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ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (EIN 52-1267965)
Tax period
2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed
2022-07-21
IRS object ID
202242029349300709
Schema version
2020v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-07-21T09:13:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521267965EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Association of Corporate CounselBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASSOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022934103PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW No 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKevin BuckPersonNm
Person TitleChief Operating OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022934103PhoneNum
Signature2022-07-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstKevinPersonFirstNm
Person LastBuckPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2022-07-12PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVeta T RichardsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW No 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$30,160,167GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.acc.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionGlobal bar association promoting the common professional and business interests of in-house counselActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee86TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,294,478TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$3,573,606CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$17,848,947CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$379,814PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$731,404CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$496,349PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$149,636CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$23,244,044PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$22,303,593CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$164,750PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$73,250CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,331,223PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,307,537PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,134,462CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$22,803,510PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$20,853,394CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$440,534PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,450,199CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$26,319,803TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$14,493,096TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$11,617,661TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,590,901NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,702,142NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescConventions and Meetings - The Association produces an annual meeting and other meetings that offer networking opportunities and CLE credits for members.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACC Docket and Other Communications - Various communications including the ACC Docket, a four color, 120-page magazine published 10 times a year.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescChapters - There are fifty-two subordinate chapters of the Association which are organized by geography. At no extra charge, members are automatically assigned to a chapter if one exists in their region. Chapters focus primarily on CLE programs and networking opportunities for local members.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document57IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee86EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryASForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryHKForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members24GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member24IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1Kevin Buck COOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022934103PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW No 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Jo Anne Schwendinger
Chair2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Madden
Vice Chair2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adrian Goss
Treasurer2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tracy Preston
Secretary2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Bamlango
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharon Barner
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Renee D Benjamin
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason Brown
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donny Ching
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bindu Cudjoe
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Falk
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cristina Gonzalez
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sara Hall
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn Herzog
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lily Hughes
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melissa Kennedy
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Monica Palko
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed Paulis
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Naveen Raju
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anneliese Reinhold
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rudy Rivera
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joanna Totsky
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Walker
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey W Wheeler
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Veta Richardson
President37.501.00Yes (X)$606,350$0$61,365
Kevin Buck
Chief Operating Officer37.500.00Yes (X)$439,557$0$52,905
James Merklinger
President, ACC Credentialing37.501.00Yes (X)$287,897$0$61,194
Robin Grossfeld
Senior VP, Global Initiatives37.500.00Yes (X)$336,008$0$43,100
Susanna McDonald
VP and Chief Legal Officer37.500.00Yes (X)$336,263$0$41,043
Patricia Trudeau
VP and CAO37.501.00Yes (X)$288,836$0$50,254
Tori Payne
VP & CMO37.501.00Yes (X)$268,698$0$32,018
Mary Jo Veronica Pastor
Deputy General Counsel37.500.00$242,879$0$37,791Yes (X)
Catherine Moynihan
Associate VP of Legal Mgmt Svcs37.501.00$226,503$0$50,041Yes (X)
Justin Connor
Director of CLO and Stakeholder Engagement37.500.00$216,625$0$40,081Yes (X)
Tiffani Alexander
Associate VP, Editorial Strategy37.500.00$204,828$0$29,707Yes (X)
Jean-Baptiste Pessey
Associate GC & Director of Legal Resources37.500.00$195,327$0$49,742Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,649,771TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$549,241TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K41IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Cvent Inc
PO Box 822699PhiladelphiaPA191822699Event management$296,439
Amida Solutions LLC
1401 Woodhurst BlvdMcLeanVA22102Database administration$293,400
SAI System Alliance Inc
307 International Circle Suite 620Hunt ValleyMD21030Technology consulting$289,669
BrightKey Inc
60 West Street Suite 300AnnapolisMD21401Data processing$166,687
Gravitate Solutions LLC
9620 Executive Center N 200St PetersburgFL33702Database administration$159,066
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,573,606GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$3,573,606TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Membership dues900099$11,496,660$11,496,660
