Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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American Bar Association |
360723150 | Yes | 0 | 0 | ||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Part IV Section A Line 3b The American Bar Association, the supported organization, is a 501c6 organization that passes the public support test because more than one third of its support is received from the public via membership dues. This is verified annually by the Finance staff of both the ABA and the ABA Fund for Justice and Education. |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Part IV Section A Line 3c | Each program is tracked at the program level in the general ledger and each month the accounting staff reviews all transactions to ensure that all expenses posted are program related. These entries are reviewed by management before they are booked to the general ledger. |
| Software ID: | 14000292 |
| Software Version: | 14.4.1.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line Line 1A | All interested persons listed on Part VII of the return devote time to the American Bar Association, a related tax-exempt entity. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1 | Though this return is reporting on fiscal year August 31, 2015 activities, the compensation reported in Part VII is based on the Forms W-2 filed with the IRS for calendar year 2014. |
| Form 990, Part III, Section 4, Line a | In Africa, ABA ROLI has been active in combating sexual and gender-based violence, pre-trial detention and modern-day slavery, as well as training judges and other court personnel, and building the capacity of local civil society organizations to advocate for citizens rights. In Asia, ABA ROLI has assisted in the modernization of courts, combating trafficking in persons, criminal law reform, anti-corruption efforts, and human rights protections. In Europe and Eurasia, ABA ROLIs activities have included promoting the rights of vulnerable populations, including LGBT, Roma, and domestic violence survivors supporting the implementation of criminal law reforms promoting access to justice improving legal and civic education supporting the development of a robust and responsive civil society and advancing the professionalism of the judiciary and the bar. In Latin America and the Caribbean, ABA ROLI has been focusing on assisting local partners in their transitions to modern criminal justice systems, including through training of judges, attorneys, police, and law professors and students. ABA ROLI has also focused on building a culture of lawfulness and promoting reform of legal education and the legal profession. In the Middle East, ABA ROLI focuses on judicial and legal profession reform, legal education reform and civic education, promoting womens rights and combating corruption. More information about the ABA Rule of Law Initiatives work is available at www.abarol.org |
| Form 990, Part I, Section 4, Line b | On January 24th the Commission co-sponsored a free pro bono legal training and pro se application clinic on DACA Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in Los Angeles, CA. The legal training, targeted towards attorneys and law students, offered an overview of DACA and instruction on the renewal process. The workshop utilized attendees from the legal training to help pro se applicants filing for DACA renewal prepare applications. The event was co-sponsored with the AILA Southern California Chapter, NALEO Education Fund, the Los Angeles Mayors Office, the UCLA School of Law, the US Immigration Law Group, World Relief Garden Grove, and CLINIC. The Commission led a Detention Standards Implementation Initiative delegation to the Houston Processing Center on February 4th. On this tour Commission Director Meredith Linsky, Staff Attorney Bob Lang, three Commission members and others spent five hours at this facility reviewing the facilities compliance with the 2011 detention standards. After speaking with the facility staff and ICE officers, the group was permitted to speak with individual detainees and discuss daily compliance issues. The Commission has issued a report from the visit to the Department of Homeland Security. At the 2015 Midyear meeting the Board of Governors unanimously approved Resolution 113 presented by the Working Group on Unaccompanied Minor Immigrants and co-sponsored by the Commission. This resolution calls for government appointed counsel for unaccompanied minors in all phases of their immigration proceedings and prohibits immigration judges from taking pleadings or evidence from an unaccompanied child who has not had a meaningful opportunity to discuss his or her legal options with a lawyer. It also encourages training for state court judges in issuing predicate orders for immigrant youth as well as recommends specialized dockets to expedite these cases where the youth are close to aging out of the system. This resolution allows the Commission and the Working Group to do further advocacy around this important issue. During the Midyear Meeting the Commission received permission from the BOG to participate as a Steering Committee of the Committee for Immigration Reform Implementation CIRI. CIRI is a network of national immigration groups originally created to advocate for generous rules and procedures for implementing immigration reform in order to achieve a just immigration system that treats immigrants with dignity and respect. CIRI is dedicated to action surrounding the immigration-related Executive Order recently announced by President Obama. The Commissions Mental Health Task Force MHTF has developed an ethics advisory titled Representing Detained Immigration Respondents of Diminished Capacity