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US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (EIN 52-2109035)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-11-13
Filed
2021-04-01
IRS object ID
202120919349300137
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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PersonStan M HarrellPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (43 entries)

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Harold Kim
President/Director40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$945,865$0$54,432
Lisa A Rickard
President/Director40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$664,119$0$228,9161.00
Hubert Allen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Allen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stanton Anderson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
S Jack Balagia Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joshua Bolten
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynn Charytan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brackett B Denniston III
Chair/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas J Donohue
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Randall M Ebner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ivan Fong
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bradley Gayton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Hill
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Jones
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christine Kalla
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James F Kelleher
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura Lazarczyk
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan L Lees
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Connie Lewis Lensing
Vice Chair/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Suzette Long
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Madden
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David McAtee II
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve McManus
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Noble
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Orlandi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R Hewitt Pate
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Robinson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Stark
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Timmons
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael H Ullmann
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony Vidovich
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph Wayland
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Wilson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Brown
Assistant Secretary8.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stan M Harrell
Treasurer and CFO1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
John Wood
Gnrl Cnsl & Scrty1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
Bryan E Quigley
SVP, Strategic Comm40.00$313,957$0$38,214Yes (X)
John Abegg
Exec VP, ILR40.00$222,087$0$23,226Yes (X)
Matthew Webb
SVP, Legal Reform Policy40.00$164,293$0$28,987Yes (X)
Page C Faulk
VP, Legal Reform Initiativ40.00$162,406$0$35,884Yes (X)
Matthew S De Cazotte
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James F Martin
Fmr Key Emp Exec Dir Pol Aff40.00$113,921$0$20,047Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
PO Box 843718Kansas CityMO641843718Policy consulting fees$266,054
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
PO Box 1764White PlainsNY10602Legal research$232,590
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dept 7247 6827PhiladelphiaPA19170Legal research$215,000
McCord & Co
1427 Martha Custis DrAlexandriaVA22302Policy consulting fees$170,500
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
PO Box 405759AtlantaGA30384Policy consulting fees$170,018
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Other Revenue Total$501,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total$1,893,333TotalAmt

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Total$1,461,653TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$730,292TotalAmt

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Total$3,469TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,204TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,000TotalAmt

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Total$2,632,157TotalAmt

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Total$1,050,000TotalAmt

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Total$1,202,900TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,366TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,436TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,600TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$190,328TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$131,250TotalAmt

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DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Contr to affiliated org$24,534,490
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Investment impairment$1,323,762
Admin support services$956,669

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Total$39,744,588TotalAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,586,507BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,935,507BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,085,507BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$14,850,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$29,935,507BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$29,935,507BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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)
Political Expenditures$3,004,374PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$504,374Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$2,500,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$3,004,374TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F ST NWWashingtonDC20004050532524$1,000,000
Republican Attorneys General Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 600WashingtonDC20006464501717$250,000
Republican Governors Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 250WashingtonDC20006113655877$250,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$9,298,731DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$10,865,340NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$5,238,309NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$5,627,031NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$7,964,239AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$2,337,208TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A and Part I-CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) engaged in public education activities in support of its mission, which includes representing the nation's business community, and making America's legal system simpler, fairer, and faster for everyone. In pursuit of these goals, ILR spends funds directly, or works with other organizations with similar missions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe03Program services.Policy analysis in Europe.$116,536
East Asia01Program services.Policy analysis in East Asia.$34,405
Europe00Seminars and speaking engagements.Building of alliance for global forum shopping$10,746
East Asia00Seminars and speaking engagements.Building of alliance for global forum shopping$1,060
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Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees4SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$162,747SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$162,747TotalSpentAmt
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 3:Schedule F Part I We use the accrual method of accounting on all of our transactions.
Part III Accounting Method:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chamber of Commerce of the USABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGeneral FundraisingActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsYes (1)FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$9,217,500GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$1,050,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$8,167,500NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$9,217,500TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$1,050,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$8,167,500TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
Harold Kim
President/Director$295,865$0$650,000$0$0$0$29,294$0$25,138$0$1,000,297$0$0$0
Lisa A Rickard
President/Director$364,119$0$300,000$0$0$0$206,000$0$22,916$0$893,035$0$0$0
Bryan E Quigley
SVP, Strategic Comm$195,957$0$118,000$0$0$0$29,925$0$8,289$0$352,171$0$0$0
John Abegg
Exec VP, ILR$211,587$0$10,500$0$0$0$18,326$0$4,900$0$245,313$0$0$0
Page C Faulk
VP, Legal Reform Initiativ$162,406$0$0$0$0$0$27,695$0$8,189$0$198,290$0$0$0
Matthew Webb
SVP, Legal Reform Policy$164,293$0$0$0$0$0$11,077$0$17,910$0$193,280$0$0$0
Matthew S De Cazotte
SVP Intl Initiatives$148,516$0$0$0$0$0$9,330$0$828$0$158,674$0$0$0
James F Martin
Fmr Key Emp Exec Dir Pol Aff$113,921$0$0$0$0$0$19,367$0$680$0$133,968$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aAll of these payments were for business purposes and as a result, not included in taxable income. Social club dues were available to one executive listed in Part VII of the core form.
Part I, Line 3The US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform relied on the compensation and succession committee of an affiliated organization that used the methods described in the Schedule O section for Part VI Question 15a to establish the top management officials' compensation.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Schedule B number 27
Substantial contributor$266,054See Part V Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 28
Substantial contributor$232,590See Part V Legal research0

