FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC (EIN 39-1302520)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-03
IRS object ID
202512469349300631
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-09-03T10:38:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN391628949PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202AddressLine1Txt
CityMIDDLETONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53562ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391302520EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFREEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082568900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537010750ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNIE LAURIE GAYLORPersonNm
Person TitleCO-PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082568900PhoneNum
Signature2025-09-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRETT HOFMEISTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01290591PTIN
Phone6082742002PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANNIE LAURIE GAYLORPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,154,443GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FFRF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISMActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers47TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$511,528CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$437,568PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$510,176CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$100,085PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$149,534CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,663,963PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,113,771CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,377,855PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$915,560CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,259,818PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$5,292,845CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$10,073,846PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,889,097CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,409,883PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,224,674CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$23,482,447TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$26,060,030TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$423,941TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$494,815TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,565,215NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISMMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,586,188ExpenseAmt
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DescLAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. FFRF FAVORABLY SETTLED TWO LAWSUITS AND FILED THREE NEW COURT CHANGES. FFRF FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST A MEMPHIS-AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST AN AFTER SCHOOL SATAN CLUB, WHICH WAS SETTLED AFTER THE DISTRICT AGREED TO TREAT THAT CLUB EQUALLY GOING FORWARD. FFRF SUED WITH A COALITION IN FEDERAL COURT TO CHALLENGE A LOUISIANA LAW THAT REQUIRES TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAYS IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COLLEGE. FFRF ALSO FILED A LAWSUIT WITH A COALITION IN OKLAHOMA, OPPOSING THE STATE'S SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT MANDATE TO INFUSE BIBLICAL TEACHINGS AS PART OF THE CURRICULA AND ALLOCATING $3 MILLION IN STATE FUNDS TO PURCHASE BIBLES. SETTLED WAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST 8 FEDERAL AGENCIES RESULTING IN REINSTATEMENT OF SAFEGUARDS TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION BY FAITH-BASED PROVIDERS. FFRF ALSO WAS REIMBURSED $358,000 FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES IN A VICTORIOUS LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS GOV. ABBOTT FOR ILLEGALLY CENSORING OUR BILL OF RIGHTS DISPLAY IN THE TEXAS STATE CAPITOL. FFRF RESPONDED TO 2,451 REPORTS OF POTENTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS, SENT MORE THAN 667 FORMAL COMPLAINT LETTERS TO VIOLATING GOVERNMENT ACTORS, MOSTLY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RESULTING IN 227 SIGNIFICANT CONSTITUTIONAL VICTORIES. IN ADDITION, FFRF FILED AMICUS BRIEFS IN 12 OTHER STATE/CHURCH LAWSUITS.Desc

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Expense$3,916,169ExpenseAmt
Grant$251,050GrantAmt
Revenue$313,511RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF TOPPED MORE THAN 40,000 MEMBERS, AND HELD ITS 47TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION IN DENVER, COLO.., WITH MORE THAN 600 ATTENDEES FROM 46 STATES, D.C., NEPAL, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA. LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE STAFF SPOKE AT MORE THAN A DOZEN CHAPTERS AND CONFERENCES, AND CO-PRESIDENTS SPOKE OR DEBATED AT EVENTS IN FINLAND, NIGERIA, CAMBRIDGE UNION, U.K., AND VIRGINIA. FFRF AWARDED $130,250 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS TO 81 STUDENT WINNERS; TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS TO 8 STUDENTS WHO WERE FIRST-IN-FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH BLACK SKEPTICS LOS ANGELES; AND 7 STUDENT ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIPS, SOME AWARDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE. ESTABLISHED, WITH PARTNERS, THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL REASON RECEPTION ON THE HILL.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,609,118ExpenseAmt
DescPUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. FFRF CONDUCTED A MEMBERSHIP SURVEY IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN ACADEMIC SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ATTITUDES TOWARD RELIGION AND SOCIAL ISSUES; PUBLISHED 10 ISSUES OF FREETHOUGHT TODAY NEWSPAPER; BROADCAST WEEKLY EDITIONS OF FREETHOUGHT RADIO ON RADIO STATIONS IN 10 STATES, WITH PODCASTS REACHING MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION DOWNLOADS SINCE BEGINNING IN 2006. PRODUCED "FREETHOUGHT MATTERS" TV SHOW, WHICH AIRED WEEKLY IN 6 MAJOR CITIES AND ON YOUTUBE. AIRED "FFRF'S ASK AN ATHEIST" FACEBOOK/YOUTUBE LIVE! ALMOST WEEKLY. PRODUCED A MONTHLY "WE DISSENT" PODCAST WITH OTHER SECULAR ORGANIZATIONS SHOWCASING SECULAR WOMEN ATTORNEYS. MAINTAINED FFRF'S WEBSITE WITH LEGAL AND FREETHOUGHT NEWS AND RESOURCES. SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDES 495K FACEBOOK FRIENDS, AND FOLLOWERS ON X (95.5K ), INSTAGRAM (20.4K ) AND TIKTOK (28.6K). FFRF ISSUED ABOUT 300 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES AND 100 BLOG POSTINGS. PUBLISHED A FREETHOUGHT CALENDAR AND DISTRIBUTED BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS PROMOTING ITS PURPOSES. RAN PERIODIC ADS IN THE NATION, PROGRESSIVE, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NEW YORK TIMES. RAN DOZENS OF ADS RECORDED BY RON REAGAN ON CBS, MSNBC AND COMEDY CENTRAL. ALSO RAN A SERIES OF RADIO AND PODCAST ADS"VOTE LIKE YOUR RIGHTS DEPEND ON IT." FFRF HAD 17 CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee48EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR DAN BARKERPersonNm
Phone6082568900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR
CO-PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$101,982$0$32,521
DAN BARKER
CO-PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$102,833$0$32,265
STEPHEN HIRTLE
CHAIR THRU SEPTEMBER2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL KOLBE
SECRETARY2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE SALEMSON
TREASURER1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD PEISSIG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CERMAK
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE KOCHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID TAMAYO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANADA L HIGGINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMIAH CAMARA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA STRAND
OPERATIONS MANAGER40.00$108,776$0$44,925Yes (X)
PATRICK ELLIOTT
LEGAL DIRECTOR40.00$147,727$0$56,399Yes (X)
MARK DANN
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL A40.00$114,304$0$13,787Yes (X)
SAM GROVER
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL40.00$123,643$0$22,376Yes (X)
ELIZABETH CAVELL
DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR40.00$131,873$0$37,352Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$831,138TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$239,625TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$37,774FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$1,678,293MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$8,226,466AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$96,718NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,942,533TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$199,696$199,696
LEGAL SETTLEMENTS541100$198,017$198,017
CONVENTION INCOME900099$113,815$113,815
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$511,528TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$510,176TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$510,176ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$113,816GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$40,672CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$73,144TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$73,144RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$76,390TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$76,390RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$76,390OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$661,062RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$510,176ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$640,253TotalAmt
Program Services$640,253ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,050TotalAmt
Program Services$251,050ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,257TotalAmt
Program Services$24,257ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,603TotalAmt
Program Services$258,812ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,345FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,477,931TotalAmt
Program Services$2,101,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$292,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,171FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,511TotalAmt
Program Services$186,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,757FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$502,865TotalAmt
Program Services$426,827ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,978FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,782TotalAmt
Program Services$178,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,630FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,435TotalAmt
Program Services$86,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,173TotalAmt
Management And General$27,173ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,945TotalAmt
Program Services$19,945ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,625TotalAmt
Management And General$44,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,549,722TotalAmt
Program Services$1,912,292ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$135,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$502,295FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$601,741TotalAmt
Program Services$239,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$167,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$195,310FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,549TotalAmt
Program Services$206,907ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,972ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,670FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,185TotalAmt
Program Services$18,146ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$673FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,986TotalAmt
Program Services$113,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,965ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$420,768TotalAmt
Program Services$420,768ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,888TotalAmt
Program Services$100,124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,712FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,958TotalAmt
Program Services$56,498ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,365ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,095FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BROADCASTING$577,475$577,475
MAINTENANCE$127,708$109,465$14,204$4,039
CHAPTER EXPENSE$64,299$64,299
FREETHOUGHT TODAY$49,152$49,152

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,236TotalAmt
Program Services$65,663ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$573ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,889,097TotalAmt
Program Services$8,108,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$948,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$832,675FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,549,722TotalAmt
Program Services$1,912,292ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$135,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$502,295FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$382,271BOYAmt
EOY$211,806EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,440,919BOYAmt
EOY$1,961,030EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,941BOYAmt
EOY$283,829EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,336BOYAmt
EOY$405,877EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,804BOYAmt
EOY$78,597EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$544,147BOYAmt
EOY$599,110EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,172,026LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,482,466LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,806,448BOYAmt
EOY$3,689,560EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,842,581BOYAmt
EOY$18,830,221EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,482,447BOYAmt
EOY$26,060,030EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$423,941BOYAmt
EOY$494,815EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$423,941BOYAmt
EOY$494,815EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,157,937BOYAmt
EOY$23,098,733EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,900,569BOYAmt
EOY$2,466,482EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,058,506BOYAmt
EOY$25,565,215EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,482,447BOYAmt
EOY$26,060,030EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,224,674ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,282,035NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,211,155CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,941,885CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,255,233CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,912,229CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,492,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,813,035TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,211,155CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,941,885CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,255,233CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,912,229CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,492,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,813,035TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,501,056SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$40,311,979PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$544,949CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,191,431CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$521,312CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$437,568CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$510,176CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,205,436TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$50,018,471TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,230,524GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.78370PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$500,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$500,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,389,097FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,889,097FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$644,455FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$161,114FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$568,156CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$645,854CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$653,692CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$644,455CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,512,157TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,768,236LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$171,064CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$174,867CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$500,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$500,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,345,931TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$142,039CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$161,464CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$163,423CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$161,114CurrentYearAmt
Total$628,040TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$942,060GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$10,996CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$3,500CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$14,496TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held0DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri$60,000DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$60,000DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$0DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,000,134BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$439,705ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$731,953InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$50,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,121,792EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,083,292BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$303,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$648,342InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$35,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,000,134EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,719,425BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$254,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$854,596InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$35,537OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,083,292EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,157,176BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$403,080ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$169,658InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,489OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,719,425EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,705,512BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$330,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$131,664InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,157,176EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.77260BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.22740PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$750,337OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$750,337BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,940,541OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,045,749DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,894,792BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$481,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$436,717DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,431BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,689,560TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 2021.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGIONGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PERSECUTION$21,257
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGIONGRANTS FOR PROMOTION$3,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$24,257SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$24,257TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
ENGLANDPROGRAM GRANT$11,257WIRE$0
ENGLANDDONATION FOR "PROTECT HUMANISTS AT RISK" CAMPAIGN$10,000WIRE$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTS 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 COUNCIL OF EX-MUSLIMS OF BRITAIN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
122 EAST 42ND STREETNEW YORKNY10168135660870501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS AKA FREEDOM FUND INC
PO BOX 92MARSHFIELDWI54449391874477501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
OPTIONS FUND
PO BOX 473EAU CLAIREWI54702391989709501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
AMERICAN ATHEISTS ASSOCIATION
225 CRISTIANI STCRANFORDNJ07016742466507501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION
1821 JEFFERSON PLACE NWWASHINGTONDC20036946168317501(C)(3)$20,000$0OPERATING GRANT
BLACK NONBELIEVERS INC
PO BOX 133351ATLANTAGA30333453759816501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC
40 RECTOR ST FL 16NEW YORKNY10006133433452501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY
601 13TH ST NW SUITE 610WASHINGTONDC20005522313694501(C)(3)$10,000$0CONVENTION SPONSORSHIP
SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE CA
PO BOX 411477LOS ANGELESCA90041411967141501(C)(3)$10,000$0SCHOLARSHIPS
FFRF ACTION FUND
PO BOX 750MADISONWI53701883093826501(C)(4)$500,000$0OPERATING AND LOBBYING GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org9Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS3$5,000
ESSAY WINNERS79$83,350
CONVENTION AWARDS9$106,000
SCHOLARSHIPS14$56,700

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFFRF REQUIRES VERIFICATION OF STUDENT STATUS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. FOR ESSAY CONTESTS, FFRF REQUIRES AN APPLICATION TO AFFIRM ELIGIBILITY AND VERIFIES THE ORIGINALITY OF THE WRITING. TO RECEIVE A PRIZE, WINNERS MUST SUBMIT A PHOTO AND AUTHORIZE PUBLICATION OF THEIR ORIGINAL ESSAY. HONORARIA WINNERS ARE PRE-QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE AN AWARD RELATED TO THE NONPROFIT'S CAUSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PATRICK ELLIOTT
LEGAL DIRECTOR$146,227$0$1,500$0$0$0$16,446$0$39,953$0$204,126$0$0$0
ELIZABETH CAVELL
DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR$130,373$0$1,500$0$0$0$14,782$0$22,570$0$169,225$0$0$0
LISA STRAND
OPERATIONS MANAGER$106,776$0$2,000$0$0$0$20,278$0$24,647$0$153,701$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$96,718NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE 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 2DAN BARKER AND ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR ARE MARRIED AND ARE CO-PRESIDENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS 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 7BSTATE REPRESENTATIVES ALSO RATIFY ANY CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANUALLY, BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM LISTING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY ARE ADDRESSED AS THEY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AA COMPENSATION STUDY BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS COMPLETED EVERY 3 YEARS. THE BOARD APPROVES THE RANGES FOR EACH UNIQUE POSITION AND APPROVES WAGES RECOMMENDED BY MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FFRF ACTION FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN883093826EIN
Primary ActivitiesPRESERVE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FFRF ACTION FUND INC
B$500,000OPERATING AGREEMENT
FFRF ACTION FUND INC
Q$76,344OPERATING AGREEMENT

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