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ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (EIN 52-1267965)
Tax period
2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed
2025-07-08
IRS object ID
202541899349301409
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-07-08T17:14:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2023-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEd SharrerPersonNm
Person TitleVP & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022934103PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2025-07-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVeta T RichardsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,666,644GrossReceiptsAmt
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
Voting Members Governing Body24VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee83TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,284,537TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$22,399,586PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$22,896,623CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$963,898PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,154,312CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$885,492PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$834,465CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$24,248,976PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$24,885,400CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$143,067PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$137,579CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$14,415,745PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,789,040CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$13,002,396PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$12,316,417CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$27,561,208PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$26,243,036CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,312,232PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,357,636CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$30,518,130TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$22,941,252TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$24,092,864TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,780,255NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,425,266NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionACC promotes the common professional and business interest of in-house counsel who work for corporations, associations and other private-sector organizations through information, education, networking opportunities, and advocacy initiatives.MissionDesc
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 - ACC's online member magazine, ACC Docket, and various communications providing information and resources to members.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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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document63IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee83EmployeeCnt
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
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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 VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ed Sharrer VP & CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022934103PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 G Street NW 300WAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200014557ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Tracy Preston
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cristina Gonzalez
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Bamlango
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sahia Ahmad
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason Brown
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Campbell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donny Ching
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kobie Conner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bindu Cudjoe
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Ford
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adrian Goss
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn Herzog
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shannon Klinger
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LaTanya Langley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Justin Martin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lorne O'Reilly
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ed Paulis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joanna Totsky
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christie Yang
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Naveen Raju
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sandrine Auffret
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Finch
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessie Loong
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hossein Nowbar
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Veta Richardson
President & CEO37.50Yes (X)$563,534$0$192,164
Kevin Buck
COO37.50Yes (X)$496,414$0$62,008
Susanna McDonald
VP & CLO37.50Yes (X)$378,911$0$47,508
Tori Payne
VP & CGMO37.50Yes (X)$351,544$0$22,524
Patricia Trudeau
VP & CHRO37.50Yes (X)$319,032$0$57,175
Amy H Repke
VP & CCO37.50Yes (X)$171,464$0$38,644
Edima Elinewinga
VP & CTO37.50Yes (X)$256,390$0$28,350
Mary Jo Veronica Pastor
Deputy General Counsel37.50$277,978$0$66,748Yes (X)
Paul Oliver
Senior Director, IT37.50$239,110$0$28,922Yes (X)
Maria Volpe-Viles
Associate VP, Education37.50$229,168$0$47,389Yes (X)
Jean-Baptiste Pessey
Associate GC & Dir of Legal Resources37.50$209,269$0$64,710Yes (X)
Prabir Chakrabarty
Dir Int'l Corporate Membership & CLO37.50$197,311$0$34,655Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,690,125TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$690,797TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K45IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
RK Culinary Group
4039 I-10San AntonioTX78219Catering for ACC Annual Meeting$696,009
Abila
11044 Research BlvdAustinTX78759Customer Relations Management System Pro$668,701
ATX Event Systems LLC
7400 Cooper LnAustinTX78745Event Services$379,165
Convention News Television LLC
925 S Semoran BlvdWinter ParkFL32792Event Services$304,934
Cvent Inc
1765 Greensboro Station PlaceTysonsVA22102Event Management System Provider$266,337
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K21CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Membership dues900099$13,382,184$13,382,184
Conventions and meetings900099$7,946,769$7,946,769
ACC Online541800$990,412$990,412
ACC Credentialing Institute611710$226,017$205,392$20,625
Publications and subscriptions900099$205,125$205,125

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$146,116TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$146,116UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$22,896,623TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$399,168TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$399,168ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$685,654TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$685,654ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,536,388SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$12,781,244SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$755,144SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$755,144TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$755,144ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ACC Job Board541800$127,384$127,384
Rebates and refunds900099$21,427$21,427
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$148,811OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,885,400TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$21,739,470RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,284,537UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,861,393ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,078TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,501TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,449,059TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,903,858TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$636,921TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,667TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$738,535TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,108TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,443TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,451TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,707,349TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,605TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,136,974TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,428,612TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$867,990TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$244,143TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,937,361TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$326,351TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,921TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
UBI Taxes$66,225
Chapter rebates$650,360
Dues & subscriptions$261,255
Taxes$120,570

