2023-01-17T12:01:43-06:00 2022-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 150 S WARNER ROAD SUITE 310 KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406 990 2021-07-01 043467254 FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION INC FOUN 2157173473 510 WALNUT STREET 1250 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT & CEO 2157173473 2023-01-16 1 GREGORY LUKIANOFF 999009999 WILLIAM A LOUGHERY P01603932 2156433900 2023-01-16 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z X GREGORY LUKIANOFF 510 WALNUT STREET 1250 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 43968820 0 X HTTP://THEFIRE.ORG/ X 1999 MA DEFEND AND SUSTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS TO FREE SPEECH AND FREE THOUGHT- THE MOST ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIBERTY. 10 10 102 18 0 0 15761288 36490336 64806 128360 256002 496497 10080 10376 16092176 37125569 29518 124211 0 0 6649857 8678479 0 0 1695563 3819943 13497018 10499318 22299708 5592858 14825861 30753089 43920299 1602971 2044679 29150118 41875620 X THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION'S (FIRE'S) MISSION IS TO DEFEND AND SUSTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF ALL AMERICANS TO FREE SPEECH AND FREE THOUGHT-THE MOST ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LIBERTY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FIRE EDUCATES AMERICANS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE INALIENABLE RIGHTS, PROMOTES A CULTURE OF RESPECT FOR THESE RIGHTS, AND PROVIDES THE MEANS TO PRESERVE THEM. FIRE RECOGNIZES THAT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PRESERVING FREE THOUGHT WITHIN A FREE SOCIETY. TO THIS END, WE PLACE A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON DEFENDING THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON OUR NATION'S CAMPUSES, INCLUDING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, DUE PROCESS, LEGAL EQUALITY, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AND SANCTITY OF CONSCIENCE. 1 0 9975853 0 0 FIRE'S PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT: FIRE'S PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT IS THE ENGINE THAT SETS ALL OF FIRE'S PROGRAMS UP FOR SUCCESS BY SHARING OUR WORK WITH THE PUBLIC AND EDUCATING EVERYDAY AMERICANS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE SPEECH AND FREE THOUGHT. FIRE HAS ATTRACTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEDIA MENTIONS - OVER 3,000 EVERY YEAR - IN THE NATION'S LEADING PUBLICATIONS, BREAKS NEWS ON OUR AWARD-WINNING NEWSDESK, AND PRODUCES DIGITAL CONTENT THROUGH SHORT VIDEOS, FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES, AND OUR POPULAR BI-WEEKLY PODCAST SERIES "SO TO SPEAK". OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT HAS ATTRACTED OVER 150,000 FOLLOWERS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS, WHILE OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL BOASTS OVER 22,000 FOLLOWERS AND OVER 9.6 MILLION VIEWS. 1906036 0 106685 FIRE LITIGATION PROJECT: FIRE STRATEGICALLY LITIGATES IN COURTS NATIONWIDE TO VINDICATE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. IN SERVICE OF OUR EXPANDED MISSION TO DEFEND FREE SPEECH BOTH ON AND OFF CAMPUS, OUR LITIGATION PROJECT IS GROWING INTO A PREMIER PUBLIC-INTEREST LAW FIRM FOR FREE EXPRESSION. IN ADDITION TO REVIEWING EACH AND EVERY CASE SUBMISSION WE RECEIVE, FIRE ATTORNEYS PROACTIVELY SEEK OUT PLAINTIFFS TO FILE SUITS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SECURE LASTING LEGAL PRECEDENTS, MAJOR PUBLIC-POLICY REFORM, OR CLEAR CULTURAL IMPACT. SINCE FIRE BEGAN ADVANCING LITIGATION IN 2014, FIRE'S LITIGATION PROJECT HAS SECURED 22 VICTORIES AND MORE THAN $2.6 MILLION IN DAMAGES AND FEES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)IN ADDITION TO DIRECT LITIGATION, FIRE PARTICIPATES AS AMICUS CURIAE IN STRATEGICALLY CHOSEN CASES TO SUPPORT CRITICAL LEGAL ARGUMENTS AND ADVANCE IMPORTANT PRECEDENT. FINALLY, THE LITIGATION PROJECT WORKS TO POSITION FIRE AS A THOUGHT LEADER IN FIRST AMENDMENT JURISPRUDENCE BY PUBLISHING OPINION PIECES AND LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP, TEACHING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES, AND RECRUITING LIKE-MINDED ATTORNEYS FOR OUR LEGAL NETWORK AND FACULTY LEGAL DEFENSE FUND.BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND JUNE 30, 2022, FIRE WAS IN ACTIVE LITIGATION IN TEN CASES FURTHERING FIRE'S MISSION, INCLUDING FOUR IN WHICH FIRE WAS REPRESENTED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL. 1. DIEI V. BOYD, ET AL., CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:21-CV-2071-JTF-CGC (W.D. TENN.): FIRE REPRESENTS GRADUATE PHARMACY STUDENT KIMBERLY DIEI IN THIS FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND ITS ADMINISTRATORS. DIEI WAS INVESTIGATED TWICE BY HER PROGRAM'S "PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE" BECAUSE OF ALLEGATIONS THAT HER PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY WAS TOO "CRUDE," "VULGAR, AND "SEXUAL." THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY SEEKING TO PROTECT A STUDENT'S OFF-CAMPUS, EXTRAMURAL, AND ONLINE SPEECH AND ESTABLISH CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS ON A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY'S DISCRETION TO PUNISH EXPRESSION IT SUBJECTIVELY LABELS "UNPROFESSIONAL." 