2019-07-01T15:14:22-05:00 2018-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 406 SCIENCE DRIVE SUITE 100 MADISON WI 53711 990 2018-01-01 391302520 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC FREE 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 537010750 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 6082568900 2019-06-28 1 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 35.130.93.26 2019-06-28 12:47:55 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 ABA25D5796E66D708FB579E885C477BD2FE16B6F 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 5953875 0 X WWW.FFRF.ORG X 1978 WI TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 10 8 44 18 0 0 4818943 5193918 80584 128018 329579 452910 93866 102431 5322972 5877277 329685 140300 0 0 1898924 2155153 0 0 80448 2249472 3111832 4478081 5407285 844891 469992 16447724 16242649 206739 268834 16240985 15973815 X TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 0 0 1147508 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. IN 2018, FFRF WON A FINAL COURT VICTORY AT THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT, AND A FINAL VICTORY IN A CALIFORNIA SUIT AT THE 9TH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, WITH THE SUPREME COURT LETTING BOTH VICTORIES STAND. FFRF WON A RULING AT THE 11TH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, NOW ON APPEAL. ADDITIONALLY, FFRF FILED SIX NEW LAWSUITS IN 2018. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THERE WERE AN ADDITIONAL 6 ONGOING LAWSUITS. FFRF MAINTAINED 7 STAFF ATTORNEYS, 2 LEGAL FELLOWS, 2 LEGAL ASSISTANTS AND A TOTAL OF 7 LEGAL INTERNS OR EXTERNS. STAFF ATTORNEYS WROTE 1,200 FORMAL LETTERS OF COMPLAINT, ENDING ABOUT 315 ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE VIOLATIONS WITHOUT GOING TO COURT, WHICH IS FFRF'S GOAL. 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'S STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM HAD 60 MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS ON CAPITOL HILL. 2808388 130300 128018 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF RECOGNIZED ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROMOTING FREETHOUGHT AND STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION AT ITS 41ST ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION WITH ALMOST 1,000 PARTICIPANTS. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING WITH NOTED SPEAKERS WITHOUT COST AND SPOKE AT MORE THAN 32 PUBLIC EVENTS IN 15 STATES AND THREE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING CAMPUS APPEARANCES AND SIX DEBATES. FFRF SPONSORED A LEGAL PANEL AT THE RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE. WAS INTERVIEWED FOR ABOUT 1,600 NEWS ARTICLES, TV, AND RADIO. SENT OUT 98 ACTION ALERTS RELATED TO FREETHOUGHT OR STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION, ABOUT 350 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES AND 90 BLOG POSTINGS. AWARDED $56,750 IN CASH SCHOLARSHIPS TO 72 STUDENTS IN 4 SEPARATE ESSAY COMPETITIONS (COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS; STUDENTS OF COLOR; ONGOING COLLEGE; GRAD STUDENTS) PLUS $9,000 TO 8 YOUTH ACTIVIST AWARDS, AND AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN FOUR STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO ARE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE. 526946 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 IN 5 CITIES, WITH PODCASTS REACHING MORE THAN 433,000 DOWNLOADS IN 2019, INCLUDING FFRF ACTIVISM REPORTS AND PROMINENT GUESTS. PRODUCED TWO SEASONS OF ITS NEW TV SHOW, "FREETHOUGHT MATTERS," WHICH AIRED IN 12 MARKETS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. 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 REVISED BOOK FOR CHILDREN AND DISTRIBUTED FFRF-PUBLISHED BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS PROMOTING ITS MISSIONS. UNDERTOOK SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING 12 MONTHS OF BILLBOARDS IN THE ATLANTA AREA. 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 AND CNN. HAD 20 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE U.S. 350948 10000 102431 OPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI AND LAKE HYPATIA, AL,MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATES 350948 10000 102431 4833790 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 33 0 1 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 8 1 0 1 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 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 91167 0 29539 DAN BARKER CO-PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 91167 0 20479 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 182334 0 50018 0 0 0 0 0 50496 1309830 3833592 317225 5193918 CONVENTION INCOME 900099 128018 128018 128018 428653 428653 48777 10990 29857 5653 18920 5337 24257 24257 86618 41088 45530 45530 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 56901 56901 56901 5877277 230449 0 452910 10000 10000 130300 130300 232352 222877 8268 1207 1467530 1312223 153939 1368 84773 75239 9487 47 238610 213526 24910 174 131888 118890 12816 182 172477 139830 32647 21289 21289 29301 29301 1149261 1149261 294051 187900 106151 86360 86360 18906 15125 3781 35678 16851 18827 342125 342125 174579 139663 34916 38780 31024 7756 BROADCASTING 374572 374572 MAINTENANCE 127192 82518 44674 FUNDRAISING 77470 77470 FREETHOUGHT TODAY 76326 76326 93465 79879 13586 5407285 4833790 493047 80448 382179 793726 5000389 4489956 189359 122375 22681 126336 154540 321435 141207 5188060 766365 4504767 4421695 5975505 6010855 14738 18630 16447724 16242649 206739 268834 206739 268834 X 14450791 14398767 1363249 1056398 426945 518650 16240985 15973815 16447724 16242649 469992 -737162 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4087921 4827103 3397041 4818943 5193918 22324926 4087921 4827103 3397041 4818943 5193918 22324926 1167592 21157334 69450 46445 98678 309544 428653 952770 23277696 786523 0.90890 0.91200 X 2687 59251 61938 5345347 5407285 420364 105091 0 0 338252 331758 373154 420364 1463528 2195292 75085 11037 66278 61938 214338 84563 82940 93289 105091 365883 548825 65059 71 1902 2687 69719 3874777 370913 -4785 -6246 4234659 4210228 414765 33767 783983 3874777 2678881 1497712 33635 4210228 2423665 243700 11516 2678881 2092380 301855 29430 2423665 0.90110 0.09890 0 0 750337 750337 3971119 505792 3465327 453516 260573 192943 13088 13088 4421695 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 2015. 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 9000 ESSAY WINNERS 72 47050 CONVENTION AWARDS 9 74250 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 2 317225 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 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE PROCESS FOR FUTURE BYLAW AMENDMENTS. IN THE PAST, MEMBERSHIP COULD RATIFY THE BYLAW CHANGES. GOING FORWARD, THE MEMBERS ELECT THE STATE REPRESENTATIVES, WHO RATIFY BYLAW CHANGES AND VOTE FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. 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. 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