Construction Legal Rights Foundation

“The organization updated the following areas of the bylaws: section 2: purpose and objectives: 1. The primary purpose of the construction legal rights foundation (clrf) is to protect the fundamental rights of all employers, users, and employees to work and participate equally in the free enterprise system without fear of violence, intimidation or discrimination as guaranteed to such employers, users, and employees under the constitution and laws of the united states. 2. In addition to the primary purpose, clrf shall pursue and promote the following objectives: a. To fund and support precedent-setting legal issues or legal issues in defense of contractors under direct attack. The legal efforts are aimed at preserving and advancing merit shop construction principles, which include open competition and a free-enterprise system based solely on merit, regardless of labor affiliation. B. To fund abc national, chapter and member efforts to ensure fair and open competition for taxpayer funded construction projects, otherwise known as issue advocacy campaigns. These efforts may include public relations campaigns, direct advocacy (lobbying), the creation and promotion of research, and online campaigns that benefit the merit shop community. C. To provide "rapid response" funding for emergency threats to merit shop construction in the form of anti-competitive procurement policies or requirements of governmental or private entities. Issue advocacy campaigns qualify for such funding.”

“The foundation's trustees are appointed by the chairman of the association of builders and contractors inc., a related organization.”

“The foundation hires an independent accounting firm to prepare the federal form 990. Upon submission of the draft, the 990 is reviewed by the foundation's management. The final draft is distributed to all trustees in advance of filing. If no questions or edits from the review of trustees or management, the 990 is then signed and filed with the irs.”

“Each member of the board of trustees is required to disclose and certify his or her compliance with the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. To the extent that a conflict of interest arises, the trustee would recuse himself or herself from the relevant proceedings.”

“The foundation will make its organizational documents, federal form 990, and financial statements as required for public disclosure, available upon request for the same period of disclosure as forth in section 6104(d).”

“Construction legal rights foundation does not compensate anyone shown in part vii of the form 990 or schedule j, part ii. The compensation shown in these sections is paid by the associated builders and contractors, inc, the foundation's related organization. The foundation relies on the compensation determination methodology of associated builders and contractors, inc. The following is the compensation methodology used by associated builders and contractors, inc: the compensation committee reviews and determines the salary of the president/ceo. The president/ceo reviews and determines the salary of key employees. Approximately every three years, the association employs a consultant to perform a salary survey of all positions to determine comparable salaries in the washing dc metropolitan area. Bonus /incentive compensation is derived by an evaluation of the compensation committee of performance against the organizations strategic and operational objectives for the year.”

“The process for overseeing the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant that audited the financial statements has been consistent with prior years.”

“The organization did not solicit any contributions during the year, the contribution reported on form 990 was made voluntarily to the organization.”