Us Chamber Litigation Center

“Stanton D. Anderson, Thomas J. Donohue, John Wood, Stan M. Harrell, and Ryan P. Meyers have a business relationship.”

“The draft Form 990 was provided in advance to the Board of Directors and reviewed individually with each member prior to filing. The board received the most recently completed tax return at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The 990 was reviewed by an independent accounting firm.”

“We annually notified staff of the Standards of Conduct and Ethics policy, which included a requirement that any transaction or relationship that was 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 Talent Solutions department or the Office of the General Counsel. In addition, we issued an annual written questionnaire to all members of the board of directors asking for information on potential conflicts of interest, which was gathered by the Chief Financial Officer. All reports of potential conflicts would have been evaluated by the General Counsel, who served as the US Chamber Litigation Center's (USCLC) Ethics Officer, in consultation with other senior management and staff, as appropriate. Any conflicts of interest involving board members or staff were resolved in accordance with the USCLC's conflicts of interest policies.”

“The Form 990 was made available to any member of the public who requested a copy. Any requestor was forwarded to the Administrative Director of Finance of the Chamber of Commerce of the USA, who will forward a copy of the document to the requestor. The organization's governing documents were made available during the filing period with the organization's Form 1024 dated February 10, 1977. The conflict of interest policy was not available to the public. The organization's financial statements were not made available to the public but were reflected in the financial data of the Form 990.”

“Although US Chamber Litigation Center was affiliated with the US Chamber of Commerce, the US Chamber of Commerce does not meet the definition of a "related organization and was therefore not disclosed on Schedule R. The US Chamber Litigation Center was an affiliated organization within the consolidated financial statements of the US Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates.”

“Number reported on 1096 US Chamber Litigation Center was part of a consolidated treasury function with affiliated organizations where an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA makes payments on behalf of the US Chamber Litigation Center. The number in box 1a was the number of information returns filed by the Chamber of Commerce of the USA on behalf of the US Chamber Litigation Center.”

“Number reported on W-3 US Chamber Litigation Center was part of a consolidated payroll function where all payroll functions are handled by an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA. The Chamber of Commerce of the USA was the statutory employer for the employees of the US Chamber Litigation Center and pays compensation on behalf of the US Chamber Litigation Center. The number in box 2a was the number of the US Chamber Litigation Center's employees reported on Form W-3 by the Chamber of Commerce of the USA.”

“Legal policy consulting 2149410. Business consultants 24059.”