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,528TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,243,036TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$731,394BOYAmt
EOY$1,696,008EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$879,635BOYAmt
EOY$530,145EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$970,373BOYAmt
EOY$969,347EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,767,389BOYAmt
EOY$1,366,766EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,291,976LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,956,928LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,492,847BOYAmt
EOY$1,335,048EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,748,066BOYAmt
EOY$16,236,720EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$404,484BOYAmt
EOY$409,514EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,727,319BOYAmt
EOY$7,974,582EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,721,507BOYAmt
EOY$30,518,130EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,262,662BOYAmt
EOY$3,052,395EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,811,244BOYAmt
EOY$12,281,616EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,609,544BOYAmt
EOY$8,501,051EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,941,252BOYAmt
EOY$24,092,864EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,780,255BOYAmt
EOY$6,425,266EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,780,255BOYAmt
EOY$6,425,266EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,721,507BOYAmt
EOY$30,518,130EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,357,636ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,002,647NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 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$1,569,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$704,616BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,757,613OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,610,539DepreciationAmt
Book Value$147,074BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,259,971OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,776,613DepreciationAmt
Book Value$483,358BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,335,048TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Right-of-use assets operating lease$4,702,775
Deferred compensation plan assets$2,620,039
Due from ACC Foundation$482,768
Deposits$69,639
Due from chapters$99,361
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$7,974,582TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Lease liabilities - operating lease$5,881,012
Deferred compensation plan liabilities$2,620,039
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$8,501,051TotalLiabilityAmt
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 (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe11Program servicesMember services and meetings$740,280
East Asia and the Pacific15Program servicesMember services and meetings$258,028
North America00Program servicesMember services and meetings$142,569
Middle East and North Africa00Program servicesMember services and meetings$46,344
South America00Program servicesMember services and meetings$335
East Asia and the Pacific00Grants to recipients located in the region$10,500
Middle East and North Africa00Grants to recipients located in the region$13,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees6SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,211,556SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,211,556TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Middle East and North AfricaChapter Assistance Grant$13,500Wire$0n/an/a
East Asia and the PacificChapter Assistance Grant$7,500Wire$0n/an/a
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Southern California (ACC-SoCal) Chapter
1000 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1600Los AngelesCA90017951267965501(c)(6)$23,462$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
Central Florida Chapter ACC
3512 Edlingham CourtBelle IsleFL32182593206819501(c)(6)$10,500$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
Wisconsin Chapter ACC
26 S Henry StMadisonWI53703391485189501(c)(6)$10,500$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
Northeast Chapter ACC
13 Rose AveMarbleheadMA01945521590085501(c)(6)$7,895$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
Louisiana Chapter ACC
2955 Ridgelake Dr Suite 112MetairieLA70002521552387501(c)(6)$6,000$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
Tampa Bay Chapter ACC
11101 Roosevelt BlvdSt PetersburgFL33716592753708501(c)(6)$6,000$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
Washington State Chapter ACC
120 State Ave NE 303OlympiaWA98501911918722501(c)(6)$6,000$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
Western Pennsylvania Chapter ACC
1539 Field Club DrivePittsburghPA15237251491713501(c)(6)$6,000$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
Georgia Chapter ACC
1057 Nickel Plate CtLawrencevilleGA30043521590385501(c)(6)$5,221$0N/AN/AChapter Assistance Grant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org9TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeLiggio Paper Competition WinnersGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$20,501CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc

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 PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 & CEO$563,534$0$0$0$0$0$178,049$0$14,115$0$755,698$0$0$0
Kevin Buck
COO$403,982$0$92,432$0$0$0$49,800$0$12,208$0$558,422$0$0$0
Susanna McDonald
VP & CLO$306,663$0$70,958$0$1,290$0$35,300$0$12,208$0$426,419$0$0$0
Patricia Trudeau
VP & CHRO$254,023$0$64,559$0$450$0$19,800$0$37,375$0$376,207$0$0$0
Tori Payne
VP & CGMO$284,344$0$66,750$0$450$0$7,596$0$14,928$0$374,068$0$0$0
Mary Jo Veronica Pastor
Deputy General Counsel$244,718$0$31,970$0$1,290$0$52,500$0$14,248$0$344,726$0$0$0
Edima Elinewinga
VP & CTO$252,200$0$3,500$0$690$0$24,000$0$4,350$0$284,740$0$0$0
Maria Volpe-Viles
Associate VP, Education$198,353$0$29,525$0$1,290$0$22,500$0$24,889$0$276,557$0$0$0
Jean-Baptiste Pessey
Associate GC & Dir of Legal Resource$182,381$0$26,588$0$300$0$28,010$0$36,700$0$273,979$0$0$0
Paul Oliver
Senior Director, IT$215,095$0$22,725$0$1,290$0$16,634$0$12,288$0$268,032$0$0$0
Prabir Chakrabarty
Dir Int'l Corporate Membership & CLO$194,621$0$2,000$0$690$0$19,826$0$14,829$0$231,966$0$0$0
Amy H Repke
VP & CCO$171,033$0$0$0$431$0$16,783$0$21,861$0$210,108$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 4bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Association has a non-qualified deferred compensation plan under Section 457(f) to provide supplemental retirement benefits to the CEO. During calendar year 2023, the Association contributed $128,249 to the plan, which has been included in Schedule J, Part II, Line 1, column (C).ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementIndLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationInd
ACC Asia Pacific Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany receivableYes (X)$0$103,9470Yes (1)Yes (1)
ACC East Asia Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany receivableYes (X)$0$865,4000Yes (1)Yes (1)
ACC East Asia Ltd
Controlled entity (greater than 35% ownership)Intercompany payable$0$257,8020Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,227,149TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 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 4,707,349.
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$226,017TotalIncomeAmt
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$704,777$524,3601.00000Yes (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$52,423$320,4921.00000Yes (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 Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Association of Corporate Counsel Asia Pacific Ltd
D$103,947Cash value in USD
Association of Corporate Counsel East Asia Ltd
D$865,400Cash value in USD
Association of Corporate Counsel East Asia Ltd
E$257,802Cash value in USD
The ACC Foundation
O$560,454Payroll registers