2020-07-14T10:17:21-05:00 2019-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 9701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2019-01-01 391302520 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC FREE 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 537010750 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 6082568900 2020-07-13 1 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 35.130.93.26 2020-07-13 16:17:09 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 F6931CA24A4B3A42EBCAAC782B6CF2F584A710F8 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 8716526 0 X WWW.FFRF.ORG X 1978 WI TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 10 8 48 19 0 0 5193918 5362870 128018 70414 452910 543610 102431 129830 5877277 6106724 140300 156750 0 0 2155153 2516819 0 0 61816 3111832 4930320 5407285 7603889 469992 -1497165 16242649 15419685 268834 229817 15973815 15189868 X TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 0 0 1175594 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. IN 2019, FFRF WON A FINAL COURT VICTORY AT THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT AGAINST STATE TAXPAYER FUNDS GOING TO REPAIR HOUSES OF WORSHIP, WITH THE US SUPREME COURT REFUSING TO HEAR AN APPEAL. FFRF WON A FINAL RULING AT THE 11TH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, CHALLENGING A DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE AGAINST ATHEISTS SOLEMNIZING BREVARD CO. (FLA.) MEETINGS. FFRF WON A DECISION IN OUR FAVOR BY THE 4TH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS OVER ITS CHALLENGE OF "BIBLE IN THE SCHOOL" CLASSES IN WEST VIRGINIA. AT YEAR'S END, FFRF HAD AN ADDITIONAL 5 ONGOING LAWSUITS. FFRF MAINTAINED 8 STAFF ATTORNEYS, 2 LEGAL FELLOWS, 2 LEGAL ASSISTANTS AND A TOTAL OF 5 LEGAL INTERNS. STAFF ATTORNEYS WROTE NEARLY 900 FORMAL LETTERS OF COMPLAINT, ENDING ABOUT 240 ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE VIOLATIONS. STAFF ATTORNEYS RESEARCHED AND RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 3,000 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR HELP OVER FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS. IN FFRF'S EDUCATE CONGRESS CAMPAIGN, FFRF HIRED ITS FIRST D.C.-BASED GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, HAD 67 LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS ON CAPITOL HILL AND SPONSORED A RECEPTION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL FREETHOUGHT CAUCUS. 5165769 146750 70414 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF RECOGNIZED ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROMOTING FREETHOUGHT AND STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION AT ITS 42ND ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION WITH NEARLY 700 PARTICIPANTS, AND CO-SPONSORED THE FIRST WOMEN OF COLOR BEYOND BELIEF CONFERENCE. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING WITH NOTED SPEAKERS WITHOUT COST AND SPOKE AT A RECORD 72 PUBLIC EVENTS (INCLUDING 6 DEBATES) IN 21 STATES, D.C. AND PUERTO RICO, AND FIVE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS. FFRF SPONSORED A LEGAL PANEL AT THE RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE "RISE OF CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM." WAS INTERVIEWED FOR ABOUT 1,455 NEWS ARTICLES, TV, AND RADIO. SENT OUT 77 ACTION ALERTS RELATED TO FREETHOUGHT OR STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION, ABOUT 260 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES AND OVER 70 BLOG POSTINGS. AWARDED $85,450 IN CASH SCHOLARSHIPS TO 91 STUDENTS IN 5 SEPARATE ESSAY COMPETITIONS (COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS; STUDENTS OF COLOR; ONGOING COLLEGE; GRAD STUDENTS; LAW STUDENTS), NEARLY $30,000 IN TUITION RELIEF SCHOLARSHIPS (5 FIRST-YEAR-COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND 4 STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO ARE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE). FFRF ALSO AWARDED $5,000 IN STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS TO A TOTAL OF 4 STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL OR YOUNGER. 551632 PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. PUBLISHED 10 ISSUES OF 24- OR 28-PAGE NEWSPAPER; 2 ISSUES OF PRIVATE LINE MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER; BROADCAST 52 WEEKLY EDITIONS OF FREETHOUGHT RADIO ON 9 RADIO STATIONS IN 7 CITIES, WITH PODCASTS REACHING MORE THAN 8,410,971 DOWNLOADS SINCE BEGINNING IN 2006, INCLUDING FFRF ACTIVISM REPORTS AND PROMINENT GUESTS. PRODUCED TWO SEASONS OF ITS TV SHOW, "FREETHOUGHT MATTERS," WHICH AIRED IN 12 MARKETS. AIRED "FFRF'S ASK AN ATHEIST" FACEBOOK LIVE! ALMOST WEEKLY. PRODUCED ALMOST WEEKLY "NEWSBITE," A SHORT VIDEO ON A TIMELY FFRF DEVELOPMENT. MAINTAINED MAJOR EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE WITH NEWS UPDATES, DAILY CALENDAR, LEGAL AND FREETHOUGHT FAQS AND RESOURCES, FACEBOOK, AND TWITTER. PUBLISHED "CARTOONS FOR THE IRREVERENT: CELEBRATING THE WIT OF DON ADDIS," DISTRIBUTED FFRF-PUBLISHED BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS PROMOTING ITS MISSIONS. UNDERTOOK SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING A BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN IN CHICAGO ON CLERGY SEX ABUSE, BILLBOARDS PROTESTING RELIGION-IN-SCHOOL LAWS IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND KENTUCKY AND STUDENTS OF COLOR BILLBOARDS IN KNOXVILLE, TENN., AND PALO ALTO. PLACED 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. PLACED THE FIRST NONTHEISTIC COMMERCIAL WITH ITS HONORARY PRESIDENT STEVEN PINKER ON "60 MINUTES." FFRF HAD 23 CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. 127480 10000 129830 OPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI AND LAKE HYPATIA, AL,MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATES 127480 10000 129830 7020475 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 36 0 1 48 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 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR DAN BARKER 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 X 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 98783 0 35596 DAN BARKER CO-PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 100883 0 25024 STEPHEN HIRTLE CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVE SALEMSON TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL KOLBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE KOCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 199666 0 60620 1 0 0 0 0 38235 1366475 3958160 83128 5362870 CONVENTION INCOME 900099 70414 70414 70414 310568 310568 2767707 2534665 233042 233042 233042 116971 75137 41834 41834 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 87996 87996 87996 6106724 200244 0 543610 10000 10000 146750 146750 260286 249705 9237 1344 1659162 1481224 160338 17600 158655 141247 15693 1715 278000 248316 26782 2902 160716 144644 14464 1608 139637 98307 41330 28109 28109 63467 63467 2505770 2505770 350517 223375 109577 17565 105186 105186 18819 15055 3764 86823 73318 13505 176702 176702 168200 134560 33640 38441 30753 7688 BROADCASTING 907803 907803 MAINTENANCE 81046 46824 34222 PRINTING 79255 52034 13008 14213 FREETHOUGHT TODAY 48673 48673 131872 116762 10241 4869 7603889 7020475 521598 61816 793726 1010118 4489956 2198441 189359 258726 22681 6975 154540 143203 141207 536870 5258282 934564 4421695 4323718 6010855 6941634 18630 0 16242649 15419685 268834 229817 268834 229817 X 14398767 13535346 1575048 1654522 15973815 15189868 16242649 15419685 -1497165 713218 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4827103 3397041 4818943 5193918 5362870 23599875 4827103 3397041 4818943 5193918 5362870 23599875 1096950 22502925 46445 98678 309544 428653 310568 1193888 24793763 853452 0.90760 0.90890 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2225 81899 84124 7520065 7604189 530209 132552 0 0 331758 373154 420364 530209 1655485 2483228 11037 66278 61938 84124 223377 82940 93289 105091 132552 413872 620808 71 1902 2687 2225 6885 4234659 404100 74855 8102 4705512 3874777 370913 -4785 -6246 4234659 4210228 414765 33767 783983 3874777 2678881 1497712 33635 4210228 2423665 243700 11516 2678881 0.87540 0.12460 0 0 750337 750337 4021554 610048 3411506 486391 324516 161875 4323718 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 2016. 1 BLACK SKEPTICS LOS ANGELES 3101 W 79TH ST LOS ANGELES CA 90043 460575192 501(C)(3) 10000 SCHOLARSHIPS DONATIONS RELATED TO PEORIA STATUE STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS 4 5000 ESSAY WINNERS 90 84750 CONVENTION AWARDS 11 38500 SCHOLARSHIPS 4 18500 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 83128 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 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 VI, LINE 1A AND 1B 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 VII REPORTABLE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE CO-PRESIDENTS INCREASED BECAUSE IN 2019 THERE WERE 13 RATHER THAN 12 PAY PERIODS DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE TIMING OF PAY PERIODS. BECAUSE OF THIS CHANGE, STAFF WERE PAID FOR DECEMBER 2018 WORK IN JANUARY 2019. 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