2026-06-10T15:47:50-05:00 2025-09-30 HAN GROUP LLC 1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990EZ 2025-02-12 334350479 AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS FOR FREE EXPRESSION FOUNDATION AMER 7712433101 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE 400 HARRISON NY 10528 LAUREN CIBORSKI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 7712433101 2026-06-09 1 JENNIFER S HAN P00633304 2022937000 2026-06-09 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X N/A X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS FOR FREE EXPRESSION FOUNDATION (ABFE) WAS CREATED BY THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION (ABA), A RECOGNIZED 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT ABA'S EXEMPT PURPOSES. SPECIFICALLY, ABFE WILL CONDUCT (I) EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION, (II) CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS THEY PERTAIN TO BOOKS AND READING, AND (III) LIMITED ISSUE ADVOCACY SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS RELATED TO AUTHORS, BOOKSELLERS, AND READERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. EDUCATION- ABFE WILL SPONSOR AND HOLD VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ONLINE, IN PERSON, AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. ABFE WILL ALSO HOLD VARIOUS "BOOK TALKS," BOOK SIGNINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS WHERE AUTHORS OF DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS, BELIEFS, AND BACKGROUNDS ARE HIGHLIGHTED, THUS ENCOURAGING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CONSUME LITERATURE OF ALL TYPES AND PERSPECTIVES. ABFE ALSO PLANS TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE READING LISTS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT NEW AND RISING AUTHORS, LITERATURE, AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AFFECTING READERS, AUTHORS, AND BOOKS.ABFE'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WILL BE FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS AND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ABFE'S EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS. ABFE'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT NO COST. WHERE ABFE DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE AND IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES, ABFE MAY COLLABORATE WITH ABA AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT SUCH ORGANIZATIONS' CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS. ABFE'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ATTENDEES OF THOSE CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT NO COST. ABFE ANTICIPATES THAT ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WILL CONSIST OF EIGHTY (80%) PERCENT OF ITS TIME AND RESOURCES. 0 0 RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS- ABFE WILL ENGAGE IN CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS THEY PERTAIN TO BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND READERS. THE PURPOSE OF ABFE'S PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS IS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, AND RELATED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS SO THAT AUTHORS AND READERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, BELIEFS, AND PERSPECTIVES ARE PROTECTED. 0 0 LIMITED ISSUE ADVOCACY- ABFE WILL ENGAGE IN LIMITED ISSUE ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, AND OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AFFECTING READERS, AUTHORS, AND BOOKS OF ALL VIEWPOINTS AND PERSPECTIVES. 0 0 0 ALLISON HILL PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 RAY DANIELS SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 DAVID HOROWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DAVE GROGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 PHILOMENA POLEFRONE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MAGGIE TOKUDA-HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALLISON HILL 600 MAMARONECK AVENUE 400 HARRISON NY 10528 7712433101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X X 1 AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION 135676641 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 SCHEDULE A, PART IV, LINE 3B: AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS FOR FREE EXPRESSION FOUNDATION (ABFE) IS THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR ABA, A 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATION. ABFE PERFORMED THE 509(A)(2) TEST AND FOUND THAT ABA'S SUPPORT PERCENTAGE EXCEEDS THE 33% MINIMUM OR PUBLIC SUPPORT THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IF ABA WERE DESCRIBED AS SUCH AN ENTITY. ACCORDINGLY, ABFE IS ELIGIBLE TO SUPPORT ABA. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.