2016-01-12T20:31:01-06:00 2015-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 610 W GERMANTOWN PIKE STE 400 PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462 990 2014-07-01 043467254 FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION INC FOUN 2157173473 170 S INDEPENDENCE MALL W NO 510 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT AND CEO 2157173473 2016-01-11 1 PAUL J KELLY III CPA P01780986 2156433900 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z GREGORY LUKIANOFF 170 S INDEPENDENCE MALL W NO 510 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 7899579 0 X HTTP://THEFIRE.ORG/ X 1999 PA THE MISSION OF FIRE IS TO DEFEND AND SUSTAIN INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - INCLUDING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, LEGAL EQUALITY, DUE PROCESS, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AND SANCTITY OF CONSCIENCE - AT AMERICAS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 10 10 44 0 0 0 3092602 7047908 0 0 8546 15432 18029 338410 3119177 7401750 28209 9704 0 0 1837991 2188291 0 0 375104 1452404 1990287 3318604 4188282 -199427 3213468 2862471 6070557 165864 155269 2696607 5915288 X THE MISSION OF FIRE IS TO DEFEND AND SUSTAIN INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - INCLUDING FREEDOM OF SPEECH, LEGAL EQUALITY, DUE PROCESS, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AND SANCTITY OF CONSCIENCE - AT AMERICAS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 0 0 699869 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS DEFENSE PROGRAMTHE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS DEFENSE PROGRAM (IRDP) PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, AND CAMPUS GROUPS WHOSE FUNDAMENTAL CIVIL LIBERTIES HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. THIS PROGRAM DEFENDS INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM VIOLATIONS OF THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, AND DUE PROCESS AND LEGAL EQUALITY. WORKING THROUGH OUTREACH TO ADMINISTRATORS, THE STRATEGIC USE OF PUBLICITY TO GENERATE PUBLIC ATTENTION AND PRESSURE, AND, WHEN NECESSARY, THE COORDINATION OF LEGAL COUNSEL AND ACTION IN THE COURTS, THE IRDP HAS SECURED MORE THAN 220 VICTORIES ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS SINCE FIRES FOUNDING. 587240 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EDUCATION PROGRAMTHE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EDUCATION PROGRAM (IREP) ARMS STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS, TO DETERMINE IF THOSE RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED, AND TO TAKE THE STEPS TO CORRECT SUCH ABUSES. FIRE ALSO EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF LIBERTY ON OUR NATIONS CAMPUSES, CONTINUALLY EXPOSING ABUSES OF CIVIL LIBERTIES THROUGH THE MEDIA AND ON OUR WEBSITE (THEFIRE.ORG) AND HOLDING ADMINISTRATORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.FIRES IREP INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:FIRES SERIES OF FIVE GUIDES TO STUDENT RIGHTS ON CAMPUS, WHICH EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR FREE SPEECH, DUE PROCESS, AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY RIGHTS AND WAYS TO PRESERVE THEM, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND EASILY ABUSED CAMPUS PROGRAMS AND POLICIES LIKE FIRST-YEAR ORIENTATION AND PAYING STUDENT FEES. FIRES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH ENGAGES UNDERGRADUATE AND LAW STUDENTS IN FIRES MISSION AND TRAINS THEM AS ADVOCATES FOR LIBERTY FOR EIGHT WEEKS EACH SUMMER. FIRES UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DEVELOP REFORM CAMPAIGNS TO BE IMPLEMENTED WHEN THEY RETURN TO THEIR CAMPUSES. FIRE INTERNS HAIL FROM THE NATIONS LEADING UNIVERSITIES AND GO ON TO REPRESENT FIRE IN HIGH-PROFILE CAREERS IN THE LAW, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.FIRES PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT, WHICH PROMOTES PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF LIBERTY ON OUR NATIONS CAMPUSES, AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC SCRUTINY OF OUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THROUGH ADVERTISEMENTS, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, MULTIMEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF PRINT PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS FIRES ANNUAL SPEECH CODE REPORT. THIS PROJECT REACHES AN AVERAGE OF 161 MILLION READERS THROUGH PRINT AND ONLINE PUBLICATIONS YEARLY, HAS SECURED OVER 360 RADIO INTERVIEWS AND 75 TELEVISION APPEARANCES IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, AND CURRENTLY BOASTS OVER 25,000 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. FIRES VIDEO INITIATIVE, WHICH PROMPTS VALUABLE DIALOGUES ABOUT FREE SPEECH ISSUES ON OUR CAMPUSES AND REACHES THE MAINSTREAM PUBLIC THROUGH THE WIDESPREAD DISSEMINATION OF SHORT DOCUMENTARIES. FIRES VIDEOS HAVE ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1.9 MILLION VIEWS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WHILE GAINING SIGNIFICANT MEDIA ATTENTION AND ELICITING PRAISE AND AWARDS. 964676 POLICY REFORM PROJECTTHE POLICY REFORM PROJECT ENCOMPASSES FIRES EFFORTS TO PROACTIVELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY CHALLENGE CAMPUS POLICIES THAT VIOLATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS. THROUGH IN-DEPTH RESEARCH AND LEGAL AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY, THIS PROJECT SECURES VITAL REFORMS TO SOME OF THE NATIONS MOST EGREGIOUS SPEECH CODES. FIRE STAFF MEMBERS REVIEW THOUSANDS OF UNIVERSITY POLICIES EACH YEAR AND CHALLENGE UNIVERSITIES TO REVISE THE WORST OF THEM BEFORE THEY ARE USED TO PUNISH INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS ON CAMPUS. BY CORRESPONDING WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND COLLABORATING WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS, FIRE HAS SECURED 117 VICTORIES SINCE 1999. OVERALL, FIRES DEFENSE AND POLICY ADVOCACY HAS WON NEARLY 200 POLICY CHANGE VICTORIES AFFECTING OVER 3.3 MILLION STUDENTS NATIONWIDE.FIRE WORKS TO REVEAL AND ELIMINATE UNCONSTITUTIONAL POLICIES FROM INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:SPOTLIGHT: FIRES SPOTLIGHT DATABASE, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE SEARCHABLE ONLINE DATABASE THAT CATALOGS SPEECH CODES AT MORE THAN 400 SCHOOLS, REVEALS THEM TO THE PUBLIC, AND DEMONSTRATES HOW THESE CODES ARE USED TO PUNISH SPEECH ON CAMPUS. THIS EXTENSIVE DATABASE SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS FOR STUDENT, LOCAL, AND NATIONAL MEDIA. SPOTLIGHTS DATA IS USED TO COMPILE FIRES ANNUAL SPEECH CODE REPORT. THIS ANALYSIS HAS RECORDED A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF SCHOOLS THAT SYSTEMATICALLY VIOLATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, SHOWING THAT FIRES RESEARCH CONTINUES TO YIELD IMPORTANT RESULTS ON CAMPUS.FIRES LEGAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES FIRES EFFORTS TO ENGAGE ADMINISTRATORS AS PARTNERS IN CORRECTING POLICIES THROUGH OUTREACH LETTERS, PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES, AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF A HANDBOOK FOR SCHOOL OFFICIALS. THIS PROJECT ALSO WORKS TO INCREASE THE LEGAL INCENTIVES FOR ADMINISTRATORS TO REFORM THEIR POLICIES AND PRACTICES THROUGH THE SUBMISSION OF AMICUS BRIEFS IN STRATEGICALLY CHOSEN CASES AND THROUGH FIRES QUALIFIED IMMUNITY PROJECT, WHICH SEEKS TO APPLY PERSONAL LEGAL AND FINANCIAL LIABILITY FOR ADMINISTRATORS WHO ABUSE STUDENTSCONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.FIRES LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY PROJECT, WHICH, THROUGH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF LOBBYING, LEGAL WORK, AND PUBLICITY, COMBATS GOVERNMENT POLICIES THAT THREATEN TO ERODE FREE SPEECH PROTECTIONS AND UNDERMINE THE PROGRESS FIRE HAS ALREADY MADE ON CAMPUS. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, FIRE ALSO ENSURES THAT LEGAL PRECEDENT REMAINS STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF STUDENT RIGHTS BY BUILDING STRONG NON-PARTISAN COALITIONS AND BY STRATEGICALLY IDENTIFYING CASES TO TARGET WITH LEGAL ADVOCACY. 