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Constituting America Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 27-2083548

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Oct 30, 2018

Organization Profilewww.constitutingamerica.org

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PO Box 1988Colleyville, TX 76034

(202) 255-0101

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

96th percentile

1.41x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

72nd percentile

0.16x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

25th percentile

-6.4%

Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

97th percentile

$263,644

Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 43.5% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-41%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

34th percentile

-2.5%

Faster revenue growth than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets96th percentile

Assets

Down

$66,860

Down $46,931 (-41%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

-$27,328

Down $38,978 (-335%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$94,188

Down $7,953 (-7.8%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue72nd percentileNet Margin25th percentile

Revenue

Down

$606,445

Down $15,740 (-2.5%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$645,423

Up $25,872 (+4.2%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$38,978

Down $41,612 (-1580%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KAssets 2010: $17,383Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $17,3832010Assets 2011: $84,503Liabilities 2011: $17,889Net Assets 2011: $66,6142011Assets 2012: $68,986Liabilities 2012: $8,957Net Assets 2012: $60,0292012Assets 2013: $74,069Liabilities 2013: $9,174Net Assets 2013: $64,8952013Assets 2014: $71,630Liabilities 2014: $5,044Net Assets 2014: $66,5862014Assets 2015: $96,773Liabilities 2015: $87,757Net Assets 2015: $9,0162015Assets 2016: $113,791Liabilities 2016: $102,141Net Assets 2016: $11,6502016Assets 2017: $66,860Liabilities 2017: $94,188Net Assets 2017: -$27,3282017Assets 2018: $75,569Liabilities 2018: $98,208Net Assets 2018: -$22,6392018Assets 2019: $86,375Liabilities 2019: $1,753Net Assets 2019: $84,6222019Assets 2020: $104,823Liabilities 2020: $4,140Net Assets 2020: $100,6832020Assets 2021: $169,247Liabilities 2021: $1,795Net Assets 2021: $167,4522021Assets 2022: $354,234Liabilities 2022: $4,977Net Assets 2022: $349,2572022Assets 2023: $228,031Liabilities 2023: $41,590Net Assets 2023: $186,4412023Assets 2024: $508,469Liabilities 2024: $80,871Net Assets 2024: $427,5982024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$66,860
Liabilities$94,188
Net Assets-$27,328
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth34th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2010: $180,7002010Expenses 2011: $232,8242011Expenses 2012: $238,9052012Revenue 2013: $250,621Expenses 2013: $250,505Net Income 2013: $1162013Revenue 2014: $266,969Expenses 2014: $265,278Net Income 2014: $1,6912014Revenue 2015: $483,733Expenses 2015: $541,303Net Income 2015: -$57,5702015Revenue 2016: $622,185Expenses 2016: $619,551Net Income 2016: $2,6342016Revenue 2017: $606,445Expenses 2017: $645,423Net Income 2017: -$38,9782017Revenue 2018: $581,646Expenses 2018: $576,957Net Income 2018: $4,6892018Revenue 2019: $722,775Expenses 2019: $615,514Net Income 2019: $107,2612019Revenue 2020: $570,448Expenses 2020: $554,387Net Income 2020: $16,0612020Revenue 2021: $702,215Expenses 2021: $636,047Net Income 2021: $66,1682021Revenue 2022: $1,044,538Expenses 2022: $862,733Net Income 2022: $181,8052022Revenue 2023: $1,065,268Expenses 2023: $1,228,084Net Income 2023: -$162,8162023Revenue 2024: $1,673,160Expenses 2024: $1,432,003Net Income 2024: $241,1572024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$606,445
Expenses$645,423
Net Income-$38,978
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Oct 30, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$606,445
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Constituting america's mission is to educate students and adults about the constitution through the culture. Constituting american's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, tv and social media to reach, educate and inform america's adults and students about the importance of the u.s. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights.