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Liquidation Of Assets Table LiquidationOfAssetsTableGrp

Liquidation Of Assets Detail LiquidationOfAssetsDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Distri Or Expnss PaidNet assets paid to affiliate organizationAssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc
Distribution2020-08-01DistributionDt
Fair Market Value Of Asset$23,481,283FairMarketValueOfAssetAmt
Method Of FMV DeterminationCash valueMethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt
EIN530045720EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chamber of Commerce of the USABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H St NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRC Section501 (c) (6)IRCSectionTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor0DirectorOfSuccessorInd
Employee Of SuccessorYes (1)EmployeeOfSuccessorInd
Owner Of Successor0OwnerOfSuccessorInd
Receive Compensation0ReceiveCompensationInd
Assets DistributedYes (1)AssetsDistributedInd
Required To Notify AGYes (1)RequiredToNotifyAGInd
Attorney General NotifiedYes (1)AttorneyGeneralNotifiedInd
Liabilities PaidYes (1)LiabilitiesPaidInd
Bonds Outstanding0BondsOutstandingInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2e:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationExplanation of Involvement: Harold Kim, who was President of the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, is now employed by its transferee organization, the US Chamber of Commerce.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 Part IV Item 12Although US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform was affiliated with the US Chamber of Commerce, the US Chamber of Commerce does not meet the definition of a "related organization and was therefore not disclosed on Schedule R. The US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform was an affiliated organization within the consolidated financial statements of the US Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates.
Form 990 Part V Item 1aNumber reported on 1096 US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform was part of a consolidated treasury function with affiliated organizations where an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA made payments on behalf of the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. The number in box 1a was the number of information returns filed by the Chamber of Commerce of the USA on behalf of the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.
Form 990 Part V Item 2aNumber reported on W-3 US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform was part of a consolidated payroll function where all payroll functions were handled by an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA. The Chamber of Commerce of the USA was the statutory employer for the employees of the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform and paid compensation on behalf of the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. The number in box 2a was the number of the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform's employees reported on Form W-3 by the Chamber of Commerce of the USA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Stanton D. Anderson, Thomas J. Donohue, John Wood, Stan M. Harrell, and Jay Brown have a business relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bIn accordance with the Audit Committee charter, the draft Form 990 was provided in advance to the Audit Committee members, and reviewed individually with each member prior to filing. The Audit Committee performs this function pursuant to a delegation from the Board of Directors. The board receives the most recently completed tax return at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The 990 is reviewed by an independent accounting firm.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cWe annually notified staff of the Standards of Conduct and Ethics policy, which included a requirement that any transaction or relationship that was reasonably expected to give rise to an actual or apparent conflict of interest would be brought to the attention of a supervisor, a senior manager in the Talent Solutions department or the Office of the General Counsel. In addition, we issued an annual written questionnaire to all members of the board of directors asking for information on potential conflicts of interest, which was gathered by the Chief Financial Officer. All reports of potential conflicts would have been evaluated by the General Counsel in consultation with other senior management and staff, as appropriate. Any conflicts of interest involving board members or staff are resolved in accordance with the ILR's conflicts of interest policies.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Part VI Section B, Line 15a The process for determining total compensation of the President, who was a direct report of the US Chamber of Commerce CEO and the US Chamber of Commerce President, and whose compensation was charged to the Institute for Legal Reform, was as follows. Total compensation was reviewed annually by an independent compensation consultant. The consultant prepared a compensation study primarily utilizing, as available, Forms 990 and surveys of comparable organizations with similar responsibilities. Based on this information, total compensation was determined by the US Chamber of Commerce's CEO and the US Chamber of Commerce's President and US Chamber of Commerce's Compensation and Succession Committee on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Form 990 was made available to any member of the public who requested a copy. Any requestor was forwarded to the Administrative Director of Finance of the Chamber of Commerce of the USA, who forwarded a copy of the document to the requestor. The organization's governing documents were made available during the filing period with the organization's Form 1024 on June 26, 1998. The conflict of interest policy was not available to the public. The organization's financial statements were not made available to the public but were reflected in the financial data of the Form 990.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Article III Films LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263139751EIN
Primary ActivitiesFilm productionPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US Chamber Institute for Legal ReformBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Madison County Record IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H St NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201452063EIN
Primary ActivitiesNewspaper publishingPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US Chamber Institute for Legal ReformBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$76,759ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$1,493ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Madison County RecordBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,323,762InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationActual expenseMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt