2021-10-19T12:56:46-05:00 2020-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 9701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2020-01-01 391302520 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC FREE 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 537010750 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 6082568900 2021-10-07 1 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR 999009999 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 12946835 0 X WWW.FFRF.ORG X 1978 WI TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 10 8 40 18 0 0 5362870 12211155 70414 101673 543610 544949 129830 70919 6106724 12928696 156750 319365 0 0 2516819 2635000 0 0 58386 4930320 3618937 7603889 6573302 -1497165 6355394 15419685 24045932 229817 333292 15189868 23712640 X TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 0 0 1354036 101673 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. IN 2020, FFRF WON THREE FINAL VICTORIES: ENDING A DISCRIMINATORY RELIGIOUS INVOCATION POLICY IN BREVARD CO., FLA.; SUCCESSFULLY SETTLING A JOINT LAWSUIT AGAINST HUD SECRETARY BEN CARSON OVER RECORDS DENIALS RELATED TO A WHITE HOUSE BIBLE STUDY, AND STOPPING A MANDATORY, HOUR-LONG, BIWEEKLY CHRISTIAN PRAYER SESSION LED BY TEACHERS AT A PUERTO RICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. FFRF FILED A CHALLENGE OF A RELIGIOUS TEST TO VOTE IN ALABAMA. AT YEAR'S END, FFRF HAD AN ADDITIONAL 6 ONGOING LAWSUITS. FFRF SUBMITTED 10 AMICUS BRIEFS, 4 BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT. FFRF MAINTAINED 8 STAFF ATTORNEYS, 2 LEGAL FELLOWS, 2 LEGAL ASSISTANTS AND A TOTAL OF 5 LEGAL INTERNS. STAFF ATTORNEYS WROTE NEARLY 600 FORMAL LETTERS OF COMPLAINT (PLUS 350 LETTERS TO OFFICIALS IN MASS MAILINGS), ENDING ABOUT 230 ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE VIOLATIONS. STAFF ATTORNEYS RESEARCHED AND RESPONDED TO 2,000 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR HELP OVER FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS. FFRF'S STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM AND ITS D.C.-BASED GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR HAD 72 LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS ON CAPITOL HILL AND TRACKED 493 BILLS. 3701160 220350 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF HELD ITS FIRST REMOTE NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN LIEU OF ITS REGULAR TWO-DAY CONFERENCE WITH A VIDEO ACCEPTANCE BY ACTOR ED ASNER OF ITS CLARENCE DARROW AWARD. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING WITH NOTED SPEAKERS WITHOUT COST AND SPOKE AT ABOUT 40 EVENTS, 12 IN PERSON, AND 28 VIRTUAL, INCLUDING ZOOM EVENTS IN A DOZEN STATES AS WELL AS INDIA, SPAIN AND AUSTRALIA. FFRF HELPED TO UNDERWRITE A LEGAL SYMPOSIUM WITH NOTED CONSTITUTIONAL ATTORNEYS AT ROGER WILLIAMS LAW SCHOOL, AND CO-SPONSORED THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE, AND THE SECULAR DAY OF THE DEAD INTERNATIONAL ZOOM EVENT. FFRF WAS FEATURED IN 750 INDIVIDUAL NEWS STORIES, ARTICLES, TV, AND RADIO. FFRF SENT OUT 116 ACTION ALERTS RELATED TO FREETHOUGHT OR STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION, ABOUT 280 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES AND OVER 110 BLOG POSTINGS. STAFF ALSO HAD 39 OP-EDS, LETTERS AND BLOGS PUBLISHED. AWARDED OVER $117,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS, INCLUDING TO A TOTAL 122 STUDENTS IN 6 SEPARATE ESSAY COMPETITIONS: COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS; STUDENTS OF COLOR; ONGOING COLLEGE; GRAD STUDENTS; LAW STUDENTS AND INTRODUCING A CONTEST FOR PUERTO RICAN STUDENTS IN SPANISH LANGUAGE WITH SECULAR HUMANISTS OF PUERTO RICO. FFRF GAVE $25,000 IN TUITION RELIEF SCHOLARSHIPS (4 STUDENTS OF COLOR/FIRST-IN-FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE, AND 5 HIGH-SCHOOL SENIOR STUDENTS OF COLOR THROUGH FFRF'S LORRAINE HANSBERRY SCHOLARSHIPS, WORKING WITH BLACK SKEPTICS LOS ANGELES). FFRF ALSO AWARDED $7,000 IN STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS INCLUDING TO THREE STUDENTS AT HBCUS. 518556 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 11 CITIES, WITH PODCASTS REACHING MORE THAN 8.8 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 12 MARKETS. AIRED "FFRF'S ASK AN ATHEIST" FACEBOOK LIVE! ALMOST WEEKLY. 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 SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING BILLBOARDS PROMOTING SCIENCE IN THE PANDEMIC IN CHICAGO AND MADISON, WIS., FULL-PAGE ADS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, NATION AND PROGRESSIVE AND SEVERAL OTHER DAILIES, A MONTHLY ONE-THIRD PAGE EDUCATIONAL AD IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AND PERIODICALLY RAN A 30-SECOND TV SPOT BY RON REAGAN ON MSNBC'S RACHEL MADDOW SHOW, CNN AND THE DAILY SHOW. FFRF HAD 22 CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. FFRF SURVEYED ITS MEMBERSHIP GARNERING STATS AND INFO FROM 12,000 RESPONDENTS WITH 33,000+ MEMBERS OVERALL. 408431 99015 70919 OPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI AND LAKE HYPATIA, AL,MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATES 408431 99015 70919 5982183 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 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 21 0 1 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 8 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 STEFANIE MORITZ SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 JIM ZERWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 94943 0 33801 DAN BARKER CO-PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 94743 0 23605 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 189686 0 57406 0 0 0 0 0 41004 1526702 489900 10153549 6638860 12211155 LEGAL SETTLEMENTS 541100 101673 101673 101673 544949 544949 88622 18139 70483 70483 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 436 436 436 12928696 172592 0 544949 99015 99015 140550 140550 79800 79800 247091 237000 8804 1287 1812998 1620321 173599 19078 161966 145199 15114 1653 301950 271489 27479 2982 110995 94923 14464 1608 249311 207981 41330 23337 23337 54104 54104 1520147 1520147 263905 143040 103300 17565 119810 119810 23187 18550 4637 10814 8463 2351 12220 12220 144506 115605 28901 37127 29702 7425 BROADCASTING 905255 905255 PRINTING 68950 43790 10947 14213 MAINTENANCE 67096 19725 47371 FREETHOUGHT TODAY 45385 45385 73783 50109 23674 6573302 5982183 532733 58386 1010118 1063342 2198441 1289471 258726 86267 6975 143203 168787 536870 978117 5281581 1056231 4323718 4225350 6941634 16234598 15419685 24045932 229817 333292 229817 333292 X 13535346 21414718 1654522 2297922 15189868 23712640 15419685 24045932 X 6355394 2190239 -22861 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3397041 4818943 5193918 5362870 12211155 30983927 3397041 4818943 5193918 5362870 12211155 30983927 5647726 25336201 98678 309544 428653 310568 544949 1692392 32676319 894626 0.77540 0.90760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4542 156749 161291 6412013 6573304 478665 119666 0 0 373154 420364 530209 478665 1802392 2703588 66278 61938 84124 161291 373631 93289 105091 132552 119666 450598 675897 1902 2687 2225 4542 11356 4705512 330000 131664 10000 5157176 4234659 404100 74855 8102 4705512 3874777 370913 -4785 -6246 4234659 4210228 414765 33767 783983 3874777 2678881 1497712 33635 4210228 0.84250 0.15750 0 0 750337 750337 4057288 711640 3345648 473956 344591 129365 4225350 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 2017. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN EUROPE GRANT MAKING 59800 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS GRANT MAKING 10000 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTS GRANT MAKING 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 79800 0 79800 ENGLAND EDUCATIONAL VIDEO PRODUCTION 50000 ENGLAND DONATION FOR "PROTECT HUMANISTS AT RISK" CAMPAIGN 5000 2 ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS FLEEING COUNTRIES INDIA, SRI LANKA, JORDAN, SWEDEN 6 24800 WIRE 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 BLACK SKEPTICS OF LOS ANGELES 3101 W 79TH ST LOS ANGELES CA 90043 460575192 501(C)(3) 5000 SCHOLARSHIPS ED ASNER FAMILY CENTER 7915 LINDLEY AVE RESEDA CA 91335 824043883 501(C)(3) 5000 CLARENCE DARROW AWARD HUMANISTS OF PUERTO RICO PO BOX 193658 SAN JUAN PR 000919365 16500 PUERTO RICAN ESSAY COMPETITION WINNERS UW MADISON - CENTER FOR RELIGION AND GLOBAL CITIZENRY 455 N PARK ST ROOM 5225 MADISON WI 53706 501(C)(3) 2000 UNDERWRITING TWO ATHEIST/AGNOSTIC FELLOWS SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE CA PO BOX 411477 LOS ANGELES CA 90041 411967141 501(C)(3) 6000 SCHOLARSHIPS CAMP QUEST INC PO BOX 341 STAUNTON VA 24402 270100286 501(C)(3) 10000 FEES FOR CAMPERS WOMEN'S MEDICAL FUND PO BOX 248 MADISON WI 53701 510189614 501(C)(3) 20000 OPERATING GRANT SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE CA PO BOX 411477 PASADENA CA 91105 411967141 501(C)(3) 10000 INTERNSHIPS THE CLERGY PROJECT 8800 49TH ST N SUITE 311 PINELLAS PARK FL 33782 462206007 501(C)(3) 9000 COUNSELING FUND 8 1 STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS 2 2000 ESSAY WINNERS 108 105850 CONVENTION AWARDS 2 11000 SCHOLARSHIPS 4 20000 ART CONTEST 3 700 OTHER AWARDS 2 1000 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 17 6638860 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE GOVERNING BODY HAS NINE SEATS. FFRF BYLAWS PERMIT EXECUTIVE BOARD SEATS TO BE SHARED. AT PRESENT, ONE OF THE SEATS IS SHARED BY TWO PEOPLE, EACH WITH HALF OF A VOTE. THIS TECHNICALLY LEADS TO TEN 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 EIGHT 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. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS -22,861. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. NONBELIEF RELIEF INC PO BOX 448 MADISON WI 53701 474638820 SEEKS TO REMEDIATE CONDITIONS OF HUMAN SUFFERING AND INJUSTICE WI N/A C 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0