2025-08-11T18:25:47+00:00 2024-09-30 870516083 Larson & Company PC 11240 S River Heights Dr Ste 300 South Jordan UT 840955123 990 2023-10-01 237454766 Law and Society Association LAWA 4135451673 417 Machmer Hall 240 Hicks Way Amherst MA 010039278 Steven Boutcher Executive Officer 9493005685 2025-08-11 true Richard Scoresby P00573067 8013131900 2025-08-11 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Steven Boutcher 417 Machmer Hall 240 Hicks Way Amherst MA 010039278 2357855 false X WWW.LAWANDSOCIETY.ORG X 1964 CO TO DEVELOP THE INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF SOCIOLEGAL STUDIES. 29 29 3 200 0 0 490553 331710 811532 710572 91974 128671 0 0 1394059 1170953 206580 97283 0 0 404852 407212 0 0 0 527288 535601 1138720 1040096 255339 130857 4112143 4972586 161228 119423 3950915 4853163 X See Schedule O false false 447538 17781 554518 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: PROVIDES A FORUM FOR SCHOLARS FROM THE USA AND AROUND THE WORLD TO PRESENT AND DISCUSS THEIR RESEARCH. APPROXIMATELY 2000 ATTENDED IN 2024. 96075 54502 22168 EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS: FOR SCHOLARS NEW TO THE FIELD, THE ASSOCIATION ORGANIZES ANNUAL SEMINARS TO DISCUSS RESEARCH, TEACHING AND PUBLISHING, AND OFFERS MENTORSHIP BY SENIOR SCHOLARS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING OUR ANNUAL MEETING, WE HOST A JUNIOR SCHOLARS WORKSHOP WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER EARLY CAREER SCHOLARS TO SHARE RESEARCH, NETWORK, AND DISCUSS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES. 76528 133886 QUARTERLY JOURNAL: THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY JOURNAL, "LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW." WORK BY APPROXIMATELY 50 AUTHORS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE 2023-2024 VOLUME, PLUS MANY MORE BOOKS WERE REVIEWED AND SCHOLARS SERVED AS PEER REVIEWERS.GRANT PROGRAMS: THE ASSOCIATION AWARDS GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MEMBERS AND PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCHOLARSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND SERVICE. 61261 25000 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE AWARDING PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCHOLARSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND SERVICE; AWARDING GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MEMBERS; MONITORING ACTIVITIES OF LSA SUBGROUPS CALLED COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH NETWORKS; AND PARTICIPATING IN THE CONSORTIUM OF SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATIONS AND AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 61261 25000 681402 true true false false false false false false true false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 29 29 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CO MA X Steven Boutcher 9493005685 417 Machmer Hall 240 Hicks Way Ameherst MA 010039278 Kathryne Young Secretary 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Laura Beth Nielsen Past President 5.0 X X 0 0 0 Michele Goodwin President 10.0 X X 0 0 0 Robert Nelson Treasurer 5.0 X X 0 0 0 Shauhin Talesh General Editor 5.0 X X 0 0 0 Amada Armenta Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Anya Bernstein Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Asad Asad Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Austin Sarat Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Bryan Sykes Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Daanika Gordon Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Deepa Das Acevedo Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Hiroshi Fukurai Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 I India Thusi Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Jamelia Morgan Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Kamari Clarke Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Karin Martin Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Kyoko Ishida Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Liz Chiarello Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Nkatha Kabira Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Robin Stryker Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Sahar Aziz Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Sarah Brayne Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Sarah Lageson Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Scott Cummings Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Shannon Gleeson Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Sindiso MnisiWeeks Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Veena Dubal Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Zozo Dyani-Mhango Trustee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Steven Boutcher Executive Officer 40.0 X 176747 0 39064 176747 0 39064 1 false true false Leading Edge Audiovisual 2505 Anthem Village Drive Henderson NV 89052 Audiovisual 126795 1 299824 25000 6886 331710 Conference Registration Fees 900099 554518 554518 Journal 900099 133886 133886 Meeting Income 900099 22168 22168 0 0 0 0 710572 125837 125837 0 0 1189736 1186902 2834 0 2834 2834 0 0 0 0 0 1170953 710572 0 128671 0 0 63378 63378 33905 33905 0 0 210187 109202 100985 0 0 0 0 0 140760 74398 66362 0 0 0 0 0 30538 13643 16895 0 25727 11493 14234 0 0 0 0 0 4320 0 4320 0 31850 0 31850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1975 0 1975 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63974 52437 11537 0 10453 0 10453 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14735 11435 3300 0 0 0 0 0 303778 303778 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2857 0 2857 0 Goverance and Development 41625 41625 Credit Card Fees 33451 33451 University Expenses 18850 18850 Membership Dues 7733 7733 0 0 0 0 1040096 681402 358694 0 317864 183204 227588 214037 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10234 2652 0 0 0 0 3556457 4572693 0 0 0 0 0 0 4112143 4972586 31841 35345 0 0 129387 84078 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161228 119423 X 3872206 4776247 78709 76916 0 0 0 0 0 0 3950915 4853163 4112143 4972586 130857 771391 0 X false true X true false X 255616 269397 529739 490553 331710 1877015 510746 581020 1341452 811532 710572 3955322 0 0 0 766362 850417 1871191 1302085 1042282 5832337 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5832337 34530 36355 47359 82710 125837 326791 0 34530 36355 47359 82710 125837 326791 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 800892 886772 1918550 1384795 1168119 6159128 0.9469 0.9594 0.05 0.04 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 358954 4338571 4697525 234114 124840 358954 321853 87739 234114 275178 46675 321853 213494 61684 275178 1.0 false false 0 X 1942344 771391 0 771391 1170953 0 0 1170953 1040096 0 0 1040096 0 0 1040096 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds BOARD DESIGNATED FUNDS CONSIST OF FUNDS HELD FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES AND A POTENTIAL RESERVE FOR FUTURE LIABILITIES. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, provides guidance on how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, disclosed and presented in the financial statements. This requires the evaluation by management of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in preparation of the Association's tax returns to determine if the positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained if examined by the taxing authorities. Management has determined there are no uncertain income tax positions. The Association's Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, Forms 990, are generally subject to IRS examination for 3 years after they are filed. true East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking Conferences/Workshop 500 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Conferences/Workshop 11205 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking Conferences/Other 750 North America (Canada & Mexico only) Grantmaking Conferences/Workshop 5450 South Asia Grantmaking Conferences/Workshop 9115 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking Conferences/Other 6685 0 0 0 0 0 0 33705 0 33705 Grad Student Workshop Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 6 3150 ACH,CHECK,WIRE Grad Student Workshop Middle East and North Africa 1 750 ACH,CHECK,WIRE Grad Student Workshop North America (Canada & Mexico only) 6 4500 ACH,CHECK,WIRE Grad Student Workshop Sub-Saharan Africa 2 1050 ACH,CHECK,WIRE Childcare grant Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 3 888 ACH,CHECK,WIRE Childcare grant North America (Canada & Mexico only) 2 450 ACH,CHECK,WIRE Childcare grant Sub-Saharan Africa 3 835 ACH,CHECK,WIRE Prizes East Asia and the Pacific 1 500 ACH,CHECK,WIRE Prizes North America (Canada & Mexico only) 1 500 ACH,CHECK,WIRE GCP Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 3 2167 ACH,CHECK,WIRE GCP South Asia 2 9115 ACH,CHECK,WIRE SERA Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 5000 ACH,CHECK,WIRE SERA Sub-Saharan Africa 1 5000 ACH,CHECK,WIRE false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds MOST OF THE INDIVIDUAL GRANTS SUPPORT PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE LSA ITSELF. THE PRIZES REWARDING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT ARE HIGHLY SELECTIVE AND CHOSEN BY COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO SCREEN NOMINATIONS. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC-Accrual; EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA-Accrual; NORTH AMERICA (CANADA & MEXICO ONLY)-Accrual; SOUTH ASIA-Accrual; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-Accrual Schedule F, Part III Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC -Accrual EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) -Accrual MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -Accrual NORTH AMERICA (CANADA & MEXICO ONLY) -Accrual SOUTH ASIA - SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -Accrual true CHILDCARE GRANT 11 3260 CASH AWARDS 11 4000 GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP 33 23400 GCP 3 6718 LSA PROGRAMMING 5 11000 SERA 3 15000 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds. MOST OF THE INDIVIDUAL GRANTS SUPPORT PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE LSA ITSELF. THE PRIZES REWARDING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT ARE HIGHLY SELECTIVE AND CHOSEN BY COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO SCREEN NOMINATIONS. THE LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE FELLOWSHIPS ARE ALSO HIGHLY SELECTIVE, AND REPORTS ON THE PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. X X false false false false false false false false false Steven Boutcher Executive Officer 176747 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39064 0 215811 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 1 TO PROMOTE THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF LAW, SOCIETY, AND LEGAL PROCESSES, THROUGH RESEARCH AND TEACHING. THE MOST VISABLE ASPECTS OF THE MISSION IN ACTION ARE THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL PUBLICATION, "LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW", ANNUAL WORKSHOPS, AND DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 61,261 including grants of $ 25,000) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE AWARDING PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCHOLARSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND SERVICE; AWARDING GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MEMBERS; MONITORING ACTIVITIES OF LSA SUBGROUPS CALLED COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH NETWORKS; AND PARTICIPATING IN THE CONSORTIUM OF SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATIONS AND AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders THE LAW AND SOCIETY ASSOCIATION HAS MEMBERS WITH VOTING RIGHTS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS ELECTED BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. THE MEMBERSHIP SHALL VOTE FOR TRUSTEES FROM THE LIST OF CANDIDATES SUBMITTED TO THEM. THE EIGHT CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE ELECTED TO OFFICE AS TRUSTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE MEMBERSHIP ALSO VOTES TO DETERMINE WHO WILL BE THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ISSUANCE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED GENERALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF LSA'S ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT SOME BOARD MEMBERS HAVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN RELATION TO THE ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED, THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WILL LEAVE THE MEETING WHILE DISCUSSIONS OF THE ISSUES TAKE PLACE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE BOARD REVIEWS AND ESTABLISHES PAY RATES FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE LINKED ON THE WEB PAGE. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE TRUSTEE HANDBOOK AND ARE AVAILABLE TO OTHERS UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part VII - Additional Information FOR PART OF THE YEAR, THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, STEVEN BOUTCHER, WAS PROCESSED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, AS THE UNIVERSITY HOSTS THE LAW & SOCIETY ASSOCIATION.