1218233 9704 FIRES STAND UP FOR SPEECH LITIGATION PROJECTTHE STAND UP FOR SPEECH LITIGATION PROJECT IS A LARGE-SCALE NATIONAL EFFORT TO ELIMINATE UNCONSTITUTIONAL SPEECH CODES THROUGH TARGETED FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUITS. BUILDING ON FIRES 100% SPEECH CODE LITIGATION SUCCESS RATE, THIS PROJECT COORDINATES LEGAL CHALLENGES AGAINST SOME OF THE NATIONS WORST POLICIES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH REFORM AND PUBLICITY EFFORTS. WORKING IN RAPID SUCCESSION AND IN MULTIPLE FEDERAL CIRCUITS, THE STAND UP FOR SPEECH LITIGATION PROJECT SEEKS TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL LEGAL PRECEDENT, WIDESPREAD MEDIA COVERAGE, AND NUMEROUS POLICY REVISIONS. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN JULY 2014, THE PROJECT HAS ORGANIZED TEN LAWSUITS ACROSS SIX FEDERAL CIRCUITS, SECURED SIX SETTLEMENT VICTORIES, AND COORDINATED LEGAL AND CAMPUS EFFORTS AFFECTING OVER 400,000 STUDENTS.FIRE STUDENT NETWORK THE FIRE STUDENT NETWORK (FSN) IS A DYNAMIC COALITION OF NEARLY 11,000 STUDENTS, FACULTY MEMBERS, AND ALUMNI DEDICATED TO ADVANCING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES ON THEIR CAMPUSES WITH THE AID OF GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FROM FIRE. THIS NETWORK WORKS TO SAFEGUARD LIBERTIES ON CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE BY GENERATING ON-CAMPUS REFORM, SPREADING AWARENESS AMONG STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON CAMPUS, AND PETITIONING ADMINISTRATORS FOR CHANGE. TO FACILITATE THIS, FIRE PROVIDES RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FSN MEMBERS, ARRANGES SPEECHES BY FIRE SPEAKERS, AND ORGANIZES AN ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE.THE FSN WORKS TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:FIRES KNOW BEFORE YOU GO PROJECT, WHICH OFFERS AN ESSAY CONTEST AND CURRICULUM PACKAGE AIMED AT EDUCATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND ABOUT THE STATE OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. THE FIRE STUDENT NETWORK CONFERENCE, WHICH BRINGS STUDENTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PHILADELPHIA, WHERE FIRE REPRESENTATIVES AND ALLIES TEACH THEM ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS ON CAMPUS AND TRAIN THEM AS ADVOCATES FOR LIBERTY.FIRES SPEAKERS BUREAU, WHICH COORDINATES PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS AND ON-CAMPUS PRESENTATIONS BY FIRE STAFF MEMBERS ON KEY FIRST AMENDMENT TOPICS. 1218233 9704 3470018 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 PA NY X X X MANAGEMENT 2157173473 170 S INDEPENDENCE MALL W SUITE 510 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 HARVEY SILVERGLATE CO-FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN 8.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SHUCHMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BISHOP SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD LOSICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLENE MIESKE VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MALINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA POSTREL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAPHNE PATAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY DICK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICK ROSENKRANZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT AND CEO 60.00 X 231520 0 16267 ROBERT SHIBLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 129764 0 20224 361284 0 36491 2 0 1 0 0 X 67070 6980838 389809 7047908 15195 15195 3650 3650 390046 389809 237 237 237 187535 67070 108020 79515 79515 ATTORNEY FEES AND DAMA 531390 236000 236000 OTHER INCOME 900099 19245 19245 255245 7401750 0 0 353842 9704 9704 470691 305949 23534 141208 1406750 1172071 143961 90718 25226 20593 2461 2172 148983 122191 14692 12100 136641 107946 12298 16397 753968 750546 1720 1702 40136 33343 3033 3760 110780 92031 8370 10379 25650 22405 1352 1893 81370 55878 17364 8128 94973 76084 9381 9508 276854 221755 27685 27414 246065 203270 20259 22536 72798 65279 3729 3790 30272 30272 15004 12019 1500 1485 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI 97323 78311 9554 9458 COMMUNICATIONS 38770 31043 3876 3851 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 36611 29149 3639 3823 STAFF TRAINING AND DEVE 25170 19969 2496 2705 44543 40482 1984 2077 4188282 3470018 343160 375104 131495 2060507 2278063 2573337 172717 887500 354 179831 375046 255742 180115 56801 75627 43564 98186 2862471 6070557 132053 105852 33811 49417 165864 155269 X 1909283 3226665 764025 2665322 23299 23301 2696607 5915288 2862471 6070557 