2. NALLY, ET AL. V. GRAHAM ET AL., CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:21-CV-2113-JAR-TJJ (10TH CIR.): FIRE REPRESENTED STUDENT JOURNALIST JARED NALLY AND AN AWARD-WINNING STUDENT NEWSPAPER IN A FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY, THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION, AND OFFICIALS OF BOTH ENTITIES. AFTER PUBLISHING ARTICLES CRITICIZING THE UNIVERSITY'S ADMINISTRATION, NALLY WAS ISSUED A DIRECTIVE BY THEN-PRESIDENT RONALD GRAHAM WHO INVOKED THE UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS EXPRESSION POLICY TO FORBID HIM FROM ENGAGING IN STANDARD NEWSGATHERING ACTIVITIES. ON FEBRUARY 8, 2022, THE DISTRICT COURT ENTERED A CONSENT DECREE AGAINST HASKELL MANDATING SWEEPING REFORMS INCLUDING: (1) PROHIBITING RETALIATION AGAINST STUDENTS FOR PROTECTED EXPRESSION; (2) PROHIBITING THE UNIVERSITY FROM REINSTATING ITS CAMPUS EXPRESSION POLICY OR ANY SIMILAR POLICY RESTRICTING STUDENT SPEECH; AND (3) REQUIRING THE UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER WITH TRANSPARENCY ABOUT ITS FUNDING AND A WAY TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING IT RECEIVES. THE DISTRICT COURT, HOWEVER, DISMISSED NALLY'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST DEFENDANT GRAHAM FOR FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION. FIRE APPEALED THIS DISMISSAL TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT, BUT LATER VOLUNTARILY DISMISSED THE APPEAL AFTER THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S RULING IN EGBERT V. BOULE PRECLUDED DAMAGES CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL OFFICIALS FOR FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERED FIRE'S MISSION TO DEFEND STUDENT JOURNALISTS' RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH AND PRESS, FREE FROM ANY PRIOR RESTRAINTS.3. SI V. ABUHAMAD, ET AL., CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:21-CV-467 (E.D. VA.): FIRE REPRESENTED MEDICAL STUDENT EDWARD SI AND STUDENT ORGANIZATION STUDENTS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM (SNAHP) IN THIS FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL AND ITS ADMINISTRATORS. SI SUED AFTER THE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION DENIED SNAHP'S APPLICATION BECAUSE IT DID NOT "WANT TO CREATE CLUBS BASED ON OPINIONS, POLITICAL OR OTHERWISE, AND THE MISSION AND GOALS OF [SNAHP] DO NOT DESCRIBE WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE NECESSARY OR SUSTAINABLE FOR A CLUB." IN MARCH 2022, FIRE REACHED A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT UNDER WHICH THE DEFENDANTS PAID $38,000 (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES) AND INSTITUTED POLICY CHANGES TO ENSURE THAT RECOGNITION OF STUDENT GROUPS REMAINS VIEWPOINT NEUTRAL. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERED FIRE'S MISSION BY ENSURING THAT STUDENTS CAN ASSOCIATE TOGETHER AND OBTAIN THE BENEFITS OF BEING A RECOGNIZED CLUB WITHOUT BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE BASIS OF THEIR VIEWPOINT. 4. BURNETT V. COLLIN COLLEGE, ET AL., CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:21-CV-857 (E.D. TEX.): IN THIS FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION LAWSUIT, FIRE REPRESENTED LORA BURNETT, A PROFESSOR AT COLLIN COLLEGE, WHO WAS TERMINATED FOR MAKING STATEMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA CRITICIZING THE COLLEGE AND POLITICIANS. ON JANUARY 25, 2022, BURNETT ACCEPTED COLLIN COLLEGE'S OFFER TO PAY $70,000 PLUS ATTORNEYS' FEES IN EXCHANGE FOR HAVING A COURT JUDGMENT ENTERED IN HER FAVOR, BRINGING HER FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT TO AN END. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERED FIRE'S MISSION BY ENSURING PROFESSORS AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ABLE TO COMMENT AS PRIVATE CITIZENS ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN WITHOUT RETALIATION.5. JONES V. MATKIN, ET AL., CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:21-CV-733 (E.D. TEX.): IN THIS SECOND FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION LAWSUIT AGAINST COLLIN COLLEGE, FIRE REPRESENTS SUZANNE JONES, A FULL-TIME PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION AT COLLIN COLLEGE, WHO WAS TERMINATED FOR CRITICIZING THE UNIVERSITY'S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PUBLICLY SUPPORTING UNIONIZATION BY THE FACULTY, AND SIGNING ONTO AN OPEN LETTER SUPPORTING THE REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS IN DALLAS. JONES SUED COLLIN COLLEGE PRESIDENT, H. NIEL MATKIN AND NOW-RETIRED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS TONI JENKINS IN SEPTEMBER 2021. JONES CAME TO FIRE SEEKING NEW REPRESENTATION IN FEBRUARY 2022. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY ENSURING PROFESSORS AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ABLE TO COMMENT AS PRIVATE CITIZENS ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN WITHOUT RETALIATION.6. PHILLIPS V. COLLIN COLLEGE, ET AL., CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:22-CV-184 (E.D. TEX.): IN ITS THIRD FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST COLLIN COLLEGE, FIRE REPRESENTS MICHAEL PHILLIPS, A PROFESSOR AT COLLIN COLLEGE WHO WAS DISCIPLINED AND NON-RENEWED BECAUSE HE SPOKE TO A REPORTER FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ABOUT THE HISTORY OF RACISM IN THE DALLAS AREA AND POSTED COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK CONCERNING THE COLLEGE'S HANDLING OF COVID-19 AND ITS COVID GUIDELINES. PHILLIPS, REPRESENTED BY FIRE, SUED COLLIN COLLEGE FOR ITS VIOLATION OF PHILLIPS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT RETALIATORY EMPLOYMENT ACTION. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION BY ENSURING PROFESSORS AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ABLE TO COMMENT AS PRIVATE CITIZENS ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN WITHOUT RETALIATION.7. FIRE V. TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY, CASE NO. CV37178 (226TH D.CT. OF ERATH CNTY., TEX.): IN THIS PUBLIC-RECORDS LAWSUIT, FIRE SUED TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY IN JULY 2021 AFTER IT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. FIRE SOUGHT RECORDS RELATING TO A FORMER PROFESSOR WHO DEMANDED THAT A STUDENT PUBLICATION, THE TEXAN NEWS SERVICE, REMOVE SEVERAL ARTICLES IT PUBLISHED IN 2018 OR BE SUED FOR DEFAMATION. THESE ARTICLES DETAILED ALLEGATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR LEVIED AGAINST THE FORMER PROFESSOR. WHEN TARLETON ADMINISTRATORS LEARNED OF THE DEMAND, THEY ORDERED TEXAN NEWS SERVICE TO REMOVE THE ARTICLES AND LATER STRIPPED THE NEWSPAPER OF ITS EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE. THIS LAWSUIT FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION TO HOLD PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS BY VIGOROUSLY PURSUING RECORDS MADE PUBLIC UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.8. PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL. V. DEVOS, CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:20-CV-1468 (D.D.C.): SEVENTEEN STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FILED A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S 2020 TITLE IX REGULATIONS. REPRESENTED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL, FIRE MOVED TO INTERVENE TO DEFEND THE REGULATIONS AS CONSTITUTIONALLY NECESSARY, AN ARGUMENT WHICH THE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO MAKE. ON JULY 6, 2020, THE DISTRICT COURT GRANTED FIRE STATUS AS A DEFENDANT-INTERVENOR. ON MARCH 11, 2021, THE LAWSUIT WAS STAYED PENDING THE ANTICIPATED PROMULGATION OF NEW REGULATIONS. THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION TO DEFEND FREE SPEECH AND DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS, LONG DENIED TO STUDENTS IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES RELATED TO ALLEGATIONS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. 1315752 0 0 CAMPUS RIGHTS ADVOCACY: THE CAMPUS RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROGRAM (CRA) IS FIRE'S SIGNATURE DEFENSE PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES FREE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, STUDENT MEDIA, AND CAMPUS GROUPS WHOSE FUNDAMENTAL CIVIL LIBERTIES HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. FIRE'S CRA REVIEWS HUNDREDS OF POTENTIAL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS EACH YEAR, SEEKING JUSTICE FOR THOSE WE HELP BY USING OUR AUTHORITY AND REPUTATION TO DIRECTLY DEMAND SCHOOL LEADERS TO FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION OR UPHOLD THEIR OWN COMMITMENTS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES. THROUGH TARGETED MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, CORRESPONDENCE WITH ADMINISTRATORS, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUESTS THAT PUBLICLY EXPOSE A SCHOOL'S ACTIONS, AND OTHER CREATIVE ADVOCACY, THE CRA TEAM HAS SECURED MORE THAN 500 VICTORIES FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS (BOTH IN PUBLIC AND IN PRIVATE) SINCE FIRE'S FOUNDING. 