2013-08-15T11:41:18-04:00 2012-09-30 David L Mortimer CPA 2338 Fairview Terrace Alexandria VA 22303 990 2011-10-01 521858532 The Becket Fund BECK 3000 K Street NW 220 Washington DC 20007 William P Mumma 2029550095 2013-08-15 true David Mortimer 7037430272 2013-08-15 X 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz 4545432 false X X 1993 DC Public Interest Legal Activities 12 11 29 0 0 2413916 3915965 57974 166746 210 0 212303 185408 2684403 4268119 0 0 1522204 2004529 0 230123 941416 1624133 2463620 3628662 220783 639457 1592803 1581138 742845 672673 849958 908465 Public Interest Legal Activities false 3022879 129280 Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Church and School v EEOC We represented this school successfully before the Supreme Court of the United States in its effort to hire and fire those who preach its faith without the interference of a federal agency W e did not charge any fees Belmont Abbey College v Sebelius We represented Belmont Abbey against enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services contraception coverage mandate We did not charge any fees Colorado Christian University v Sebelius We represented CCU against enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services contraception coverage mandate We did not charge any fees SEE SCHEDULE O for more details 3022879 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false true true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 28 0 true 29 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true true false X X The Organization 2029550095 3000 K Street NW 220 Washington DC 20007 Ann Corkery 2.00 X 0 0 0 Curtin Winsor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ken Blackwell 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin L Hasson 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Lance B Wickman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Ann Glendon 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert P George 2.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas D Lehrman 2.00 X 0 0 0 William P Mumma 40.00 X X 0 0 0 William R Grace 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz 40.00 X 143029 0 12300 Eric Kniffin 40.00 X 130575 0 11229 Eric Rassbach 40.00 X 141080 0 12133 Kyle Duncan 40.00 X 145086 0 12477 Luke Goodrich 40.00 X 133098 0 11446 Eric Baxter 40.00 X 150373 0 12932 843241 0 72517 6 false true false 129280 3786685 10000 3915965 Legal Fees 541100 162925 162925 Reimburesed Expenses 541100 3821 3821 166746 460950 277313 183637 183637 Miscellaneous 900099 1771 1771 1771 4268119 166746 0 185408 2004529 1777066 108631 118832 223809 77519 141106 5184 396782 396782 43219 38338 2331 2550 62095 55049 3365 3681 266189 235983 14426 15780 160802 142555 8714 9533 51439 45603 2787 3049 6909 6909 25134 22282 1362 1490 15685 14785 430 470 Litigation 103162 103162 Printing and Reproduction 78306 69420 4244 4642 Postage and Delivery 24265 14755 902 8608 Conferences and Events 80434 24130 56304 85903 5450 80453 3628662 3022879 375660 230123 982668 1073030 479128 335000 7236 7932 42628 82782 236810 198125 37434 38685 43709 43709 1592803 1581138 299329 208805 250000 304013 92419 193516 67436 742845 672673 X 144958 323465 705000 585000 849958 908465 1592803 1581138 X 639457 -580950 X false true true false X 2177464 2213265 2444118 2413916 4266348 13515111 2177464 2213265 2444118 2413916 4266348 13515111 2193055 11322056 8302 25343 18241 10663 1771 64320 13579431 0.83380 0.71800 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9633 7707 1926 96622 72705 23917 130555 117713 12842 38685 Deposits 43709 43709 Deferred Rent 67436 67436 4268119 3628662 639457 639457 4084482 4084482 183637 183637 4268119 3905975 277313 277313 3628662 3628662 Other revenues included on Form 990 Part XII line 4b Revenue for Canterbury Dinner 183637 02 Other expenses not included on Form 990 Part XIII line 2d no adjustment 03 Other expenses included on Form 990 Part XIII line 4b Canterbury Dinner Expenses 277313 recorded on Line 8b of part VIII Statement of Revenue Canterbury 460950 460950 277313 460950 460950 277313 277313 183637 X false false false false false false false false false Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz 143029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12300 0 155329 0 0 0 Eric Baxter 150373 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12932 0 163305 0 0 0 Kyle Duncan 145086 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12477 0 157563 0 0 0 Eric Rassbach 141080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12133 0 153213 0 0 0 01. 