2013-06-04T06:49:35-07:00 2012-12-31 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO CPA'S 406 SCIENCE DRIVE SUITE 100 MADISON WI 53711 990 2012-01-01 391302520 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC FREE 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 537010750 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR 6082568900 2013-05-22 true JAN FROELICH 6082742002 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z DAN BARKER PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 3098642 false X www.ffrf.org X 1978 WI To keep church and state separate and to educate the public about nontheism 9 8 25 9 0 2426297 2726316 40639 118446 190743 182751 43820 48485 2701499 3075998 37286 60805 0 741839 876732 0 16647 739482 1302965 1518607 2240502 1182892 835496 8928763 9842021 27831 66991 8900932 9775030 X To keep church and state separate false false 232752 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. FFRF HAD 12 ONGOING LAWSUITS IN 2012 (SOME SETTLED, SOME COMPLETE, SOME CONTINUING). FFRF HIRED ADDITIONAL NONLITIGATION ATTORNEYS AND ADDITIONAL LEGAL INTERNS. STAFF ATTORNEYS WROTE 1,005 FORMAL LETTERS OF COMPLAINT, ENDING OVER 140 STATE/CHURCH VIOLATIONS WITHOUT GOING TO COURT, WHICH IS FFRF'S GOAL. THEY RESEARCHED AND RESPONDED TO MANY OTHER REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS. 647801 118446 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, RADIO BROADCASTING, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF RECOGNIZED ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROMOTING FREETHOUGHT AND STATE/CHURCH SEPARATION AT NATIONAL CONVENTION. COSPONSORED AN ANNUAL JULY 4 EVENT WITH ALABAMA CHAPTER PLUS ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER CHAPTERS. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING WITH NOTED SPEAKERS WITHOUT COST AND SPOKE AT 38 PUBLIC EVENTS IN 18 STATES AND 3 FOREIGN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 28 COLLEGE GROUPS INCLUDING DEBATES, P 981203 50805 PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. PUBLISHED 10 ISSUES OF 24-PAGE NEWSPAPER; 2 ISSUES OF PRIVATE LINE MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER; BROADCAST WEEKLY FREETHOUGHT RADIO, PLUS PODCASTS REACHING 4.5 MILLION 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 132516 Operation of Freethought Hall in Madison, WI and Lake Hypatia, AL, maintenance of library for members' use, and chapter rebates 132516 1994272 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 25 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 8 true false false false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true true false false WI X X ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR DAN BARKER 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 JAMES COORS 1.50 X X 0 0 0 DAVID GROETHE 1.50 X X 0 0 0 WENDY GOLDBERG 25.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH NORMA CUNNINGHAM 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THEODORE UTCHEN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM ZERWICK 2.50 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA CLEVELAND 15.00 X X 0 0 0 PHYLLIS ROSE 15.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR 60.00 X X 88779 0 17526 DAN BARKER 60.00 X X 91691 0 18232 180470 35758 0 false false false 0 81361 818584 1826371 2726316 Convention Income 900099 118446 118446 182751 182751 70865 22644 48221 48221 Miscellaneous 900099 264 264 264 3075998 166931 182751 10000 10000 50805 50805 216228 184147 32081 0 529891 453497 75541 853 17302 13664 3638 0 55476 48484 6862 130 57835 49423 8343 69 143985 140213 3772 0 10575 0 10575 0 239599 239599 0 0 223475 140550 67330 15595 47904 47904 0 0 4646 3717 929 0 13114 10102 3012 0 132022 132022 0 0 29934 23947 5987 0 18296 14637 3659 0 Maintenance 17811 14249 3562 0 Miscellaneous 1104 883 221 0 Dues and Subscriptions 7009 3607 3402 0 Video-TV/Film 336932 336932 0 0 76559 75890 669 0 2240502 1994272 229583 16647 201148 973413 8095664 8095887 28621 118933 94974 106431 26895 700776 399569 239965 301207 199335 214206 42161 31944 8928763 9842021 27831 63056 3935 27831 66991 X 8688692 9521964 112240 153066 100000 100000 8900932 9775030 8928763 9842021 835496 -6861 45463 X false true X true false X 1653133 1355000 1888430 2426297 2726316 10049176 1653133 1355000 1888430 2426297 2726316 10049176 547022 9502154 241306 226253 225128 190743 182751 1066181 11115357 682163 0.85490 0.78670 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4798 4798 2235704 2240502 262025 65506 211629 210832 225930 262025 910416 1365624 2298 1133 2126 4798 10355 52907 52708 56483 65506 227604 341406 1586158 122400 38087 1746645 1523128 24800 38230 1586158 1212392 267200 43536 1523128 1025000 141600 45792 1212392 800000 181000 44000 1025000 1.00000 false false 86096 86096 361014 230072 130942 207953 169497 38456 45713 45713 301207 Payable to Other Organizations 3935 3935 X 3091781 -6861 22644 15783 3075998 3075998 2263146 22644 22644 2240502 2240502 Pt XI Line 2d Items for Resale Pt XII Line 2d Items for Resale Pt X Line 2 FIN 48 disclosure 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 examinations for years before 2009. Pt V Line 4 Board designated Endowment fund - intended uses THIS FUND SERVES AS A CAPITAL BASE FOR THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES, WHICH ARE TO PROMOTE THE CONSTITUTIONAL 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. true WOMEN'S MEDICAL FUND INC PO BOX 248 MADISON WI 53701 510189614 501(c)(3) 10000 operations Student activist awards 7 8000 Essay winners 38 23800 Convention Awards 3 13550 Pt I Line 2 FFRF requires verifications of student status for the scholarships and Pt I Line 2 essay winners, and the honoraria winners are pre-qualified to receive an award Pt I Line 2 related to the nonprofit's causes. Pt VI, Line 2 Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor are married and are co-presidents Joseph and Norma Cunningham are married and are board members Pt VI, Line 6 Membership organization Pt VI, Line 7a Members can elect board members Pt VI, Line 7b Members can vote on issues and bylaw changes raised by the board at the annual meeting Pt VI, Line 12c Conflicts of interest are disclosed to management Pt VI, Line 15a Salaries are reviewed by a committee, compared to other non-profits,and approved by the board Pt VI, Line 19 All documents, policies, and financial statements are available upon request Pt VI, Line 11b Co-Presidents, treasurer, and some other board members review before filing Pt VI, Line 1a The co-presidents of the organziation share one vote on the board of directors. Therefore, ten board members are listed on Part VII and nine members are shown on Part VI, line 1a. On Part VI, line 1b 8 members are shown as independent because the co-presidents are compensated by the organization. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI AND LAKE HYPATIA, AL, 132516. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f CHAPTER EXPENSE 7776. 7776. 0. 0. RADIO EXPENSE 22989. 22989. 0. 0. FREETHOUGHT TODAY 44456. 44456. 0. 0. AUTO EXPENSES 1338. 669. 669. 0.