The Acc Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 52-1358578)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$441K
FY2021	$569K
FY2022	$747K
FY2023	$777K
FY2024	$968K
FY2025	$1.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$551K
FY2021	$552K
FY2022	$703K
FY2023	$931K
FY2024	$1.1M
FY2025	$1.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$179K
FY2021	−$162K
FY2022	−$118K
FY2023	−$273K
FY2024	−$429K
FY2025	−$582K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2009.

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Part of a larger organization · Schedule R

The Acc Foundation files its own Form 990, but Schedule R discloses 2 related entities — figures on this page are for this EIN only, not the whole group.

Association of Corporate Counsel · Association of Corporate Counsel · See Schedule R

Combined filings · FY2020 · 2 entities with data

Simple sum of each entity's Form 990 headline figures — not audited consolidated financials. This page's EIN is 2% of group revenue.

Group revenue

$23.7M

Group expenses

$23.4M

Group net assets

$11.4M

Association of Corporate Counsel · $23.2M rev · $11.6M net assets

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $533K Management & general 3% · $18K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Veta Richardson

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Merklinger

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia J Trudeau

Director, Treasurer & Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Chen

Acc Foundation Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Lu

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Everheart

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Fortsch

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monica Johnson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports corporate counsel's professional development and networking.

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2 programs · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Diversity & Pro Bono

ACC Foundation supports various national diverse bar associations to further promote diversity and inclusion initiatives in the corporate legal profession. The ACC Foundation also looks to engage diverse counsel from corporate legal departments, law firms and legal service providers, by encouraging participation and sponsorship at the…

$533Kprogram expense

02

Leadership & Professional Development

The ACC Foundation conducts seminars, colloquia, meetings and other educational programs which advance the continuing professional education of attorneys employed by organizations in the private sector and the firms that serve them.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Credit Unions Chartered in the State of ColoradoFY2024$25K

Jackson Lewis FoundationFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

Grants paid · 7 grants · $59K · 2019–2023

Acc Louisiana ChapterFY2023$10,000

Acc Louisiana ChapterFY2022$10,000

Acc National Capital Region ChapterFY2022$6,000

Acc Louisiana ChapterFY2021$10,000

Acc National Capital Region ChapterFY2021$7,868

Street Law INCMD · FY2020$7,500

Street Law INCMD · FY2019$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$441K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$407K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K

Money outPt IX

$551K

Ln 25

Programscol B$533K

Managementcol C$18K

Owns and owesPt X

−$179K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K

Total assetsLn 16$174K

LiabilitiesLn 26$352K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$407K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$68K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K

Total revenueLn 12$441K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$84K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K

Total assetsLn 16$174K

LiabilitiesLn 26$352K

Net assetsLn 32−$179K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 619

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$54K	$84K
Total assetsLn 16	$113K	$174K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$181K	$352K
Net assetsLn 32	−$68K	−$179K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$76K	$76K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$12K		$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$8K	$8K
Office expensesLn 13	$18K	$11K	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$394	$394
TravelLn 17	$20K	$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$111K	$111K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$306K	$306K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$551K	$533K	$18K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.1M	$1.2M	−$153K	−$582K	990 PDF
FY2024	$968K	$1.1M	−$156K	−$429K	990 PDF
FY2023	$777K	$931K	−$155K	−$273K	990 PDF
FY2022	$747K	$703K	$43K	−$118K	990 PDF
FY2021	$569K	$552K	$17K	−$162K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$441K	$551K	−$111K	−$179K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $440,579 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $419,117$406,916

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $146,182$60,643

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$14,415−$26,980

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $550,884$440,579

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $101,160$76,438

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $519,866$474,898

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $621,026$551,336

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$70,142−$110,757

Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $440,579 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$67,586

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$339,330

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,532

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$406,916

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,643$60,643

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$26,980−$26,980

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,643 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$26,980$440,579

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $551,336 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $76,438$76,438

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,671$11,671

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,507$7,507

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,929 · Management $6,583$17,512

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $394$394

IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,285$20,285

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $111,053$111,053

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $306,476$306,476

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $533,082 · Management $18,254 · Fundraising $0$551,336

Part X · Balance sheet $173,872 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,539$83,669

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,000$75,500

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $44,959$14,703

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $113,498$173,872

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,478$4,272

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $85,712$56,980

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $78,064$291,133

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $181,254$352,385

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$67,756−$178,513

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$67,756−$178,513

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $113,498$173,872

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$178,513 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$440,579

XI-2 Total expenses$551,336

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$110,757

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$67,756

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$178,513

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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The Acc Foundation FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for The Acc Foundation

Diversity & Pro Bono

Leadership & Professional Development

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

The Acc Foundation FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for The Acc Foundation

Diversity & Pro Bono

Leadership & Professional Development

Funders

Grants

Related Organizations

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV