FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

245 2ND NE ST, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-0000

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

BRIDGET M MOIX, 245 2ND STREET NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002

Signed the 990

AMINATA TAYLOR, ASSO GENERAL SECRETARY FINANCE

Phone

(202) 547-6000

Website

FCNL.ORG

Return prepared by

PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION (FCNL) LOBBIES CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON ISSUES OF PEACE, JUSTICE, OPPORTUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THAT ARE OF CONCERN TO THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS). FCNL IS A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO LIVE A PROPHETIC QUAKER VISION FOR A PEACEFUL, JUST, AND HEALTHY PLANET AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS POLITICAL DIVIDES TO MOVE POLICIES FORWARD.

Program accomplishments

• ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH: FCNL WORKS WITH A NETWORK OF SOME 80,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY, ENCOURAGING PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES IN A NON-PARTISAN MANNER. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS (SUCH AS NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, EMAIL ALERTS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND TELEPHONE CALLS) AND TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE ISSUES. WE DEVELOP INFORMATION TO CREATE FOCUSED, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS IN SPECIFIC STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TO INFLUENCE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND WILL RESULT IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS OUR POLICIES AND PRIORITIES. FCNL HAS ESTABLISHED AND TRAINED OVER 100 ADVOCACY TEAMS, TOTALING OVER 1,500 PEOPLE IN LOCAL REGIONS WHO ARE WILLING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TO ADVOCATE ON LEGISLATION THAT FCNL IS ADVANCING. FCNL TRAINS, COACHES, AND CONVENES A NATIONAL ADVOCACY CORPS OF TWENTY (20) YOUNG ADULTS WHO ORGANIZE AND LOBBY ON AN FCNL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY OVER A NINE-MONTH PERIOD ON A SPECIFIC ISSUE.
  Expenses $1,330,212 · revenue $915
• LEGISLATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: HAS TWO MAJOR OVERALL PROGRAMS WHICH ARE DOMESTIC POLICY AND FOREIGN POLICY. FCNL FIELDS AN EXPERIENCED TEAM OF REGISTERED LOBBYISTS WORKING ON CAPITOL HILL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. THESE LOBBYISTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY. THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, MEETINGS WITH COALITION GROUPS, AND CONTACTS WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL IDENTIFIES PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY CAN TAKE TO MOVE FEDERAL POLICY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WORLD WE SEEK. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 400 QUAKERS AND OTHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GATHER IN WASHINGTON FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS FCNL'S WORK, HEAR FROM OUR LOBBYISTS ABOUT SPECIFIC PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SET BY FCNL'S GENERAL COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE TEAMS FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: (1) IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICY; (2) CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM; (3) ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; (4) ECONOMIC JUSTICE; (5) NATIVE AMERICAN CONCERNS; (6) ELECTION INTEGRITY; (7) GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION; AND GENERAL TOPICS INCLUDING: (1) PEACEBUILDING, DIPLOMACY AND THE PEACEFUL PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE MIDDLE EAST; (2) REDUCTION OF MILITARY SPENDING AND ARMED INTERVENTIONS; AND (3) NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION. ALTHOUGH ALL BUT ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE REGISTERED AS LOBBYISTS, ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THEIR WORK FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF DIRECT LOBBYING, INVOLVING CONTACTING A LAWMAKER SEEKING TO INFLUENCE THE PASSAGE OR DEFEAT OF LEGISLATION. EVEN THE BROADER DEFINITION OF "LOBBYING ACTIVITIES", WHICH INCLUDES PREPARATION AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH AND OTHER BACKGROUND WORK THAT IS INTENDED, AT THE TIME IT IS PERFORMED, FOR USE IN CONTACTS, AND COORDINATION WITH THE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OF OTHERS, DOES NOT CAPTURE THE FULL BREADTH OF THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION TO THESE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, TEAM MEMBERS: MONITOR AND ANALYZE DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE; COMMUNICATE WITH FCNL CONSTITUENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO EXPLAIN THESE DEVELOPMENTS; ADVOCATE FOR GENERAL POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE NOT LEGISLATIVE IN NATURE; ENGAGE IN EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL CONSTITUENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; PARTICIPATE IN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, PANELS AND SEMINARS; WRITE ARTICLES AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS; DEVELOP MESSAGING STRATEGIES AND MEDIA RELATIONSHIPS; WRITE AND EDIT PROPOSALS FOR FOUNDATION GRANTS AND PREPARE REPORTS ON THEIR ACTIVITIES; AND ENGAGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.
  Expenses $886,295 · revenue $119,190
• YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM: FCNL ENGAGES YOUNG ADULTS IN AN 11-MONTH PAID ASSISTANTSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL FORMATION AS LEADERS AND ADVOCATES FOR A MORE PEACEFUL AND JUST WORLD. FCNL HOSTS AN ANNUAL INTERGENERATIONAL LOBBY WEEKEND THAT ATTRACTS OVER 350 COLLEGE STUDENTS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO WASHINGTON FOR A WEEKEND OF EDUCATION, LOBBY TRAINING, AND MEETINGS IN THE OFFICES OF THEIR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
  Expenses $356,227
• COMMUNITY AND CULTURE: THE COMMUNITY AND CULTURE TEAM WORKS TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN CONNECTIONS, FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH FROM A RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES.
  Expenses $3,974

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

53-0178883

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(4): Social welfare organization

Donations deductible

No

Exempt since

1946

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$13,578,410

Income (IRS master file)

$5,874,158

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 53-0178883).

Questions about FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

What is the EIN of FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION is 53-0178883.

Is FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1946.

Are donations to FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION tax-deductible?

No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.

Which annual return does FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BRIDGET M MOIX.

Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $66,624 (BRIDGET MOIX, GENERAL SECRETARY).

How much revenue does FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,330,510, expenses of $3,864,028 and total assets of $13,578,410 at year end.

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