Our mission is to educate students and adults about the Constitution through the culture.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Loans From Officers Directors$87,533$89,478▲ $1,945
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$112,342$59,217▼ $53,125
Accounts Receivable$917$7,465▲ $6,548
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$532$178▼ $354
Total Assets$113,791$66,860▼ $46,931
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$14,608$4,710▼ $9,898
Total Liabilities$102,141$94,188▼ $7,953
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$13,467$10,522▼ $2,945
Unrestricted Net Assets$-1,817$-37,850▼ $36,033
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$11,650$-27,328▼ $38,978
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$113,791$66,860▼ $46,931

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$178$7,635$7,813
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay97th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Janine GaunttFounder and Co-PresidentFT$108,023$155,621$263,644
Juliette TurnerExecutive DirectorPT$30,697-$30,697
Shonda KalraExecutive DirectorFT$15,000-$15,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Cathy GillespieCo-President
Chris FosterDirector
Denise FullerDirector
Janice GaunttDirector
Jay McConvilleDirector
Robert GaunttDirector
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$606,421
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$24
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$606,421
Change in Net Assets
$-38,978

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$606,445
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$17,000
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$623,445
Total Revenue per Form 990
$606,445
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$349,257
Other Expenses$267,626
Total Fundraising Expense$32,389
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$28,540
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$280,209$3,671$10,789$294,669
Fees for Services Other$65,274$1,370$14,714$81,358
Travel$46,550--$46,550
Other Salaries and Wages$36,164$37-$36,201
Grants to Domestic Individuals$28,540--$28,540
Fees for Services Accounting-$21,843-$21,843
Payroll Taxes$17,581$206$600$18,387
Advertising$980-$5,400$6,380
All Other Expenses$3,547$2,315-$5,862
Other Expenses$70$5,285$886$5,355
Fees for Services Legal$1,234$3,696-$4,930
Office Expenses$263$4,559-$4,822
Interest-$1,945-$1,945
Depreciation Depletion$354--$354
Total Functional Expenses$567,870$45,164$32,389$645,423

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$662,423
Expenses per Audited Statements$645,423
Total Expenses per Form 990$645,423
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$17,000
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
Janine GaunttJanine Gauntt's daughter is Juliette Turner, a director and officerCompensation for salary and speechesNo$263,644
Juliette TurnerJuliette Turner's mother is Janine Gauntt, a director and officerCompensation for salary and speechesNo$30,697

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$87,533$89,478▲ $1,945
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
Yes
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
Yes
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2

“Janine Gauntt and Janice Gauntt have a family relationship. Janine Gauntt and Juliette Turner have a family relationship.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4

“The Organization's bylaws were updated in 2017 to clarify when meetings shall be held, how to account for a quorum of members, and how to hold an electronic vote.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11B

“The members of the board of directors are emailed a copy of the Form 990 for their review before the form is filed.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12C

“Each member of the board of directors informs other members of their business interest at the beginning of each year. The Co-Chairpersons have been trained in the importance of and procedures related to avoiding conflicts of interest. They are monitoring transactions to assure themselves there are no violations of the conflict of interest policy.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15

“The members of the board of directors evaluate the duties and responsibilities of the top officers. The board of directors have considered comparable compensation as if they were in another business.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19

“Constituting America, Inc. maintains a public disclosure file of their Form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption and three years of filed Form 990. The public disclosure copy of Form 990 is available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Constituting America Inc
EIN
27-2083548
Phone
2022550101
Address
PO Box 1988, Colleyville, TX 76034

Signing Officer

Name
Cathy Gillespie
Title
Co-President
Phone
2022550101
Signed
2018-10-30
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Cathy Gillespie
Formed
2010
Legal Domicile
TX
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
4
Volunteers
200

Preparer

Firm
Kositzka Wicks and Company
Address
5270 Shawnee Road Suite 250, Alexandria, VA 22312
Preparer
Jennifer S Manster CPA
Phone
7036422700
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part IX, line 11G

“Consulting: Program service expenses 65,274. Management and general expenses 1,370. Fundraising expenses 14,714. Total expenses 81,358.”

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C:

“The Organization did not change its oversight process or its selection process during the tax year.”

Financial Statement Notes

Part X, Line 2:

“The following was disclosed related to uncertain tax positions in the financial statements. Constituting America, Inc. is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code and is classified as an organization other than a private foundation under 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization adopted the provisions in FASB ASC 740-10.”

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IRS990/Desc0STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC CONSTITUTION CONTEST - Constituting America's cornerstone initiative, the We The Future Contest, offers America's students, K-College an opportunity to learn about the U.S. Constitution and our country's founding principles in creative and innovative ways. The contest is designed to influence kids through the culture. This fun and engaging contest awards prizes for original songs, short films, public service announcements, speeches, poems, drawings and essays inspired by the U.S. Constitution. Continued on Schedule O.STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC CONSTITUTION CONTEST - Constituting America's cornerstone initiative, the We The Future Contest, offers America's students, K-College an opportunity to learn about the U.S. Constitution and our country's founding principles in creative and innovative ways. The contest is designed to influence kids through the culture. This fun and engaging contest awards prizes for original songs, short films, public service announcements, speeches, poems, drawings and essays inspired by the U.S. Constitution. We then promote the winners' works by distributing them through the national media. We are the only organization that utilizes the movies, music and television. We promote the kids' own works to inspire Americans of all ages to learn about the U.S. Constitution by distributing their works through the national media.In 2016, we expanded our contest to include two new contests for students--STEM and Entrepreneurial--and a new teacher category--Lesson Plan. To enter the STEM category, students are invited to submit applied technology projects that can be used to promote the U.S. Constitution. Examples we suggest are a random survey of students to test constitutional knowledge, computer games tied to the Constitution or liberties it represents, or apps or web sites showcasing a particular aspect of the Constitution's value in contemporary America. To enter the Entrepreneurial category, students are invited to design a marketing plan to promote "We The Future Contest." We ask that they focus on one specific age group: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, Law School/Graduate School, Adult or Senior Citizen. Our 2016 STEM category winners are both young women! To enter the Lesson plan category, teachers must submit a lesson plan that focuses upon the importance and nonpartisan relevancy of the Constitution and America's founding principles. Over 2,700 entries have been received from across the Nation for the contest (2010-2017), which is judged by a respected panel of well-known judges such as country music star John Rich, Nashville producer Joe Scaife, rap star Moses Uvere, film producers Micheal Flaherty, Suzanne Weinert and Jonathan and Deborah Flora,publisher Chip Flaherty, National Council for the Social Studies Terry Cherry, Texas Poet Laureate Karla Morton, Best Selling Author Ron Hall, Foundation For A Better Life's Gary Dixon, Former White House Speechwriter Marc Thiessen, Rice University Professor James DeNicco, Texas Public Policy Foundation Thomas Lindsay and President Reagan's Former OMB Director Jim Miller. Prizes include national exposure and promotion (see "Winner Promotion" program); Scholarship prizes for high school and college students (see below); Mentor Trips (see "Mentor Trip" program); and gift cards and other prizes for younger students. TURNER MAURICE GAUNTT, JR. EXEMPLARY CITIZEN AWARD - In 2014 a new category was added to the We The Future Contest: The Turner Maurice Gauntt, Jr. Exemplary Citizenship Award. This $4,540 scholarship is awarded annually through Constituting America. This scholarship is named for Janine Turner's father, Mr. Turner Maurice Gauntt, Jr. who was the inspiration in Janine Turner's founding of Constituting America. Janine's father was born on December 18, 1934 and departed this life on January 24, 2014.Janine's father taught her from an early age that we are blessed to live as citizens of the United States of America. He
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IRS990/MissionDesc0Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, TV and social media to reach, educate and inform America's adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights.Constituting America's mission is to utilize the culture: film, internet, music, TV and social media to reach, educate and inform America's adults and students about the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the foundation it sets forth regarding our freedoms and rights. Constituting America is the only organization that utilizes the arts to teach citizens about the U.S. Constitution.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0WINNER PROMOTION - Constituting America is the only organization that utilizes the movies, music and television with the kids' own works to inspire Americans of all ages to learn about the U.S. Constitution by distributing their works through the national media.Continued on Schedule O.WINNER PROMOTION - Constituting America is the only organization that utilizes the movies, music and television with the kids' own works to inspire Americans of all ages to learn about the U.S. Constitution by distributing their works through the national media.We submit our winners' PSA's to television stations across the nation, and they are actually played on TV. As of December 31, 2015 29 television stations had our winners' PSA's in rotation with a 2 million reach. We increased this number in 2016 by 500,000 to over 2.5 million, almost doubling the number of television stations airing our PSA's from 29 to 55. In 2016 we also partnered with a well-known national organization--and laid the groundwork--to have our best high school PSA winner, Laura Leigh Hicks, PSA aired in early 2017 on over 285 TV stations, including DirectTV and DishTV for a reach of over 3.9 million. We submit our winners' films to film festivals across the nation. As of December 31, 2017, our winners' films--and our "Road Trip Across America" documentary--directed by co-president Janine Turner--had been accepted into 25 film festivals, and won awards: "Road Trip Across America" won Honorable Mention at the Northern Virginia International Film Festival in 2015 and Award of Recognition at the Best Shorts Film Festival (doubling our cumulative number as of 2015). In 2016 Nolan Hicks' PSA received the (student) "award of merit" for Indie Film Fest La Jolla. In 2017 Faith Liu's film, WE THE PEOPLE, won 2nd place Documentary Short at the Desert Rocks film fest. We submit our winners' songs to radio stations and they get played on the radio! In 2015 during our Nashville Summer Mentor Trip, Belmont University donated their historic Quonset Hut studio where Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley recorded, for us to professionally record our best song winners Joy Frost, Kory Shore, Isaiah Jackson, Jim Booker and Domingo and Esteban Hiracheta. In late 2015 we hired a record promoter to promote Joy Frost's single "Free To Believe." The promotion began in early 2016, with the result of 24 million impressions of her song on over 65 radio stations nationally. In late 2016 we hired the firm Grassroots Promotion to promote our best middle school song winners from the Dallas Independent School District Charter School the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, and this firm is currently promoting these outstanding young men through Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, social media and many other e-music platforms. In 2017 we arranged for our best middle school song winners from the Dallas Independent School District's Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy to appear on Good Morning Texas, and perform at the July 4 Tomball, Texas Celebration with over 25,000 in attendance! We professionally promoted Domingo and Esteban Hiracheta's winning song, "Free to Believe and our honorable mention adult category song, "Land of Dreams," from Norm Cady and the Jeff Lewis band. These two songs achieved 59,355,000 impressions, taking our total winning song impressions to 102 million, via 81 radio stations. We create holiday cards from our students' winning artwork, and these cards are mailed out to national, state and local leaders. We also place the winning artwork on notecards that are sold in our store, and given away as prizes at our public speaking events.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0GEORGE WASHINGTON SPEAKING INITIATIVE FOR SCHOOLS & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - At no cost to the organizations, Constituting America founder and co-president Janine Turner and executive director Juliette Turner regularly speak at schools, civic groups and senior centers. In 2017 Janine and Juliette spoke 65 times to schools and civic organizations, bringing Constituting America's total reach to 300 speeches to schools and organizations, to over 25,000 students and adults in 22 states. Continued on Schedule O.GEORGE WASHINGTON SPEAKING INITIATIVE FOR SCHOOLS & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS - At no cost to the organizations, Constituting America founder and co-president Janine Turner and executive director Juliette Turner regularly speak at schools, civic groups and senior centers. In 2017 Janine and Juliette spoke 65 times to schools and civic organizations, bringing Constituting America's total reach to 300 speeches to schools and organizations, to over 25,000 students and adults in 22 states. Constituting America has been able to dramatically increase our number and reach of school speeches by the use "Skype and "Google Hangout" to reach classrooms across the nation in a cost effective manner. During the speeches, Janine and/or Juliette take students through an age appropriate Constitution Quiz. Students win prizes and are invited to enter Constituting America's We The Future contest. Constituting America posts one-minute teaching clips from the school speeches, with over five million impressions of our clips on 6 social media platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube & Vimeo. All students receive a pocket Constitution and a packet with a contest flier, impact statement, and a copy of the ten-question quiz that guides our talk.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc0WINNERS MENTOR TRIPS - For the first four years of Constituting America, winners received a free trip to Philadelphia, where they performed on stage at the National Constitution Center and were featured as future leaders in We The Future documentaries and mini-documentaries which were either mailed out to schools over the summer and/or distributed online via social media. Contest Winners have sung on national television on The Huckabee Show with Governor Mike Huckabee and his band, the Little Rockers. They have appeared on Fox & Friends and other television shows, as well as hometown radio and print press. Winners were made available to Philadelphia and national press on Constitution Day, including local Philadelphia TV interviews. The summer of 2012, Winners Emily Keener and Kori Caswell sang the National Anthem at the Annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in Washington, DC by congressional invitation, and the fall of 2013 best middle school song winner Jessie Liz Clement performed at the Susan B. Anthony Washington, DC Gala. In 2015 we launched a new type of We The Future Contest Winners' Trip: Mentor Trips. During the summer of 2015 We The Future Contest Best Song Winners traveled to Nashville to meet with Mentor Vince Gill and record in a professional studio donated by Belmont University: the historic Quonset Hut studio where Johnny Cash and Elvis recorded. Constituting America filmed professional music videos, and the song winners performed at and toured the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Best Essay and Speech Winners traveled to Washington, DC to meet with Mentors Fox News Bret Baier and Brit Hume and enjoy behind the scenes tours of educational sites including Mount Vernon, the National Archives, and received a VIP behind the scenes tour of the Washington Times. Our Best Short Film and PSA Winners traveled to Hollywood to meet with actor Gary Sinise on the set of his television show Criminal Minds, Beyond Borders, tour Disney studios and meet with industry leaders. All winners dined with a Constitutional Scholar and attended a two-hour Constitution class taught by Constituting America founder and co-president Janine Turner and her daughter executive director Juliette Turner. In 2016 our We The Future Contest winners travelled to New York, to meet mentors film producer Micheal Flaherty (Charlotte's Web, Chronicles of Narnia), Fox News's Sean Hannity (sat in on one of his shows); Monica Crowley; sat in on a recording of Fox New's "The Five," enjoyed a private "behind the scenes tour" of Federal Hall, met with top editorial staff of The National Review, and dined with Constitutional Scholars. Our song winners traveled to Nashville to meet with ASCAP executive Michael Sistad, music producer Joe Scaife (Achy Breaky Heart), promoter Nancy Tunick (Warner Brothers executive; founder & CEO, Grassroots Promotion). The song winners professionally recorded their songs in "The Holler" home studio of Grammy winning singer/songwriter Lari White and award winning song writer Chuck Cannon, and received vocal coaching and career advice. They also dined with a Constitutional scholar. In 2017 our We The Future Contest winners traveled to Los Angeles, California to meet mentors film producers Deborah and Jonathan Flora; receive VIP tours of Universal Studios, Disney Studios and Paramount Studios; Professionally record their songs and be filmed for music videos at the home studio of Grammy Winning Songwriter Michael Boddicker, and meet with marketing experts and entrepreneurs from the Tiny Hero marketing firm. Our winners also enjoyed dinner with Constitutional Scholar Southwestern Law School Professor Joerg Knipprath. Congressman Sean Duffy accompanied our winners on the trip, and made himself available for questions and mentoring throughout.
IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc1LECTURE EVENTS AND OTHER - CONSTITUTING AMERICA'S LECTURE SERIES - In 2016 we added our newest program: Constituting America's Lecture Series. In 2017 we held lecture series events in San Antonio at Alamo Heights Junior High and in Southlake, Texas at Carroll High School. At both events we hosted students from public and private schools, with over 650 people in attendance, over 200 of those students. The San Antonio program was entitled "An entertaining and educational LIVE Debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson," featuring Hamilton and Jefferson portrayed by renowned historical interpreters Steve Edenbo & Eben Kuhn, debating today's pressing issues: big government vs. personal liberty. The Southlake, Texas event at Carroll High School was entitled "Founding Father Forum, and included Hamilton and Jefferson, as well as a "founding mother": Abigail Adams and Benjamin Franklin, all from the American Historical Theatre in Philadelphia. At both events, we hosted students from public and private schools, with half the audiences comprised of students from inner-city schools. Participating schools included: Dallas Independent School District's Charter School, The Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy; students from an after school program within the Garland ISD; students from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Arlington; and students from Tarrant Community College who received extra credit for attending. In San Antonio we hosted students from Alamo Heights Junior High School and San Antonio Charter Schools, as well as homeschool students. One of the teachers from the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy has stated about our program: "Wow, what an awesome opportunity. Watching the Hamilton v Jefferson Debate left my 50 students from the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in Dallas believing they were actually watching these two Founding Fathers in an debate. The polite banter back and forth was in total character with what is known about the actual men.After they finished their debate then they opened the floor to questions. The first question from one of my students was to Mr Jefferson - "Sir, you stated All Men are Created Equal yet you own slaves. How can you justify this?" Mr Jefferson - staying in character - answered my students question as the actual Mr Jefferson would have.The men were very personable, taking time to individually speak with each of my students as the actual Founding Father would have.This is an excellent opportunity for students, educators and historians alike to get a true glimpse of what these two Founding Fathers thought and how they interacted. Go and see history in action."Constituting America's Lecture Series provide an opportunity for us to engage communities and bring unique programming to students who often don't receive these types of outside learning opportunities.WHITE PAPERS - Constituting America has produced and released two white papers to shed light on facts that are too often being hidden from citizens, and explore important constitutional issues in an in-depth way. We released "Constitutional Authority Statements: In Defense of House Rule XII" in 2013 and in 2015 released: "Long and Little Known: How Incoherent Statutes Harm Liberty and the Rule of Law," co-authored by Constituting America founder and co-president Janine Turner and Nathaniel Stewart. In support of the federal Constitution, James Madison explained that "It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood." Mr. Madison understood law "to be a rule of action, and asked "but how can that be a rule, which is little known, and less fixed?" Today, more than two centuries later, Mr. Madison's warning has proven both prescient and forgotten. With federal bills and statutes droning on for hundreds and thousands of inscrutable pages of legal jargon, federal legislation has grown so volu
IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc2ADULT ACADEMIC FORUM - 90 DAY STUDIES - To engage adults in a thoughtful and informative discussion on America's founding principles, and to aid parents in teaching their children about the Constitution, Constituting America launched the "90 in 90" initiative, an online forum that challenges adults to join with others around the nation in reading and discussing founding documents over a 90 Day period. The program is augmented by a notable group of constitutional scholars from across the country who write daily essays on the day's assigned reading. In 2010 Constituting America conducted a 90 Day study of the 85 Federalist Papers and their relevance today. In 2011, Constituting America divided the U.S. Constitution into a 90 day study, breaking it down into 90 small sections. In 2012 the 90 Day Study examined the Amendments to the Constitution and in 2013 the 90 Day Study's subject was "The Classics that Inspired the Constitution and the Challenges It Faces Today. In 2014 Constituting America worked with our web developer to design a new search engine and coding system for our four years' of founding document studies. We reviewed each of our then 530 essays by over 85 constitutional scholars, and coded each one with a variety of searchable, relevant codes, to enhance students and researchers' ability to quickly access pertinent essays and original documents on specific topics and interests. Over 1,000 man hours were devoted to this project. We debuted our new search engine with a six week contest, promoted on social media, inviting citizens to answer questions about the U.S. Constitution, Federalist Papers and more, by utilizing our search engine to find the answer! In 2015 Constituting America's 90 Day study addressed the topic: Constitutional Crisis - How Executive Overreach is Impeding Your Liberties and Undermining States' Sovereignty: A Study on the Critical Erosion of Constitutional Checks and Balances. In 2016--a presidential election year, our 90 Day study addressed: The Intrigue of Presidential Elections and Their Constitutional Impact: A Study of Our Country's Past 57 Presidential Elections. As of December 31, 2016 Constituting America's 90 Day Study series contain 715 essays on founding documents by 117 Constitutional Scholars archived and searchable on our website, and have been shared over 50,000 times on social media.In 2017 Constituting America's 90 Day Study addressed the top of the "U.S. Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions and the Justices Who Made Them." This study launched during the nomination process for Justice Neil Gorsuch, and achieved over 30,000 social media shares. During our 90 Day studies, citizens are encouraged to join the conversation with constitutional scholars by contributing blog comments, and discussing the day's assignment on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. Our social media presence has rapidly grown over the years (35,000 Facebook fans by the end of 2011 to over 84,322 in 2017). As a result of this initiative, thousands of citizens have gained a deeper understanding of the Constitution's meaning, and its relevancy today through the essays, commentaries and analysis provided by the participating seasoned scholars and historians. All six studies are available in their entirety in downloadable PDF form, and are being used online for educational curriculum and online studies.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0Janine Gauntt and Janice Gauntt have a family relationship. Janine Gauntt and Juliette Turner have a family relationship.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1The Organization's bylaws were updated in 2017 to clarify when meetings shall be held, how to account for a quorum of members, and how to hold an electronic vote.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2The members of the board of directors are emailed a copy of the Form 990 for their review before the form is filed.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3Each member of the board of directors informs other members of their business interest at the beginning of each year. The Co-Chairpersons have been trained in the importance of and procedures related to avoiding conflicts of interest. They are monitoring transactions to assure themselves there are no violations of the conflict of interest policy.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4The members of the board of directors evaluate the duties and responsibilities of the top officers. The board of directors have considered comparable compensation as if they were in another business.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5Constituting America, Inc. maintains a public disclosure file of their Form 1023 Application for Recognition of Exemption and three years of filed Form 990. The public disclosure copy of Form 990 is available upon request.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6Consulting: Program service expenses 65,274. Management and general expenses 1,370. Fundraising expenses 14,714. Total expenses 81,358.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt7The Organization did not change its oversight process or its selection process during the tax year.
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$66,860
Liabilities
$94,188
Net assets
-$27,328
Revenue
$606,445
Expenses
$645,423
Net income
-$38,978
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.51$0.08$0.43$1.67$1.43$0.24
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.04$0.19$1.07$1.23$0.16
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.00$0.35$1.04$0.86$0.18
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.70$0.64$0.07
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.57$0.55$0.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.08$0.72$0.62$0.11
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.10$0.02$0.58$0.58$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.09$0.03$0.61$0.65$0.04
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.10$0.01$0.62$0.62$0.00
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.09$0.01$0.48$0.54$0.06
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.01$0.07$0.27$0.27$0.00
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.01$0.06$0.25$0.25$0.00
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.07$0.01$0.06$0.24
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.08$0.02$0.07$0.23
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.18