2018-07-30T13:31:10-05:00 2017-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 406 SCIENCE DRIVE SUITE 100 MADISON WI 53711 990 2017-01-01 391302520 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC FREE 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 537010750 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 6082568900 2018-07-18 1 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 5654159 0 X WWW.FFRF.ORG X 1978 WI TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 10 8 42 26 0 0 3397041 4818943 59859 80584 264895 329579 216627 93866 3938422 5322972 329974 329685 0 0 1514311 1898924 0 0 43117 1790883 2249472 3635168 4478081 303254 844891 15069866 16447724 206356 206739 14863510 16240985 X TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 0 0 919483 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. FFRF ACHIEVED NINE LAWSUIT VICTORIES, SETTLEMENTS OR LEGAL ROUNDS IN 2017. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THERE WERE 13 PENDING LAWSUITS. FFRF MAINTAINED 7 STAFF ATTORNEYS, 2 LEGAL FELLOWS, AND A TOTAL OF 10 LEGAL INTERNS OR EXTERNS. STAFF ATTORNEYS WROTE 1,561 FORMAL LETTERS OF COMPLAINT, ENDING OVER 308 ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE VIOLATIONS WITHOUT GOING TO COURT, WHICH IS FFRF'S GOAL. STAFF ATTORNEYS RESEARCHED AND RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 4,300 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR HELP ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS. A NEW INITIATIVE IS FFRF'S EDUCATE CONGRESS CAMPAIGN, WITH THREE D.C. VISITS BY 6 ATTORNEYS. 1899490 77550 80584 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF RECOGNIZED ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROMOTING FREETHOUGHT AND STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION AT ITS 40TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION WITH MORE THAN 700 PARTICIPANTS. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING WITH NOTED SPEAKERS WITHOUT COST AND SPOKE AT MORE THAN 28 PUBLIC EVENTS IN 14 STATES AND THREE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING CAMPUS APPEARANCES AND THREE DEBATES. WAS INTERVIEWED FOR ABOUT 2,000 NEWS ARTICLES, TV, AND RADIO. SENT OUT 124 ACTION ALERTS RELATED TO FREETHOUGHT OR STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION AND 409 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES AND 105 BLOG POSTINGS. RAISED THE MONEY AND CREATED A STATUE OF CLARENCE DARROW GIFTED TO RHEA COUNTY, STANDING IN FRONT OF THE HISTORIC "SCOPES TRIAL" COURTHOUSE IN TENNESSEE. GAVE $40,550 IN CASH SCHOLARSHIPS TO 61 STUDENTS IN 4 SEPARATE ESSAY COMPETITIONS (COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS; STUDENTS OF COLOR; ONGOING COLLEGE; GRAD STUDENTS) PLUS $27,000 IN 12 YOUTH ACTIVIST AWARDS, INCLUDING FOUR STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO ARE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE. 556353 PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. PUBLISHED 10 ISSUES OF 24-PAGE NEWSPAPER; 2 ISSUES OF PRIVATE LINE MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER; BROADCAST 52 WEEKLY EDITIONS OF FREETHOUGHT RADIO IN 5 CITIES, PLUS PODCASTS REACHING 585,000 DOWNLOADS IN 2017, INCLUDING FFRF ACTIVISM REPORTS AND PROMINENT GUESTS; MAINTAINED MAJOR EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE WITH NEWS UPDATES, DAILY CALENDAR, LEGAL AND FREETHOUGHT FAQS AND RESOURCES, FACEBOOK, AND TWITTER; DISTRIBUTED FFRF-PUBLISHED BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS PROMOTING ITS MISSIONS; UNDERTOOK SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, PERSONALIZED "OUT OF THE CLOSET" BILLBOARDS FEATURING FFRF MEMBERS. 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 RAN A 30-SECOND TV SPOT BY RON REAGAN ON MSNBC'S RACHEL MADDOW SHOW. 659075 252135 93866 OPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI AND LAKE HYPATIA, AL,MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATES 659075 252135 93866 4034401 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 42 1 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 TODD PEISSIG DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CERMAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEFANIE MORITZ SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR THRU 9/17 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ZERWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 55.00 X X 91000 0 28586 DAN BARKER CO-PRESIDENT 55.00 X X 91000 0 20157 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 182000 0 48743 0 0 0 0 ARCHIPELAGO STRATEGIES GROUP LLC 20 CHAPIN AVENUE WEST ROXBURY MA 02132 PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DIGITAL MEDIA SERVI 105160 1 61832 1496970 3260141 299923 4818943 CONVENTION INCOME 900099 80584 80584 80584 309544 309544 314437 294402 20035 20035 20035 81646 36785 44861 44861 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 49005 49005 49005 5322972 174450 0 329579 252135 252135 77550 77550 230743 221345 8202 1196 1291449 1150823 138432 2194 64481 56639 7750 92 186859 164406 21861 592 125392 112643 12461 288 111027 111027 20435 20435 18349 18349 904585 904585 261549 159824 101725 76539 76539 18091 14473 3618 30587 17039 13548 162582 162582 162140 129712 32428 37584 30067 7517 SPECIAL PROJECTS 123876 123876 MAINTENANCE 90049 72040 18009 FREETHOUGHT TODAY 69850 69850 PRINTING 51389 41111 10278 110840 67786 4299 38755 4478081 4034401 400563 43117 266586 382179 4892677 5000389 103664 122375 119261 126336 8394 321435 5179160 674393 4604170 4504767 5067684 5975505 7430 14738 15069866 16447724 206356 206739 206356 206739 X 12790706 14450791 990137 1363249 1082667 426945 14863510 16240985 15069866 16447724 844891 532584 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3668458 4087921 4827103 3397041 4818943 20799466 3668458 4087921 4827103 3397041 4818943 20799466 1240828 19558638 123197 69450 46445 98678 309544 647314 21446780 678636 0.91200 0.89470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1902 64376 66278 4396803 4463081 373154 93289 0 0 273052 338252 331758 373154 1316216 1974324 9776 75085 11037 66278 162176 68263 84563 82940 93289 329055 493583 65059 71 1902 67032 4210228 414765 33767 783983 3874777 2678881 1497712 33635 4210228 2423665 243700 11516 2678881 2092380 301855 29430 2423665 1746645 317000 28735 2092380 0.91330 0.08440 0.00230 0 0 750337 750337 3945372 409006 3536366 483451 265387 218064 4504767 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 2014. 1 BLACK SKEPTICS LOS ANGELES 3101 W 79TH ST LOS ANGELES CA 90043 460575192 501(C)(3) 10000 SCHOLARSHIPS DONATIONS RELATED TO PEORIA STATUE NONBELIEF RELIEF INC PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 474638820 501(C)(3) 214032 OPERATIONS STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS 8 17000 ESSAY WINNERS 62 40550 CONVENTION AWARDS 9 20000 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 5 15000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 10 284923 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 ELECT BOARD MEMBERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS CAN VOTE ON ISSUES AND BYLAW CHANGES RAISED BY THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECT STATE REPRESENTATIVES. 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 XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED. NONBELIEF RELIEF INC PO BOX 448 MADISON WI 53701 474638820 SEEKS TO REMEDIATE CONDITIONS OF HUMAN SUFFERING AND INJUSTICE WI 501(C)(3) LINE 7 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NONBELIEF RELIEF B 214032 FMV