AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW & POLICY

EIN 52-2313694 · Educational Services (B90)

What they do

THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY for LAW and POLICY (ACS) BELIEVES THAT THE CONSTITUTION is "OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, and for THE PEOPLE." ACS INTERPRETS THE CONSTITUTION BASED ON ITS TEXT and AGAINST THE BACKDROP of HISTORY and LIVED EXPERIENCE. THROUGH A DIVERSE NATIONWIDE NETWORK of PROGRESSIVE LAWYERS, LAW STUDENTS, JUDGES, SCHOLARS and MANY OTHERS, ACS WORKS to UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY BY ENSURING THAT LAW is A FORCE for PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY and THE PUBLIC INTEREST and for IMPROVING PEOPLES LIVES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $75.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders27 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

64.32%of revenue went to mission work75.0% of expenses · Program services

11.40%of revenue went to fundraising13.3% of expenses

$85.81spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.09%of revenue went to management and office costs11.8% of expenses

$1.77in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$5,507,137

Mission workProgram services$3,542,22364.32% of revenue75.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$555,48310.09% of revenue11.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$627,88911.40% of revenue13.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$781,54214.19% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,725,59585.81% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.0% mission · 11.8% management · 13.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.81% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 75.4% mission · 8.2% management · 16.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.16% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 71.9% mission · 8.7% management · 19.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.42% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 66.0% mission · 11.5% management · 22.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.72% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.2% mission · 13.4% management · 13.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.02% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 8.0% management · 12.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.38% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 7.4% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 129.27% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.6% mission · 9.4% management · 10.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.98% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,507,137

Expenses$4,725,595

Annual surplus $781,542 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,542,223 · 75.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$555,483 · 11.8% of expenses

Fundraising$627,889 · 13.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,507,137

Expenses$4,725,595

Assets$8,355,183

Income$5,507,137

Contributions$5,149,318

Mission work (program services)$3,542,223

Fundraising$627,889

Management and general$555,483

Stocks and bonds$1,109,937

Accounting fees$46,625

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

RUSSELL FEINGOLDPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $321,462Base $320,338 · Other $1,124

ZINELLE OCTOBERINTERIM PRESIDENT · 37 hrs/week $197,527Base $182,482 · Other $15,045

NATHAN CLARKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 37 hrs/week $145,454Base $131,539 · Other $13,915

SYLVESTER LINDSAYDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · 37 hrs/week $134,876Base $117,586 · Other $17,290

CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT DUROCHERVP OF POLICY AND PROGRAM · 37 hrs/week $134,552Base $119,650 · Other $14,902

MARY IRVINECHIEF OF STAFF · 37 hrs/week $132,107Base $118,495 · Other $13,612

NANCY RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS · 37 hrs/week $128,119Base $110,230 · Other $17,889

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (27)

RUSSELL FEINGOLDPRESIDENT

ZINELLE OCTOBERINTERIM PRESIDENT

NATHAN CLARKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SYLVESTER LINDSAYDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT DUROCHERVP OF POLICY AND PROGRAM

MARY IRVINECHIEF OF STAFF

NANCY RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

KESNER BIENVENUDIRECTOR

ROSCOE JONES JRCHAIR

RALPH J SUTTONDIRECTOR

PETER SHANEDIRECTOR

PETER KARANJIADIRECTOR

OWEN FLOMBERGDIRECTOR

NICOLE DEVERAUXDIRECTOR

MICHELE GOODWINDIRECTOR

ALICE OBRIENDIRECTOR

JOYCE VANCEDIRECTOR

JOSHUA MATZDIRECTOR

JOEY VETTIANKALDIRECTOR

HOLLY FECHNERDIRECTOR

GREGORY ROSEDIRECTOR

GARRETT EPPSDIRECTOR

GABRIELLA BARBOSASECRETARY

FRANITA TOLSONDIRECTOR

DEREK HODIRECTOR

AZIZ HUQDIRECTOR

AMB KEITH HARPER RETTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 601 13TH ST NW STE 610, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-6721
County: District of Columbia
In care of: % CAROLINE FREDRICKSON
Primary officer: ZINELLE OCTOBER, INTERIM PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(202) 393-6181

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC
NTEE classification: Educational Services (B90)
IRS tax category: Educational Services