2024-04-15T12:48:46-05:00 2023-06-30 521446779 JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP 4242 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 1500 RALEIGH NC 27609 990 2022-07-01 941450490 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS INC ASSO 2022968851 1614 20TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 JUDITH C AREEN CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022968851 2024-02-12 1 JUDITH AREEN 999009999 0 J CALVIN MARKS P01226973 9197196400 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JUDITH C AREEN 1614 20TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 6219915 0 X WWW.AALS.ORG X 1900 DC THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS' (AALS) MISSION IS TO UPHOLD AND ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL EDUCATION. IN SUPPORT OF THIS MISSION, AALS PROMOTES THE CORE VALUES OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP, ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND DIVERSITY, INCLUDING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS AND VIEWPOINTS, WHILE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THE LEGAL PROFESSION, TO FOSTER JUSTICE, AND TO SERVE OUR MANY COMMUNITIES - LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL. 10 9 35 900 0 0 237750 297867 4414211 5305314 436728 273192 21236 18255 5109925 5894628 0 2605 0 0 3378406 3682968 0 0 126882 1631334 2729928 5009740 6415501 100185 -520873 16777608 16797655 4162726 4148442 12614882 12649213 X THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS' MISSION IS TO UPHOLD AND ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL EDUCATION. 0 0 2647066 1434873 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE 2023 ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. IT ATTRACTED OVER 1,959 ATTENDEES; IT IS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF LAW FACULTY AND DEANS IN THE WORLD WITH OVER 200 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ON NUMEROUS SUBJECTS. DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING, AALS OFFERED A WORKSHOP FOR PRETENURED LAW SCHOOL TEACHERS OF COLOR. AALS SECTIONS PLAN MOST PROGRAMS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE 2023 CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION WAS HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; MORE THAN 806 LEGAL EDUCATORS REGISTERED TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. THE NEW LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP IN JUNE 2023 WAS HELD IN PERSON IN WASHINGTON, DC, WITH 165 NEW FACULTY IN ATTENDANCE. A WEBINAR FOR LAW STUDENTS AND GRADUATES INTERESTED IN LAW TEACHING WAS HELD IN APRIL. A CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, DEVELOPMENT, AND ALUMNI PROFESSIONALS WAS HELD IN JUNE. AALS ALSO OFFERED A COMPLIMENTARY WORKSHOP FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY AND LECTURERS. DURING THE WORKSHOP, EXPERIENCED TEACHERS OFFERED TIPS ON SUCH CORE MATTERS AS PREPARING A CLASS, CONDUCTING CLASS SESSIONS, ASSESSING STUDENT PERFORMANCE, AND LEARNING FROM STUDENT FEEDBACK. 1443446 2605 3798091 MEMBER SERVICES: THE AALS IS AN ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS WITH 176 MEMBER LAW SCHOOLS REPRESENTING OVER 9,000 FULL-TIME LAW FACULTY IN THE UNITED STATES. AALS MEMBERSHIP IS BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA ARE BASED ON CORE VALUES: EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP, ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND DIVERSITY, INCLUDING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS AND VIEWPOINTS. THE AALS REPRESENTS U.S. LEGAL EDUCATION AND THE LAW PROFESSORIATE TO OTHER ENTITIES. LAW SCHOOL FACULTY APPOINTMENT SERVICES INCLUDE A WEBPAGE ON BECOMING A LAW TEACHER, AN ONLINE REGISTRY OF FACULTY CANDIDATES AND A "PLACEMENT BULLETIN" THAT LISTS FACULTY OPENINGS AT LAW SCHOOLS. OVER 100 VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN AALS SECTIONS PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SHARING IDEAS AND INFORMATION AMONG LAW SCHOOL FACULTY THAT CENTERS ON TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP. 1287757 86319 COMMUNICATIONS: AALS COMMUNICATIONS SHOWCASE THE INNOVATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MEMBER LAW SCHOOLS. THE AALS STAFF REGULARLY UPDATES THE WEBSITE CONTENT AND HAS ESTABLISHED A PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, RETWEETING AND SHARING MEMBER SCHOOL POSTS ON SEVERAL PLATFORMS. THE HOMEPAGE OF THE AALS WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF SCHOOLS AND THEIR FACULTY. THE HOMEPAGE ALSO INCLUDES A CALENDAR OF UPCOMING SYMPOSIA AT LAW SCHOOLS AND A LIST OF BOOKS BY LAW FACULTY THAT ARE REGULARLY UPDATED. A WEBPAGE OFFERS THE MUCH-USED LAW DEANS ANTIRACIST CLEARINGHOUSE AND THE LAW DEANS CLEARINGHOUSE FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. THE AALS PRODUCES SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS. THE DIRECTORY OF LAW TEACHERS IS A COMPREHENSIVE COMPILATION OF LAW SCHOOLS AND LAW FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES. THE JOURNAL OF LEGAL EDUCATION IS EDITED BY FACULTY AT TWO MEMBER SCHOOLS AND HOSTS ARTICLES RELATED TO LEGAL EDUCATION, LEGAL THEORY, SCHOLARSHIP, AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION. AALS NEWS IS A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER THAT KEEPS FACULTY AT MEMBER SCHOOLS INFORMED ABOUT ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES AND ISSUES. THE HANDBOOK HAS INFORMATION ABOUT AALS STRUCTURE INCLUDING BYLAWS, REGULATIONS, AND AALS COMMITTEES. 5378269 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X JUDITH C AREEN 2022968851 1614 20TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 JUDITH C AREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO 37.50 X X 484318 0 118267 BARBARA STUDENMUND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (TO JUN '23) 37.50 X 160771 0 42252 MARISA GUEVARA-MICHALSKI CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 37.50 X 145443 0 36648 TRACIE L THOMAS DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS 37.50 X 133727 0 37562 MARY DILLON KERWIN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 37.50 X 129396 0 17211 JAMES GREIF DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 37.50 X 118594 0 34508 MARY CULLEN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS 37.50 X 107464 0 33189 MARK ALEXANDER PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MELANIE D WILSON PRESIDENT-ELECT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 ERWIN CHEMERINSKY IMMED. PAST PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 VINCENT ROUGEAU IMMED. PAST PRESIDENT (TO JAN '23) 6.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIELLE M CONWAY BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY W CROWELL BOARD MEMBER (FROM JAN '23) 6.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL M FILLER BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE M HUTCHINS BOARD MEMBER (FROM JAN '23) 6.00 X 0 0 0 AUSTEN L PARRISH BOARD MEMBER (TO JAN '23) 6.00 X 0 0 0 ELOISA RODRIGUEZ-DOD BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN WASHBURN BOARD MEMBER 6.00 X 0 0 0 1279713 0 319637 7 0 1 0 0 297867 297867 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 3318071 3318071 ANNUAL MEETING INCOME 561499 991360 991360 WORKSHOPS 900099 425493 425493 NON-MEMBER SCHOOL FEES 900099 285310 285310 FACULTY APPT SERVICES 900099 194710 194710 90370 90370 5305314 257649 257649 13969 13969 340830 325287 15543 15543 15543 4286 4286 4286 5894628 5319283 0 277478 2605 2605 843317 686129 137735 19453 2196426 1882042 249602 64782 211048 178307 26893 5848 234259 197917 29850 6492 197918 167214 25220 5484 1733 1464 221 48 30506 30506 30000 30000 273413 189571 80197 3645 393 393 96154 80947 14563 644 310483 279683 25299 5501 239651 202482 30531 6638 98888 19680 79208 1251054 1251054 191029 161400 24338 5291 47109 47109 HIRING 74611 345 74266 JOURNAL OF LEGAL EDUCAT 64353 64353 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 12683 12683 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 4155 4155 3713 657 3056 6415501 5378269 910350 126882 200 0 7178831 6648220 11754 46304 89771 128575 7281394 2070354 5366986 5211040 4126112 4763516 3954 16777608 16797655 722607 858929 1751847 1849181 1685753 1440332 2519 0 4162726 4148442 X 12614882 12649213 12614882 12649213 16777608 16797655 -520873 555204 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 280173 324018 932168 237750 297867 2071976 5048612 4734227 4270695 4414211 5305314 23773059 5328785 5058245 5202863 4651961 5603181 25845035 0 0 0 25845035 206221 175417 101416 124032 271618 878704 206221 175417 101416 124032 271618 878704 72380 12521 5101 7033 4286 101321 5607386 5246183 5309380 4783026 5879085 26825060 0.96350 0.96690 0.03280 0.02920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1338480 1338480 4996066 1246037 3750029 7924 7924 0 156405 101904 54501 782519 714489 68030 5211040 X 6465154 555204 45322 600526 5864628 30000 30000 5894628 6430823 45322 45322 6385501 30000 30000 6415501 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH GAAP. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JUDITH C AREEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO 484318 0 0 0 0 0 93234 0 25033 0 602585 0 0 0 BARBARA STUDENMUND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (TO JUN '23) 160400 0 0 0 371 0 19585 0 22667 0 203023 0 0 0 MARISA GUEVARA-MICHALSKI CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 145305 0 0 0 138 0 12380 0 24268 0 182091 0 0 0 TRACIE L THOMAS DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS 133331 0 0 0 396 0 16680 0 20882 0 171289 0 0 0 JAMES GREIF DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 118504 0 0 0 90 0 15000 0 19508 0 153102 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 176 MEMBER LAW SCHOOLS; THE AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ASSOCIATION BUSINESS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR SPECIAL MEETINGS IS VESTED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMPOSED OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH MEMBER SCHOOL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER LAW SCHOOLS ELECT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN APPROVAL OF BYLAW CHANGES AND MEMBERSHIP STATUS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. IT IS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY MEMBER SCHOOLS OF CHANGES IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGULATIONS. CHANGES TO THOSE REGULATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING OF THE HOUSE IF 10 OR MORE MEMBER SCHOOLS OBJECT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SENIOR STAFF. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CEO REVIEW THE COMPLETED STATEMENTS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO RESOLVE IT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN COMPLIANCE WITH AALS BYLAW 4-4, THE OFFICERS' COUNCIL SERVES AS THE AALS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IT ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION USING COMPARABILITY DATA. THE OFFICERS' COUNCIL SETS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE OFFICERS' COUNCIL ALSO ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF ANY KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS THE SALARY OF THE KEY EMPLOYEE, IF ANY, TO THE OFFICERS' COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AALS BYLAWS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGULATIONS ARE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN THE AALS HANDBOOK WHICH IS SENT TO DEANS OF MEMBER SCHOOLS. THE AUDITED FIANANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO DEANS OF MEMBER SCHOOLS ANNUALLY AND PUBLISHED IN THE ANNUAL AALS PROCEEDINGS. THE BYLAWS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGULATIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT AALS.ORG. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.