2485012 0 0 RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROJECTS: FIRE'S RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROJECTS INITIATIVE COORDINATES OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS AND ENGAGES IN CUTTING-EDGE ANALYSIS OF CAMPUS ISSUES AND FREE SPEECH QUESTIONS. THE INITIATIVE OVERSEES FIRE'S COLLEGE FREE SPEECH RANKINGS, AN ANNUAL SURVEY AIMED AT UNCOVERING CAMPUS-SPECIFIC STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD FREE SPEECH AND AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND ALUMNI SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND THE STATE OF FREE EXPRESSION AT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS (THE 2022 RANKINGS SURVEYED OVER 45,000 STUDENTS AT OVER 200 SCHOOLS). AS WE EXPAND, FIRE'S RESEARCHERS WILL CAPTURE MORE INCIDENTS OF CENSORSHIP ON AND OFF CAMPUS, ASSESS THE STATE OF FREE SPEECH ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND BUILD AN ARCHIVE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ON EXPRESSIVE RIGHTS. ULTIMATELY, OUR RESEARCH ALLOWS US TO BETTER PERSUADE THE PUBLIC THAT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE. 1004605 1411 21675 FIRE STUDENT NETWORK: THE FIRE STUDENT NETWORK (FSN) EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS COLLEGE STUDENTS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS ON CAMPUS AND ADVOCATE FOR REFORM. THE FSN ENGAGES STUDENTS THROUGH OUR GUIDES TO STUDENT RIGHTS ON CAMPUS, CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR SIGNATURE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, AND MORE. THE FSN ALSO COORDINATES THE STUDENT DEFENDERS PROGRAM, WHICH EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO BECOME PEER ADVOCATES WHO CAN ADVISE FELLOW STUDENTS AS THEY NAVIGATE THEIR SCHOOL'S DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM, AND "LET'S TALK", CAMPUS CIVIL DISCOURSE SOCIETIES THAT PROVIDE SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN AND PROMOTE FREE, FRUITFUL, AND CIVIL DISCUSSIONS. THE FSN HAS HOSTED DOZENS OF EVENTS, DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF RESOURCES, AND BOASTS OVER 20,000 MEMBERS. 718363 0 0 LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY PROJECT: THE LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY PROJECT SUPPORTS FIRE'S MISSION BY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF RIGHTS-PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION - AND AGAINST PROPOSED LAWS THAT THREATEN FREE SPEECH RIGHTS - AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. THE PROJECT'S PRIORITIES INCLUDE: DEFENDING DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS AGAINST PROPOSED TITLE IX REGULATIONS THAT THREATEN STUDENT RIGHTS IN PROCEDURES FOR CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT; PASSING LEGISLATION THAT DEFINES A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR STUDENT-ON-STUDENT HARASSMENT; BANNING "FREE SPEECH ZONES" FROM PUBLIC CAMPUSES; PROTECTING ACADEMIC FREEDOM; AND MORE. IN THEIR CAMPUS RIGHTS WORK, OUR LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY TEAM HAS HELPED WRITE OR PASS 16 MAJOR BILLS THAT HELP SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS OF MILLIONS OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. 561069 18800 0 POLICY REFORM PROJECT: FIRE'S POLICY REFORM PROJECT PROACTIVELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY CHALLENGES CAMPUS POLICIES THAT VIOLATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS' FREE SPEECH RIGHTS. THE PROJECT MAINTAINS FIRE'S SPOTLIGHT DATABASE, WHICH CATALOGS THE SPEECH CODES OF OVER 475 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES NATIONWIDE; WORKS WITH ADMINISTRATORS TO OFFER ANALYSIS AND ADVICE; COORDINATES TARGETED PUBLICITY EFFORTS LIKE OUR SPEECH CODE OF THE MONTH SERIES AND THE PUBLICATION OF OUR ANNUAL "SPOTLIGHT ON SPEECH CODES" REPORT REVIEWING THE STATE OF FREE SPEECH AT AMERICA'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; ADVOCATES FOR PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS; AND PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE FOR FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS, INCLUDING THE "CHICAGO STATEMENT," A POLICY STATEMENT AFFIRMING FREE SPEECH AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM RIGHTS ON CAMPUS. THROUGH THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, THE PROJECT HAS SECURED OVER 300 VICTORIES, REFORMED HUNDREDS OF RESTRICTIVE POLICIES AFFECTING OVER 4.3 MILLION STUDENTS, AND ACHIEVED A MORE THAN 50-POINT DECLINE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF INSTITUTIONS MAINTAINING CLEARLY RESTRICTIVE "RED LIGHT" SPEECH CODES. 