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US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (EIN 52-2109035)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-12
IRS object ID
201533169349303883
Schema version
2014v5.0
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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Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Ernst and Young US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN522109035EIN

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Business Name Line1US Chamber Institute for Legal ReformBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlUSCHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024635590PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11615 H Street NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonStan M HarrellPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurer and CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024635590PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonJennifer RhoderickPreparerPersonNm
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Form 990 IRS990

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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.legalreformnow.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescCreate and maintain public suppport for legal reform, including building alliances with groups and organizations to advance the legal reform agenda.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescResearch on the impact of the legal system on the economy.Desc

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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Katherine L Adams
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hubert L Allen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stanton D Anderson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
S Jack Balagia Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew A Barnard
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rupert Bondy
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kim M Brunner
Chairman/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James B Buda
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John J Castellani
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth W Cole
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen M Cutler
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert DeBerardine
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brackett B Denniston III
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas J Donohue
CEO/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
John M Engler
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
Thomas A Gottschalk
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia R Hatler
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia A Henry
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark V Holden
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey W Jackson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles J Kalil
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Francis A Keating II
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James F Kelleher
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Y KerrII
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dennis F Kerrigan Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul J Krump
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan L Lees
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Connie Lewis Lensing
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard G McCarty
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bradford Nielson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Orlandi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa A Rickard
President/Director40.00Yes (X)$2,055,192$0$192,547Yes (X)1.00
Karen Roberts
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dino E Robusto
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura J Schumacher
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth F Spence III
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Timmons
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael H Ullmann
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig D Vermie
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher C Womack
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Brown
Asst Secretary1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lily Fu Claffee
General Counsel/Secretary1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)1.00
Stan M Harrell
Treasurer & CFO1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)1.00
James Barnett
VP, Political Affairs40.00$249,560$0$21,904Yes (X)
Harold H Kim
EVP ILR40.00$476,279$0$44,726Yes (X)
Matthew S DeCazotte
VP, International Initiatives40.00$186,858$0$103,851Yes (X)
Page C Faulk
VP, Legal Reform Initiatives40.00$213,131$0$28,409Yes (X)
Bryan E Quigley
SVP, Strategic Communications40.00$355,781$0$45,468Yes (X)
Oriana Senatore
Vice President, Policy and Research40.00$184,033$0$19,868Yes (X)
Matthew D Webb
SVP, Legal Reform Policy40.00$225,244$0$143,149Yes (X)
Mary H Terzino
Former Director25.00$233,207$0$0Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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Wiley Rein LLP
1776 K Street NWWashingtonDC20006Legal services$785,060
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dept 7247 6827PhiladelphiaPA19170Legal research$783,272
SkaddenArps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
PO Box 1764White PlainsNY10602Legal research$669,313
Public Opinion Strategies
214 North Fayette StreetAlexandriaVA22314Public opinion research$654,850
Judicial Evaluation Institute
701 8TH Street NW Suite 500WashingtonDC20001Membership pymts$647,400
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K38CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$44,800,508AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$44,800,508TotalContributionsAmt

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DescMeeting revenueDesc
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Other Revenue Total$88,800OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$113,442ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,040,208TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,347,938TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,433,382TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,155TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$805,703TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,171,387TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$999,996TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,970,405TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,643,844TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$385,308TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,264TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$727,644TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,535TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Contr to other orgs$17,878,342
Contr to affiliates$3,236,300
Investment impairment$2,677,619
Admin support services$930,004

