FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC (EIN 39-1302520)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-07-27
IRS object ID
201542089349300854
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-07-27T11:52:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN391628949PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1406 SCIENCE DRIVE SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53711ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391302520EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFREEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6082568900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP537010750ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNIE LAURIE GAYLORPersonNm
Person TitleCO-PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6082568900PhoneNum
Signature2015-07-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAN FROELICHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00179711PTIN
Phone6082742002PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAN BARKERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,278,222GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FFRF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATEAND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISMActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee22TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,668,458PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,087,921CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$51,789PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$66,950CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$123,197PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$69,450CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$35,494PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$39,181CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,878,938PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,263,502CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$54,900PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$95,585CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$968,529PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,056,842CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$20,772CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,139,946PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,313,229CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,163,375PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,465,656CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,715,563PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,797,846CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$13,790,767TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$338,226TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$440,727TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,519,770NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,350,040NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATEAND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISMMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$216,213ExpenseAmt
DescLAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT,GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. FFRF HAD 10 ONGOING LAWSUITS AT THE CLOSE OF 2014, INCLUDING 2 NEW LAWSUITS FILED IN 2014, AND SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED THREE LAWSUITS. FFRF MAINTAINED 5 STAFF ATTORNEYS, 1 LEGAL FELLOW, 1 LEGAL PUBLICIST AND A TOTAL OF 7 LEGAL INTERNS. STAFF ATTORNEYS WROTE 1,054 FORMAL LETTERS OF COMPLAINT, ENDING OVER 210 STATE/CHURCH VIOLATIONS WITHOUT GOING TO COURT, WHICH IS FFRF'S GOAL. THEY RESEARCHED AND RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 3,000 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR HELP ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,212,891ExpenseAmt
Grant$66,985GrantAmt
Revenue$66,950RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL 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 500 PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL AS A RALEIGH REGIONAL CONVENTION WITH ABOUT 200. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING WITH NOTED SPEAKERS WITHOUT COST AND SPOKE AT MORE THAN 50 PUBLIC EVENTS IN ABOUT 25 STATES AND 2 FOREIGN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 30 CAMPUS APPEARANCES, INCLUDING 6 DEBATES. WAS INTERVIEWED FOR MORE THAN 1,100 NEWS ARTICLES, TV, AND RADIO. SENT OUT 57 ALERTS RELATED TO FREETHOUGHT OR STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION AND 162 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES. GAVE $31,350 IN CASH SCHOLARSHIPS TO 48 STUDENTS IN 3 SEPARATE ESSAY COMPETITIONS(COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS; ONGOING COLLEGE; GRAD STUDENTS) PLUS $11,000 IN 9 OTHER YOUTH ACTIVIST AWARDS, AND SEVERAL OTHER AWARDS FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$533,082ExpenseAmt
Revenue$39,181RevenueAmt
DescPUBLISHING, 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 700,000 ANNUALLY INCLUDING FFRF ACTIVISM REPORTS AND PROMINENT GUESTS; MAINTAINED MAJOR EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE WITH NEWS UPDATES, DAILY CALENDAR, LEGAL AND FREETHOUGHT FAQS AND RESOURCES, FORUM, 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 OTHER BILLBOARD CAMPAIGNS. PLACED SEVERAL FULL-PAGE ADS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, A MONTHLY ONE-THIRD PAGE EDUCATIONAL AD IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND DEBUTED A 30-SECOND TV SPOT BY RON REAGAN ON PRIMETIME TV.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$176,111ExpenseAmt
Grant$28,600GrantAmt
DescOPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI AND LAKE HYPATIA, AL,MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATESDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$28,600TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,138,297TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee22EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind0Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR DAN BARKERPersonNm
Phone6082568900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
TODD PEISSIG
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CERMAK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM BREDESON
SECRETARY2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM ZERWICK
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA CLEVELAND
DIRECTOR15.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR
CO-PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$87,168$0$13,346Yes (X)
DAN BARKER
CO-PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$87,167$0$7,024Yes (X)
STEPHEN HIRTLE
CHAIR1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PHYLLIS ROSE
DIRECTOR-TERM ENDED 10/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE SALEMSON
TREASURER-BEGINNING 10/141.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$174,335TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$20,370TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
NCI-ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION INC
4070 E BRIGHAM ROADBLUE MOUNDSWI53517CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING$2,101,447
VIACOM INC
1515 BROADWAY AVENEW YORKNY10036TELEVISION ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION$205,020
BOARDMAN & CLARK LLP
PO BOX 927MADISONWI53701LEGAL SERVICES$118,900
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$95,049FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$959,939MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$3,032,933AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,087,921TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONVENTION INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$66,950TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$66,950RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$66,950TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$69,450TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$69,450ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$53,506GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$14,720CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,786TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$38,786RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$395RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$395OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$106,131RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$69,450ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,600TotalAmt
Program Services$28,600ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,985TotalAmt
Program Services$66,985ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,705TotalAmt
Program Services$165,617ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,088ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$667,353TotalAmt
Program Services$548,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,662FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,411TotalAmt
Program Services$23,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,009TotalAmt
Program Services$82,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,093ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$294FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,364TotalAmt
Program Services$54,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$131FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,348TotalAmt
Program Services$120,576ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,659TotalAmt
Management And General$13,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,507TotalAmt
Program Services$6,507ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,685TotalAmt
Fundraising$18,685FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$440,464TotalAmt
Program Services$440,464ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,817TotalAmt
Program Services$115,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,681TotalAmt
Program Services$6,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,592TotalAmt
Program Services$21,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,482TotalAmt
Program Services$124,482ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,176TotalAmt
Program Services$70,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,854TotalAmt
Program Services$24,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
INTERNET$62,548$62,548
FREETHOUGHT TODAY$61,933$61,933
PRINTING$30,691$24,553$6,138
MAINTENANCE$28,338$22,671$5,667

