. The VP of Finance reviews the worksheets for accuracy and once all information is correct, the worksheets are sent to the return preparers (an Independent national firm) to be processed. A draft of the 990 is sent to the organization, The VP of Finance, the COO and the CEO for review and approval. Once internal review and approval is completed, the 990 is sent to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee of the board of trustees reviews the documents and a conference call is scheduled to discuss the 990. The participants include the members of the Audit Committee, the CEO, the COO, the VP of Finance and the return preparers. The Audit Committee modifies or approves the 990. The Chairman of the Audit Committee sends the draft to the Board of Trustees with the recommendation from him and the Audit Committee for approval. The Board of Trustees has one week to comment. Any comments from the board are considered by the audit committee and staff, after Which, If changes are made, the approval process is repeated. If no changes are made or if no comments are received, the 990 is considered approved and is filed with the IRS. Conflict of interest policy Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C The National Constitution Center has a Conflict of Interest Policy. A copy of the policy and the questionnaire are given to all new employees and newly elected Trustees during their orientation period. Annually, the policy and questionnaire are sent to all Trustees, employees and volunteers Trustees, employees and volunteers have one month to complete the questionnaire and send the completed forms back to the Center. The Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) follows up with any employee who failed to submit his/her form. Trustees are also sent reminders; The CCO and VP of Finance review all questionnaires to determine if any conflicts exist. The results of the annual questionnaire responses are discussed with the Audit Committee. Significant conflicts, if any, are brought to the Committee's attention. The Audit Chairman makes the determination if the conflict is Significant enough to warrant full Board review. Significant conflicts are then brought to the Board of Trustees who determines a course of action based upon the Conflict of Interest Policy. Compensation Review process for CEO and Top Management Form 990, Part Vi, Lines 15A and 15B Compensation Procedure for CEO The CEO of the National Constitution Center is hired by the Board of Trustees. Typically, a Search Committee is formed to conduct the search process. Additionally, a professional Executive Search Firm is also engaged to facilitate the search process. This Committee is a temporary sub-committee of the Executive Committee and includes the Chairman of the Executive Committee, appointed Trustees and appropriate staff (ie COO). Once a CEO has been identified, a contract is prepared by the Center's General Counsel. The Search Committee, who acts as the Center's "independent persons" recommends the CEO's compensation based on the following criteria: Comparable data - what was the former CEO's compensation and what are like organizations CEO's compensation. Contemporaneous substantiation - data is collected and documented during this process. The CEO's contract, which includes compensation, is presented to the Executive Committee by the Search Committee. In Executive Session the contract is approved by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee then presents the contract to the full Board of Trustees for approval. Compensation Procedure for Top Management: The CEO and the COO hire the organization's top management team. The National Constitution Center hired a consultant to develop a salary administration program which is broken down into position levels with corresponding salary ranges. Compensation is determined by a potential employee's qualifications and referring to the appropriate position level within the salary administration program. Availability of Public Documents Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 The National Constitution Center will make all Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest and Financial Statements available to the public by providing copies upon request. Significant Changes to organizational documents Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 The by-law changes reflect the re-organization and renaming of Board Committees: Article VII, Section 1 was amended to disband the HR & Compensation Committee. Article VII, Section 8d was deleted to reflect this same change. Article VI, Section 2e was amended to assign the duties of the HR & Compensation Committee to the Executive Committee. Article VII, Section 1 and Section 8h was amended to reflect the new name of the Marketing & Communications Committee (formerly Visitor Services & Marketing Committee); and Article VI, Section 3 was amended to allow for 40% of the members of the Executive Committee to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.