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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,578,324
Total expenses
$8,195,051
Contributions and grants received
$6,113,942
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$102,837
Investment income
$2,197,393
Other revenue
$164,152
Total assets, end of year
$39,388,568
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,710,215
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,678,353
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,600,243
Management and general expenses
$861,342
Fundraising expenses
$733,466
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,600,243

Program services were 80.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,113,942

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    total $102,837 · related or exempt $102,837

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $627,682 · excluded $627,682

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $159,601 · excluded $159,601

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $33,886,090

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $32,316,379

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,569,711

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,569,711 · excluded $1,569,711

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4,551 · excluded $4,551

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,551

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,114,091 · program services $744,468 · management and general $314,607 · fundraising $55,016

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,848,770 · program services $2,348,772 · management and general $143,166 · fundraising $356,832

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $62,182 · program services $46,402 · management and general $12,671 · fundraising $3,109

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $428,167 · program services $342,534 · management and general $64,225 · fundraising $21,408

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $317,121 · program services $247,406 · management and general $38,477 · fundraising $31,238

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $45,327 · program services $39,026 · management and general $3,349 · fundraising $2,952

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,773 · program services $31,490 · management and general $6,964 · fundraising $4,319

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $86,507 · management and general $86,507

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $472,087 · program services $455,135 · management and general $9,708 · fundraising $7,244

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,046 · program services $9,046

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,154 · program services $32,436 · management and general $3,959 · fundraising $3,759

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $169,171 · program services $130,887 · management and general $19,837 · fundraising $18,447

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $837,270 · program services $661,422 · management and general $87,541 · fundraising $88,307

  • 17 · Travel

    total $118,234 · program services $99,500 · management and general $6,863 · fundraising $11,871

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $84,088 · program services $80,775 · management and general $1,644 · fundraising $1,669

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $126,233 · program services $97,864 · management and general $14,871 · fundraising $13,498

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $41,143 · program services $30,236 · management and general $6,416 · fundraising $4,491

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT MAILING

    total $1,129,447 · program services $1,043,337 · fundraising $86,110

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES

    total $156,474 · program services $112,956 · management and general $26,511 · fundraising $17,007

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $50,084 · program services $38,624 · management and general $6,096 · fundraising $5,364

  • 24d · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE ED. & TRAINING

    total $9,467 · program services $7,927 · management and general $715 · fundraising $825

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,215 · management and general $7,215

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

    total $738,400 · program services $652,290 · management and general $0 · fundraising $86,110

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $28,847 · end of year $37,380

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,886,593 · end of year $3,326,409

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $90,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $22,483

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $32,088 · end of year $52,960

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

    $2,724,300

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

    $2,370,106

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $425,723 · end of year $354,194

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $22,916,944 · end of year $33,529,771

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,656,463 · end of year $1,975,371

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $238,246 · end of year $211,574

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,321,319 · end of year $2,498,641

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,384,242 · end of year $31,576,616

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,002,851 · end of year $5,101,737

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SEE SCH O

Activities or mission (Part I)

FAIR'S MISSION IS TO FIGHT FOR IMMIGRATION POLICY THAT IS IN AMERICA'S BEST INTEREST.

  • PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL - FAIR FILED NUMEROUS FRIEND-OF-THE-COURT BRIEFS IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS, AND STATE COURTS CONCERNING NATIONAL SECURITY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY, PROTECTING FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, PROTECTING AMERICAN WORKERS, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, DEFENDING PRO-ENFORCEMENT STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, ENDING PUBLIC-BENEFIT WINDFALLS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS, DEFENDING PRO-ENFORCEMENT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, POLICIES, REFERENDA, AND INITIATIVES, PROTECTING ELECTORAL PROCESS INTEGRITY, PROTECTING THE EFFICIENCY OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND EXPOSING GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PUBLIC INSPECTION THROUGH FOIA LAWSUITS.

    Expenses $1,544,786

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION - FAIR INFORMED AND EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT IMMIGRATION'S IMPACT ON NATIONAL SECURITY, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE ECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. FAIR CONTINUED TO PROVIDE INSIGHT, PERSPECTIVE, AND CLARITY ON THE ISSUES AFFECTED BY UNCHECKED MASS MIGRATION AND IRRESPONSIBLE IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

    Expenses $1,377,499

  • MEDIA - FAIR PROVIDED ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL AND ACTIVISM MATERIALS TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, GIVING THEM DIGITAL RESOURCES TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO RESPONDED TO INQUIRIES BY REPORTERS AND PRODUCERS, PROVIDING FACTUAL INFORMATION AND COMMENTARY ON RELEVANT TOPICS.

    Expenses $805,094

  • STATE AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT - (SLE) THE DEPARTMENT EDUCATED STATE AND LOCAL LAWMAKERS AND THEIR STAFF ON VARIOUS IMMIGRATION ISSUES. SLE DRAFTED AND ADVOCATED FOR BILLS THAT ADVANCED FAIR'S MISSION TO PROMOTE POLICIES IN AMERICANS' BEST INTERESTS. SLE STAFF ALSO SUBMITTED TESTIMONY AND OTHER MEMORANDA SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING PROPOSED BILLS AND PROVIDED LEGISLATIVE AND ISSUE ANALYSIS TO LEGISLATORS. ADDITIONALLY, SLE STAFF ENGAGED GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS, ISSUED ACTION ALERTS, AND DEVELOPED TALKING POINTS TO PROMOTE TRUE IMMIGRATION REFORM.

