2023-10-25T10:32:50-05:00 2022-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 9701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2022-01-01 391302520 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC FREE 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 537010750 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 6082568900 2023-10-20 1 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR 999009999 0 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 11229456 0 X WWW.FFRF.ORG X 1978 WI TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 11 9 51 39 0 0 7941855 10255233 132250 199640 1191431 521312 133250 176017 9398786 11152202 706600 550944 0 0 2724512 2835517 0 0 117178 4932005 6464880 8363117 9851341 1035669 1300861 25982708 24279957 263149 532453 25719559 23747504 X TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 0 0 1198539 112455 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. IN 2022, FFRF HAD TWO PERMANENT COURT VICTORIES AND FILED TWO NEW MAJOR LAWSUITS. FFRF HALTED A "BIBLE IN SCHOOLS" CLASS IN FFRF V. MERCER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, FILED IN 2018. FFRF'S COURT CHALLENGE ALSO STOPPED CITY RECITATION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER PERMANENTLY IN PARKERSBURG, W.VA. ,WHEN A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED IN OUR FAVOR. NEW LAWSUITS ARE: MAYS V. CABELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, FILED IN FEDERAL COURT, ON BEHALF OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS AFTER HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (W.VA.) HOSTED A CHRISTIAN REVIVAL DURING SCHOOL HOURS; AND PARKER V. MCMASTER, FILED IN SOUTH CAROLINA STATE COURT ON BEHALF OF FOUR TAXPAYERS CHALLENGING A $1.5 MILLION EARMARK FOR CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTERS OF GREENVILLE COUNTY. AT YEAR'S END, FFRF HAD FOUR OTHER ONGOING LAWSUITS. FFRF SUBMITTED 3 AMICUS BRIEFS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT. FFRF MAINTAINED 7 STAFF ATTORNEYS, 3 LEGAL FELLOWS, 2 LEGAL ASSISTANTS AND A TOTAL OF 6 LEGAL INTERNS. FFRF AND THE BAPTIST JOINT COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY RELEASED A FEB. 2022 REPORT, "CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM AND THE JANUARY 6, 2021 INSURRECTION." STAFF ATTORNEYS WROTE 515 FORMAL LETTERS OF COMPLAINT, ENDING ABOUT 112 ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE VIOLATIONS. STAFF ATTORNEYS RESEARCHED AND RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 2,136 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR HELP OVER FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS. FFRF'S STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM AND ITS D.C.-BASED GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR HAD 94 LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS ON CAPITOL HILL OR WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, 50 MEETINGS WITH OTHER GROUPS, WORKED ON SEVERAL KEY FEDERAL BILLS, INCLUDING OVERSEEING LOBBYING ON BILL TO MEMORIALIZE THOMAS PAINE IN D.C. THAT PASSED IN 2022, AND TRACKED MORE THAN 800 BILLS. 5500682 250580 87185 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF HELD ITS 45TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SAN ANTONIO WITH NOTED SPEAKERS INCLUDING JOHN IRVING. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING WITHOUT COST AND SPOKE AT ABOUT 25 EVENTS, INVOLVING MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS AT CHAPTER, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS. EVENTS. FFRF CO-SPONSORED THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE, THE IN-PERSON WOMEN OF COLOR BEYOND BELIEF CONFERENCE, CELEBRATE DISSENT AND SECULAR DAY OF THE DEAD. FFRF SENT OUT 63 LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERTS RELATED TO FREETHOUGHT OR STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION, 423 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES AND 186 BLOG POSTINGS. STAFF ALSO HAD SEVERAL OP-EDS PUBLISHED. AWARDED OVER $83,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO A TOTAL OF 99 STUDENTS IN 5 SEPARATE ESSAY COMPETITIONS: COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS; BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR; ONGOING COLLEGE; GRAD STUDENTS AND LAW STUDENTS. FFRF ADDITIONALLY GAVE $19,500 IN TUITION RELIEF SCHOLARSHIPS (5 STUDENTS OF COLOR/FIRST-IN-FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE, WORKING WITH BLACK SKEPTICS LOS ANGELES). FFRF ALSO AWARDED $26,000 IN STUDENT ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIPS TO 9 RECIPIENTS, SOME AWARDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE. DISTRIBUTED $25,000 TO HELP SEVEN NONRELIGIOUS INDIVIDUALS FLEE PERSECUTION IN ISLAMIST NATIONS, GAVE $10,000 TO GROUPS BOLSTERING WOMEN PROTESTING HIJABS AND SHARIA LAWS, $41,464 TO THE POLISH KAZIMIERZA LYSZCZYNSKIEGO FOUNDATION (POLISH ATHEIST GROUP) TO HELP RESETTLE UKRAINIAN REFUGEES, AND $12,500 TO THINK SCHOOL DOING OUTREACH TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SECULARISM TO BANGLADESHIS. 1641751 PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. PUBLISHED 10 ISSUES OF 24- OR 28-PAGE NEWSPAPER; 2 ISSUES OF PRIVATE LINE MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER; BROADCAST 53 WEEKLY EDITIONS OF FREETHOUGHT RADIO ON 12 RADIO STATIONS IN 10 CITIES, WITH PODCASTS REACHING MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION DOWNLOADS SINCE BEGINNING IN 2006, INCLUDING FFRF ACTIVISM REPORTS AND PROMINENT GUESTS. PRODUCED TWO MORE SEASONS OF ITS TV SHOW, "FREETHOUGHT MATTERS," WHICH AIRED IN 13 CITIES, COVERING 27 PERCENT OF THE US MARKET. AIRED "FFRF'S ASK AN ATHEIST" FACEBOOK LIVE! ALMOST WEEKLY. LAUNCHED THE MONTHLY "WE DISSENT" PODCAST WITH OTHER SECULAR ORGANIZATIONS SHOWCASING SECULAR WOMEN ATTORNEYS. MAINTAINED MAJOR EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE WITH NEWS UPDATES, DAILY CALENDAR, LEGAL AND FREETHOUGHT FAQS AND RESOURCES, FACEBOOK, AND TWITTER. PUBLISHED A FREETHOUGHT CALENDAR AND DISTRIBUTED FFRF-PUBLISHED BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS PROMOTING ITS MISSIONS. UNDERTOOK A 50-STATE SECULAR VOTER CAMPAIGN WITH 1 FFRF MEMBER OR COUPLE PER STATE IN FULL-PAGE ADS IN 1 OR MORE STATE NEWS DAILIES WITH ACCOMPANYING BILLBOARDS IN MANY STATES. RAN PERIODIC ADS IN THE NATION AND PROGRESSIVE AND SEVERAL OTHER DAILIES, AND A MONTHLY ONE-THIRD PAGE EDUCATIONAL AD IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. FFRF FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS ABLE TO RUN A 30-SECOND TV SPOT BY RON REAGAN ON CBS'S "60 MINUTES," PLUS "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT," MSNBC'S "RACHEL MADDOW SHOW, AND "THE DAILY SHOW." FFRF HAD 25 CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. 656580 300364 176017 OPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI, AND MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATES 656580 300364 176017 8997552 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 43 0 1 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X X X ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR DAN BARKER 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 TODD PEISSIG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CERMAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 102169 0 15590 DAN BARKER CO-PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 102276 0 42174 STEPHEN HIRTLE CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVE SALEMSON TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL KOLBE SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 SUE KOCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID TAMAYO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRANADA L HIGGINS DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE NOVEMBE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMIAH CAMARA DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE NOVEMBE 1.00 X 0 0 0 204445 0 57764 2 0 0 0 0 40816 1790968 8423449 456729 10255233 LEGAL SETTLEMENTS 541100 112455 112455 CONVENTION INCOME 900099 87185 87185 199640 521312 521312 130751 77254 53497 53497 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 122520 122520 122520 11152202 375657 0 521312 207900 207900 250580 250580 92464 92464 262209 252254 8777 1178 1930112 1724832 184956 20324 175019 155968 17172 1879 304868 271932 29594 3342 163309 146978 14698 1633 137945 97339 40606 22053 22053 49326 49326 150473 150473 3682286 3682286 473910 234140 150948 88822 141594 141594 21169 16935 4234 113596 85864 27732 335675 335675 135253 108202 27051 57096 45677 11419 BROADCASTING 871117 871117 MAINTENANCE 87737 48328 39409 0 GODLESS GOSPEL PROJECT 74459 74459 FREETHOUGHT TODAY 49173 49173 62018 54529 7489 9851341 8997552 736611 117178 843582 1662574 688182 502913 381210 113275 122496 167811 156231 1477807 795795 5172026 1243173 4064106 3928853 18360010 16997820 25982708 24279957 263149 532453 263149 532453 X 23260636 21650853 2458923 2096651 25719559 23747504 25982708 24279957 1300861 -3619685 346769 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5193918 5362870 12211155 7941885 10255233 40965061 5193918 5362870 12211155 7941885 10255233 40965061 6539840 34425221 428653 310568 544949 1191431 521312 2996913 43961974 1218686 0.78310 0.78390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3500 171367 174867 9742207 9917074 645854 161464 0 0 530209 478665 568156 645854 2222884 3334326 84124 161291 171064 174867 591346 132552 119666 142039 161464 555721 833582 2225 4542 10996 3500 21263 5719425 254000 -854596 35537 5083292 5157176 403080 169658 10489 5719425 4705512 330000 131664 10000 5157176 4234659 404100 74855 8102 4705512 3874777 370913 -4785 -6246 4234659 0.83440 0.16560 0 0 750337 750337 3940541 838497 3102044 481148 404676 76472 3928853 X PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE ENDOWMENTS. THE LIFE MEMBER RESERVE IS AN UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT CAPITAL BASE IN SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSES. THIS ENDOWMENT FUND IS DESIGNATED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS AN ENDOWMENT. THE FFRF ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 AND IS A MIX OF BOARD DESIGNATED AMOUNTS AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED BALANCES. THIS FUND'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ONGOING INVESTMENT INCOME TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE HENRY H. ZUMACH FREEDOM FROM FUNDAMENTALIST RELIGION AWARD FUND IS A PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT. THIS FUND'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ONGOING INVESTMENT INCOME TO SUPPORT THE HENRY H. ZUMACH FREEDOM FROM FUNDAMENTALIST RELIGION AWARD. PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR YEARS BEFORE 2019. 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PERSECUTION 8500 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PERSECUTION 58964 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP 5000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION OPERATING GRANT 5000 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PERSECUTION 10000 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PERSECUTION 5000 0 0 0 0 0 0 92464 0 92464 ENGLAND CONFERENCE CO-SPONSORSHIP 15000 WIRE 0 POLAND HUMANISTS ACROSS BOARDERS FOR UKRAINE 41464 WIRE 0 ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS FLEEING COUNTRIES SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 2 8500 WIRE ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS FLEEING COUNTRIES EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 2500 WIRE ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS FLEEING COUNTRIES NORTH AMERICA 1 10000 WIRE ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS FLEEING COUNTRIES RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 1 5000 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS - RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE BOARD ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING HOW GRANT FUNDS WERE USED DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS - OUR PROCEDURES ARE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE DEEMED AT RISK OR ACTIVELY FACING PERSECUTION DUE TO LACK OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, BASED ON REFERRALS FROM CENTER FOR INQUIRY'S SECULAR RESCUE PROGRAM AND LEADING ATHEIST ACTIVIST RAFIDA BONYA AHMED. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 FFRF ACTION FUND PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 883093826 501(C)(4) 150000 0 OPERATING GRANT WOMEN'S MEDICAL FUND PO BOX 248 MADISON WI 53701 510189614 501(C)(3) 20000 0 DIRECT ASSISTANCE BLACK NONBELIEVERS INC PO BOX 133351 ATLANTA GA 30333 453759816 501(C)(3) 10000 0 OPERATING GRANT THINK SCHOOL 8589 CRANE DANCE TRL EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344 872831222 501(C)(3) 12500 0 OPERATING GRANT STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS 8 21300 ESSAY WINNERS 89 82700 CONVENTION AWARDS 18 117080 SCHOLARSHIPS 10 29500 PART I, LINE 2: FFRF REQUIRES VERIFICATIONS OF STUDENT STATUS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND ESSAY WINNERS, AND THE HONORARIA WINNERS ARE PRE-QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE AN AWARD RELATED TO THE NONPROFIT'S CAUSES. X 13 456729 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE GOVERNING BODY HAS NINE SEATS. FFRF BYLAWS PERMIT EXECUTIVE BOARD SEATS TO BE SHARED. AT PRESENT, TWO OF THE SEATS ARE SHARED BY TWO PEOPLE, EACH WITH HALF OF A VOTE. THIS TECHNICALLY LEADS TO ELEVEN MEMBERS ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, ALL OF WHOM HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY NINE VOTES. THE CO-PRESIDENTS ARE COMPENSATED AS EMPLOYEES AND ARE NOT INDEPENDENT SO THERE ARE NINE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DAN BARKER AND ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR ARE MARRIED AND ARE CO-PRESIDENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS CAN VOTE ON ISSUES RAISED BY THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECT STATE REPRESENTATIVES, WHO VOTE FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B STATE REPRESENTATIVES ALSO RATIFY ANY CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED TO MANAGEMENT FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE, COMPARED TO OTHER NON-PROFITS, AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FFRF ACTION FUND INC PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 883093826 PRESERVE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE WI 501(C)(4) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 FFRF ACTION FUND INC B 150000 OPERATING AGREEMENT FFRF ACTION FUND INC Q 122520 OPERATING AGREEMENT