2013-05-15T15:36:28-05:00 2012-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 610 WEST GERMANTOWN PIKE SUITE 400 PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462 990 2012-01-01 043467254 FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION INC FOUN 2157173473 601 WALNUT STREET NO 510 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 GREGORY LUKIANOFF 2157173473 2013-05-15 1 BRUCE BRAUNEWELLCPA P01684460 2156433900 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z GREGORY LUKIANOFF 601 WALNUT STREET NO 510 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 2499174 0 X HTTP://THEFIRE.ORG/ X 1999 PA THE MISSION OF FIRE IS TO DEFEND AND SUSTAIN INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AT AMERICA'S UNIVERSITIES. 9 9 33 11 0 0 2313528 2151413 0 0 5798 -30870 0 15847 2319326 2136390 0 0 0 0 1318071 1423376 0 0 265151 819145 916368 2137216 2339744 182110 -203354 2548979 2384563 74814 113752 2474165 2270811 X FIRE SEEKS TO DEFEND AND SUSTAIN INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AT AMERICA'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THESE RIGHTS INCLUDE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, LEGAL EQUALITY, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AND SANCTITY OF CONSCIENCE - THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND DIGNITY. 0 0 489133 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS DEFENSE PROGRAM - THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS DEFENSE PROGRAM (IRDP), WHICH REPRESENTS OUR MOST DIRECT AND WELL-KNOWN FORM OF INVOLVEMENT ON CAMPUS, FIRE PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS,PROFESSORS, AND CAMPUS GROUPS WHOSE FUNDAMENTAL CIVIL LIBERTIES HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. FIRE RESOLVES CASES THROUGH A STRATEGY THAT INCLUDES WRITING LETTERS TO ADMINISTRATORS; GENERATING PUBLIC SCRUTINY BY EXPOSING ABUSES THROUGH OUR EXTENSIVE MEDIA NETWORK; AND, WHEN NECESSARY, LINKING INDIVIDUALS TO APPROPRIATE LEGAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR LEGAL NETWORK. THROUGH THE IRDP, FIRE DEFENDS STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS AGAINST VIOLATIONS OF THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, AND DUE PROCESS AND LEGAL EQUALITY.THE IRDP PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF CAMPUS CENSORSHIP THROUGH OUTREACH TO ADMINISTRATORS; THE STRATEGIC USE OF PUBLICITY TO GENERATE PUBLIC ATTENTION AND PRESSURE FOR REFORM; AND, WHEN NECESSARY, THE COORDINATION OF LEGAL COUNSEL AND ACTION IN THE COURTS. SINCE OUR FOUNDING, THIS PROGRAM HAS SECURED OVER 250 VICTORIES IN INDIVIDUAL CASES. MORE BROADLY, FIRE HAS BEEN DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGING UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR REPRESSIVE POLICIES AT OVER 115 INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES AND ACROSS TWO UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS, ADVANCING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FOR MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION STUDENTS (AND COUNTLESS MORE WHO WILL EVENTUALLY SET FOOT ON THOSE CAMPUSES). 401407 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EDUCATION PROGRAM - THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EDUCATION PROGRAM (IREP), FIRE 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 NATION'S CAMPUSES, CONTINUALLY EXPOSING ABUSES OF CIVIL LIBERTIES THROUGH THE MEDIA AND ON OUR WEBSITE (THEFIRE.ORG) AND HOLDING ADMINISTRATORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. FIRE'S IREP COMBATS CAMPUS CENSORSHIP BY EDUCATING BOTH STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: - FIRE'S 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.- FIRE'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH ENGAGES UNDERGRADUATE AND LAW STUDENTS IN FIRE'S MISSION AND TRAINS THEM AS ADVOCATES FOR LIBERTY FOR TEN WEEKS EACH SUMMER. FIRE'S UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DEVELOP REFORM CAMPAIGNS TO BE IMPLEMENTED WHEN THEY RETURN TO THEIR CAMPUSES.- FIRE'S PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT, WHICH PROMOTES PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF LIBERTY ON OUR NATION'S CAMPUSES, AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC SCRUTINY OF OUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THROUGH ADVERTISEMENTS, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, E-COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF PRINTPUBLICATIONS SUCH AS FIRE'S ANNUAL SPEECH CODE REPORT.- FIRE'S 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. 669991 POLICY REFORM PROJECT - THROUGH THE POLICY REFORM PROJECT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES FIRE'S EFFORTS TO PROACTIVELY AND SYSTEMATICALLY CHALLENGE POLICIES THAT VIOLATE STUDENTS' AND FACULTY MEMBERS' FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, FIRE TARGETS THE MOST EGREGIOUS CAMPUS POLICIES. 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. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF LETTERS TO ADMINISTRATORS AND COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON CAMPUS, FIRE HAS CHALLENGED HUNDREDS OF POLICIES SINCE THIS PROJECT'S LAUNCH. FIRE WORKS TO REVEAL AND ELIMINATE THESE SPEECH CODES FROM INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:- SPOTLIGHT: THE CAMPUS FREEDOM RESOURCE, 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.- FIRE'S LEGAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES FIRE'S 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 TO KEEP FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS STRONG ON CAMPUS AND THROUGH FIRE'S QUALIFIED IMMUNITY PROJECT, WHICH SEEKS TO APPLY PERSONAL LEGAL AND FINANCIAL LIABILITY FOR ADMINISTRATORS WHO ABUSE STUDENTS' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS EITHER THROUGH SPEECH CODES OR OTHER ACTS OF CENSORSHIP.- FIRE'S SPEECH CODE LITIGATION PROJECT, THROUGH WHICH FIRE COORDINATES LAWSUITS CHALLENGING CAMPUS SPEECH CODES. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, FIRE IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL PLAINTIFFS AND CONNECTS THEM WITH ATTORNEYS FROM OUR LEGAL NETWORK. VICTORIES WITHIN THIS PROJECT SET LEGAL PRECEDENTS THAT FACILITATE WIDESPREAD REFORM AND RAISE THE STAKES FOR ADMINISTRATORS WHO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN UNCONSTITUTIONAL SPEECH CODES.- THE JUSTICE ROBERT H. JACKSON LEGAL FELLOWSHIP, WHICH PROVIDES RECENT LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK CLOSELY WITH FIRE ATTORNEYS TO AUTHOR LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP RELATED TO FIRE'S WORK. EACH NEW PIECE OF LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT RELEVANT FIRE ISSUES CONTRIBUTES CRUCIAL INTELLECTUAL AMMUNITION TO THE FIGHT TO RESTORE LIBERTY TO OUR NATION'S CAMPUSES, WHILE ALSO TRAINING A YOUNG LEGAL SCHOLAR TO GO OUT AND FIGHT ON BEHALF OF CAMPUS LIBERTY.- FIRE'S PUBLIC POLICY INNOVATION 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. 296789 CAMPUS FREEDOM NETWORK - FIRE'S CAMPUS FREEDOM NETWORK (CFN) IS A DYNAMIC COALITION OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS 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 RESOURCESAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CFN MEMBERS, ARRANGES SPEECHES BY FIRE SPEAKERS, ORGANIZES AN ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE, AND PROMOTES COLLABORATION VIA A SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE (WWW.THECFN.ORG). THE CFN-WHICH HAS MORE THAN 5,400 STUDENT, FACULTY, AND ALUMNI MEMBERS FROM MORE THAN 1,500 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION-PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT NETWORK OF SUPPORT ON THE GROUND ON CAMPUS. THESE MEMBERS ACT AS FIRE'S EYES AND EARS, RECOGNIZING INJUSTICES WHEN THEY TAKE PLACE AND DIRECTING WRONGED STUDENTS AND FACULTY TO FIRE TO SEEK HELP. THE CFN WORKS TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:- THE "FREEDOM IN ACADEMIA" STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST, WHICH ENCOURAGES HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO LEARN ABOUT FIRE'S ISSUES AND EVALUATE THE STATE OF FREE SPEECH IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH A 700-1,200 WORD ESSAY.- THE CAMPUS FREEDOM NETWORK STUDENT CONFERENCE, AN ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE WHICH BRINGS MORE THAN 50 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. 296789 1857320 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 PA NY X X X MANAGEMENT 2157173473 601 WALNUT STREET SUITE 510 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 HARVEY SILVERGLATE 8.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SHUCHMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BISHOP 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LOSICK 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLENE MIESKE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MALINE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA POSTREL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAPHNE PATAI 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA DUNN 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY LUKIANOFF 60.00 X 217568 0 8141 ROBERT SHIBLEY 50.00 X 117825 0 19142 335393 0 27283 2 0 1 0 0 2151413 328679 2151413 9608 9608 322306 328679 34105 -6373 -34105 -40478 -40478 OTHER INCOME 900099 15847 15847 15847 2136390 0 0 -15023 362675 283159 32914 46602 864014 678422 77625 107967 19511 15414 1951 2146 85086 67218 8509 9359 92090 72126 8309 11655 7627 6099 762 766 29491 23543 2940 3008 138686 113722 12821 12143 20022 18796 616 610 54776 38300 10791 5685 211356 168807 21081 21468 120940 99121 10448 11371 2730 2730 12996 10006 1304 1686 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI 100148 80113 10003 10032 COMPUTER AND NETWORK CO 66708 53566 3964 9178 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 32132 25641 3183 3308 COMMUNICATIONS 27910 22580 2459 2871 90846 80687 4863 5296 2339744 1857320 217273 265151 1343292 2350441 1000000 41125 0 62309 0 29495 12496 146812 139807 43839 7005 21770 21770 2548979 2384563 71255 57550 56202 3559 0 74814 113752 X 2062274 2080716 388600 166800 23291 23295 2474165 2270811 2548979 2384563 -203354 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2239769 2774898 1885592 2313528 2151413 11365200 2239769 2774898 1885592 2313528 2151413 11365200 2372532 8992668 29330 5393 17550 5798 9608 67679 15847 15847 11448726 0.78550 0.71450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2776 12934 15710 2037277 2052987 252649 63162 0 0 252649 252649 378974 15710 15710 63162 63162 94743 2776 2776 23291 4 23295 23287 4 23291 23284 3 23287 23245 39 23284 1.00000 0 0 7650 5687 1963 139162 134120 5042 7005 X 2136390 0 2136390 0 2136390 2339744 0 2339744 0 2339744 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT IS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED. INTEREST IS REINVESTED INTO THE ENDOWMENT. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: 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 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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 FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2009, 2010 AND 2011 ARE OPEN FOR FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GREGORY LUKIANOFF 217568 0 0 0 0 0 2000 0 6141 0 225709 0 0 0 SARAFINA CREELEY CONTRACTOR 5034 GRAPHIC DESIGN 0 ARAZ SHIBLEY CONTRACTOR 5991 COPY EDITING 0 X 2 328679 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990. 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 XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE PRIOR YEAR.