    Expenses $645,457 · Revenue $102,837

  • GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - THE TEAM ADVANCED FAIR'S POLICY PRIORITIES AND FORMULATED AND EXECUTED STRATEGIES TO ACCOMPLISH THESE PRIORITIES. IT SERVED AS A LEADING RESOURCE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHILE RELENTLESSLY ADVOCATING FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIORITIES AND OPPOSING POLICIES THAT UNDERMINE BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

    Expenses $810,373

  • RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS - FAIR RESEARCH EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON AMERICA, ITS PEOPLE, AND THEIR ECONOMY. THIS WAS DONE THROUGH REPORTS, ISSUE BRIEFS, FACT SHEETS, AND AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA. ORIGINAL RESEARCH SERVED AS THE BASIS FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS, PROVIDING THE FACTUAL ANALYSIS UNDERLYING PRINT, RADIO, TELEVISION, AND DIGITAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE RESOURCES WERE MADE AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEBSITE AND WERE REGULARLY SOUGHT AFTER BY SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, LEGISLATORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, CITIZEN ACTIVISTS, STUDENTS, JOURNALISTS, OTHER RESEARCHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $622,606

  • MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION AND SERVICE - FAIR'S MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM INFORMED MEMBERS, DONORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, PROGRAMS, AND IMMIGRATION REFORM INITIATIVES THROUGH DIRECT OUTREACH, INCLUDING EMAILS, LETTERS, TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, AND IN-PERSON MEETINGS. THESE ACTIVITIES DISSEMINATED INFORMATION REGARDING FAIR'S POLICY PRIORITIES AND PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS, FOSTERING INFORMED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGEMENT. THROUGH THIS OUTREACH, FAIR REACHED MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING POLICYMAKERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL AUDIENCES, HELPING TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR EFFECTIVE AND LASTING IMMIGRATION REFORM.

    Expenses $794,428

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Don Collins Jr

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dale M Herder PhD

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cynthia Matthews

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • S Blake Swensrud II

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Duane Austin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Donaleski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel A Stein Esq

    PRESIDENT UNTIL 4/25

    Total calculated
    $160,605
    From this org
    $135,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,059
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,212
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,334
    Deferred
    $7,855
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,204
    Filer's total
    $160,605

  • Julie Kirchner

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/25

    Total calculated
    $207,814
    From this org
    $192,584
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,230
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,141
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $443
    Deferred
    $14,410
    Nontaxable benefits
    $820
    Filer's total
    $207,814

  • Dale Wilcox Executive Director

    AND GENERAL COUNSEL AS OF 7/25

    Total calculated
    $431,180
    From this org
    $173,231
    From related orgs
    $201,743
    Other
    $56,206
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,167 + $150,485 related
    Bonus
    $25,000 + $50,000 related
    Other
    $1,064 + $1,258 related
    Deferred
    $11,038 + $11,609 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,097 + $19,462 related
    Filer's total
    $198,366 + $232,814 related

  • Matthew O'Brien

    DEPUTY EXEC DIRECTOR AS OF 7/25

    Total calculated
    $191,025
    From this org
    $101,809
    From related orgs
    $72,579
    Other
    $16,637
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $101,056 + $71,779 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $753 + $800 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,022 + $7,615 related
    Filer's total
    $110,831 + $80,194 related

  • Jennifer Harris

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $301,862
    From this org
    $234,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,400
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,656
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $1,806
    Deferred
    $17,449
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,951
    Filer's total
    $301,862

  • Christopher Hajec

    DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL AS OF 8/25

    Total calculated
    $261,101
    From this org
    $112,033
    From related orgs
    $110,992
    Other
    $38,076
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $82,678 + $108,155 related
    Bonus
    $28,200
    Other
    $1,155 + $2,837 related
    Deferred
    $16,125 + $8,341 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,457 + $7,153 related
    Filer's total
    $134,615 + $126,486 related

  • Megan Lott

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $185,511
    From this org
    $167,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,286
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,912
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,313
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,286
    Filer's total
    $185,511

  • Shari Rendall - Director Of

    STATE & LOCAL ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $194,817
    From this org
    $135,045
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,772
    Hours/week
    37.5 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,755
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,290
    Deferred
    $11,282
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,490
    Filer's total
    $194,817

  • Joseph Chatham

    GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $181,151
    From this org
    $165,819
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,332
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,516
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $303
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,332
    Filer's total
    $181,151

  • Ira Mehlman

    MEDIA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $190,681
    From this org
    $139,848
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,833
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,068
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,780
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,833
    Filer's total
    $190,681

  • Luke Hanson

    DIGITAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $168,801
    From this org
    $133,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,002
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,551
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $248
    Deferred
    $10,538
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,464
    Filer's total
    $168,801

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION SURVEY WAS COMPLETED JANUARY 31, 2025.
PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION PAID OUT NON-FIXED BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES IN 2025. THE BONUSES WERE NOT CONTINGENT IN ANY WAY ON THE REVENUES OR EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR ANY RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
2 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202621839349300527

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