FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC (EIN 39-1302520)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-19
IRS object ID
202612319349301716
Schema version
2025v4.2
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)
Return2026-08-19T14:58:27-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line19701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202AddressLine1Txt
CityMIDDLETONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53562ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2026-08-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRETT HOFMEISTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01290591PTIN
Phone6082742002PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANNIE LAURIE GAYLORPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,409,692GrossReceiptsAmt
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 SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISMActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee51TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers79TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$9,942,533PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$117,725CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$510,176PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$751,305CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$149,534PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$275,606CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,113,771PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$15,351,878CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$915,560PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,031,390CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,680,692PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,318,644CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$5,292,845PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$5,482,601CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,889,097PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,832,635CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,224,674PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,519,243CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$33,074,010TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$494,815TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,383,911TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$31,690,099NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISMMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,925,993ExpenseAmt
DescLAWSUITS CHALLENGING UNCONSTITUTIONAL ENTANGLEMENTS OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. FFRF FILED 6 NEW LAWSUITS, INCLUDING ONE IN STATE COURT IN ILLINOIS, WHERE, BARELY A MONTH AFTER FILING A CHALLENGE OF A TEN COMMANDMENTS MONUMENT ON COURTHOUSE PROPERTY, THE CASE WAS FAVORABLY SETTLED WHEN JEFFERSON COUNTY REMOVED THE MONOLITH. FIVE NEW CHALLENGES OF STATE LAWS REQUIRING POSTING OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WERE FILED WITH A COALITION REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF RELIGIOUS AND NONRELIGIOUS PLAINTIFFS, INCLUDING TWO IN ARKANSAS FEDERAL COURT AND THREE IN TEXAS FEDERAL COURT. FFRF FILED SUIT IN OCTOBER 2025, ON BEHALF OF FFRF MEMBER JAMES REEL, A VETERAN, WHO WANTED TO CONTINUE SERVING HIS COUNTRY BY BECOMING A POLL WORKER BUT WAS REQUIRED TO TAKE A RELIGIOUS OATH. FFRF AND A COALITION FILED SUIT IN STATE COURT IN MAY 2025 ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS TO HALT THE INSTALLATION OF TWO STATUES COSTING TAXPAYERS AT LEAST $850,000 DEPICTING CATHOLIC SAINTS AT A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING IN QUINCY, MASS. IN JANUARY 2025, FFRF FILED A STATE LAWSUIT IN DANE COUNTY, WIS., ON BEHALF OF THREE HOMEOWNERS, CHALLENGING A TAX LAW CREATED TO BENEFIT TWO EXTREMELY LUCRATIVE CHURCH-OWNED PROPERTIES DESIGNED FOR STUDENT RENTERS. ADDITIONALLY FFRF IS DEFENDING AN APPEALS COURT VICTORY WON IN 2018 PROHIBITING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FROM OPENING PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH PRAYER IN CHINO VALLEY, CALIF. THIS LITIGATION JOINED ONGOING LAWSUITS INCLUDING ONE FILED WITH A COALITION IN FEDERAL COURT IN 2024 CHALLENGING A LOUISIANA LAW REQUIRING TEN COMMANDMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM AND A CASE IN FEDERAL COURT IN ARKANSAS CHALLENGING A TEN COMMANDMENTS MONUMENT AT THE STATE CAPITOL. ADDITIONALLY TWO OKLAHOMA CASES WERE DISMISSED: ONE CHALLENGING A MANDATE TO INCORPORATE THE BIBLE INTO ALL CURRICULA, AND ANOTHER AGAINST THE STATE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD, AFTER VIOLATIONS WERE ENDED.FFRF RESPONDED TO 1,892 REPORTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS, SENT MORE THAN 603 FORMAL COMPLAINT LETTERS PLUS 870 FOLLOW-UPS TO VIOLATING GOVERNMENT ACTORS, MOSTLY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RESULTING IN 212 SIGNIFICANT CONSTITUTIONAL VICTORIES. IN ADDITION, FFRF FILED AMICUS BRIEFS IN 7 OTHER STATE/CHURCH LAWSUITS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$381,390GrantAmt
Revenue$117,725RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL EVENTS, AWARDS. FFRF TOPPED MORE THAN 42,000 MEMBERS, AND HELD ITS 48TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., WITH MORE THAN 500 ATTENDEES REPRESENTING MOST STATES. FFRF ALSO CO-HOSTED THE SCOPES TRIAL CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE IN TENNESSEE ATTRACTING ABOUT 250 PARTICIPANTS. LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE STAFF SPOKE AT 21 EVENTS, INVOLVING CHAPTERS AND DIVERSE CONFERENCES, AND CO-PRESIDENTS SPOKE OR DEBATED AT 10 EVENTS INCLUDING IN PERU, PARAGUAY, GEORGIA, OHIO, TENNESSEE AND NEW YORK. FFRF AWARDED ABOUT $139,000 IN ESSAY CONTEST SCHOLARSHIPS TO 80 STUDENT WINNERS; TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS TO 14 STUDENTS WHO WERE FIRST-IN-FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND HUMANIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARTNERS, AND 15 STUDENT ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIPS, SOME AWARDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A STUDENT GROUP. FFRF HOSTED, WITH PARTNERS, THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL REASON RECEPTION ON THE HILL.Desc

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Expense$1,301,240ExpenseAmt
Revenue$275,606RevenueAmt
DescPUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. FFRF PUBLISHED 10 ISSUES OF FREETHOUGHT TODAY NEWSPAPER; BROADCAST WEEKLY EDITIONS OF FREETHOUGHT RADIO ON RADIO STATIONS IN 10 STATES, WITH PODCASTS REACHING MORE THAN 2 MILLION DOWNLOADS SINCE BEGINNING IN 2006. PRODUCED 20 FINAL EPISODES OF "FREETHOUGHT MATTERS" TV SHOW, WHICH AIRED WEEKLY IN 6 MAJOR CITIES AND ON YOUTUBE. AIRED "FFRF'S ASK AN ATHEIST"/"SECULAR SPOTLIGHT" REGULARLY ON YOUTUBE. PRODUCED A MONTHLY "WE DISSENT" PODCAST WITH OTHER SECULAR ORGANIZATIONS SHOWCASING SECULAR WOMEN ATTORNEYS. MAINTAINED FFRF'S WEBSITE WITH LEGAL AND FREETHOUGHT NEWS AND RESOURCES. SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDES 466K FACEBOOK FRIENDS, 87.1K FOLLOWERS ON X, 16.3K ON BLUE SKY, 25.3K ON INSTAGRAM AND 29.6 ON TIKTOK. FFRF ISSUED ABOUT 314 NEWS RELEASES ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES AND 110 BLOG POSTINGS. PUBLISHED A FREETHOUGHT CALENDAR AND DISTRIBUTED BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS PROMOTING ITS PURPOSES. RAN PERIODIC ADS IN THE NATION, PROGRESSIVE, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, NEW YORK TIMES. RAN ADS ON CBS, MSNBC AND COMEDY CENTRAL. FFRF PLACED VARIOUS COMMERCIALS, INCLUDING LIVE READS BY HOSTS, ON SIRIUSXM AND ABOUT 20 PODCASTS WITH MORE THAN 15,00 PLACEMENTS AND NEARLY 13 MILLION IMPRESSIONS THROUGH DIGITAL ADS ALONE. FFRF MAINTAINED 23 CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY.Desc

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Expense$1,431,369ExpenseAmt
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DescOPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI, AND MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATESDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$8,987,546TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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 Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employee51EmployeeCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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 (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR
CO-PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$104,783$0$35,728
DAN BARKER
CO-PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$104,403$0$35,278
STEPHEN HIRTLE
DIRECTOR2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL KOLBE
SECRETARY2.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE SALEMSON
TREASURER1.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD PEISSIG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CERMAK
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE KOCHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID TAMAYO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMIAH CAMARA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA TETZLOFF
DIRECTOR OF PR AND MARKETING40.00$122,216$0$7,888Yes (X)
PATRICK ELLIOTT
LEGAL DIRECTOR40.00$154,177$0$60,044Yes (X)
MARK DANN
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR40.00$122,168$0$14,589Yes (X)
SAM GROVER
SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL40.00$137,778$0$24,253Yes (X)
ELIZABETH CAVELL
DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR40.00$142,436$0$40,398Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$887,961TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$218,178TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K12IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$38,407FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$1,918,280MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$12,250,555AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,025,312NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$14,207,242TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONVENTION INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$117,725TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$117,725RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$117,725TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$751,305TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$751,305ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$108,593GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$57,814CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$50,779TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$50,779RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$224,827RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$224,827OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$393,331RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$751,305ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$827,390TotalAmt
Program Services$827,390ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,500TotalAmt
Program Services$153,500ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,500TotalAmt
Program Services$50,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$280,193TotalAmt
Program Services$268,993ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,405FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,925,989TotalAmt
Program Services$2,414,969ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$335,508ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$175,512FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,091TotalAmt
Program Services$218,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,492ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,620FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$594,297TotalAmt
Program Services$490,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,532FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,074TotalAmt
Program Services$209,481ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,139FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,959TotalAmt
Program Services$128,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,186ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,755FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,819TotalAmt
Management And General$32,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,396TotalAmt
Program Services$11,396ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,893,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,241,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$651,778FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$625,436TotalAmt
Program Services$378,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$219,592FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$278,955TotalAmt
Program Services$222,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,827FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,570TotalAmt
Program Services$19,666ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,577ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,327FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,040TotalAmt
Program Services$90,955ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$260FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$548,469TotalAmt
Program Services$548,469ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,351TotalAmt
Program Services$94,573ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,383FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,856TotalAmt
Program Services$63,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,272FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BROADCASTING$323,317$323,317
MAINTENANCE$112,194$93,712$12,200$6,282
CHAPTER EXPENSE$68,104$43,015$25,089
FREETHOUGHT TODAY$49,690$49,690

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,445TotalAmt
Program Services$44,744ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,268FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,832,635TotalAmt
Program Services$8,987,546ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$634,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,211,041FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,893,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,241,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$651,778FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$211,806BOYAmt
EOY$485,040EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,961,030BOYAmt
EOY$2,578,005EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,829BOYAmt
EOY$2,264,187EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$405,877BOYAmt
EOY$599,808EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,597BOYAmt
EOY$80,154EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$599,110BOYAmt
EOY$364,994EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,554,026LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,595,817LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,689,560BOYAmt
EOY$3,958,209EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,830,221BOYAmt
EOY$22,743,613EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,060,030BOYAmt
EOY$33,074,010EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,815BOYAmt
EOY$1,242,946EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$140,965EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,815BOYAmt
EOY$1,383,911EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,098,733BOYAmt
EOY$27,324,345EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,466,482BOYAmt
EOY$4,365,754EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,565,215BOYAmt
EOY$31,690,099EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,060,030BOYAmt
EOY$33,074,010EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,519,243ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,605,641NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$7,941,885CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,255,233CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,912,229CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,492,533CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,207,242CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,809,122TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,941,885CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,255,233CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,912,229CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,492,533CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,207,242CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,809,122TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,154,251SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$47,654,871PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,191,431CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$521,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$437,568CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$510,176CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$751,305CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,411,792TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$52,220,914TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,265,054GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91260PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80590PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$650,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$650,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,182,635FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,832,635FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$691,632FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$172,908FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$645,854CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$653,692CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$644,455CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$691,632CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,635,633TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,953,450LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$174,867CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$500,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$500,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$650,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,824,867TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$161,464CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$163,423CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$161,114CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$172,908CurrentYearAmt
Total$658,909TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$988,364GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$3,500CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total$3,500TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,121,792BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$338,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$819,546InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$50,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,229,338EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,000,134BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$439,705ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$731,953InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$50,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,121,792EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,083,292BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$303,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$648,342InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$35,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,000,134EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,719,425BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$254,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$854,596InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$35,537OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,083,292EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,157,176BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$403,080ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$169,658InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,489OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,719,425EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.76480BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.23520PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$4,322,541OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,149,376DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,173,165BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$481,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$446,441DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,707BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,958,209TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE ENDOWMENTS. THE LIFE MEMBER RESERVE IS AN UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT CAPITAL BASE IN SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSES. THIS ENDOWMENT FUND IS DESIGNATED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS AN ENDOWMENT. THE FFRF ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 AND IS A MIX OF BOARD DESIGNATED AMOUNTS AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED BALANCES. THIS FUND'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ONGOING INVESTMENT INCOME TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE HENRY H. ZUMACH FREEDOM FROM FUNDAMENTALIST RELIGION AWARD FUND IS A PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT. THIS FUND'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ONGOING INVESTMENT INCOME TO SUPPORT THE HENRY H. ZUMACH FREEDOM FROM FUNDAMENTALIST RELIGION AWARD.
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 2022.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PERSECUTIONSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$50,500RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$50,500SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$50,500TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
ENGLANDPROGRAM GRANT$30,000WIRE$0
ENGLANDDONATION FOR "PROTECT HUMANISTS AT RISK" CAMPAIGN$10,000WIRE$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS - RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE BOARD ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING HOW GRANT FUNDS WERE USED DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS - OUR PROCEDURES ARE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THOSE DEEMED AT RISK OR ACTIVELY FACING PERSECUTION DUE TO LACK OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, BASED ON REFERRALS FROM CENTER FOR INQUIRY'S SECULAR RESCUE PROGRAM AND COUNCIL OF EX-MUSLIMS OF BRITAIN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
OPTIONS FUND
PO BOX 473EAU CLAIREWI54702391989709501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
ABORTION COALITION FOR TELEMEDICINE
224 W 35TH ST 500-445NEW YORKNY10001933340045501(C)(3)$20,000$0OPERATING GRANT
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
199 WATER STREET 22ND FLOORNEW YORKNY10038133669731501(C)(3)$50,000$0OPERATING GRANT
BLACK NONBELIEVERS INC
PO BOX 133351ATLANTAGA30333453759816501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC
40 RECTOR ST FL 16NEW YORKNY10006133433452501(C)(3)$30,000$0OPERATING GRANT
THE FREEDOM FUND
315 FLATBUSH AVENUE 406BROOKLYNNY11217300805768501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
CONSERVATION VOTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA
PO BOX 2125PHILADELPHIAPA19103270800179501(C)(3)$10,000$0OPERATING GRANT
FFRF ACTION FUND
PO BOX 750MADISONWI53701883093826501(C)(4)$650,000$0OPERATING AND LOBBYING GRANT

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS7$12,000
ESSAY WINNERS87$81,500
CONVENTION AWARDS4$23,000
SCHOLARSHIPS8$32,000
NONBELIEF STIPEND1$5,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFFRF REQUIRES VERIFICATION OF STUDENT STATUS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. FOR ESSAY CONTESTS, FFRF REQUIRES AN APPLICATION TO AFFIRM ELIGIBILITY AND VERIFIES THE ORIGINALITY OF THE WRITING. TO RECEIVE A PRIZE, WINNERS MUST SUBMIT A PHOTO AND AUTHORIZE PUBLICATION OF THEIR ORIGINAL ESSAY. HONORARIA WINNERS ARE PRE-QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE AN AWARD RELATED TO THE NONPROFIT'S CAUSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PATRICK ELLIOTT
LEGAL DIRECTOR$152,677$0$1,500$0$0$0$17,631$0$42,413$0$214,221$0$0$0
ELIZABETH CAVELL
DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR$140,936$0$1,500$0$0$0$16,152$0$24,246$0$182,834$0$0$0
SAM GROVER
SENIOR LITIGATION COUNSEL$136,278$0$1,500$0$0$0$14,973$0$9,280$0$162,031$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution22ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,444,635NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$580,677NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesESTIMATED VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE GOVERNING BODY HAS NINE SEATS. FFRF BYLAWS PERMIT EXECUTIVE BOARD SEATS TO BE SHARED. AT PRESENT, TWO OF THE SEATS ARE SHARED BY TWO PEOPLE, EACH WITH HALF OF A VOTE. THIS TECHNICALLY LEADS TO ELEVEN 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 NINE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
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 VOTE ON ISSUES RAISED BY THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECT STATE REPRESENTATIVES, WHO VOTE FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BSTATE REPRESENTATIVES ALSO RATIFY ANY CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANUALLY, BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM LISTING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY ARE ADDRESSED AS THEY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AA COMPENSATION STUDY BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS COMPLETED EVERY 3 YEARS. THE BOARD APPROVES THE RANGES FOR EACH UNIQUE POSITION AND APPROVES WAGES RECOMMENDED BY MANAGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FFRF ACTION FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 750AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN883093826EIN
Primary ActivitiesPRESERVE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FFRF ACTION FUND INC
B$650,000OPERATING AGREEMENT
FFRF ACTION FUND INC
Q$103,521OPERATING AGREEMENT

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