2025-04-30T09:37:33-07:00 2024-06-30 200483918 EDWARD E GRAY CPA 5200 KELLER SPRINGS RD APT 1111 DALLAS TX 75248 990 2023-07-01 751403169 First Liberty Institute FIRS 9729414444 2001 W Plano Parkway Plano TX 75075 David Holmes COO/CFO/EVP 9729414444 2024-10-21 true true Edward E Gray CPA P00226441 9729770148 2025-04-30 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z First Liberty Kelly Shackelford 2001 W Plano Pkwy Plano TX 75075 22406621 false X www.FirstLiberty.org X 1972 TX First Liberty Institute provides pro bono legal services to advance and defend religious liberty for individuals, churches, and other ministries and organizations 11 11 99 150 0 0 23962072 21203306 18693 352591 356135 586444 0 24336900 22142341 166000 164600 0 12473348 13648210 179243 244131 2392744 11083835 10707038 23902426 24763979 434474 -2621638 24695679 22659438 3202470 3787867 21493209 18871571 See Part I, Line 1 false false 10280435 0 0 LEGAL: First Liberty Institute (FLI) provides pro-bono legal services to advance and defend religious liberty for individuals, churches and synagogues, and other religious ministries. During 2023-2024 FLI represented plaintiffs in 67 cases and administrative proceedings filed throughout the United States, helping protect the religious liberty of individuals, churches and synagogues, and other religious ministries. Schedule O has a complete list of cases. 9573926 164600 0 EDUCATION: Reaching and educating the public about key issues and legal cases that impact their religious liberties. Through use of video, websites, speaking engagements, letters and collaterial materials, we reach target audiences with important information and empower them to take action. 19854361 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false true 113 0 true 99 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA GA HI KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NC ND PA SC TN VA WV WI X X David Holmes COOCFOEVP 9729414444 First Liberty Institute W Plano Pkwy TX 75075 Tim Dunn Vice Chair Exec Comm, Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Cover Chair Exec Comm, Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 Al Angell Exec Comm, Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Robertson Exec Comm, Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Tauber Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 Deborah Muse Carlson Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dale Brown Exec Comm, Board, Secretary 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Brown Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paco Jordan Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jody Thornton Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Moore Board 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kelly Shackelford President/CEO 55.00 X 605981 0 33769 David Holmes COO/CFO/EVP 55.00 X 455970 0 29704 Jeff Mateer CLO/EVP 55.00 X 414598 0 31332 Mike Berry VP External Affairs/Sr. Counsel 55.00 X 324396 0 33063 Hiram S Sasser Exec. 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Support 4 1 X X true true X X X X false false false false false false false false false Kelly Shackelford 455853 0 150128 0 0 0 19800 0 13969 0 639750 0 0 0 David Holmes 373457 0 82513 0 0 0 18000 0 11704 0 485674 0 0 0 Jeff Mateer 339142 0 75456 0 0 0 19800 0 11532 0 445930 0 0 0 Mike Berry 270016 0 54380 0 0 0 19481 0 13582 0 357459 0 0 0 Hiram S Sasser 256468 0 36380 0 0 0 18992 0 9394 0 321234 0 0 0 David Hacker 227492 0 44314 0 0 0 17746 0 8582 0 298134 0 0 0 Rebecca Dummermuth 231196 0 20038 0 0 0 8471 0 8969 0 268674 0 0 0 Justin Butterfield 161844 0 37657 0 0 0 0 0 13139 0 212640 0 0 0 Pt I Line 1a Limited travel for spouses to Board events and other contributor events. Tax gross-ups for life insurance. Nathan Shackelford Family member 126631 Employee compensation false Jo Lisa Holmes Family member 135732 Employee compensation false X 26 261839 Stock exchange false false true Pt I Line 32b Brokerage firm to sell contributed securities. Pt I Line 32b Auto disposal company used as needed - none reported this year. Pt VI, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed by the Boards Finance Committee and outside legal counsel. All questions are resolved before the Form 990 is filed. Pt VI, Line 12c Policy is discussed at each board meeting. Pt VI, Line 15a Officer compensation is reviewed annually by Compensation Committee and Board Pt VI, Line 15b Key employee compensation is reviewed annually by Compensation Committee and Board Pt VI, Line 19 Policies available upon request