2013-03-12T11:01:55-05:00 2012-09-30 MITCHELL & TITUS LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2011-10-01 232434447 National Constitution Center % CHRISTINE DONNELLY VP OF FIN NATI 2154096739 525 Arch Street Philadelphia PA 191061514 CHRISTINE DONNELLY 2013-03-12 FREDERICK DAVIS 2127094500 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z David Eisner 525 Arch Street Philadelphia PA 191061514 18286380 false X www.constitutioncenter.org X 1986 PA Illuminate CONSTITUTIONAL IDEALS and inspire ACTS OF CITIZENSHIP 36 34 264 181 57 10762137 7878731 3119938 3628969 542869 475497 2072726 2416511 16497670 14399708 0 0 0 0 8483415 8706493 165000 216439 2380979 14358895 15019752 23007310 23942684 -6509640 -9542976 147422364 147637084 1572376 4814756 145849988 142822328 ILLUMINATE CONSTITUTIONAL IDEALS AND INSPIRE ACTS OF CITIZENSHIP false false 2879664 277854 Education and exhibits Feature Exhibitions - The Center presents a wide range of changing exhibitions in its Feature, Posterity Hall, and Stars & Stripes Galleries. These include original exhibitions created by the Center; collaborative installations with various partners; and traveling exhibitions from other institutions. In 2012, feature exhibitions included Fighting for Democracy: Who is the "We" in "We the People"?, a collaboration between the Center's Exhibition and Theater Departments expanding upon an original exhibition from the Japanese American National Museum and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen. The Center's 2013 exhibits include American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, a world-premiere exhibition created in-house by the National Constitution Center, which opened October 19th and will run through April, and the upcoming 1968 exhibition, created by the Minnesota History Center. Traveling Exhibitions - The Center travels many of its original exhibitions to other museums and cultural institutions around the country. Traveling exhibitions include Headed to the White House and a panel show circulated in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) based on the Center's first exhibition, Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War. The Lincoln Panel Show will travel to libraries in 200 communities across the country through 2015. A six-venue national tour and ALA panel show for Prohibition are currently being planned to begin in 2013. Education Programs - The Center produces a variety of standards-based teaching materials for use in the classroom and at the museum. These include online and on-site workshops for educators, class field trips, themed on-site educational packages, and the creation of a wide array of teaching materials. Ongoing Teacher Workshops The Center's professional development opportunities enable educators to deepen their understanding of civic education, the U.S. Constitution and American history. Full or half-day workshops provide teachers with access to the Center's Main and Feature Exhibitions. The Center's education staff presents grade-level-appropriate sessions about the Center's cutting-edge educational materials and programs. In addition, teachers receive classroom-ready resources and learn how to illuminate constitutional ideals and inspire active citizenship. Traveling History & Civics Program In 2008, the Center initiated a Traveling History & Civics program that sends museum educators into schools nationwide to present interactive civic education programs. These themed programs illuminate key constitutional topics including the Bill of Rights, presidential elections and the meaning of citizenship. Constitution Hall Pass In 2010, the Center launched a series of dynamic web-based video lesson that promote civic competencies-the knowledge, intellectual processes, and democratic dispositions required to be active and engage citizens in public life. Designed for middle and high school students, the videos incorporate historic location, clever scriptwriting and engaging performances by Center public programs staff. Lesson convey historic and civic information and make repeated connections between the subject matter and students' everyday lived to show how both history and the Constitution are relevant to them. Progressive Business Publications Continuing education and continuing legal education partnership that offers online Courses and audio conferences for educators, administrators, and other professionals Seeking career advancement. The content provided focuses on constitutional issues, current events and civic engagement. We strive to offer course content that can be immediately applied in school or the workforce and is also relevant to issues facing the world today. Constitution High School - In 2006, the National Constitution Center-in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia and the Annenberg Foundation-embarked on a bold educational experiment: the opening of Constitution High School (CHS), a public school with a focus on U.S. history and democracy. The Center is partnering with the school district to provide programming and curricular material for the school, which graduated its first senior class in 2009. Among its many initiatives with CHS, the Center runs a five-phase workshop series to support the students on their National History Day projects, as well as integrating The Constitution Happened Here program in the schools Philadelphia History elective, which encourages the study of public and local history through project based learning. Additionally, in 2012 the Center developed of a new educator resource, The Constitution Happened Here website, which includes students projects, curriculum, and encourages groups to upload their own projects to the website. Online and Email Programs - The Center maintains a content-rich website that provides access to a wide array of teaching resources, in addition to information about the Center, its exhibitions, programs and membership. Educational offerings include the Interactive Constitution and the Centuries of Citizenship Timeline. In addition, podcasts of the Center's stellar lineup of evening programs-featuring diverse leaders of government, public policy, journalism and scholarship-are available free of charge on the website. The Center's blog, Constitution Daily, delivers smart, timely commentary on constitutional issues by leading journalists, scholars and Center staff, as well as select "teachers' corners" which offer ideas for educators to incorporate the blog into the classroom. 2282304 177145 Public Programs & Civic Initiatives Constitution Week Programs - In honor of the Constitution's signing on September 17, 1787, and to celebrate the document's legacy of freedom, the Center presents a variety of onsite and online initiatives during the week of September 17th. Programs include a naturalization ceremony and a number of civic education activities. The Center also produces Constitution Hall Pass, an interactive webcast and live chat that enables educators to meet their Constitution Day education requirement onsite or online. The webcast is available free of charge on the Center's website and also distributed in partnership with the Channel One school network. Tenth Anniversary--National Constitution Center as we celebrate our milestone 10th anniversary as the museum of "We the People." Since opening on July 4, 2003-steps from where the Constitution was signed in Historic Philadelphia-the Center has engaged millions around the world as the first and only interactive museum, national town hall, and civic education hub devoted to the Constitution and its legacy of freedom. Throughout 2013, the Center will present a spectacular lineup of exhibitions, events, and educational programs that illuminate constitutional ideals, inspire active citizenship, and encourage dialogue about the past, present, and future of American democracy. Civic Holidays-The Center is the best place to honor America's civic holidays, occasions to commemorate America's history, celebrate our rights and responsibilities as citizens, and learn about our constitutional ideals. The Center commemorates days like Martin Luther King Day, Earth Day, Flag Day, the 4th of July, Veterans Day, and many other holidays throughout the year with engaging, educational programs and activities at the Center as well as being a top source for educational materials that can be used in the classroom. Daily Programs - Throughout the year, the Center produces a variety of daily programs and demonstrations to engage visitors in the lobby and exhibition spaces, such as Constitution Game Board, Presidential Trivia, and a Civil War Artifact Cart. In addition, the Center develops and delivers traveling history and civics programs for presentation in schools and other community organizations. These programs illuminate constitutional ideals and inspire acts of citizenship. Visiting Scholars - The Center offers annual fellowships to constitutional scholars, who participate in public programming and the development of constitutional commentary and teaching materials. Past scholars include Akhil Amar, Doug Kmiec, Jeffrey Rosen, Kathleen Sullivan, John Yoo, Theodore Olson, Laurence Tribe, Ted Shaw, Martha Jones, and for 2010-11, Geoffrey Stone and Richard Allen. Pocket Constitutions The NCC offers products and educational resources to teachers and administrators that provide them with a unique and innovative way to teach their students about the constitution. Templeton Lecture - Dr. John Templeton endowed the Center's annual John M. Templeton Jr. Lecture on Economic Liberties and the Constitution. Past lecturers include Kenneth Starr, Richard Epstein, Walter Dellinger, Cass Sunstein, Thomas Merrill, Cardinal Roger Mahoney, Secretary Tommy Thompson and Lawrence Summers. In 2011, the Center welcomed Christopher DeMuth to discuss how the Constitution addresses government regulation and relies on competition as a method of political organization. Political Debates - The Center has become a premier location for political debates. Highlights include Philadelphia's final Mayoral debate (2003), the Democratic presidential primary debate (2004) and the debate for the United States Senate of Pennsylvania (2006). In 2008, the Center hosted the final, national Democratic presidential primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. In 2010, the Center was the site of a Pennsylvania senatorial debate. Author Events - Some evening programs fall under the umbrella of "Author Events." Past participants have included Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Sandra Day O'Connor, historians David McCullough and Doris Kearns Goodwin, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, New York Times columnists Maureen Dowd and David Brooks, broadcaster Tom Brokaw, and filmmaker Ken Burns. Special Series - The Center develops new speaker series to focus on specific issues facing our nation. Past series include the First Amendment and the 9/11 Commission; the Cephalon Speaker Series for Science and the Constitution; Red, White, Blue and Green, focusing on the environment; and the Legacy of 1808, which examined the impact of slavery in America. The Center currently produces an annual Supreme Court term preview and review series. Peter Jennings Project - The Center annually hosts the Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution to help both professional and aspiring journalists gain a greater understanding of the Constitution and its application to current events. Through case study workshops, moot court arguments and public programs, the conference illustrates how the Constitution reaches into the fabric of daily life and impacts much of what journalists write, broadcast, edit and produce. Liberty Medal - The Center's annual Liberty Medal ceremony pays homage to an individual who embodies the principles of freedom set forth by the world's most enduring national constitution. Established during the bicentennial celebration of the U.S. Constitution, the Liberty Medal has been awarded to Presidents William J. Clinton and George H.W. Bush, Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Bono and Steven Spielberg, among other distinguished recipients. In 2011, the medal was awarded to former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Civility and Democracy - In March 2011, culminating a nationwide effort to explore how civility and dissent play a role in effecting change, the Center hosted an interactive, interdisciplinary forum: Can We Talk? A Conversation about Civility and Democracy in America. Distinguished participants from such fields as history, political philosophy, political science, law, sociology, journalism and communications guided public discussion on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; the concept of civic virtue; the importance of dissent and deliberation in America's constitutional democracy; and the ways in which political actors and the media can contribute to or detract from productive public discourse. Theatre Programs - Offered daily to visitors as an introduction to the Main Exhibition, Freedom Rising is a multimedia theatrical experience that brings the American quest for freedom to life through 360-degree projection, state-of-the-art sound and lighting, and a dynamic live actor. In addition, the Center produces and presents museum theatre performances on a variety of mission-related topics. In 2007, the Center launched Living News, an interactive theatrical performance developed to engage student audiences with current constitutional issues. The Center also produces original theatrical performances in conjunction with many of its Feature Exhibitions, in order to highlight constitutional topics and celebrate American freedoms. In 2011 and the first part of 2012 the center produced Fighting for Democracy: Who is the "We" in "We the People"?, a collaboration between the Center's Exhibition and Theater Departments expanding upon an original exhibition from the Japanese American National Museum that included a 30 minute original play. The center has preliminary plans to tour this production in 2013. The center also collaborates with local theatre companies to present readings of plays in the American theatrical cannon and new works alongside of scholarly conversations aimed at expanding visitors understanding constitutional relationships as presented in theatre and literature. All Theater programs tour locally and nationally upon request and are accompanied by educator curriculums. Feature Exhibition Programs - In conjunction with its Feature Exhibitions, the Center develops innovative outreach programs to encourage civic engagement. For example, during the run of the Headed to the White House exhibition in 2008, the Center partnered with SMITH Magazine to produce Address America-a web contest that invited people to submit six-word inaugural addresses embodying their hopes for the country. In 2012, the Address America platform was expanded to include a touch-screen interface in the Main Exhibition and a dedicated website, addressamerica.constitutioncenter.org. In conjunction with the 2012 From Asbury Park to the Promised Land Exhibition, the Center's programming included a "Decoding the Lyrics" activity, in which visitors took a closer look at the message in Springsteen's music and for the American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, the Center created the "Order a Story" Program, in which visitors are "served" interesting stories about pro 12601144 3173970 Museum Operations Main Exhibition - The Center maintains a multimedia, interactive permanent exhibition, which is open to the public 362 days a year. The Story of We the People traces the American quest for freedom from the signing of the U.S. Constitution to the present through more than 100 interactive exhibits, films, photographs and rare artifacts. The Main Exhibition also includes the stirring, 360-degree theatrical production Freedom Rising and the iconic attraction Signers' Hall, where visitors can sign the Constitution alongside 42 life-size, bronze statues of the Founding Fathers. As part of its initiatives for the 2012 Election, the Center updated parts of its Main Exhibition to highlight the candidates and key issues of the election cycle. 