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,607TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,997,641TotalAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$11,306,975BOYAmt
EOY$11,857,815EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$14,274,367BOYAmt
EOY$8,729,401EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,581,342BOYAmt
EOY$20,587,216EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,462,888BOYAmt
EOY$3,562,320EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,118,454BOYAmt
EOY$17,024,896EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,581,342BOYAmt
EOY$20,587,216EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,581,342BOYAmt
EOY$20,587,216EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Political Expenditures$15,053,206PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$1,668,206Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$13,385,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$15,053,206TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F ST NWWashingtonDC20004050532524$2,750,000
Republican Attorneys General Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 800WashingtonDC20006464501717$2,225,000
Republican Governors Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 250WashingtonDC20006113655877$750,000
Grow WV Inc
PO Box 2195ElkinsWV26241470970992$500,000
Partnership for Florida's Future Inc
PO Box 11309TallahsseeFL32302753202350$300,000
Legal Reform Now Committee
133 S Harbor DriveVeniceFL34285460609225$160,000
Floridians for Economic Opportunity
1430 Piedmont Dr EastTallahsseeFL32308471504598$100,000
Citizens for Florida Prosperity Inc
3385 West Lakeshore DriveTallahsseeFL32312273265356$50,000
Florida First Forever
1700 N Monroe StTallahsseeFL32303262909623$50,000
GOPAC
1101 16th St NWWashingtonDC20036521237780$25,000
Democratic Attorney's General Association
1580 Lincoln St Ste 1125DenverCO80203134220019$25,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$44,297,667DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$32,939,998NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$24,720,442NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$8,219,556NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$28,729,784AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$20,510,228TaxableAmt

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 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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Intercompany accounting$4,395,505
Loan to Chamber of Commerce of the USA$4,333,896
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$8,729,401TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,740,421TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$327,005DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$457,903OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$784,908RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$44,955,513RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$48,002OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$48,002RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$45,003,515TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$50,330,357TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$327,005DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,731,332OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,058,337ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$47,272,020ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$2,725,621OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,725,621ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$49,997,641TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:FIN 48 footnote from 2014 audit: Management's analysis of uncertain tax positions as required under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740, Income Taxes, determined that ILR had no uncertain tax positions and, as such, no liability has been recorded as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. Management does not anticipate any material changes in this position in the next 12 months. ILR is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. Management believes ILR is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2011.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Affiliated org rev consolidated for financial statement purpose $43,713 Interest revenue from agency transaction on affiliate return $114,190 Revenue from agency transaction on affiliate return $300,000
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Bad debt recovery $48,000 Rounding $2
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Affiliated org exp consolidated for financial statement purpose $2,721,332 Expense from agency transaction on affiliate return $10,000
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Write off of investment in subsidiary $2,677,619 Bad debt recovery $48,000 Rounding $2

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia00Seminars and speaking engagements.Building of alliance due to global forum shopping.$37,292
Europe00Seminars and speaking engagements.Building of alliance due to global forum shopping.$98,345
North America00Seminars and speaking engagements.Building of alliance due to global forum shopping.$1,207
Europe07Program services.Policy analysis in Europe.$1,157,510
East Asia01Program services.Policy analysis in East Asia.$77,022
South America01Program Services.Policy Analysis in South America.$40,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees9SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee9TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,411,376SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,411,376TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule F Part I We use the accrual method of accounting on all of our transactions.ExplanationTxt