554994 29000 0 K-12 OUTREACH PROJECT: FIRE'S K-12 OUTREACH PROGRAM SEEKS TO ADVANCE FIRE'S MISSION AT THE K-12 LEVEL. THIS INVOLVES EDUCATING STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE ORIGINS AND IMPORTANCE OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, AND PROMOTING RESPECT FOR FREE SPEECH AND OPEN DISCOURSE. IN ADDITION TO FIRE'S HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM PACKAGE, WHICH WE PROMOTE TO EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE, THE PROJECT DISTRIBUTES A NUMBER OF RESOURCES, INCLUDING A FREE SPEECH COMIC BOOK, A SHORT GUIDE ON SELECTING A COLLEGE THAT RESPECTS CIVIL LIBERTIES, AN ACTIVITY KIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE SOCIETIES, AND AN ONLINE QUIZ DESIGNED TO TEST USERS ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. FIRE ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES TO PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT ANTI-SPEECH TRENDS AT THE K-12 LEVEL. LASTLY, THE PROJECT COORDINATES OUR ANNUAL ESSAY CONTEST, WHICH SOLICITS ENTRIES FROM JUNIORS AND SENIORS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE SPEECH AND AWARDS $29,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS YEAR, OUR K-12 OUTREACH PROJECT MADE THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE K-12 NETWORK REACHED OVER 2,500 SUBSCRIBERS, UP 800 FROM LAST YEAR; OUR K-12 PROGRAM STAFF DELIVERED OVER 20 PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS FOR TEACHERS, AND WEBINARS FOR CONCERNED PARENTS; AND OUR K-12 CURRICULUM RESOURCES RECEIVED OVER 130,000 UNIQUE WEBSITE VIEWS. 373394 75000 0 TARGETED ADVOCACY PROJECT: THE TARGETED ADVOCACY PROJECT SEEKS TO BRING NEW AUDIENCES TO FIRE'S WORK THROUGH OUTREACH AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. THE PROJECT COORDINATES FIRE'S HOME AND ABROAD INITIATIVE, WHICH FOCUSES ON EXPOSING THE THREAT INTERNATIONAL CENSORSHIP POSES TO AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION; OUR FIRST AMENDMENT LIBRARY, AN ONLINE DATABASE OF FREE SPEECH JURISPRUDENCE, TIMELINES, AND SPECIAL EXHIBITS; FIRE'S FRESHMAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH MATERIALS TO HOST FREE SPEECH-FOCUSED ORIENTATION PROGRAMMING; AND RON COLLINS' "FIRST AMENDMENT NEWS." IT ALSO PRODUCES TIMELY RESEARCH REPORTS ON THREATS TO FREE EXPRESSION AS THEY PERTAIN TO CURRENT EVENTS, AND PROVIDES UNIQUE RESOURCES SUCH AS AN UNDERGRADUATE CASEBOOK ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND OUR "FREE SPEECH OUT LOUD" PODCASTS. 270838 0 0 FIRE FACULTY NETWORK: FIRE'S FACULTY NETWORK PROVIDES THOSE "IN THE TRENCHES" WITH THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THREATS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND FREE EXPRESSION ON CAMPUS. THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS PROJECT IS OUR ANNUAL FACULTY NETWORK CONFERENCE ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM ISSUES, BRINGING TOGETHER SEVERAL DOZEN SCHOLARS IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES FOR A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS SELECTED THROUGH AN OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS. THE NETWORK ALSO PROVIDES A PLETHORA OF RESOURCES TO OUR MORE THAN 2,800 FACULTY NETWORK MEMBERS, INCLUDING AN ONLINE FREE SPEECH SYLLABUS DATABASE, MEMBER NEWSLETTER, AND REGULAR WEBINARS. 5968275 124211 21675 19165916 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 63 0 102 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS ND NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X X JOSEPH ANTONELLI 2157173473 510 WALNUT STREET 1250 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 JOHN ELLIS CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY DICK VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA POSTREL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MALINE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HARVEY SILVERGLATE CO-FOUNDER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMUEL J ABRAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KMELE FOSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MCWHORTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLENE MIESKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH WHITTINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 407221 0 42133 ROBERT SHIBLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 311618 0 39973 ALISHA GLENNON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 287354 0 38554 WILLIAM CREELEY LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 262706 0 36800 DARPANA SHETH VICE PRESIDENT OF LITIGATION 40.00 X 202990 0 34394 NICHOLAS PERRINO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 184435 0 26257 JOSEPH COHN LEGISLATIVE & POLICY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 153723 0 16186 RONALD LONDON GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 152885 0 29961 BRIDGET GLACKIN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 116608 0 27671 MOLLY NOCHECK VICE PRESIDENT, STUDENT OUTREACH 40.00 X 115217 0 12169 ADAM STEINBAUGH ATTORNEY 40.00 X 107483 0 6858 2302240 0 310956 14 0 1 0 COLLEGE PULSE 343 TEXAS STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 SURVEYS 1193300 INTERACTIVE STRATEGIES 113 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE 60 WASHINGTON DC 20036 WEBSITE REDESIGN 375485 KAISERDILLON PLLC 1099 14TH STREET NORTHWEST 8TH FLO WASHINGTON DC 20005 LEGAL SERVICES 178868 COOPER & KIRK PLLC 1523 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 LEGAL SERVICES 178299 ALTRUIST PARTNERS 1435 36TH AVENUE SEATTLE WA 98122 EXPANSION CONSULTING 158404 6 36490336 897055 36490336 LITIGATION SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS 900099 106685 106685 SPEAKER FEES 900099 21675 21675 128360 489328 489328 4781 4781 6850420 6843251 7169 7169 7169 OTHER INCOME 900099 5595 5595 5595 37125569 128360 0 506873 93800 93800 30411 30411 2198354 1108350 771051 318953 5152045 4399540 213344 539161 175551 157752 17799 607433 487799 49708 69926 545096 412397 69309 63390 709403 679386 15536 14481 26403 19868 3383 3152 103033 103033 71173 71173 494753 406319 22968 65466 7627623 7603392 1118 23113 489630 280416 26572 182642 435162 340186 30156 64820 753570 567062 96532 89976 446029 372149 8389 65491 495776 355861 13691 126224 259704 195428 33267 31009 46387 35253 5762 5372 RESEARCH SERVICES 1467395 1463246 77 4072 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 70977 54268 6193 10516 22299708 19165916 1438229 1695563 398888 261104 3801412 13186937 300000 4341948 228 228 326472 355195 3058156 1454116 1067310 1604040 22314860 21584601 2432699 2475026 111220 111220 30753089 43920299 449556 672082 1153415 1372597 1602971 2044679 X 27786338 33855715 1363780 8019905 29150118 41875620 30753089 43920299 14825861 -2100359 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 11627342 9677941 13565017 15761288 36490336 87121924 11627342 9677941 13565017 15761288 36490336 87121924 2457041 84664883 104903 388265 275927 238868 494109 1502072 61505 3287 2374 7274 5595 80035 88704031 1892268 0.95450 0.87360 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 61,505. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 3,287. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,374. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 7,274. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 5,595. 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THE FOUNDATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, NOR IS IT AWARE OF ANY OF ITS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES. THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE IN THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE FURTHER PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX PROVISIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE APPLICATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. 1 ARTHUR L CARTER JOURNALISM INSTITUTE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 20 COOPER SQ 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 135562308 501(C)(3) 75000 0 FUNDS FOR COLLABORATING ON AND PROMOTING A CURRICULUM EDUCATING COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. CORNELL FREE SPEECH ALLIANCE 6 IMPERIAL WAY SAN ANTONIO TX 78248 874077221 501(C)(3) 18800 0 FUNDS FOR SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING FREE EXPRESSION, VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY, AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM ON CAMPUS. 2 0 ESSAY WRITING SCHOLARSHIP 11 29000 STUDENT DEFENDERS 7 603 LET'S TALK EVENT AWARDS 4 808 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED UPON THE SELECTIONS OF AN ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE THAT READ AND EVALUATE ESSAY CONTEST SUBMISSIONS. WINNERS' ELIGIBILITY IS VERIFIED BY CONTACTING THEIR UNIVERSITY AND VERIFYING ENROLLMENT. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY AND CREDITED TO THE STUDENT'S TUITION ACCOUNT. RECEIPT OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IS VERIFIED BY RETURN OF A CANCELLED CHECK THAT WAS CASHED BY THAT UNIVERSITY. STUDENT DEFENDER CHAPTERS APPLY TO FIRE FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO HELP GET THEIR STUDENT GROUPS OFF THE GROUND. FIRE EVALUATES THE APPLICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS, THEN WORKS WITH THE CHAPTER TO ENSURE THEIR PROGRAM IS SET UP FOR SUCCESS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT & CEO 392198 0 0 0 15023 0 19500 0 22633 0 449354 0 0 0 ROBERT SHIBLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 297618 0 13000 0 1000 0 17857 0 22116 0 351591 0 0 0 ALISHA GLENNON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 257354 0 30000 0 0 0 15441 0 23113 0 325908 0 0 0 WILLIAM CREELEY LEGAL DIRECTOR 249629 0 13000 0 77 0 14978 0 21822 0 299506 0 0 0 DARPANA SHETH VICE PRESIDENT OF LITIGATION 200990 0 2000 0 0 0 12059 0 22335 0 237384 0 0 0 NICHOLAS PERRINO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 182435 0 2000 0 0 0 10946 0 15311 0 210692 0 0 0 RONALD LONDON GENERAL COUNSEL 147885 0 5000 0 0 0 8873 0 21088 0 182846 0 0 0 JOSEPH COHN LEGISLATIVE & POLICY DIRECTOR 151723 0 2000 0 0 0 9103 