Conventions and meetings900099$3,777,927$3,777,927
ACC Alliance900099$1,178,642$1,178,642
ACC Online541800$1,165,453$1,165,453
ACC Docket541800$129,025$129,025

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$101,240TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$101,240RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$17,848,947TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$241,455TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$241,455ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$95,889RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$95,889RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$95,889TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$95,889ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,346,523SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,658,639SecuritiesAmt
Other$197,935OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$687,884SecuritiesAmt
Other-$197,935OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$489,949TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$489,949ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRebates and refundsDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$53,747TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$53,747ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$53,747OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,303,593TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$16,554,469RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,294,478UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$881,040ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,000TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,250TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,045,284TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,817,706TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$660,233TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,664TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,002,795TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,566TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,456TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,537TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,135,150TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,817TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$736,413TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,019,914TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,247,922TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,774TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,497TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$576,186TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,224TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Chapter rebates$386,160
Dues & subscriptions$147,169
Staff development/dues$86,419
Taxes and licenses-$4,742

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,853,394TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$533,026BOYAmt
EOY$679,359EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,169,194BOYAmt
EOY$1,670,827EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$499,354BOYAmt
EOY$749,778EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$635,783BOYAmt
EOY$762,643EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,145,600LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,233,481LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,767,852BOYAmt
EOY$1,912,119EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,584,203BOYAmt
EOY$16,455,611EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$332,765BOYAmt
EOY$362,100EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,561,820BOYAmt
EOY$3,727,366EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,083,997BOYAmt
EOY$26,319,803EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,788,178BOYAmt
EOY$2,714,552EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,578,918BOYAmt
EOY$6,093,632EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,511BOYAmt
EOY$257,802EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,961,489BOYAmt
EOY$2,551,675EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,493,096BOYAmt
EOY$11,617,661EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,590,901BOYAmt
EOY$14,702,142EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,590,901BOYAmt
EOY$14,702,142EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,083,997BOYAmt
EOY$26,319,803EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,450,199ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,399,500NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,738,458OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,274,392OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,225,876DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,048,516BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,611,237OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,534,563DepreciationAmt
Book Value$76,674BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,259,971OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,473,042DepreciationAmt
Book Value$786,929BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,912,119TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Deposits$69,639
Deferred compensation plan assets$1,471,956
Due from Foundation$265,211
Employment tax refund receivable$1,889,072
Due from chapters$31,488
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,727,366TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent and lease incentives$1,079,719
Deferred compensation plan liabilities$1,471,956
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,551,675TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and has concluded that the Organization has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific25Program ServicesMember services and meetings$210,273
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)22Program ServicesMember services and meetings$490,701
Middle East and North Africa00Program ServicesMember services and meetings$29,961
North America00Program ServicesMember services and meetings$82,730
South America00Program ServicesMember services and meetings$10,529
South Asia00Program ServicesMember services and meetings$1,460
East Asia and the Pacific00Grants to Recipients Located in Region$19,250
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Grants to Recipients Located in Region$5,500
Middle East and North Africa00Grants to Recipients Located in Region$11,000
South America00Grants to Recipients Located in Region$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices4SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees7SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office4TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$850,404SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$21,000ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$871,404TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,Chapter Programing Assistance$19,250Wire$0N/AN/A
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt,Chapter Programing Assistance$11,500Wire$0N/AN/A
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Chapter Programing Assistance$5,500Wire$0N/AN/A
South AmericaChapter Programing Assistance$10,000Wire$0N/AN/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:ACC provides grants to organizations for specific agreed upon purposes that are determined before the grant is made. Grants to ACC chapters are reviewed and reported on annually as part of ACC's annual chapter financial reporting process.
Part I, line 3:Foreign expenses are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting.
