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IT PROVIDES AN OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE, FOSTERING INFORMED DISCUSSION AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL ISSUES SHAPING THE WORLD. THROUGH EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND LIFELONG LEARNING IN A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. false false 645337 58734 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED A SERIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WEBINARS AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, FEATURING DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS FROM GOVERNMENT, DIPLOMACY, NATIONAL SECURITY, BUSINESS, MEDIA, AND ACADEMIA. SPEAKERS INCLUDED A FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, A FORMER NATO SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, A FORMER CIA AND NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SENIOR OFFICIAL, FOREIGN CONSULS GENERAL REPRESENTING FRANCE, BELGIUM, QATAR, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, INDIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES, THE CEO OF A MAJOR U.S. ENERGY COMPANY, THE FORMER SPEAKER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF LOS ANGELES. ADDITIONAL PRESENTERS INCLUDED SENIOR POLICY EXPERTS, JOURNALISTS, AND SCHOLARS FROM LEADING THINK TANKS, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, AND UNIVERSITIES. PROGRAMS ADDRESSED CURRENT DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, INCLUDING FOREIGN POLICY, DEMOCRACY, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY TRANSITIONS, URBAN POLICY, AND GLOBAL CONFLICTS. ALL PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED IN A NONPARTISAN, NON- ADVOCACY FORMAT AND WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WITH WEBINARS OFFERED AT NO COST. TOTAL ATTENDANCE EXCEEDED 3,400 91768 ONLINE MEDIA: ONLINE MEDIA ENCOMPASSES THE ORGANIZATIONS DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AND INTERNET PLATFORMS. AN ONLINE ARCHIVE OF RECORDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. WEBINARS ARE RECORDED AND DISTRIBUTED VIA YOUTUBE, WHERE TOTAL VIEWERSHIP EXCEEDED 67,000 DURING THE YEAR. 108160 STUDENT PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED THREE IN-PERSON LUNCHEONS EXCLUSIVELY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE LOS ANGELES AREA, FOCUSING ON THE RELIABILITY OF THE U.S. ELECTION PROCESS, CRITICAL THINKING, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. TOTAL ATTENDANCE EXCEEDED 400 STUDENTS. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X LAWACTH IS ORGANIZED AS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY BOTH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") AND FRANCHISE TAX BOARD ("FTB") AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND APPLICABLE CALIFORNIA LAW, QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER IRC SECTION170(B)(1)(A)(VI), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. LAWACTH IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS AND RELATED STATE LAW FILINGS. IN ADDITION, LAWACTH IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES. LAWACTH'S REVENUES ARE DERIVED PRIMARILY FROM CONTRIBUTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND OTHER FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. AT TIMES, LAWACTH HAS REPORTABLE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND, THEREFORE, FILES AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. NO PROVISION FOR TAXES HAS BEEN MADE AS SUCH AMOUNT IS IMMATERIAL. LAWACTH RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, LAWACTH DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. LAWACTH IS NOT UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE IRS FOR ANY OPEN TAX YEARS. X X X false false false false false false false false false RICHARD DOWNIE PRESIDENT & CEO 212103 212103 ALEXANDER MESSMANN EXECUTIVE VP 132968 24387 157355 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PARTISAN, MEMBERSHIP BASED SPEAKERS' FORUM THAT CONNECTS BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND ENGAGED INDIVIDUALS WITH SHARED INTEREST IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS. IT PROVIDES AN OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC DIALOGUE, FOSTERING INFORMED DISCUSSION AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL ISSUES SHAPING THE WORLD. THROUGH EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND LIFELONG LEARNING IN A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED A SERIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WEBINARS AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, FEATURING DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS FROM GOVERNMENT, DIPLOMACY, NATIONAL SECURITY, BUSINESS, MEDIA, AND ACADEMIA. SPEAKERS INCLUDED A FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, A FORMER NATO SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, A FORMER CIA AND NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SENIOR OFFICIAL, FOREIGN CONSULS GENERAL REPRESENTING FRANCE, BELGIUM, QATAR, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, INDIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES, THE CEO OF A MAJOR U.S. ENERGY COMPANY, THE FORMER SPEAKER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF LOS ANGELES. ADDITIONAL PRESENTERS INCLUDED SENIOR POLICY EXPERTS, JOURNALISTS, AND SCHOLARS FROM LEADING THINK TANKS, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, AND UNIVERSITIES. PROGRAMS ADDRESSED CURRENT DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, INCLUDING FOREIGN POLICY, DEMOCRACY, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY TRANSITIONS, URBAN POLICY, AND GLOBAL CONFLICTS. ALL PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED IN A NONPARTISAN, NON- ADVOCACY FORMAT AND WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WITH WEBINARS OFFERED AT NO COST. TOTAL ATTENDANCE EXCEEDED 3,400 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 SCOTT PORTER PATRICK NIEMAN DIRECTOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP ELIZABETH LOWE HANS GETTY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP ELIZABETH LOWE SCOTT PORTER DIRECTOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP CECIL BLACK DAN SCHNUR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE MAILED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED THROUGH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT COMPARABLE POSITIONS, MARKET RATE AND PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE PRESIDENT AND CEO EVALUATES ANNUALLY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND STAFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN COMPENSATION GUIDELINES AND BASED ON THEIR GENERAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSED DURING THE EVALUATION PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 LAWACTH'S FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE UPON REQUEST AND IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. (GUIDESTAR.ORG, CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG)