2024-11-13T15:29:40-06:00 2023-12-31 341145015 WILLIAM VAUGHAN COMPANY 145 CHESTERFIELD LANE MAUMEE OH 43537 990 2023-01-01 271636436 1851 CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1851 6143409817 122 E MAIN ST COLUMBUS OH 43215 MAURICE A THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6143409817 2024-11-13 1 0 MICHAEL L RICHTER P00027605 4198911040 2024-11-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MAURICE A THOMPSON 122 E MAIN STREET COLUMBUS OH 43215 707119 0 X N/A X 2010 OH TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. 6 5 1 0 0 0 64900 680740 0 0 0 26379 0 0 64900 707119 0 0 0 0 160336 192403 0 0 0 39601 43144 199937 235547 -135037 471572 984915 1606234 0 0 984915 1606234 TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. 0 0 TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X MAURICE A THOMPSON 6143409817 112 E MAIN STREET COLUMBUS OH 43215 MAURICE A THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 0.00 X X 180000 0 0 CHRISTOPHER P FINNEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD MCMASTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY A SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GABRAIL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MAYLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 180000 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 680740 680740 26379 26379 707119 26379 0 0 180000 180000 12403 12403 5827 5827 1553 1553 3350 3350 1397 1397 21600 21600 967 967 WESTLAW LEGAL RESEARCH 7064 7064 REGULATORY AND FILING F 1386 1386 235547 0 235547 0 307721 322293 407000 677194 876941 984915 1606234 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 984915 1606234 984915 1606234 984915 1606234 471572 149747 0 X 0 0 0 X 368818 170710 69982 64900 700119 1374529 368818 170710 69982 64900 700119 1374529 1374529 1374529 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MAURICE A THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 170000 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180000 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN D: THE BOARD SET THE 2023 SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH A DISCUSSION AND VOTE WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT. THE BOARD CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUALS OPERATING LAW FIRMS IN OHIO, OPERATING PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRMS, ATTORNEYS, LAW PROFESSORS, AND INDIVIDUALS OPERATING PRIVATE BUSINESSES. ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD BEGAN WITH AN EXCELLENT BASE OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE (1) MARKET RATE FOR A LITIGATION-FOCUSED ATTORNEY AND NON-PROFIT OPERATOR WITH TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, SUCH AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND (2) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S BODY OF WORK AND RESULTS. THE BOARD ALSO TOOK ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES NO HEALTH CARE OR RETIREMENT BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD ALSO TOOK THE SALARY OF ATTORNEYS EMPLOYED AT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRMS, AND COMPENSATION IS SIMILAR TO THE 1851 CENTER, BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE TRADE ASSOCIATION TO WHICH 1851 CENTER BELONGS, AS WELL AS ATTORNEYS EMPLOYED IN ACADEMIA WITHIN OHIO. THIS INFORMATION WAS ACQUIRED THROUGH PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, REVIEWS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' FORMS 990, AND SURVEY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE INDEPENDENT TAX ACCOUNTANT PREPARED THESE FORMS AND RETURNED THEM TO THE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW. THE DIRECTOR THEN PROVIDED THE 990 TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSES THAT INTEREST AND IS THEN RECUSED FROM ANY VOTE RELATED TO THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (ABSENT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), WHO, AS LAW PROFESSORS, CHAIRMAN OF OTHER PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRMS AND NON-PROFIT ENTITIES, AND PROPRIETORS OF PRIVATE LAW FIRMS, HAVE EXTENSIVE FAMILIARITY WITH THE MARKET RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR ATTORNEYS, PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEYS, AND NON-PROFIT MANAGERS. BY SUCH METRIC, THE CURRENT COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS BELOW MARKET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN PURSUANT TO EXEMPT PURPOSE IN 2023: 1. CF HOMES V. CITY OF NORTH CANTON, OHIO. THE 1851 CENTER INITIATED THIS CASE TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PRIVACY RIGHTS OF OHIO TENANTS AND LANDLORDS WHO ARE THREATENED WITH GOVERNMENTAL SEARCHES OF THEIR PRIVATE HOMES WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE THROUGH OHIO CITIES' EMPLOYMENT OF "ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT APPLICATIONS," WHICH THE CITY OF NORTH CANTON CLAIMS DO NOT REQUIRE A DEMONSTRATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A SEARCH WARRANT. THE HOMEOWNERS AND TENANTS SEEK A HOLDING THAT, PURSUANT TO THE OHIO CONSTITUTION, CITIES MUST PROVE SOME EVIDENCE OF A NEED TO SEARCH A PROPERTY BEFORE A SEARCH WARRANT TO INSPECT THE ENTIRETY OF THAT PROPERTY MAY BE GRANTED. THIS CASE IS ON APPEAL IN A STATE COURT OF APPEALS. 2. STEVENS V. CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE 1851 CENTER INITIATED THIS CASE TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE THREATENED WITH CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND EXCESSIVE FINES FOR "INCOMPATIBLE LANDSCAPING." THIS LITIGATION WAS ONGOING THROUGHOUT 2023. 3. MENKHAUS V. CITY OF MILFORD, OHIO. THE 1851 CENTER INITIATED THIS CASE IN 2022 TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OWNERS OF SHORT-TERM-RENTAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF MILFORD, WHICH HAS SOUGHT TO BAN ALL SHORT-TERM RENTALS WHEN EITHER (1) ARBITRARILY VETOED BY A NEARBY NEIGHBOR; OR (2) THE RENTAL IS NOT OCCUPIED BY THE OWNER AS HIS OR HER PRIMARY RESIDENCE. THIS CASE REMAINS PENDING IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. 4. CROSSROADS V. CITY OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO. THE 1851 CENTER INITIATED THIS CASE IN 2023 TO GUARANTEE THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF HOMEOWNERS WHO LEASE HOMES WITHIN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO BUT DO NOT RESIDE WITHIN THAT CITY OR THE COUNTY WITHIN WHICH IT IS LOCATED. SUCH "OUTSIDERS" ARE FORCED TO PAY TWICE THE RENTAL REGISTRATION/LICENSING FEES OF SIMILARLY-SITUATED HOMEOWNERS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE CITY. THIS CASE REMAINS PENDING IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, WITH THE COURT HAVING CERTIFIED A CLASS OF NONRESIDENT HOMEOWNERS SUBJECTED TO THE PENALTY. 5. THE 1851 CENTER EDUCATED THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY TAX REFORM TO OHIOANS. 6. THE 1851 CENTER'S DIRECTOR DISCUSSED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AT A MYRIAD OF LIVE EVENTS, AND THROUGH A MYRIAD OF MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING TELEVISION, RADIO, AND PRINT.