2024-09-09T16:34:03-05:00 2023-12-31 391628949 JOHNSON BLOCK & CO INC 9701 BRADER WAY SUITE 202 MIDDLETON WI 53562 990 2023-01-01 391302520 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC FREE 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 537010750 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 6082568900 2024-08-28 1 0 BRETT HOFMEISTER P01290591 6082742002 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 7792507 0 X WWW.FFRF.ORG X 1978 WI TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 11 9 51 39 0 0 10255233 6912229 199640 214081 521312 437568 176017 100085 11152202 7663963 550944 1377855 0 0 2835517 3259818 0 0 143512 6464880 5436173 9851341 10073846 1300861 -2409883 24279957 23482447 532453 423941 23747504 23058506 X TO KEEP CHURCH AND STATE SEPARATE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NONTHEISM 0 0 1497048 136156 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ENTANGLEMENT OF RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF RELIGION. FFRF WON FOUR LAWSUITS IN 2023: THE 5TH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RULED IN FFRF'S FAVOR AGAINST TEXAS GOV. ABBOTT'S CENSORSHIP OF FFRF'S BILL OF RIGHTS NATIVITY DISPLAY IN THE CAPITOL. FFRF'S TOSONE V. WAY IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT STOPPED NEW JERSEY'S RELIGIOUS TEST FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. OUR SETTLEMENT IN MAYS V. CABELL CO. BOARD OF EDUCATION, W.VA., AT FEDERAL DISTRICT LEVEL WILL PREVENT FUTURE EMPLOYEES FROM PROSELYTIZING STUDENTS. OUR CASE IN SOUTH CAROLINA STATE COURT, PARKER V. MCMASTER, STOPPED $1.5 MILLION EARMARKED FOR CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTERS OF GREENVILLE COUNTY TO PROVIDE BIBLICAL INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS. ONGOING LAWSUITS: WITH A COALITION, FFRF FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT IN JULY CHALLENGING THE NATION'S FIRST RELIGIOUS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL APPROVED IN OKLAHOMA AND ARE CHALLENGING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS MONUMENT AT THE ARKANSAS STATE CAPITOL IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT. FFRF FILED FIVE AMICUS BRIEFS, INCLUDING IN GROFF V. DEJOY (US SUPREME COURT) AND FOUR LOWER COURT BRIEFS. FFRF SENT MORE THAN 700 LETTERS OF COMPLAINT TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PLUS TWO MASS MAILINGS, ACHIEVING 147 VICTORIES HALTING STATE/CHURCH ENTANGLEMENTS IN 2023. 4432695 273000 77925 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONVENTION, MEETINGS, MEDIA APPEARANCES, SPEECHES, DEBATES, TRAVEL, AND AWARDS. FFRF TOPPED MORE THAN 40,000 MEMBERS, AND HELD ITS 46TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MADISON, WIS., WITH MORE THAN 500 ATTENDEES FROM 45 STATES, D.C., AND CANADA. OFFERED FREETHOUGHT PROGRAMMING AND SPOKE AT 37 EVENTS, INVOLVING MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS AT CHAPTER, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. FFRF ANNOUNCED THE $500,000 BRIAN F. BOLTON AND ANNE NICOL GAYLOR ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN SECULAR STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER. FFRF FORMED THE FFRF ACTION FUND, AN ADVOCACY ARM, THAT TRACKED 2,000 BILLS AND SENT 150 LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERTS TO MORE THAN 47,000 ADVOCATES WHO MADE 152,000 CONTACTS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. FFRF ISSUED 367 NEWS RELEASES AND 192 BLOG POSTINGS ABOUT FFRF ACTIVITIES. AWARDED OVER $125,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS IN 5 SEPARATE ESSAY COMPETITIONS WITH 90 STUDENT WINNERS; TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS TO 6 STUDENTS OF COLOR/FIRST-IN-FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH BLACK SKEPTICS LOS ANGELES AND 15 STUDENT ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIPS, SOME AWARDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE. 1882493 PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. PUBLISHED 10 ISSUES OF FREETHOUGHT TODAY NEWSPAPER; 2 ISSUES OF PRIVATE LINE MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER; BROADCAST WEEKLY EDITIONS OF FREETHOUGHT RADIO ON RADIO STATIONS IN 10 STATES, WITH PODCASTS REACHING MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION DOWNLOADS SINCE BEGINNING IN 2006. PRODUCED ANOTHER SEASON OF ITS TV SHOW, "FREETHOUGHT MATTERS," WHICH AIRED IN 13 CITIES AND ON YOUTUBE. AIRED "FFRF'S ASK AN ATHEIST" FACEBOOK LIVE! ALMOST WEEKLY. PRODUCED A MONTHLY "WE DISSENT" PODCAST WITH OTHER SECULAR ORGANIZATIONS SHOWCASING SECULAR WOMEN ATTORNEYS. MAINTAINED FFRF'S WEBSITE WITH NEWS UPDATES, DAILY CALENDAR, LEGAL AND FREETHOUGHT FAQS AND RESOURCES; ACTIVE ON FACEBOOK, X, INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK. PUBLISHED A FREETHOUGHT CALENDAR AND DISTRIBUTED FFRF-PUBLISHED BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS PROMOTING ITS MISSION. RAN PERIODIC ADS IN THE NATION, PROGRESSIVE, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AND SEVERAL OTHER PUBLICATIONS. RAN A 30-SECOND TV SPOT BY RON REAGAN ON CBS'S "60 MINUTES," "CBS SUNDAY MORNING," "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT," MSNBC'S "RACHEL MADDOW SHOW, AND "THE DAILY SHOW." FFRF HAD 20 CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. 1474237 1104855 100085 OPERATION OF FREETHOUGHT HALL IN MADISON, WI, AND MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY FOR MEMBERS' USE, AND CHAPTER REBATES 1474237 1104855 100085 9286473 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 37 0 1 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X X X ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR DAN BARKER 6082568900 PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR CO-PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 101616 0 30424 DAN BARKER CO-PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 102340 0 30151 STEPHEN HIRTLE CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL KOLBE SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVE SALEMSON TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 TODD PEISSIG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CERMAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE KOCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID TAMAYO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRANADA L HIGGINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMIAH CAMARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA MARKERT LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 151216 0 41471 PATRICK ELLIOTT SENIOR COUNSEL 40.00 X 127973 0 50283 MARK DANN DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 40.00 X 111893 0 13293 SAM GROVER ASSOCIATE COUNSEL 40.00 X 109639 0 19680 ELIZABETH CAVELL ASSOCIATE COUNSEL 40.00 X 106613 0 32162 811290 0 217464 7 0 1 0 0 35596 1732539 5144094 230106 6912229 LEGAL SETTLEMENTS 541100 136156 136156 CONVENTION INCOME 900099 77925 77925 214081 437568 437568 123388 128544 -5156 -5156 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 105241 105241 105241 7663963 314166 0 437568 1082357 1082357 273000 273000 22498 22498 264600 254024 9255 1321 2212523 1979019 210355 23149 177476 158167 17404 1905 417283 373484 39455 4344 187936 169143 16914 1879 127351 102324 25027 26232 26232 30809 30809 2762420 2762420 549614 275687 163013 110914 226354 226354 22017 17614 4403 71472 46155 25317 254707 254707 122405 97924 24481 61739 49391 12348 BROADCASTING 867968 867968 MAINTENANCE 85757 50944 34813 SPECIAL PROJECTS 58906 58850 56 FREETHOUGHT TODAY 51530 51530 116892 112913 3979 10073846 9286473 643861 143512 1662574 382271 502913 1440919 113275 128941 122496 248336 156231 88804 795795 544147 5172026 1365578 3928853 3806448 16997820 16842581 24279957 23482447 532453 423941 532453 423941 X 21650853 21157937 2096651 1900569 23747504 23058506 24279957 23482447 -2409883 1720885 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5362870 12211155 7941885 10255233 6912229 42683372 5362870 12211155 7941885 10255233 6912229 42683372 6878726 35804646 310568 544949 1191431 521312 437568 3005828 45689200 1341519 0.78370 0.78310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 500000 500000 9573846 10073846 653692 163423 0 0 478665 568156 645854 653692 2346367 3519551 161291 171064 174867 500000 1007222 119666 142039 161464 163423 586592 879888 4542 10996 3500 19038 5083292 303500 648342 35000 6000134 5719425 254000 -854596 35537 5083292 5157176 403080 169658 10489 5719425 4705512 330000 131664 10000 5157176 4234659 404100 74855 8102 4705512 0.80910 0.19090 0 0 750337 750337 3940541 942123 2998418 481148 423455 57693 3806448 X 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 2020. 0 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PERSECUTION 10000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FLEEING PERSECUTION 12500 0 0 0 0 0 0 22500 0 22500 ENGLAND DONATION FOR "PROTECT HUMANISTS AT RISK" CAMPAIGN 10000 WIRE 0 ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS FLEEING COUNTRIES SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 2 10000 WIRE ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS FLEEING COUNTRIES EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 1 2500 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS 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 LEADING ATHEIST ACTIVIST RAFIDA BONYA AHMED. 1 WOMEN'S MEDICAL FUND PO BOX 248 MADISON WI 53701 510189614 501(C)(3) 20000 0 DIRECT ASSISTANCE FFRF ACTION FUND PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 883093826 501(C)(4) 500000 0 OPERATING AND LOBBYING GRANT ENDING CLERGY ABUSE USA 5017 37TH AVE SW SEATTLE WA 98126 824373525 501(C)(3) 50000 0 OPERATING GRANT UW WHITEWATER 800 W MAIN ST WHITEWATER WI 53190 500000 0 ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARDS 10 22000 ESSAY WINNERS 83 80550 CONVENTION AWARDS 12 132700 SCHOLARSHIPS 12 36750 OTHER 1 1000 PART I, LINE 2: FFRF 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. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 REBECCA MARKERT LEGAL DIRECTOR 149716 0 1500 0 0 0 19609 0 21862 0 192687 0 0 0 PATRICK ELLIOTT SENIOR COUNSEL 124973 0 3000 0 0 0 14537 0 35746 0 178256 0 0 0 X 17 230106 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE 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 2 DAN BARKER AND ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR ARE MARRIED AND ARE CO-PRESIDENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS 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 7B STATE REPRESENTATIVES ALSO RATIFY ANY CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANUALLY, 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 15A SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE, COMPARED TO OTHER NON-PROFITS, AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FFRF ACTION FUND INC PO BOX 750 MADISON WI 53701 883093826 PRESERVE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE WI 501(C)(4) FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 FFRF ACTION FUND INC B 500000 OPERATING AGREEMENT FFRF ACTION FUND INC Q 63075 OPERATING AGREEMENT FFRF ACTION FUND INC N 40000 OPERATING AGREEMENT