Constituting America Inc.

“Janine gauntt juliette turner-jones founder secretary family relationship janine gauntt janice gauntt founder director family relationship janice gauntt juliette turner-jones director secretary family relationship”

“The organization made changes to the bylaws to reflect the following: 1) the number of directors set at no more than 9 and no less than 3; 2) gave the founder 3 appointments to the board; and 3) gave the foundation the ability to appoint a resolution committee to handle any disagreement that may arise between the founder and the ceo.”

“The form 990 is prepared by a third party cpa. Once completed it is reviewed by the current bookkeeper, co-president and board finance chair. Once approved, it is processed for signature and e-filing. The form 990 is sent to the board members before it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest policy covers interested persons defined as any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest. It is the duty of an interested person to disclose the existence of a financial interest. He/she will be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with the governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. If a conflict of interest is identified, the chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If an alternative option can be obtained, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the organization's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it shall make a decision whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement.”

“When determining compensation for top officials, the organization considers outside data such as compensation surveys. The compensation is established and voted on by independent board members and the decision is documented in writing.”

“When determining compensation for officers and key employees, the organization considers outside data such as compensation surveys. The compensation is established and voted on by independent board members and the decision is documented in writing.”

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“Constituting america, inc. Maintains a public disclosure file of their form 1023 application for recognition of exemption and three years of filed forms 990. The public disclosure copy of form 990 is available upon request.”

“Constituting america's mission is to educate students and adults about the constitution through the culture. Constituting 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.”

“George washington speaking initiative for schools & civic organizations and constitutional chats podcast at no cost to the schools or civic groups, our constituting america speaking team, comprised of staff, board members, veterans and award winning teachers regularly speak at schools, teacher conferences, civic groups and senior centers, educating students and citizens in a non- partisan way about the relevancy of the united states constitution, how to apply it to their lives and country and "how to have a civil civic conversation" with each other and within their community. We also inform students about the opportunity to enter our "we the future" contest and win scholarship prizes, mentor trips and national exposure. In calendar year 2023 thanks to generous grants from the diana davis spencer foundation, the daniels fund, the duddlesten foundation, the armstrong foundation and the anschutz foundation, constituting america continued our unprecedented scale up of our school speaking program, culminating in a record-setting 461 speeches in over 125 schools in 13 states (texas, oklahoma, colorado, utah, arkansas, pennsylvania, virginia, florida, georgia, indiana, ohio, kansas, michigan ), engaging and informing more than 15,000 students. During the interactive talks utilizing the socratic method, constituting america representatives take students through an age-appropriate constitution quiz as a template for socratic discussions and applications to their own lives. Clips of students' winning works such as winning psas are shown as a peer-to-peer teaching tool and inspiration. Students win prizes and are invited to enter constituting america's "we the future" contest. We consistently show an increase in knowledge through pre and post-testing as a result of our classroom presentations. Example: on average, students went from having 6/10 answers correct on our pre-test to having 9/10 answers on the post-test correct. In late 2020 we received a grant from the hatton w. Sumners foundation to bring our "how to have a civil civic conversation" program to oklahoma schools and we began implementing that program in 2021 and continued into 2023 with 99 presentations in 16 different schools to more than 2,920 students. In this high impact program, students are asked to read and examine both sides of a current national issue, glean pertinent and factual information, and discuss complicated and divisive issues with their peers and fellow citizens in a productive and civil manner. Designed with polling and focus group data in mind from our 2018 poll of teachers and students, we teach students civil civic conversation tools with a video produced by constituting america featuring our "we the future" contest winners. We then give students actual experience utilizing these tools as they read articles from the "other side," of their predisposed issue position. Students then work with fellow students to find common ground and create a bill to present to their members of congress. Examples of issues students have discussed include the issue of building a wall at our country's southern border; gun control; climate change; whether or not mentally ill people should own guns; and whether or not students should be allowed to have their cellphones in school, free college, voting age and standardized testing. We measure the impact of "how to have a civil civic conversation" with student surveys conducted following the completion of the exercise. Before giving our civil civic conversation presentation, nearly a third of the students we surveyed said it is hard to hear an opinion that differs from their own (29%). A similar trend followed with 36% saying it's hard for them to have a conversation with someone who believes differently than them on a hot topic. And even more students (38%) stated they had never studied the opposing side of an issue they believe in. Additionally, more than two-thirds of the students (69%) said they do not know how congress write”

“Adult 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 "history holds the key to the future" initiative. This initiative is an online forum that challenges adults to join with others around the nation in reading and discussing founding documents. 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. The 2023 topic was "first principles of the american founding: timeless exchanges and ideas resulting in the united states constitution." the 90 essays comprising the study were authored by 30 different constitutional scholars, historians, and elected officials and were viewed 1.7 million times. These essays join our 12 past 90-day studies for a total of 1,426 essays by 213 nationally known constitutional scholars, historians and elected officials. Our past 90-day studies include: "american exceptionalism revealed: the historic rise and fall of worldwide regimes and how united states founding wisdom prevails 2022," "our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor: a 90 day study exploring the declaration of independence2021." "in the course of human events: a 90-day study of important dates in american history that shaped the united states and changed the world 2020," "reserved to the states: boundaries on federal government for the flourishing of the american people 2019," "fire on the floor: the rules, conflict and debate that fuel the united states congress 2018," "u.s. Supreme court: landmark decisions and the justices who made them 2017," "the intrigue of presidential elections and their constitutional impact: a study of our country's past 57 presidential elections 2016," "constitutional crisis - how executive overreach is impeding your liberties and undermining states' sovereignty: a study on the critical erosion of constitutional checks and balances 2015." other past study topics include: "the classics that inspired the constitution and the challenges it faces today;" the amendments to the constitution, the constitution and the federalist papers and their relevance today. 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 83,000), one of the largest of any constitution education organization; over 27,000 youtube subscribers, again one of the largest of any constitution education organization. Since 2020 our instagram account grew from just 1,000 followers to now over 9,000 followers in 2023 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 thirteen studies are available in their entirety, archived and searchable, and in downloadable pdf form, and are being used online for educational curriculum and online studies.”

“Students' scholastic constitution contest & turner maurice gauntt, jr. Exemplary citizen award "we the future" contest - constituting america's cornerstone initiative, the "we the future" contest, offers america's students, k-college and graduate school 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 and educate students and adults through the culture. This fun and engaging contest awards prizes for original songs, short films, public service announcements, stem and marketing programs, speeches, poems, drawings essays, and teacher lesson plans 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 movies, music and television to promote the kids' own works to inspire americans of all ages to learn about the u.s. Constitution. We the future contest entries have been received from every state in the nation and are judged by a respected panel of well-known judges such as country music star john rich, the late 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's thomas lindsay and president reagan's former omb director jim miller. In 2023 our "we the future" contest winners representing fourteen states received scholarships totaling 30,039. Winners also receive national exposure and promotion (see "winner promotion" program); scholarship prizes for high school and college students (see below); and an all-expense paid mentor trip (see "mentor trip program"). Younger students receive gift cards and other prizes. 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 for 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 was a west point graduate and flew with the strategic air command. He was one of the first to fly the revolutionary b-58 hustler at mach 2. Janine's father was brave, honest, and resilient. He inspired her to love her country and be willing to make sacrifices for her. He inspired her to study history, to value lessons learned from both history and great patriots, and to be of service. Mr. Gauntt valued our country's founding principles and our founding fathers' wisdom. With his exemplary service, he honored our united states constitution. Constituting america awards the turner maurice gauntt, jr. Exemplary citizen award every year to a graduating senior, nominated by a teacher or school administrator, whose character mirrors these values in the four cornerstone areas: stellar academic record, athletic excellence, community service, student body leadership. Through 2023, 10 students have been awarded this scholarship prize: austin dobbs (2014, baylor university), lexi lassiter (2015, the university of texas at austin), parker emerich (2016, texas a&m university), miranda chastain (2017, texas a&m university), gabe maggio (2018, villanova university), kirk taylor (2019, berklee college of music), carson winkie (2020, harvard), jonah hensley (2021, pittsburg state university), lee ann mehendale (2022, mit), parthiv va”

“Winner promotion - the work performed or created by our contest winners does not lie dormant. Constituting america is the only organization that utilizes the mediums of movies, music and television for the national distribution of the kids' own winning works to inspire americans of all ages to learn about the u.s. Constitution. We submit our contest winners' public service announcements (psas) to television and radio stations across the nation, and they are actually played on tv and radio. As of 2023, 275 television stations had played our winners' public service announcements and/or had them in rotation reaching over 138 million households. Our winners' radio psa's have been played on over 20 radio stations in major markets such as chicago, detroit, washington, dc, las vegas and honolulu garnering over 105 million nielsen-verified radio impressions. We submit our winners' films to film festivals across the nation. In 2023 our we the future contest winners' psa's, short films and music videos received 38 film festival acceptances, and 12 "award winner" titles, bringing our total film festival acceptances to 110. Constituting america works with winners of our songwriting contest to professionally record their songs; we work with grassroots promotion of nashville to submit the songs to radio stations, and our winners' songs actually get played on the radio. Our song winners have recorded in the historic quonset hut recording studio in nashville, in grammy winners michael boddicker and lari white's studios and at new republic studios in austin. In 2023 we assisted we the future contest winner colt jaxon in preparing and professionally recording his winning song, "free today," for 2024 airplay on radio stations across the country. With our promotional help, "free today" went on to receive over 14 million impressions on more than 31 radio stations in 2024 cumulatively, our winners' songs have been played on 81 radio stations, with 174 million impressions. Winning artwork by our students is utilized to create holiday cards 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 constituting america store and given away as prizes at our public speaking events. Winners' scholarships and mentor experience/trips - to date, through the "we the future" contest and the turner maurice gauntt, jr. Exemplary citizen award, the 244 elementary, middle school, high school, college and grad-school winners from 37 different states have received over 302,199 in scholarships and prize money. In 2023, constituting america awarded 30,039 in scholarship prizes to the 2022 high school, college, and teacher winners and the turner maurice gauntt, jr. Exemplary citizen award winner, parthiv varanasi . Through 2023 our 18 teacher winners have won a total of 15,750 for having the best lesson plan. Mentor trips - our "we the future" contest winners not only receive scholarship prizes - we mentor them in various ways, including taking them on a yearly mentor trip. In 2023, we took 17 winners from 8 states on: a 2.5 day trip to washington d.c. Over the course of the trip, our group toured the u.s. Capitol, the victims of communism museum, the national archives, the supreme court and mount vernon. We had the great honor to perform a wreath-laying ceremony at george washington's tomb at mount vernon. A thomas jefferson reenactor visited with students about the importance of civil civic conversation, and we had dinner at the historic gadsby's tavern restaurant. After the trip, winner jalen hill said, "this trip was amazing. I loved getting to see the famous sights that i have only seen in movies. I learned a lot about the constitution and the people behind it. I loved getting to talk to and learn more from the other winners and the mentors. This trip has inspired me to share with all my friends the news things i have learned." in past years, our students have traveled on all-expense p”

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