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$44,800,507GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$999,996RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$43,800,511NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$44,800,507TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$999,996TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$43,800,511TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
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 PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
Lisa A Rickard
President/Director$543,261$0$1,150,000$0$361,931$0$172,900$0$19,647$0$2,247,739$0$0$0
James Barnett
VP, Political Affairs$229,560$0$20,000$0$0$0$13,574$0$8,330$0$271,464$0$0$0
Harold H Kim
EVP ILR$319,818$0$135,000$0$21,461$0$25,336$0$19,390$0$521,005$0$0$0
Matthew S DeCazotte
VP, International Initiatives$186,858$0$0$0$0$0$103,375$0$476$0$290,709$0$0$0
Page C Faulk
VP, Legal Reform Initiatives$213,131$0$0$0$0$0$21,236$0$7,173$0$241,540$0$0$0
Bryan E Quigley
SVP, Strategic Communications$295,781$0$60,000$0$0$0$27,300$0$18,168$0$401,249$0$0$0
Oriana Senatore
Vice President, Policy and Research$184,033$0$0$0$0$0$19,330$0$538$0$203,901$0$0$0
Matthew D Webb
SVP, Legal Reform Policy$225,244$0$0$0$0$0$136,070$0$7,079$0$368,393$0$0$0
Mary H Terzino
Former Director$233,207$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$233,207$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aCharter air travel is provided to one of the executives, non board members, listed for business purposes. One person listed on Part VII of the core form has traveled with companions for business purposes. Four executives listed on Part VII of the core form have taken first class travel. None of these expenses are treated as taxable benefits. Gross up payments are added to supplemental pension benefits. These benefits are reported as taxable benefits and are available to all U.S. Chamber of Commerce employees with compensation exceeding the ERISA limit. Social club dues and chauffeur services are available to the President for business use only. They are not treated as taxable benefits.
Part I, Line 3The US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform relied on the board compensation committee of an affiliated organization that used one or more of the methods described above to establish the top management official's compensation.
Part I, Line 4bSupplemental Pension list: Lisa Rickard 294,413 Harold Kim 18,461 The Supplemental Pension Plan provides cash payments to participants based on a formula that coordinates with the benefits that cannot be paid by the Retirement Plan due to the qualified plan pay cap under the law. These benefits are calculated and paid annually; there is no deferred component.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (10 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Schedule B number 5
Supporter$783,272Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 77
Supporter$669,313Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 76
Supporter$472,920Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 71
Supporter$356,302Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 53
Supporter$323,329Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 26
Supporter$306,468Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 56
Supporter$242,280Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 54
Supporter$218,291Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 97
Supporter$203,683Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 15
Supporter$150,261Policy consulting fees0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 Part V Item 2bNumber of employees on W-3 U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform is part of a consolidated payroll where all employees are employees of an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA. The salaries expense is the portion chargeable to U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Stanton D. Anderson, Thomas J. Donohue, Lily Fu Claffee and Stan M. Harrell have a business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11In 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 each of its regularly scheduled meetings.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cWe annually notify staff of the Standards of Conduct and Ethics policy, which includes a requirement that any transaction or relationship that is reasonably expected to give rise to an actual or apparent conflict of interest be brought to the attention of a supervisor, a senior manager in the Human Resources department or the Office of General Counsel. In addition, we issue an annual written questionnaire to all members of the board of directors asking for information on potential conflicts of interest, which is gathered by the chief financial officer. All reports of potential conflicts will be evaluated by the General Counsel, who serves as the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform's (ILR) Ethics Officer, 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 policies.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15bPart VI Question 15a The process for determining total compensation of the President, who is a direct report of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, and whose compensation is charged to the Institute for Legal Reform, is as follows. Total compensation is reviewed annually by an independent compensation consultant. The consultant prepares a compensation study primarily utilizing, as available, Form 990s and surveys of comparable organizations with similar responsibilities. Based on this information, total compensation is determined by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's President/CEO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Employee Compensation and Benefits Arrangements Committee on an annual basis. Part VI Question 15b The process for determining total compensation for the six key employees and highly compensated employees, whose compensation is charged to the Institute for Legal Reform, is as follows. An independent compensation consultant provides supporting data and analysis to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Chief Administrative Officer and the Vice President of Human Resources who establishes job classifications and compensation ranges for all employees. Based on this information, individual total compensation is determined by the individual's supervisor and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Chief Administrative Officer and the Vice President of Human Resources on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The form 990 is made available to any member of the public who requests a copy. Any requestor is forwarded to the Administrative Director of Finance of the Chamber of Commerce of the USA, who will forward a copy of the document to the requestor. The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not made available to the public.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Article IIIBusinessNameLine1Txt

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 Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Coalition for ReformBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H St NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522333402EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupports legislative efforts in support of legal reform.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(6)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US Chamber Institute for Legal ReformBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Madison County RecordBusinessNameLine1Txt

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-$2,673,640ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$451ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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$2,677,619InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationActual expenseMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt