2017-06-16T10:02:16-05:00 2016-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 406 SCIENCE DRIVE SUITE 100 MADISON WI 53711 990 2016-01-01 391302520 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC FREE 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 537010750 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 6082568900 2017-06-16 1 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 71.13.167.114 2017-06-16 09:20:53 CD P 2BCB9BBA558616BBA2BDBB46594A688E07E39499 289575D4629704BBA87C96EFFC475FDF738D15F2 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 5049342 0 X WWW.FFRF.ORG X 1978 WI TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 10 8 35 30 0 0 4827103 3397041 56140 59859 22762 264895 25677 216627 4931682 3938422 380906 329974 0 0 1218828 1514311 0 0 27495 2165298 1790883 3765032 3635168 1166650 303254 14673296 15069866 187009 206356 14486287 14863510 X TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 0 0 865673 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. FFRF HAD 14 LAWSUITS IN 2016, INCLUDING 8 NEW LAWSUITS FILED IN 2016 (TWO OF WHICH WERE SETTLED VICTORIOUSLY IN 2016) AS WELL AS ONGOING LITIGATION. FFRF ACHIEVED SIX LAWSUIT VICTORIES, SETTLEMENTS OR LEGAL ROUNDS IN 2016. FFRF MAINTAINED 5 STAFF ATTORNEYS, 2 LEGAL FELLOWS, AND A TOTAL OF 9 LEGAL INTERNS OR EXTERNS. STAFF ATTORNEYS WROTE 1,073 FORMAL LETTERS OF COMPLAINT (NOT INCLUDING MASS MAILINGS MAINLY TO SUPERINTENDENTS IN FIVE STATES), ENDING OVER 260 ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE VIOLATIONS WITHOUT GOING TO COURT, WHICH IS FFRF'S GOAL. THEY RESEARCHED AND RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 4,500 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR HELP ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS. 1440301 65050 59859 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF RECOGNIZED ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROMOTING FREETHOUGHT AND STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION AT NATIONAL CONVENTION WITH MORE THAN 525 PARTICIPANTS. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING WITH NOTED SPEAKERS WITHOUT COST AND SPOKE AT MORE THAN 40 PUBLIC EVENTS IN ABOUT 15 STATES, INCLUDING CAMPUS APPEARANCES, AND 10 CAMPUS DEBATES. WAS INTERVIEWED FOR ABOUT 1,800 NEWS ARTICLES, TV, AND RADIO. SENT OUT MORE THAN 74 ALERTS RELATED TO FREETHOUGHT OR STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION AND 358 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES AND 114 BLOG POSTINGS. RAISED THE MONEY TO RESTORE A STATUE OF A HISTORIC FREETHINKER IN A PUBLIC PARK IN PEORIA, ILL. GAVE $40,200 IN CASH SCHOLARSHIPS TO 50 STUDENTS IN 4 SEPARATE ESSAY COMPETITIONS (COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS; STUDENTS OF COLOR; ONGOING COLLEGE; GRAD STUDENTS) PLUS $19,000 IN 8 YOUTH ACTIVIST AWARDS, PLUS $10,000 DIVIDED BETWEEN FOR YOUNG MINORITY FREETHINKERS. 421043 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, PLUS PODCASTS REACHING 10,000 DOWNLOADS PER WEEK, 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, AND A SPECIAL "I'M AN ATHEIST & I VOTE" CAMPAIGN WITH BILLBOARDS, BUS SIGNS OR BIKESHARE ADS IN D.C., PHILADELPHIA AND CLEVELAND. PLACED FULL-PAGE ADS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST AND USA TODAY AND SEVERAL OTHER DAILIES, A MONTHLY ONE-THIRD PAGE EDUCATIONAL AD IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AND RAN A 30-SECOND TV SPOT BY RON REAGAN AND ONE FEATURING JFK'S WORDS ON PRIMETIME TV. 534483 265774 216627 OPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI AND LAKE HYPATIA, AL,MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATES 534483 265774 216627 3261500 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 34 0 1 35 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 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ZERWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA CLEVELAND FORMER DIRECTOR 15.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 93000 0 20542 DAN BARKER CO-PRESIDENT 60.00 X X 93600 0 13159 STEPHEN HIRTLE CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVE SALEMSON TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JIM BREDESON FORMER SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL KOLBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 186600 0 33701 0 0 0 0 0 71019 1185962 2140060 474950 3397041 CONVENTION INCOME 900099 59859 59859 59859 98678 98678 1240696 1074479 166217 166217 166217 80221 36441 43780 43780 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 172847 172847 172847 3938422 276486 0 264895 265774 265774 64200 64200 220478 202634 16707 1137 1009392 889149 119003 1240 41986 36915 5025 46 147281 130071 17059 151 95174 84419 10582 173 105617 101845 3772 18174 18174 1886 1886 761254 761254 202585 128854 73731 49066 49066 18155 14524 3631 26761 20562 6199 139065 139065 154655 123724 30931 33476 26781 6695 MAINTENANCE 97927 78342 19585 FREETHOUGHT TODAY 63990 63990 PRINTING 51784 41427 10357 RADIO EXPENSE 29028 29028 37460 7990 4722 24748 3635168 3261500 346173 27495 215952 266586 6180472 4892677 81585 103664 109551 119261 52500 8394 5116423 512253 4715777 4604170 3311760 5067684 5699 7430 14673296 15069866 187009 206356 187009 206356 X 13346929 12790706 820803 990137 318555 1082667 14486287 14863510 14673296 15069866 303254 73969 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2726316 3668458 4087921 4827103 3397041 18706839 2726316 3668458 4087921 4827103 3397041 18706839 1503868 17202971 182751 123197 69450 46445 98678 520521 19227360 705714 0.89470 0.89990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 71 10966 11037 3624131 3635168 331758 82940 0 0 259085 273052 338252 331758 1202147 1803221 4119 9776 75085 11037 100017 64771 68263 84563 82940 300537 450806 65059 71 65130 2678881 1497712 33635 4210228 2423665 243700 11516 2678881 2092380 301855 29430 2423665 1746645 317000 28735 2092380 1586158 122400 38087 1746645 0.94810 0.05190 0.00000 0 0 750337 750337 3937222 307232 3629990 428864 205021 223843 4604170 X PART V, LINE 4: THIS FUND SERVES AS A CAPITAL BASE FOR THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES, WHICH ARE TO PROMOTE THE CONSTITUTONAL PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF STATE AND CHURCH AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS RELATING TO NONTHEISM. THE FUND IS USED TO FURTHER THE FOUNDATION'S AIMS. 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 2013. 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) 201122 OPERATIONS AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION 1777 T STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 946168317 501(C)(3) 50000 CLARENCE DARROW SCULPTURE STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS 7 8000 ESSAY WINNERS 57 39200 CONVENTION AWARDS 9 17000 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 1 474950 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. 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 FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. NONBELIEF RELIEF INC PO BOX 750 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 201122 FMV