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General explanation attachment Eternal Word Television Network v Sebelius We represented EWTN a Catholic broadcast network against enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services contraception coverage mandate We did not charge any fees Ave Maria University v Sebelius We represented Ave Maria against enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services contraception coverage mandate We did not charge any fees Wheaton College v Sebelius We represented Wheaton College against enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services contraception coverage mandate We did not charge any fees Hobby Lobby v Sebelius We represented Belmont Abbey against enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services contraception coverage mandate We did not charge any fees Stormans v Selecky We represented two pharmacists and one local pharmacy in Washington State who may lose their jobs and licenses because of a State Board of Pharmacy rule that pharmacists must stock and dispense emergency contraception even when it violates their consciences to do so We won at district court and the State has appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals We were reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses Roe v St Josephs Medical Center We represented a Catholic hospital which denied benefits to an employee We did not charge any fees Moussazadeh v Texas Department of Criminal Justice We are representing a Jewish inmate attempting to obtain a kosher diet from the State of Texas We are currently preparing for oral arguments at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals We are not charging any fees but there is a chance to obtain attorneys fees and costs if the suit is successful Doe v Acton-Boxborough We are representing a Massachusetts school district which was sued under state law for practicing the Pledge of Allegiance We are not charging any fees Belmont Abbey College v EEOC We continue to represent this Catholic college against a federal agency directive that it provide coverage for contraception sterilization and abortifacients in its employee health care coverage or face penalties for sex discrimination We are currently awaiting a final decision from the EEOC We are not charging any fees Yoder v Morristown We are representing 11 Amish families in upstate New York who are being prosecuted for refusing to use electricity We are currently finalizing a settlement in this case We are not charging any fees Tagore v Department of Homeland Security We represent a Sikh woman who was employed by the IRS in Houston Texas She was fired because she wore a kirpan a blunt ceremonial dagger at all times in accordance with her religious beliefs Many much sharper and more dangerous objects are available in the IRS building including box cutters scissors and cake knives The case has been appealed to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals but the Becket Fund will not participate as co-counsel on appeal We are not charging any fees Council for Secular Humanism v McNeil We are representing two ministries Prisoners of Christ and Lamb of God Ministries that operated faith-based halfway houses under contract with the Florida Department of Corrections The Council for Secular Humanism objected to the contract under the Florida Blaine Amendment We are not charging any fees Moses v Skandera Weinbaum v New Mexico Dept of Ed We are assisting counsel for the interveners the New Mexico Association of Nonpublic Schools The Public Education Department of New Mexico was sued by private parties for buying student textbooks regardless of whether students attended public or private schools We are not entered as counsel but advising local counsel at no cost Third Church of Christ Scientist v District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board We represented this church in downtown Washington DC in its constitutional statutory challenge to the District of Columbias invoking landmarking authority to prevent the church from replacing its existing structure We did not charge any fees Slockish v US Federal Highway Administration We represented members of the Yakima Nation in a lawsuit seeking reparation for destruction of sacred land during a highway construction project We did not charge any fees Rich v Buss We represent an Orthodox Jewish inmate seeking a kosher diet in a Florida prison We are not charging any fees Islamic Center of Murfreesboro We represented a mosque in Tennessee seeking a certificate of occupancy after their case was treated differently than other non-Muslim religious groups We are co-counsel for the congregation we are not charging any fees Moss v Spartanburg School District NUM7 We represent a school district that has been sued for providing released-time school credits in accordance with South Carolina law We won at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and are awaiting word on whether there wil The Becket Reserve 3000 K Street NW 220 Washington DC 20007 522193473 Dormant DC 501c3 I false false false false false false false false false false 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