0 7083 0 169909 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 DISCRETIONARY BONUSES MAY BE APPROVED BY AN EMPLOYEE'S MANAGER OR, FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO, BY THE BOARD. HONORARIA FOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS ARE PAID TO FIRE AND THEN TO THE SPEAKER, LESS ANY TRAVEL COSTS INCURRED BY FIRE. X 23 897055 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE FIGURE IN THIS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF DONORS IN THE GIVEN CATEGORY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 DURING FY 2021-22, FIRE EXPANDED OUR WORK BEYOND HIGHER EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL OF DEFENDING FREE SPEECH FOR ALL AMERICANS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE ARE TAKING A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH. FIRST, WE ARE GROWING OUR RESEARCH INITIATIVES TO BUILD A WORLD-CLASS FREE EXPRESSION THINK TANK, WHICH WILL ARM US WITH THE DATA WE NEED TO ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR FREE SPEECH. SECOND, OUR LEGAL TEAM WILL EXPAND INTO A PREMIER PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM THAT DEFENDS AND REPRESENTS AMERICANS - BOTH ON AND OFF CAMPUS - WHOSE EXPRESSIVE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED, TAKING ON CASES WITH MAJOR POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND CLEAR CULTURAL IMPACT. OUR FIRST OFF-CAMPUS LEGAL EFFORTS INCLUDE DEFENDING A SMALL NONPROFIT AGAINST A BOGUS DEFAMATION SUIT, AND DEFENDING A CITIZEN BLOCKED BY THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE ON TWITTER FOR CRITICIZING THE STATE'S NEW GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION. FINALLY, WE ARE ROLLING OUT MASSIVE PUBLIC AWARENESS INITIATIVES TO EDUCATE EVERYDAY AMERICANS ON THE VALUE OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, MOBILIZING A NEW MOVEMENT THAT WILL UNAPOLOGETICALLY STAND UP FOR FREE SPEECH. WE ALREADY LAUNCHED SEVERAL OF THESE CAMPAIGNS, WHICH FEATURE PRIME-TIME ADS ON CABLE NEWS AND BILLBOARDS IN MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B 9. VICTIM RIGHTS LAW CENTER, ET AL. V. CARDONA, ET AL., CASE NO. 21-1782 (1ST CIR.): THIS IS THE SECOND PENDING LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S 2020 TITLE IX REGULATIONS. FIRE, REPRESENTED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND JOINED BY INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S LAW CENTER AND SPEECH FIRST, MOVED TO INTERVENE AS DEFENDANTS TO DEFEND THE REGULATIONS AS CONSTITUTIONALLY NECESSARY. AFTER THE DISTRICT COURT DENIED INTERVENTION IN A SUMMARY ORDER, FIRE APPEALED TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT, WHICH AFFIRMED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2021. IN LIGHT OF THE CONFLICTING RULINGS BY FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS BASED ON DIFFERENT LEGAL STANDARDS APPLIED BY THE COURTS OF APPEAL GOVERNING THE ABILITY TO INTERVENE, FIRE SOUGHT REVIEW BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT ON JULY 19, 2021. ON JANUARY 10, 2022, THE SUPREME COURT DENIED REVIEW. ON JULY 28, 2021, THE DISTRICT COURT LARGELY UPHELD THE 2020 REGULATIONS, INVALIDATING ONLY ONE PROVISION WHICH PROHIBITED TESTIMONY NOT SUBJECT TO CROSS-EXAMINATION. THIS RULING IS ON APPEAL IN THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT, WHICH STAYED THE CASE ON MARCH 17, 2022, UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMPLETES ITS RULEMAKING. DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES WERE DIRECTED TO SUBMIT STATUS REPORTS AT 90-DAY INTERVALS. THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION TO DEFEND FREE SPEECH AND DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS, LONG DENIED TO STUDENTS IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES RELATED TO ALLEGATIONS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. 10. THE WOMEN'S STUDENT UNION V. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, NO. 22-16016 (9TH CIR.): IN THIS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S 2020 TITLE IX REGULATIONS, FIRE, REPRESENTED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND JOINED BY INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S LAW CENTER AND SPEECH FIRST, MOVED TO INTERVENE TO DEFEND THE REGULATIONS AS CONSTITUTIONALLY NECESSARY. ON FEBRUARY 16, 2022, THE DISTRICT COURT DISMISSED THE PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF STANDING AND PLAINTIFF APPEALED TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, WHICH STAYED THE CASE PENDING RESOLUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S RULEMAKING PROCESS. BEGINNING OCTOBER 30, 2022, THE PARTIES WILL BE SUBMITTING QUARTERLY JOINT STATUS REPORTS UNTIL THE RULEMAKING PROCESS IS COMPLETE. THIS LITIGATION FURTHERS FIRE'S MISSION TO DEFEND FREE SPEECH AND DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS, LONG DENIED TO STUDENTS IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES RELATED TO ALLEGATIONS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. DURING THIS PERIOD, FIRE ALSO REPRESENTED A FACULTY MEMBER IN A STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING. - MOSHER V. MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (W.V. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE BOARD): FIRE REPRESENTED JENNIFER MOSHER DURING HER PUBLIC-EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE HEARING AFTER SHE WAS TERMINATED FOR HER IN-CLASS STATEMENTS ABOUT MASKS, COVID-19, AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT "MAY HAVE" OFFENDED STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY CLAIMED THAT THIS POTENTIAL FOR OFFENSE IMPAIRED DR. MOSHER'S "FULFILLMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES." ON DECEMBER 9, 2021, MOSHER WON HER GRIEVANCE HEARING AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE ORDERED MARSHALL TO REINSTATE HER, WITH BENEFITS, AND AWARDED BACK PAY WITH INTEREST. THIS CASE FURTHERED FIRE'S MISSION TO DEFEND THE RIGHT OF PROFESSORS TO MAKE PEDAGOGICALLY RELEVANT REMARKS, EVEN THOSE THAT MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SOME, WITHOUT THE THREAT OF SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION. FROM JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022, FIRE FILED AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS IN THE FOLLOWING FOURTEEN CASES: - FELKNER V. R.I. COLL., C.A. NO. SU-2021-0267-A (R.I.) - TAWWATER V. ROWAN COLL. AT GLOUCESTER CNTY., DKT. NO. A-000895-20-T1 (N.J. SUPER. CT. APP. DIV.) - KENNEDY V. BREMERTON SCH., CASE NO. 21-418 (U.S.) - SHEHATA V. BLACKWELL, CASE NO. 21-6172 (6TH CIR.) - EGBERT V. BOULE, CASE NO. 21-147 (U.S.) - SPEECH FIRST, INC. V. TIMOTHY SANDS, CASE NO. 21-2061 (4TH CIR.) - DOE V. HOPKINTON PUB. SCHS., CASE NO. 20-1950 (1ST CIR.) - FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUND. V. MACK, CASE NO. 21-20279 (5TH CIR.) - STINNIE V. HOLCOMB, CASE NO. 21-1756 (4TH CIR.) - GRAY V. ME. DEP'T OF PUB. SAFETY, CASE NO. 21-375 (U.S.) C1.G. V. SIEGFRIED, CASE NO. 20-1320 (10TH CIR.) - SPEECH FIRST, INC. V. CARTWRIGHT, CASE NO. 21-12583 (11TH CIR.) - NOVAK V. CITY OF PARMA, CASE NO. 21-3290 (6TH CIR.) - HOUSTON CMTY. COLL. SYS. V. WILSON, CASE NO. 20-804 (U.S.) LAUNCHED IN 2021, FIRE'S FACULTY LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (FLDF) VINDICATES THE EXPRESSIVE AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM RIGHTS OF FACULTY AT PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. FLDF IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE "FIRST RESPONDER" LEGAL HELP AT NO COST TO FACULTY MEMBERS WHOSE NEED IS WITHIN THE PROGRAM'S MANDATE. WHETHER FACULTY FACE PUNISHMENT FROM THEIR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR THEIR INSTRUCTION, SCHOLARSHIP, OR SPEECH ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN AS PRIVATE CITIZENS, FIRE'S FLDF STAFF QUICKLY REVIEW CONCERNS AND, WHERE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE, CONNECT FACULTY WITH EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS NEARBY FOR ASSISTANCE. WHERE THESE REFERRALS ARE MADE, FLDF PAYS THE LAWYERS' FEES FOR INITIAL LEGAL WORK LIKE ADVISING ON POSSIBLE COURSES OF ACTION OR HELPING RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH THE INSTITUTION OR ADMINISTRATORS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2021, THE FLDF HAS REFERRED OVER 40 CASES TO FLDF ATTORNEYS AND SECURED 16 VICTORIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN MAY OF 2022 THE ORGANIZATION FILED AN ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS TO CHANGE THEIR NAME FROM FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION, INC. TO FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THEN MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AND PRESIDENT AND CEO ALL REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL. IN ADDITION, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 AS IT WILL BE FILED IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE MATTER BY MAKING ALL NECESSARY INQUIRIES DEEMED WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL VENDORS ANNUALLY. CONFLICTS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES ARE RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT. CONFLICTS INVOLVING THE PRESIDENT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN A MEMO OR MINUTES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE IS A RECURRING AGENDA ITEM AT EACH BOARD MEETING TO ASK FOR ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A COMPENSATION STUDY AND USES OTHER COMPARATIVE DATA TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORTS FINDINGS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION ARE DOCUMENTED TIMELY AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.