3213468 5213 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2313528 2151413 1796767 3092602 7235443 16589753 2313528 2151413 1796767 3092602 7235443 16589753 4935094 11654659 5798 9608 4499 16398 18845 55148 15847 6775 20844 255245 298711 16943612 0.68780 0.77950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8449 8449 4179833 4188282 359414 89854 0 0 252649 179685 314999 359414 1106747 1660121 15710 16245 3469 8449 43873 63162 44921 78750 89854 276687 415031 2776 486 3262 23299 2 23301 23296 3 23299 23295 1 23296 23291 4 23295 23287 4 23291 1.00000 0 0 22447 8678 13769 135357 135095 262 97938 36342 61596 75627 X 7514983 5213 108020 113233 7401750 0 7401750 4296302 108020 108020 4188282 0 4188282 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT IS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED. INTEREST IS REINVESTED INTO THE ENDOWMENT. PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE FOUNDATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, NOR IS IT AWARE OF ANY OF ITS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES. THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE IN THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE FURTHER PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX PROVISIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE APPLICATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE FOUNDATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATIONS INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 108,020. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 108,020. GALA 254605 67070 187535 108020 254605 67070 187535 108020 108020 79515 1 ESSAY WRITING SCHOLARSHIP 5 9704 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED UPON THE SELECTIONS OF AN ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE THAT READ AND EVALUATE ESSAY CONTEST SUBMISSIONS. WINNERS ELIGIBILITY IS VERIFIED BY CONTACTING THEIR UNIVERSITY AND VERIFYING ENROLLMENT. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY AND CREDITED TO THE STUDENTS TUITION ACCOUNT. RECEIPT OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS IS VERIFIED BY RETURN OF A CANCELLED CHECK THAT WAS CASHED BY THAT UNIVERSITY. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GREGORY LUKIANOFF PRESIDENT AND CEO 231520 0 0 0 0 0 2500 0 13767 0 247787 0 0 0 SARAFINA CREELEY WIFE OF DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY 750 15TH GALA INVITES 0 ARAZ SHIBLEY WIFE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2046 EDITING AND RESEARCH ASSISTANCE 0 X 11 389809 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY BOTH MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN AVAILABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE MATTER BY MAKING ALL NECESSARY INQUIRIES DEEMED WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL VENDORS ANNUALLY. CONFLICTS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES ARE RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT. CONFLICTS INVOLVING THE PRESIDENT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN A MEMO OR MINUTES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, CONDUCTS A COMPENSATION STUDY, AND USES OTHER COMPARATIVE DATA TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORTS FINDINGS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, YEARS OF SERVICE, POSITION, AND SALARY COMPARISONS ARE USED IN DETERMING COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART VIII, LINE 11A: SETTLEMENTS OF LAWSUITS FILED UNDER FIRES STAND UP FOR SPEECH LITIGATION PROJECT PRODUCED PROCEEDS OF $236,000 DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. PART OF THIS AMOUNT WENT TO THE PLAINTIFFS IN THESE LAWSUITS AS DAMAGE PAYMENTS TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE VIOLATION OF THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THE REST OF THE FUNDS WENT TO A TRUST FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE LAW FIRM DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE TO HELP DEFRAY THE ATTORNEY FEES AND LEGAL COSTS FOR THE SUITS. FIRE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OF THE PROCEEDS AND HAS NOT BENEFITTED FINANCIALLY IN ANY WAY FROM SETTLING THESE LAWSUITS. PART XII, LINE 2C THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.