Part III Accounting Method:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Tennesee Chapter ACC
PO Box 218847NashvilleTN372218847581586056501(c)(6)$12,000$0N/AN/AChapter Programing Assistance
Southern California (ACC-SoCal) Chapter
1000 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1600Los AngelesCA90017951267965501(c)(6)$6,000$0N/AN/AChapter Programing Assistance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACC provides grants to organizations for specific agreed upon purposes that are determined before the grant is made. Grants to ACC chapters are reviewed and reported on annually as part of ACC's annual chapter financial reporting process.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Veta Richardson
President$490,844$0$115,130$0$376$0$43,100$0$18,265$0$667,715$0$0$0
Kevin Buck
Chief Operating Officer$355,728$0$83,775$0$54$0$38,462$0$14,443$0$492,462$0$0$0
Robin Grossfeld
Senior VP, Global Initiatives$266,266$0$67,679$0$2,063$0$43,100$0$0$0$379,108$0$0$0
Susanna McDonald
VP and Chief Legal Officer$272,485$0$63,088$0$690$0$29,600$0$11,443$0$377,306$0$0$0
James Merklinger
President, ACC Credentialing$254,892$0$31,661$0$1,344$0$32,000$0$29,194$0$349,091$0$0$0
Patricia Trudeau
VP and CAO$229,873$0$58,513$0$450$0$19,500$0$30,754$0$339,090$0$0$0
Tori Payne
VP & CMO$209,898$0$58,350$0$450$0$17,950$0$14,068$0$300,716$0$0$0
Mary Jo Veronica Pastor
Deputy General Counsel$215,510$0$26,650$0$719$0$26,000$0$11,791$0$280,670$0$0$0
Catherine Moynihan
Associate VP of Legal Mgmt Svcs$196,345$0$28,814$0$1,344$0$26,000$0$24,041$0$276,544$0$0$0
Justin Connor
Director of CLO and Stakeholder Enga$190,760$0$25,396$0$469$0$38,466$0$1,615$0$256,706$0$0$0
Jean-Baptiste Pessey
Associate GC & Director of Legal Res$165,842$0$29,172$0$313$0$19,249$0$30,493$0$245,069$0$0$0
Tiffani Alexander
Associate VP, Editorial Strategy$176,497$0$28,050$0$281$0$17,339$0$12,368$0$234,535$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationIndBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementIndLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationInd
ACC Asia Pacific Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany receivableYes (X)$176,1700Yes (1)Yes (1)
ACC East Asia Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany receivableYes (X)$573,6080Yes (1)Yes (1)
ACC East Asia Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany payable$257,8020Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,007,580TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Brief Description of Organization Activities:The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) promotes the professional and business interests of lawyers who practice law for corporations, associations, and other private-sector organizations. ACC develops and disseminates information, provides educational programs, facilitates networking opportunities, supports collegiality, and engages in advocacy on behalf of the in-house bar.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the Form 990 is made available to the Board, and the tax forms are actively reviewed by the Finance and Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is annually monitored and enforced with all senior staff and Board of Director members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe compensation of the CEO is determined by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18The Association's Form 990 is available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Association's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gOther consultants and contracted services 3,135,150.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Loss associated with amended office lease agreement -1,738,458.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Association's Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the audit, including the selection of the independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACC Credentialing Institute LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW Suite 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN824693958EIN
Primary ActivitiesOperation of the ACC Certification ProgramPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$246,907TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The ACC FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW Suite 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521358578EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducationPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12a, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Association of Corporate Counsel Asia Pacific Ltd
PO Box 422 Collins Street WestMelbourneVictoriaAS8007Promotion and improvement of the common business interests of lawyers.ASAssociation of Corporate CounselC$690,616$683,4421.00000Yes (1)
Association of Corporate Counsel East Asia Ltd
4/F VC HSE 4-6 ON LAN StreetCentralHKPromotion and improvement of the common business interests of lawyers.HKAssociation of Corporate CounselC$130,385$337,1361.00000Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Association of Corporate Counsel Asia Pacific Ltd
D$176,170Cash value in USD
Association of Corporate Counsel East Asia Ltd
D$573,608Cash value in USD
Association of Corporate Counsel East Asia Ltd
E$257,802Cash value in USD
The ACC Foundation
O$272,371Cost
The ACC Foundation
Q$484Cost