2019-09-30T07:11:25-05:00 2019-03-31 521711839 COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2018-04-01 521600481 CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS CENT 2028338400 1100 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 625 WASHINGTON DC 20036 TERENCE PELL PRESIDENT 2028338400 2019-09-27 1 DANIEL L WEAVER P01249346 3019860600 2019-09-27 108.31.200.98 2019-09-27 13:18:00 ED P 9EB6C7ABDF90341FC865DF237D0CFEE310B22885 9EB6C7ABDF90341FC865DF237D0CFEE310B22885 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z TERENCE PELL ESQ 1100 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 625 WASHINGTON DC 20036 1491271 0 X WWW.CIR-USA.ORG X 1988 DC PUBLIC LAW FIRM THAT REPRESENTS DESERVING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED IN CASES THAT RAISE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES OF FIRST IMPRESSION. 6 5 4 0 0 3353 2016083 1247293 0 0 2841 12396 2106 231582 2021030 1491271 0 0 0 0 751117 813385 0 0 173790 938162 585924 1689279 1399309 331751 91962 4357421 4455977 154496 161090 4202925 4294887 PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM PROVIDING REPRESENTATION ON ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST. 0 0 1116139 229808 CIR IS A NON-PROFIT, PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM THAT REPRESENTS DESERVING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. CIR ORDINARILY HAS PENDING APPROXIMATELY 8-10 CASES THAT RAISE FEDERAL OR STATE QUESTIONS OF FIRST IMPRESSION. CIR SPECIALIZES IN CASES INVOLVING FREE SPEECH, RACE DISCRIMINATION, CONGRESS'S ENUMERATED POWERS, AND DUE PROCESS. DURING THE FYE MARCH 31, 2019, CIR FILED AMICUS BRIEFS IN THREE CASES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, HAD THREE CASES BEFORE THE US COURTS OF APPEALS, AND ONE CASE BEFORE THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS. 1116139 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI NV X X X TERENCE PELL ESQ 2028338400 1100 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 625 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JAMES MANN ESQ CHAIRMAN / TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEREMY RABKIN CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT P GEORGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES PIERESON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR S PENN ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK VENEZIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MIRENGOFF ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERENCE PELL ESQ PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR 50.00 X X 240000 0 75963 MICHAEL ROSMAN SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL 50.00 X 192937 0 66147 432937 0 142110 2 0 1 0 JONES DAY 51 LOUISIANA AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 PROGRAMMATIC LEGAL SUPPORT 443288 1 1247293 13139 1247293 12396 12396 ATTORNEY FEES INCOME 900099 229808 229808 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1774 1774 231582 1491271 231582 0 12396 590449 499908 40886 49655 143279 134682 5425 3172 25100 23594 950 556 20104 18898 761 445 34453 32386 1304 763 170326 170326 29629 29629 63958 55377 6596 1985 15879 10560 4652 667 131254 114485 7960 8809 10952 3453 2499 5000 8167 7124 495 548 28071 22118 5953 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 56713 3415 994 52304 PHOTOCOPYING AND PRINTI 48927 7686 770 40471 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 13731 3869 447 9415 RESEARCH 8317 8258 59 1399309 1116139 109380 173790 1136592 680664 3161748 3687869 20000 18156 34306 128635 117112 19691 11523 21234 21615 4357421 4455977 86153 92869 68343 68221 154496 161090 X 4202925 4294887 4202925 4294887 4357421 4455977 91962 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2527895 2191667 1235195 2016083 1247293 9218133 2527895 2191667 1235195 2016083 1247293 9218133 3955681 5262452 61979 63683 37950 2841 12396 178849 200 20 2106 1774 4100 9401082 504808 0.55980 0.62890 X 18906 917 17989 109729 116195 -6466 11523 DEFERRED RENT 68221 68221 X 1801271 310000 310000 1491271 0 1491271 1709309 310000 310000 1399309 0 1399309 PART X, LINE 2: CIR IS A TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CIR FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (FASB ASC), WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN CIR'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018, CIR HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ITS TAX RETURN THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CIR'S IRS FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT WAS FILED. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TERENCE PELL ESQ PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR 240000 0 0 0 0 0 36900 0 39063 0 315963 0 0 0 MICHAEL ROSMAN SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL 192937 0 0 0 0 0 36000 0 30147 0 259084 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B CIR'S FULL AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COPY OF CIR'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS UPON COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH PERSON'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CIR OR AT THE OFFICIAL ADOPTION OF STATED POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, AND STAFF MEMBER SHALL SIGN AND DATE THE POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF HER/HIS TERM OF SERVICE OR EMPLOYMENT AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINT A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA AND PERFORMANCE AND REPORTS BACK ITS DECISION WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF ITS DELIBERATION TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IRS FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND BY WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: CIR HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2B, AND SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2A CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS (CIR) UTILIZES THE SERVICE OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, TO SUPPLEMENT THE SERVICES TO ACOCMPLISH ITS MISSION. IN 2018, THE VALUE OF THESE PRO BONO SERVICES EQUALED $310,000.