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Our Mission

Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights and to educate young people to become active and responsible participants in our society. CRF is dedicated to assuring our country's future by investing in our youth today.

CRF is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating America's young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society. Under the guidance of a Board of Directors chosen from the worlds of law, business, government, education, the media, and the community, CRF develops, produces, and distributes programs and materials to teachers, students, and public-minded citizens all across the nation.

Federal Tax Id: 95-2219680 | Tax exempt status: 501(c)(3)

CRF staff includes teachers and educators, lawyers, community organizers and fundraisers, designers, writers, and editors. They provide technical assistance and training to teachers, coordinate civic participation projects in schools and communities, organize student conferences and competitions, and develop publications in the following areas:

• Law and Government programs and materials focus on how groups and individuals interact with the issues, institutions, people and processes that shape our laws and government.
• Civic Participation programs and materials bring to life the rights and responsibilities of active citizenship by challenging young people to explore their community and plan and implement projects that address community needs.

Get to know more about Constitutional Rights Foundation by looking over our Annual Report. Contact our staff. Explore our Programs section to learn how CRF translates its visions into reality. Turn to the Publications page to survey our catalog offering materials in Government, U.S. and World History, Business, and Civic Participation. Tour our Support section to learn how we keep our vital work moving ahead, or check out the CRF Calendar.

Do you have any questions about CRF Programs or Publications? Do you want to reach a particular CRF staff member?

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Board of Directors

Officers and Executive Committee:
Robert S. Stern, Esq., Chair Morrison & Foerster LLP		Robert C. Aronoff, Esq. Robert C. Aronoff, a Professional Corporation
T. Warren Jackson, Esq., Immediate Past Chair DIRECTV, LLC		Leon Bass, Jr.    Southern California Edison Company
Laurence J. Hutt, Esq., Vice Chair Arnold & Porter LLP		Joseph A. Calabrese, Esq. O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Sharon J. Matsumoto, Esq., Vice Chair Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office		Richard S. Kolodny, Esq. The Portfolio Group Inc.kolodny
Christopher H. Paskach, Chief Financial Officer KPMG LLP (Ret.)		Hon. John A. Kronstadt U. S. District Court
C. James Levin, Secretary Winston & Strawn LLP		L. Rachel Lerman Barnes & Thornburg LLP
		Peter B. Morrison, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
		K. Eugene Shutler Businessman/Attorney
		Douglas A. Thompson, Esq. Bryan Cave LLP
Directors:
James M. Aquilina, Esq. Stroz Friedberg		Joseph D. Lee Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
E Jane Arnault-Factor, Ph.D. JurEcon, Inc.		Jason Lo Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Darin T. Beffa Kirkland & Ellis LLP		Elizabeth Mann Mayor Brown LLP
Alan N. Braverman, Esq. The Walt Disney Company		Kevin C. Mayer Crowell Moring
Kelli Brooks KPMG		Susan C. Miller Avery Dennison Corporation
Joanne E. Caruso, Esq. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.		William A. Molinski Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Malissia R. Clinton Aerospace Corporation		Alina Mooradian Snell & Wilmer
Scott P. Cooper Proskauer		Gregory N. Pimstone, Esq. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Vincent J. Davitt, Esq. Meylan Davitt Jain Arevian & Kim LLP		Howard M. Privette, Esq. Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
David J. DiMeglio Jones Day		Fred R. Puglisi, Esq. Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Kimberly A. Dunne Sidley Austin LLP		Christopher P. Reynolds, Esq. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Hon. Raymond C. Fisher U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals		Patrick G. Rogan, Esq. RoganLehrman LLP
Greg Gelfan, Esq. Twentieth Century Fox Film		Alan I. Rothenberg, Esq. 1st Century Bank
Margaret H. Gillespie Littler Mendelson P.C.		Christopher S. Ruhland, Esq. Dechert LLP
Jonathan M. Gordon, Esq. Alston & Bird LLP		Thomas A. Ryan, Esq. McDermott Will & Emory
Robert A. Greenfield Stutman, Treister & Glatt		Robert A. Sacks, Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Amy M. Hawkes, Esq. Ernst & Young LLP		Peggy Saferstein College Circuit
Ross Higman Walmart		Jeff E. Scott, Esq. Greenberg Traurig LLP
Kurt M. Hocker Union Bank N.A.		Henry Shields, Jr., Esq. Dinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Linda S. Husar  ReedSmith		Darry A. Sragow, Esq. Denton
Roberto J. Kampfner, Esq. White & Case, LLP		Hon. Marjorie Steinberg (Ret.)
Erbin B. Keith, Esq. Southern California Gas Company		Gail Migdal Title Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Louis E. Kempinsky, Esq. Valensi Rose, PLC		Kathleen McFarlane Waters Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
		Todd Clark Executive Director Emeritus Emeritus Board Member

Annual Reports

2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

Financial Statements

Latest Audited Financials | Latest IRS Form 990

Executive Staff

Keri Doggett, Director of Progam Development

Keri Doggett is CRF's Director of Program Development. With CRF for over 20 years, Keri has participated in the design and dissemination of civics programs for elementary, middle, and high school students and teachers. Keri develops curriculum materials, provides leadership in the design and delivery of CRF teacher professional development, works directly with researchers to evaluate CRF programs, and works with executive staff to prepare funding proposals. In addition, she currently oversees CRF’s high school Civic Action Project, all Teaching American History projects, and the new elementary MyTown project.  Prior to joining CRF, Keri taught for ten years in Jefferson County public schools in Colorado. 

Catherine Seward, Director of Development

Cathy Seward recently joined CRF as our new Director of Development. She bring to CRF her more than 20 years of deep experience in advertising, marketing, and fund raising. She has successfully built institutional capacity in Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia. From the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Japan Society, and Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children, Cathy has managed development and communication departments, conducted marketing and sponsorship programs for organizations, and built memberships.

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