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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,741,443
Total expenses
$1,819,805
Contributions and grants received
$1,690,617
Grants paid
$37,000
Program service revenue
$50,658
Investment income
$168
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$501,092
Total liabilities, end of year
$360,594
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$140,498
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,308,271
Management and general expenses
$323,889
Fundraising expenses
$187,645
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,308,271

Program services were 71.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $7,520

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,683,097

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Conferences & seminars

    total $50,658 · related or exempt $50,658

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $168 · excluded $168

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $37,000 · program services $37,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $173,896 · program services $103,199 · management and general $57,756 · fundraising $12,941

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $49,263 · program services $43,484 · management and general $3,201 · fundraising $2,578

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,670 · management and general $19,670

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $97,037 · fundraising $97,037

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $281,948 · program services $264,265 · management and general $12,345 · fundraising $5,338

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,369 · program services $6,369

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,684 · program services $80 · management and general $26,555 · fundraising $49

  • 17 · Travel

    total $84,546 · program services $80,174 · management and general $4,372

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $43,866 · program services $40,002 · management and general $3,864

  • 20 · Interest

    total $21,335 · management and general $21,335

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,339 · management and general $1,339

  • 24a · Other expenses: Publications & mailings

    total $343,624 · program services $315,258 · management and general $2,331 · fundraising $26,035

  • 24b · Other expenses: Processing services

    total $469,421 · program services $278,578 · management and general $155,910 · fundraising $34,933

  • 24c · Other expenses: Rental & maintenance

    total $11,683 · program services $10,783 · management and general $60 · fundraising $840

  • 24d · Other expenses: Overhead allocation

    total $148,123 · program services $127,490 · management and general $12,739 · fundraising $7,894

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,001 · program services $1,589 · management and general $2,412 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $416,095 · program services $382,843 · fundraising $33,252

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,224,437 · end of year $490,488

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,300 · end of year $604

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,040 · end of year $10,000

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $62,720 · end of year $42,180

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,556 · end of year $121,139

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $952,641 · end of year $197,275

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $218,860 · end of year $140,498

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Founded in 1992, FRC Action is the non-profit and tax-exempt legislative action arm of Family Research Council. Its mission is to educate both the general public and cultural leaders about traditional American values and to promote the philosophy of the founding father concerning the nature of ordered liberty. FRC Action fortifies the traditional foundations of civil society through its efforts to educate, inform, and influence elected and appointed officials in support of the country's historic ideals of equality under the law, and the unalienable rights of life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To educate the public on traditional family values.

  • General Program Areas: FRC Action utilizes personal meetings with legislators, TV, radio and internet ad campaigns, targeted grassroots mobilization, petitions, and more to advocate in favor of pro-family policies. FRC Action communicates to grassroots supporters on a regular basis through Action Update emails, Action Alerts, and Action Press Releases. At the Grassroots Level, FRC Action works daily to impact policy by scoring key votes, sending e-mail alerts to constituents, and working with allied organizations. To accomplish its goals, FRC Action employs virtually every form of modern media. At the forefront of FRC Action's efforts is its primary website, frcaction.org, through which constituents can voice their values to their elected officials and other government officials. FRC Action utilizes alerts, social media graphics, and informational materials to raise pastors', churches', and individuals' awareness of important developments and issues related to religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and strong families. Through our grassroots alerts, FRC Action enabled its constituents to contact their elected leaders to urge them to take the right positions on important legislation. FRC Action produces various informational products, including research reports, email alerts, talking points, and brochures. Additionally, FRC Action's annual Congressional Vote Scorecard continues to influence Congressional votes each year. The scorecard grades legislators based upon key votes related to faith, family, and freedom.

    Expenses $955,497

  • Pray Vote Stand Summit: In 2022, FRC Action hosted its second Pray Vote Stand Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, a successor event to the Value Voters Summit. The Summit features dozens of speakers including legislators, leaders in the conservative movement, and pastors.

    Expenses $217,606 · Revenue $50,658

  • Voter Education and mobilization efforts: FRC Action conducted outreach with education and advocacy activities where we had opportunities for significant mobilization, by engaging and empowering Christians to vote.

    Expenses $135,168 · Grants $37,000

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anthony Perkins

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $456,120
    From this org
    $35,415
    From related orgs
    $318,739
    Other
    $101,966
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $32,815 + $295,339 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,600 + $23,400 related
    Deferred
    $6,342 + $57,074 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,855 + $34,695 related
    Filer's total
    $45,612 + $410,508 related

  • Brian Pharris

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Armour

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Phil Burress

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Johannesen

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $327,220
    From this org
    $21,191
    From related orgs
    $261,355
    Other
    $44,674
    Hours/week
    3 + 37 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $14,244 + $175,679 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,947 + $85,676 related
    Deferred
    $571 + $7,042 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,780 + $34,281 related
    Filer's total
    $24,542 + $302,678 related

  • Brent Keilen

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $151,439
    From this org
    $61,069
    From related orgs
    $46,070
    Other
    $44,300
    Hours/week
    22.8 + 17.2 related

  • David Langdon

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2.1 related

  • William Boykin

    Executive Vice President

    Total calculated
    $199,206
    From this org
    $19,737
    From related orgs
    $177,629
    Other
    $1,840
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $19,737 + $177,629 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $184 + $1,656 related
    Filer's total
    $19,921 + $179,285 related

  • Sharon Helton

    Sr. Director of Events (part year)

    Total calculated
    $193,341
    From this org
    $16,782
    From related orgs
    $151,035
    Other
    $25,524
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $16,782 + $151,035 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,012 + $9,112 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,540 + $13,860 related
    Filer's total
    $19,334 + $174,007 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3
Compensation for the organization's CEO is determined by the Family Research Council, a related 501(c)(3) organization. The related organization utilizes the following in setting compensation: - compensation committee - independent compensation consultant - compensation survey or study - approval by the board or compensation committee

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • Faith Family Freedom Fund

    $27,000

    General support

  • iVoterGuide

    $10,000

    General support

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • Family Research Council

    501(c)(3) · To reaffirm and promote the traditional family unit · DC

    Directly controlled by NA

  • Family Research Council Action PAC

    527 · Federal PAC · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by FRC Action

  • Faith Family Freedom Fund

    527 · Independent Expenditure PAC · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by FRC Action

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
30 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431219349301783

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