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Source #4085

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Title	IRS Form 990: American Center For Law And Justice Inc — 2020 (EIN: 54-1586817)
Original URL	https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=04_2021_prefixes_54-55%2F541586817_202003_990_2021040517884062.pdf
Publication	IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source type	`form_990`
Date	2020
Entity	American Center for Law and Justice
Captured	2026-04-12T01:49:31.014Z UTC
Hash computed at	2026-04-12T01:49:31.014Z UTC
SHA-256	`51077b06eb563ccceba50ab4781e8d0ea0b13ee6df68b6f29f9fbe29b604cc40`
Content length	3,016 bytes

Content preview (first 800 chars)

{
  "organization": {
    "id": 541586817,
    "ein": 541586817,
    "name": "American Center For Law And Justice Inc",
    "careofname": "% SHARONW ALFORD",
    "address": "1000 REGENT UNIVERSITY DR",
    "city": "Virginia Bch",
    "state": "VA",
    "zipcode": "[ZIP+4 redacted]",
    "exemption_number": 0,
    "subsection_code": 3,
    "affiliation_code": 3,
    "classification_codes": "1000",
    "ruling_date": "1994-05-01",
    "deductibility_code": 1,
    "foundation_code": 15,
    "activity_codes": "460000000",
    "organization_code": 1,
    "exempt_organization_status_code": 1,
    "tax_period": "2025-03-01",
    "asset_code": 6,
    "income_code": 8,
    "filing_requirement_code": 1,
    "pf_filing_requirement_code": 0,
    "accounting_period": 3,
    "asset_amount": 4459144…

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