Ethical Challenges and Best Practices the advisory was prepared with the assistance of law students from the Ethics Bureau at Yale Law School as well as through the contributions of Commission members and staff. The Commission sponsored a program entitled, Women and Children First Is Family Detention Really Justified and Necessary on July 31st in Chicago, IL. The program addressed the legal and psychological effects of family detention, the legal justifications offered by the government and current alternatives that allow for a meaningful presentation of an asylum claim at a greatly reduced cost to the public. The Commission sponsored a program entitled, Family Detention at a Crossroads Will the US Government Persist or Desist on September 16th in Los Angeles, CA. The panel explored the protections under the 1997 Flores settlement and what the future holds for immigrant families and children. The panel highlighted the report issued by the Commission, Family Immigration Detention Why the Past Cannot Be Prologue. The report was developed by COI with the assistance of the law firm of OMelveny Myers LLP. In October 2016, the Commission initiated a new project in Houston, Texas, called the Childrens Immigration Law Academy CILA. This office of four staff members located in the South Texas College of Law is an expert legal resource center focusing on childrens immigration law cases in Texas. Texas is home to one of the largest numbers of unaccompanied minors from Central American in the United States. Legal service providers struggle to provide adequate services in an environment where there is no right to appointed counsel and high staff turnover rates. CILA will work with pro bono lawyers and legal service providers throughout the state to provide regular trainings, an online library, individual technical assistance, Working Group meetings and advocacy on issues related to this vulnerable population. The funding for the project was raised through the Texas Access to Justice Foundation and the Vera Institute of Justice. Commission Special Advisor, Karen Grisez, visited ProBAR, one of the Commissions three border projects, to conduct a day-long ethics training for staff in December 2015. Staff learned about the ethical rules that govern the practice of law including rules related to representing minors and then discussed immigration-specific scenarios. |
| Form 990, Part III, Section 4, Line c | The Centers Grandfamilies Project has developed the first ever Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards to be used to increase the number of appropriate foster homes for children and to remove barriers to relative licensing. Additionally, the project continued to update resources and legislation on the Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center Website, www.grandfamilies.org. The Grandfamilies staff have conducted several trainings and provided technical assistance to assist many states with improving kinship policy and implementing the Kin Guardianship Assistance Program, and it will continue to do so in 2016. Center staff who worked on its Opening Doors for LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care Project has conducted training to improve outcomes and well-being for LGBTQ youth in foster care in South Boston, Virginia in 2015. Training is planned for Virginias judges in April 2016. The Centers Child and Adolescent Health Law Program continued its focus on child victims with disabilities, including a presentation on children with disabilities in court at the Centers 16th National Conference on Children and the Law and participation as a legal partner in the National Center on Criminal Justice and Disabilities. In addition, 11 articles written as part of an ABA Child Law Practice series were compiled and edited into a manuscript on access to justice for children with disabilities, suitable for publishing. Project staff also presented at a Capacity Building Collaborative webinar on Health Care Needs of Children and Youth in Foster Care in October 2015. The Centers Polyvictimization and Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy project published the last four of eight articles for its Trauma Series for the ABA Child Law Practice monthly newsletter Supporting the Mental Health of Trauma-Exposed Children in the Child Welfare System, Using Screening and Assessment Evidence of Trauma in Child Welfare Cases, Medical Aspects of Trauma A Guide for Lawyers, and Understanding Secondary Trauma A Guide for Lawyers Working with Child Victims. The CLP Trauma Series formed the basis for a training curriculum and an online continuing legal education tutorial on the Centers website. |
| Form 990, Part III, Section 4, Line d | FJE conducts several other programs including an accreditation program. The Council and the Accreditation Committee of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar are recognized by the US Department of Education DOE as the national accrediting agency for programs that lead to the first professional degree in law. The law school accreditation process protects clients, the public and the courts by ensuring a sound legal education that prepares law students for admission to the Bar. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | Interfund Transfer 9,125,781, Investment Income 38,459, Other Non-Operating 7,654,307, Net Assets Released from Restrictions 1,570,385, Realized Gain on Sale of Investments 310,337, Temp Restricted Gifts/Pledges 1,815,918, Temp Restricted Net Assets Released from Restrictions 1,570,385, Temp Restricted Investment Income 249,168, Perm Restricted Gifts Pledges 166,845, Pension Plan Allocation 1,541,782. |
| Software ID: | 14000292 |
| Software Version: | 14.4.1.0 |