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US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (EIN 52-2109035)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-14
IRS object ID
201243199349302989
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Timestamp2012-11-14T12:26:42-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN346565596EIN

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Business Name Line1Ernst and Young US LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line11101 New York Ave NWAddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20005ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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Name Name

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Business Name Line1US Chamber Institute for Legal ReformBusinessNameLine1
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Phone2024635590Phone

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Address Line11615 H Street NWAddressLine1
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StateDCState
ZIP Code20062ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameStan M HarrellName
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Date Signed2012-11-14DateSigned
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NameHoward A LevensonName
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Form 990 IRS990

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DescriptionResearch on the impact of the legal system on the economy.Description

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DescriptionEnsure enactment of common sense legal reform legislation and promote the selection of pro-legal reform judges and other public officials.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (46 entries)

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Patricia A Henry
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Mark V Holden
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G Edison Holland
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Richard G McCarty
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Dino Robusto
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Laura J Schumacher
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
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National Media Research Planning
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

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Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Amt Of Internal Funds Contributed855000AmtOfInternalFundsContributed
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Republican State Leadership Committee
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Republican Governors Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 250WashingtonDC20006113655877250000
Democratic Governors Association
3539 Apalachee Parkway 114WashingtonDC20005521304889100000
Louisiana Coalition for a Republican Majority
2900 Clearview ParkwayMetarieLA70006204082389100000
Democratic Attorney's General Association
1580 Lincoln St Ste 1125DenverCO8020213422001930000
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Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices32325653AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices
Taxable-$11,568,666TaxableAmount

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

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IdentifierPart IV, Supplemental Information:Identifier
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.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

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Loan to Chamber of Commerce of the USA3997588
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Total Revenue42824423TotalRevenue
Total Expenses33980339TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year8844084ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS8844084ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
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Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt36362064TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
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Expenses Subtotal33906339ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included74000OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt74000ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99033980339TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

ExplanationExplanation
FIN 48 footnote from 2011 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 the company had no uncertain tax positions and, as such, no liability has been recorded as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. Management does not anticipate any material changes in this position in the next 12 months.
Schedule D Part XII number 2d: This item consists of interest revenue from an agency transaction on another affilate's return, $108,284 and affiliate revenue of $48,532 totaling $156,816 Schedule D Part XII number 4b: This item consists of bad debt recovery reclassification of $74,000. Schedule D Part XIII number 2d: Affilate expenses of $2,111,049. Schedule D Part XIII number 4b: This item consists of bad debt recovery reclassification of $74,000.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (5 entries)

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East Asia00Seminars and speaking engagementsBuilding of alliance due to global forum shopping.24887
Europe00Seminars and speaking engagementsBuilding of alliance due to global forum shopping.74088
North America00Seminars and speaking engagementsBuilding of alliance due to global forum shopping.1199
Europe06Program services.Policy analysis in Europe.1097922
North America01Program services.Policy analysis in North America.70000
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Subtotal Number Of Employees7SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees7TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent1268096SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent1268096TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
Phone SolicitationsXPhoneSolicitations
In Person SolicitationsXInPersonSolicitations
Agreement Ref Fundraising1AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chamber of Commerce of the USABusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line11615 H ST NWAddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20062ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGeneral FundraisingActivity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds1FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts42682195GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor1000000AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization41682195NetToOrganization
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts42682195TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors1000000TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization41682195TotalNetToOrganization

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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First Class Or Charter TravelXFirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Idemnification Gross Up PaymentsXIdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Personal ServicesXPersonalServices
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan1SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (14 entries)

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Thomas J Donohue
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Lisa A Rickard
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Lily Fu Claffee
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Robin S Conrad
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Stan M Harrell
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Judith K Richmond
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Harold H Kim
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Kevin H Watson
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Page C Faulk
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Margrita J Perlman
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Bryan E Quigley
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Oriana Senatore
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Matthew Webb
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Mary H Terzino
159306000000000159306000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Part I, Line 1aPart I, Line 1a: Charter air travel is provided to one of the individuals listed for business purposes. Travel for companions for business purposes is only provided to the President. Three individuals 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 4bSupplemental Pension list: Lisa Rickard 190,663 Stan Harrell 61,671 Robin Conrad 50,952 Judith Richmond 22,280 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.
Part IIIThe US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform relied on the board compensation committee of a related organization that used one or more of the methods described above to establish the top management official's compensation.Supplemental Information

