2020-11-12T11:58:28-06:00 2019-12-31 680037990 GILBERT CPAS 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2019-01-01 330308483 FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION FIRS 4154605060 534 FOURTH STREET NO B SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 DAVID SNYDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4154605060 2020-11-10 1 LINDA D GEERY P00364484 9166466464 2020-11-10 207.231.71.251 2020-11-10 18:29:53 PS P 67639D8D55F6B218ED5E382FB77B71D17F0527F1 67639D8D55F6B218ED5E382FB77B71D17F0527F1 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z DAVID SNYDER 534 FOURTH STREET NO B SAN RAFAEL CA 94901 637249 0 X WWW.CFAC.ORG X 1988 CA DEDICATED TO ADVANCING FREE SPEECH, GOVT. ACCOUNTABILITY & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC AFFAIRS 23 23 4 0 0 0 584619 618413 0 0 16160 16748 153 2088 600932 637249 416 0 0 0 268722 370699 75000 75000 75000 188169 190935 532307 636634 68625 615 935692 950341 0 0 935692 950341 X THE FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION (FAC) IS AN AWARD-WINNING, NONPROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, MORE OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC AFFAIRS. THESE ATTRIBUTES, WE BELIEVE, ARE THE OXYGEN OF DEMOCRATIC SELF-GOVERNMENT. FOUNDED IN 1988, FAC ACTS LOCALLY, STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY. 0 0 439964 2088 IN 2019 FAC ACHIEVED THESE IMPORTANT VICTORIES FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW: STRATEGIC LITIGATION 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: FAC USES LITIGATION TO ESTABLISH NEW LEGAL RIGHTS AND TO ENFORCE EXISTING REQUIREMENTS ON RELUCTANT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. --FAC, JOINED BY A COALITION OF MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, SUCCESSFULLY OPPOSED MULTIPLE EFFORTS BY POLICE UNIONS ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO ESSENTIALLY NULLIFY SENATE BILL 1421, A LANDMARK POLICE TRANSPARENCY BILL THAT REQUIRES RECORDS ABOUT SERIOUS POLICE MISCONDUCT TO BE MADE PUBLIC. FAC'S EFFORTS LED TO THE DISCLOSURE OF NUMEROUS PREVIOUSLY SECRET RECORDS SHOWING POLICE MISCONDUCT, PROMPTING NEW JOURNALISM ABOUT THOSE INCIDENTS AND PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE OFFICERS AND AGENCIES INVOLVED.--AMONG THE SUCCESSFUL POLICE-RECORDS LAWSUITS FAC BROUGHT WAS ONE AGAINST THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FAILURE TO RELEASE POLICE MISCONDUCT RECORDS. FAC PREVAILED IN THE TRIAL COURT, A DECISION AFFIRMED BY THE COURT OF APPEAL, LEADING TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASING NUMEROUS PREVIOUSLY SECRET RECORDS.--FAC RUSHED TO THE LEGAL DEFENSE OF A FREELANCE JOURNALIST WHOSE HOME AND OFFICE WERE UNLAWFULLY RAIDED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH OBTAINED WARRANTS TO SEARCH FOR THE JOURNALIST'S SOURCES AND NOTES. BOTH CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL LAW PROHIBIT THE USE OF SEARCH WARRANTS TO OBTAIN SUCH INFORMATION. FAC ARRANGED FOR A SUCCESSFUL LEGAL DEFENSE FOR THE FREELANCER, BRYAN CARMODY. SEPARATELY, FAC SUCCESFULLY MOVED TO UNSEAL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SEARCH WARRANT APPLICATIONS, REVEALING THEIR CONTENTS FOR THE PUBLIC.--FAC PREVAILED IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE BROWN ACT, CALIFORNIA'S OPEN-MEETINGS LAW. AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS OF LITIGATION, A JUDGE RULED THAT BAKERSFIELD VIOLATED THE BROWN ACT WHEN IT DISCUSSED NUMEROUS TOPICS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL TAX INCREASES AND STAFFING CUTS, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. SUBPOENA DEFENSE INTIATIVEFAC'S SUBPOENA DEFENSE INITIATIVE HELPS JOURNALISTS OPPOSE SUBPOENAS SEEKING THEIR CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES AND NOTES -- PROTECTED UNDER CALIFORNIA'S JOURNALIST "SHIELD LAW." FAC ARRANGES FOR COUNSEL FOR JOURNALISTS OTHERWISE UNABLE TO PAY FOR LAWYERS. THE INITIATIVE ALSO INCLUDES TRAINING SEMINARS FOR LAWYERS, TEACHING THEM THE DETAILS OF JOURNALIST SUBPOENA DEFENSE. IN 2019 FAC EXPANDED THESE SEMINARS BEYOND CALIFORNIA, HOSTING SEMINARS IN NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON, DC. LEGAL HOTLINE SERVICEIN 2019, HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS - JOURNALISTS, BLOGGERS, ACTIVISTS, STUDENTS AND ORDINARY CITIZENS - RECEIVED ANSWERS TO THEIR LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS AND MEETINGS, THE FIRST AMENDMENT, COPYRIGHT AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. THE HOTLINE IS STAFFED BY LAWYERS WHO PROVIDE THE SERVICE FOR FAC ON A REDUCED FEE BASIS. 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HOWEVER, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEE ARE EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHENEVER THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DATA CONSIDERED COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO A LIMITED EXTENT. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.