Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,332,966
- Total expenses
- $1,248,369
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,310,433
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $21,479
- Other revenue
- $1,054
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,573,402
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $44,613
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,528,789
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $911,299
- Management and general expenses
- $143,304
- Fundraising expenses
- $193,766
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $911,299
Program services were 73.0% 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
$4,521
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,305,912
-
3 · Investment income
total $21,479 · excluded $21,479
-
11a · Other revenue: OTHER
total $1,054 · related or exempt $1,054
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$1,054
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $210,903 · program services $158,177 · management and general $18,981 · fundraising $33,745
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $696,453 · program services $522,340 · management and general $62,681 · fundraising $111,432
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $31,856 · program services $23,892 · management and general $2,867 · fundraising $5,097
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $31,351 · program services $23,513 · management and general $2,822 · fundraising $5,016
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $65,876 · program services $49,407 · management and general $5,929 · fundraising $10,540
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $10,888 · program services $6,245 · management and general $4,643
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $22,287 · management and general $22,287
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $4,500 · fundraising $4,500
-
11g · Fees: other
total $74,639 · program services $55,979 · management and general $6,717 · fundraising $11,943
-
13 · Office expenses
total $22,687 · program services $8,804 · management and general $11,101 · fundraising $2,782
-
14 · Information technology
total $13,238 · program services $8,345 · management and general $2,078 · fundraising $2,815
-
16 · Occupancy
total $17,695 · program services $13,271 · management and general $1,593 · fundraising $2,831
-
17 · Travel
total $5,404 · program services $4,053 · management and general $486 · fundraising $865
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,643 · program services $2,732 · management and general $328 · fundraising $583
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $931 · program services $699 · management and general $83 · fundraising $149
-
23 · Insurance
total $9,058 · program services $6,882 · management and general $708 · fundraising $1,468
-
24a · Other expenses: LEGAL HOTLINE
total $18,000 · program services $18,000
-
24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM MARKETING AND M
total $8,960 · program services $8,960
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $414,876 · end of year $277,453
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $923,130 · end of year $284,756
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $200,000
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $13,334
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,001
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,422
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,697 · end of year $3,579
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $78,343 · end of year $182,106
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $612,174
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $9,126
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $35,487
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,418,046 · end of year $1,328,789
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $200,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION PROTECTS AND PROMOTES A FREE PRESS, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.
Activities or mission (Part I)
DEDICATED TO ADVANCING FREE SPEECH, A FREE PRESS, GOVT. ACCOUNTABILITY & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC AFFAIRS
-
STRATEGIC LITIGATION, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACYFAC USES INTEGRATED ADVOCACY - LITIGATION, EDUCATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY - TO ADVANCE OPEN GOVERNMENT, FREE-PRESS RIGHTS, AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW. SOME EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT FAC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2023: FAC'S SUBPOENA DEFENSE INITIATIVE CAME TO THE AID OF FIVE JOURNALISTS IN 2023 WHO WERE SUBPOENAED FOR THEIR CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES OR NOTES, PROVIDING ON-THE-SPOT EXPERT COUNSELING AND REPRESENTATION, ON A PRO BONO BASIS, TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND CALIFORNIA'S JOURNALIST SHIELD LAW.-PREVAILED IN OPEN-RECORDS LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF SAN JOSE, FORCING THE DISCLOSURE OF PREVIOUSLY SECRET MESSAGES FROM MAYOR SAM LICCARDO'S PERSONAL EMAIL/TEXT ACCOUNTS.-LED COALITION WHOSE ADVOCACY RESULTED IN THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN THREE CALIFORNIA COUNTIES -- MENDOCINO, SHASTA AND SISKIYOU -- USED TO IMPROPERLY CHARGE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO OBTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS.-JOINED COALITIONS TO CHALLENGE EFFORTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND FRESNO COUNTY TO BAN CERTAIN BOOKS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES.-VINDICATED LOCAL JOURNALIST'S RIGHT TO ATTEND OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER SHE WAS IMPROPERLY EXCLUDED BY LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY.-FAC'S WORK ON AMICUS BRIEFS THROUGHOUT 2023, AT BOTH THE TRIAL COURT AND APPELLATE LEVEL, HELPED ADVANCE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF FREE EXPRESSION, PRESS FREEDOMS AND OPEN GOVERNMENT.-FAC WORKED IN THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE AND AT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE STATE TO ADVANCE LAWS AND POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN FIRST AMENDMENT AND OPEN-GOVERNMENT RIGHTS, AND TO FIGHT LAWS THAT WOULD WEAKEN THOSE RIGHTS.-SOME EXAMPLES OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING THE PUBLIC TO USE THEIR RIGHTS: -FAC CONTINUED ITS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SERIES OF WEBINARS, EDUCATING PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE ON HOW TO USE PUBLIC RECORDS TO EXPOSE INJUSTICE, THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROTEST INJUSTICES, AND THE BROWN ACT (CALIFORNIA'S OPEN MEETINGS LAW) TO PREVENT INJUSTICES. -TRAINED INAUGURAL COHORT OF CALIFORNIA LOCAL NEWS FELLOWS ON COVERING OPEN MEETINGS AND USING PUBLIC RECORDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM.-MENTORED EARLY CAREER JOURNALISTS AS PART OF NATIONAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COALITION'S FOI BOOT CAMP FOR JOURNALISTS OF COLOR.-FAC RESPONDED TO 900 QUERIES ON ITS FREE LEGAL HOTLINE, EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING JOURNALISTS, ACTIVISTS AND OTHERS TO USE THEIR RIGHTS TO SPEAK AND PUBLISH FREELY, AND TO PROMOTE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.-FAC HOSTED AND/OR ORGANIZED NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS ON PRESS FREEDOMS AND GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY LAWS.-UPDATED AND EXPANDED OUR EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF PUBLISHED RESOURCES, INCLUDING OUR GUIDE TO THE BROWN ACT, CALIFORNIA'S OPEN-MEETINGS LAW.
Expenses $911,299 · Revenue $1,054
-
SUBPOENA DEFENSE INITIATIVEFAC'S SUBPOENA DEFENSE INITIATIVE HELPS JOURNALISTS OPPOSE SUBPOENAS SEEKING THEIR CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES AND NOTES PROTECTED UNDER CALIFORNIA'S JOURNALIST SHIELD LAW.
-
LEGAL HOTLINE SERVICE IN 2023, FAC RESPONDED TO 900 QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCESSING PUBLIC RECORDS, PARTICIPATING IN GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, AND FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, EMPOWERING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS.
-
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHTFAC WORKS WITH ALLIES TO ADVOCATE FOR BILLS IN THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD EXPAND THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC ACCESS OR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, AND TO OPPOSE BILLS THAT WOULD LIMIT THESE RIGHTS.
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
KATHERINE ROWLANDS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
PETER SCHEER
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
JULIET WILLIAMS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
SCOTT LINDLAW
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
ED CHAPUIS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
ALICA DEL VALLE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
MARCOS BRETON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
CHERYL BROWN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
BRUCE B BRUGMANN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
THOMAS BURKE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
HAL FUSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
ERWIN CHEMERINSKY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
ABENICIO CISNEROS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
CARL DOUGLAS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
RICHARD GINGRAS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
JAY HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
JEAN-PAUL JASSY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
LINDA JUE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
QUENTIN KOPP
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
JIM NEWTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
KARL OLSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
MEL OPOTOWSKY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
ROWLAND REBELE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
EDWARD WASSERMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
CAROL MELAMED
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
DUFFY CAROLAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
DICK ROGERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
DAVID SNYDER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $210,903
- From this org
- $178,803
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,100
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $178,803
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,656
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,444
- Filer's total
- $210,903
-
DAVID LOY
LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $153,149
- From this org
- $145,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,149
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,249
- Nontaxable benefits
- $900
- Filer's total
- $153,149
-
KATHLEEN MORGAN
PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $127,888
- From this org
- $110,416
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,472
- Hours/week
- 40
-
VIRGINA LAROE
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $110,608
- From this org
- $105,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,608
- Hours/week
- 40
-
SUZANNE ITO
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $111,150
- From this org
- $105,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,150
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 31 October 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202443059349303254
Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.
The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.