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonMary H TerzinoNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipConsultant and former directorRelationship
Amount Of Transaction159306AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionConsulting feesDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Number of employees on W-3Form 990 Part V Item 2bU.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 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 completion. The Audit Committee performs this function pursuant to a delegation from the Board of Directors. The board reviews 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 Chief Legal Officer and 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 that cannot be resolved in accordance with the ILR's conflicts policies shall be elevated to the Chair of the ILR's Audit Committee for further consideration and action.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Part 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 payroll is administered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 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 seven key employees and highly compensated employees, whose payroll is administered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is as follows. An independent compensation consultant provides annual supporting data and analysis to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Senior Vice President of Administration 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 Senior Vice President of Administration on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: The 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, 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.
Worked for related organizations:Part VII Section A, line 1a, column (B)Lily Fu Claffee, Chamber of Commerce of the USA, 40; US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, 1; National Chamber Foundation, 1; National Chamber Litigation Center, 1, Policy Forum Endowment Fund, 1. Robin Conrad, US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, 1; National Chamber Litigation Center, 40. Thomas J Donohue, Chamber of Commerce of the USA, 40; US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, 1; National Chamber Foundation, 1; National Chamber Litigation Center, 1; Institute for Competitive Workforce, 1; Business Civic Leadership Center, 1. Stan M Harrell, Chamber of Commerce of the USA, 40; US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, 1; National Chamber Foundation, 1; National Chamber Litigation Center, 1; Institute for Competitive Workforce, 1; Business Civic Leadership Center, 1, Policy Forum Endowment Fund, 1. Judith Richmond, Chamber of Commerce of the USA, 40; US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, 1; National Chamber Foundation, 1; National Chamber Litigation Center, 1; Institute for Competitive Workforce, 1; Business Civic Leadership Center, 1; Coalition for Reform, 1. Lisa Rickard, US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, 40; Coalition for Reform, 1.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Article IIIBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H ST NWAddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20062ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263139751EIN
Primary ActivitiesFilm productionPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileState

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1US Chamber Institute for Legal ReformBusinessNameLine1

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (6 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNAControlled OrgControlledOrgBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
Chamber of Commerce of the USA
1615 H St NWWashingtonDC20062530045720An advocate for the Nation's business to the National LeadersDC501(c)(6)N/AN/A0
National Chamber Litigation Center
1615 H St NWWashingtonDC20062521085809Shapes public policy on legal questions important to the business communityDC501(c)(6)N/AN/A0
National Chamber Foundation
1615 H St NWWashingtonDC20062526073268Promotes understanding of public affairs issues affecting businessDC501(c)(3)7N/A0
Business Civic Leadership Center
1615 H St NWWashingtonDC20062522246743The voice of business for social and philanthropic interestsDC501(c)(3)7N/A0
Institute for a Competitive Workforce
1615 H St NWWashingtonDC20062521677141Promotes education and workforce trainingDC501(c)(3)7N/A0
Policy Forum Endowment Fund
1615 H St NWWashingtonDC20062454612611Supporting organization for the benefit of NCFDC501(c)(3)11a0National Chamber Foundation

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Madison County RecordBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H St NWAddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20062ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201452063EIN
Primary ActivityNewspaper publishingPrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Type Of EntityCTypeOfEntity
Share Of Total Income48532ShareOfTotalIncome
Share Of EOY Assets814ShareOfEOYAssets
Percentage Ownership1.00000PercentageOwnership
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties1ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org1LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org1ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (7 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
Chamber of Commerce of the USA
N5636067Actual salaries & benefit alloc
Chamber of Commerce of the USA
M919996Cost allocation
Chamber of Commerce of the USA
O3655842Computation by agreement
Chamber of Commerce of the USA
A56373Calculated interest
Chamber of Commerce of the USA
B499992Computation by agreement
National Chamber Foundation
B30000Actual expense
National Chamber Litigation Center
B350000Actual expense

Form990 Schedule R Part VII Form990ScheduleRPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierIdentification of Related Tax Exempt OrganizationsIdentifier
Return ReferenceForm 990 Schedule R Part IIReturnReference
ExplanationThe organizations listed in Part V are under common management.Explanation