American Constitution Society for Law and Policy is a trade / professional association based in Washington, DC that was founded in 2001. As of 2019 they had $4.9 million in revenue and $4.9 million in assets.
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. The...
Network advancement: the department of network advancement is responsible for strengthening acs's network and member engagement to build a more influential progressive legal community. This department focuses on ensuring that acs's mission is carried out at the state and local level while serving the needs of its members. It manages acs's student and lawyer chapters, ensures continuity of membership, provides career assistance and mentoring both to students and lawyers, and ensures that acs is plugged into projects at the state and local level where the network can help add capacity to the broader progressive community.
Policy development and programming: the department of Policy development and programming is charged with promoting a progressive vision of the Law. This department leads acs's effort to promote scholarly and similar materials to help shape progressive legal theory, including policy-relevant work and the production of effective materials on constitutional interpretation and legal Policy for students, lawyers, opinion leaders and policymakers.
Strategic engagement: the department of strategic engagement focuses on coalition building and execution of special projects to advance acs's progressive legal vision; raise the profile of acs as the go-to resource for policymakers, reporters, and allies on critical legal issues; and engage in efforts to educate the public on pressing legal issues.
Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
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2018-12 | Jan 3, 2020 | 990 | View PDF |
2017-12 | Dec 22, 2018 | 990 | View PDF |
2016-12 | Nov 6, 2017 | 990 | View PDF |
2015-12 | Jan 18, 2017 | 990 | View PDF |
2014-12 | Feb 8, 2016 | 990 | View PDF |
...and six more Form 990 PDFs |
Field | 2018 |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,152,063 |
Program services | $736,286 |
Investment income and dividends | $55,826 |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 |
Royalty revenue | $0 |
Net rental income | $0 |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous revenues | $4,608 |
Total revenues | $4,948,783 |
Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
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Salesforce | Marketing software; CRM software | 2020-09-17 | |
█████████ | Content management system software | 2020-09-17 | |
█████████ ████████ | Software | 2019-09-02 | |
█████████ ████████ ███ ████████ ██ | Tax accounting | 2018-09-05 | |
███ █████████ | It Consulting | $121,194 | 2014-12-01 |
████ █████ ██████████ | Fundraising Planning | $20,000 | 2014-12-01 |
██████ ███ ██████████ ████ | Tax accounting | 2013-12-13 |
Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
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Acs President | President | - | July 17, 2019 |
Debra Perlin | Chief Financial Officer / Director of Policy and Program | - | July 18, 2020 |
██████ ██ █████ | Senior Director of Chapters / Chief Financial Officer | $140,175 | July 18, 2020 |
███████ ████ | Assistant Director of Chapters / Vice President of Communications | - | July 18, 2020 |
██████████ █████ | Vice President of Policy and Program | - | July 18, 2020 |
████ █████ | Director of Media Relations / Vice President of Policy and Program | $157,563 | July 18, 2020 |
███████ ████████ | Vice President of Development and Senior Counsel | $146,416 | July 17, 2019 |
████ ████ | Senior Director of Administration and Operations / Vice President | $126,424 | July 18, 2020 |
██████ ██████ | Executive Vice President / Senior Director of Chapters | - | July 18, 2020 |
███████ ███████ | Vice President | $143,680 | Jan. 3, 2020 |
...and 20 more key personnel |