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V, Line 4 Endowment funds were established to support future projects and operations. IT has a policy of appropriating for distribution each year 5 percent of its endowment fund's three year rolling average of immediate previous fiscal years. Form 990, Schedule D , Part XII - Line 4b Fundraising expense: ($704,730) Pass-through investment income $57 Total ($704,673). Form 990, Schedule D , Part XIII - Line 2d Fundraising expense: $704,730 Form 990, Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8 Pass-through investment income not included in the audited financial statements $ 57. 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Once internal review and approval is completed, the 990 is sent to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee of the board of trustees reviews the documents and a conference call is scheduled to discuss the 990. The participants include the members of the Audit Committee, the CEO, the COO, the VP of Finance and the return preparers. The Audit Committee modifies or approves the 990. The Chairman of the Audit Committee sends the draft to the Board of Trustees with the recommendation from him and the Audit Committee for approval. The Board of Trustees has one week to comment. Any comments from the board are considered by the audit committee and staff, after Which, If changes are made, the approval process is repeated. If no changes are made or if no comments are received, the 990 is considered approved and is filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C The National Constitution Center has a Conflict of Interest Policy. A copy of the policy and the questionnaire are given to all new employees and newly elected Trustees during their orientation period. Annually, the policy and questionnaire are sent to all Trustees, employees and volunteers Trustees, employees and volunteers have one month to complete the questionnaire and send the completed forms back to the Center. The Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) follows up with any employee who failed to submit his/her form. Trustees are also sent reminders; The CCO and VP of Finance review all questionnaires to determine if any conflicts exist. The results of the annual questionnaire responses are discussed with the Audit Committee. Significant conflicts, if any, are brought to the Committee's attention. The Audit Chairman makes the determination if the conflict is Significant enough to warrant full Board review. Significant conflicts are then brought to the Board of Trustees who determines a course of action based upon the Conflict of Interest Policy. Form 990, Part Vi, Lines 15A and 15B The CEO of the National Constitution Center is hired by the Board of Trustees. Typically, a Search Committee is formed to conduct the search process. Additionally, a professional Executive Search Firm is also engaged to facilitate the search process. This Committee is a temporary sub-committee of the Executive Committee and includes the Chairman of the Executive Committee, appointed Trustees and appropriate staff (ie COO). Once a CEO has been identified, a contract is prepared by the Center's General Counsel. The Search Committee,who acts as the Center's "independent persons" recommends the CEO's compensation based on the following criteria: Comparable data - what was the former CEO's compensation and what are like organizations CEO's compensation. Contemporaneous substantiation - data is collected and documented during this process. The CEO's contract, which includes compensation,is presented to the Executive Committee by the Search Committee. In Executive Session the contract is approved by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee then presents the contract to the full Board of Trustees for approval. Compensation Procedure for Top Management: The CEO and the COO hire the organization's top management team. The National Constitution Center hired a consultant to develop a salary administration program which is broken down into position levels with corresponding salary ranges. Compensation is determined by a potential employee's qualifications and referring to the appropriate position level within the salary administration program. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 The National Constitution Center will make all Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest and Financial Statements available to the public by providing copies upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 Unrealized gain from the investment: $6,515,373 Pass-through investment income - income not included in the audited fiancial statements: ($57) Total: $6,515,316.