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,454TotalAmt
Program Services$65,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,465,656TotalAmt
Program Services$2,138,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$306,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,772FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$835,216BOYAmt
EOY$688,833EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,419,676BOYAmt
EOY$5,838,535EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,834BOYAmt
EOY$86,406EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,290BOYAmt
EOY$128,259EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,196BOYAmt
EOY$8,828EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,724,906LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$514,195LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,434,544BOYAmt
EOY$4,210,711EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$784,049BOYAmt
EOY$2,696,160EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,191BOYAmt
EOY$133,035EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,857,996BOYAmt
EOY$13,790,767EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$240,064BOYAmt
EOY$440,727EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,162BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$338,226BOYAmt
EOY$440,727EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,980,496BOYAmt
EOY$12,112,048EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$335,874BOYAmt
EOY$929,537EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,400BOYAmt
EOY$308,455EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,519,770BOYAmt
EOY$13,350,040EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,857,996BOYAmt
EOY$13,790,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,797,846ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$32,424NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,888,430CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,426,297CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,726,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,668,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,087,921CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,797,422TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,888,430CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,426,297CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,726,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,668,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,087,921CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,797,422TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$620,094SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,177,328PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$225,128CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$190,743CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$182,751CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$123,197CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$69,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$791,269TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,588,691TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$580,391GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90950PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87550PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Belongs Afflt GrpYes (X)OrganizationBelongsAffltGrpInd

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,776FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,776FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,451,265FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,461,041FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$273,052FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$68,263FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$225,930CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$262,025CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$259,085CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$747,040TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,120,560LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,126CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$4,798CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$4,119CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$11,043TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$56,483CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$65,506CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$64,771CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$186,760TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$280,140GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,092,380BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$301,855ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$29,430InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,423,665EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,746,645BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$317,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$28,735InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,092,380EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,586,158BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$122,400ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,087InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,746,645EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,523,128BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$24,800ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,230InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,586,158EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,212,392BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$267,200ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$43,536InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,523,128EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.91000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.09000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$750,337OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$750,337BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,540,303OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$296,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,243,413BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$434,266OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$217,305DepreciationAmt
Book Value$216,961BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,210,711TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,310,646TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$32,424NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$14,720OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$47,144RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,263,502RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,263,502TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,480,376TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$14,720OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$14,720ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,465,656ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,465,656TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 2011.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ITEMS FOR RESALE 14,720.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ITEMS FOR RESALE 14,720.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
WOMEN'S MEDICAL FUND INC
PO BOX 248MADISONWI53701510189614501(C)(3)$15,000OPERATIONS
CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC
3965 RENSCH ROADAMHERSTNY14228161553469501(C)(3)$11,100OPERATIONS

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS12$14,000
ESSAY WINNERS43$28,550
CONVENTION AWARDS8$18,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFFRF 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAN BARKER AND ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR ARE MARRIED AND ARE CO-PRESIDENTS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS CAN ELECT BOARD MEMBERS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BMEMBERS CAN VOTE ON ISSUES AND BYLAW CHANGES RAISED BY THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED TO MANAGEMENT
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ASALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE, COMPARED TO OTHER NON-PROFITS,AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A AND 1BTHE 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 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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