Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$5,201,170

Total expenses

$7,453,094

Contributions and grants received

$4,288,069

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$165,791

Investment income

$743,358

Other revenue

$3,952

Total assets, end of year

$27,845,838

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,327,476

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$23,518,362

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,383,775

Management and general expenses

$1,366,046

Fundraising expenses

$703,273

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,383,775

Program services were 72.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• PUBLIC EDUCATION - FAIR INFORMS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT IMMIGRATION'S IMPACT ON NATIONAL SECURITY, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE ECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. IN 2023, FAIR CONTINUED TO PROVIDE INSIGHT, PERSPECTIVE, AND CLARITY ON THE ISSUES AFFECTED BY UNCHECKED MASS MIGRATION AND IRRESPONSIBLE IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

  Expenses $1,736,507

• MEDIA - FAIR'S MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM PROVIDES ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL AND ACTIVISM MATERIALS TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, GIVING THEM THE DIGITAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY. FAIR'S COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS STRATEGICALLY SERVES FAIR'S BRANDED CONTENT TO KEY COMMUNITIES USING OUR STRATEGIC MULTI-CHANNEL MESSAGING CAPABILITIES. FAIR'S ONLINE SUPPORTERS HAVE ACCESS TO REAL-TIME BLOGS, ARTICLES, RADIO HITS, TV INTERVIEWS, OP-EDS, FACEBOOK LIVES, EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, PRESS RELEASES, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, AND ACTIVIST ALERTS, WHICH ALLOW THEM TO CONTACT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT CRITICAL IMMIGRATION ISSUES. THE MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ALSO RESPONDS TO INQUIRIES BY REPORTERS AND PRODUCERS, PROVIDING FACTUAL INFORMATION AND COMMENTARY ON RELEVANT TOPICS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PRODUCES ORIGINAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTED ON FAIR'S MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. IN RECENT YEARS, THE MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS SENT TEAMS TO THE BORDER AND LOCATIONS WITHIN THE COUNTRY UNIQUELY AFFECTED BY UNCONTROLLED IMMIGRATION TO GATHER INFORMATION AND VIDEO FOOTAGE. THE WRITTEN AND VIDEO REPORTS THAT ARE PRODUCED PROVIDE MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION OFTEN UNAVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES.TO ENGAGE OUR ACTIVISTS AND LEADERS, SLE ORGANIZED THREE REGIONAL CONFERENCES. SLE ALSO HOSTED 30 SHERIFFS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO A CONFERENCE ADDRESSING THE BORDER CRISIS AND RESULTING FENTANYL CRISIS. SLE PROVIDED CRITICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN FAIR, INCLUDING REVIEWING OP-EDS AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR FAIR'S MEDIA DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS PROVIDING THE ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENT WITH IDEAS FOR AD CAMPAIGNS. SLE ALSO ASSISTED IN FAIR'S OVERALL EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY CONTRIBUTING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BLOGS AND ARTICLES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, DISCUSSING LEGISLATION AND CURRENT EVENTS IMPACTING AMERICANS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.

  Expenses $811,348

• STATE AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT - FAIR'S STATE AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT (SLE) DEPARTMENT EDUCATED STATE AND LOCAL LAWMAKERS AND THEIR STAFF AROUND THE COUNTRY ON VARIOUS CRITICAL IMMIGRATION ISSUES. IN PARTICULAR, SLE SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME DRAFTING LEGISLATION, RESEARCH, TESTIMONY, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT SANCTUARY CITIES, E-VERIFY, DRIVER'S LICENSES/IDS, AND IN-STATE TUITION FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS. STAFF INVOLVED GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS BY ISSUING ACTION ALERTS, DEVELOPING TALKING POINTS, SUBMITTING TESTIMONY SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING PROPOSED BILLS, AND PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE AND ISSUE ANALYSIS. SLE PROVIDED CRITICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN FAIR AND ASSISTED IN FAIR'S OVERALL EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY CONTRIBUTING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BLOGS AND ARTICLES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, DISCUSSING LEGISLATION AND CURRENT EVENTS IMPACTING AMERICANS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. FINALLY, THE SLE DEPARTMENT HOSTED A BORDER SCHOOL FOR 100 SHERIFFS AND LEGISLATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. INSIGHT WAS PROVIDED REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION'S BORDER CRISIS AND HOW STATES AND LOCALITIES CAN FIGHT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.

  Expenses $792,621 · Revenue $165,791

• GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FAIR'S GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM ADVANCES FAIR'S POLICY PRIORITIES AND FORMULATES AND EXECUTES STRATEGIES TO ACCOMPLISH THESE PRIORITIES. IT SERVES 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. IN 2023, THE TEAM MET WITH LAWMAKERS AND THEIR STAFF, DRAFTED LEGISLATION MATERIALS, AND HELPED SECURE THE FOLLOWING VICTORIES IN 2023: HELPED PASS H.R. 2, THE SECURE THE BORDER ACT, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, A LANDMARK BORDER SECURITY BILL PASSED ON THE SAME DAY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ENDED TITLE 42 AUTHORITY. IT STOPPED A SENATE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING PACKAGE WITHOUT BORDER SECURITY THAT INSTEAD INCLUDED BILLIONS TO CONTINUE PROCESSING ILLEGAL ALIENS INTO THE COUNTRY. IT PREVENTED AFGHAN GREEN CARDS FROM BEING INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA), WHICH WAS DEEMED A MUST-PASS AND LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF DHS SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS BY COORDINATING EXTENSIVELY WITH THE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.

  Expenses $518,285

• RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS - FAIR RESEARCH EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON AMERICA, ITS PEOPLE AND THEIR ECONOMY. THIS IS DONE THROUGH VIDEOS, RESEARCH PAPERS AND BLOGS. ORIGINAL RESEARCH CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS, PROVIDING THE FACTUAL ANALYSIS UNDERLYING PRINT, RADIO AND TELEVISION AND DIGITAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEBSITE ARE REGULARLY SOUGHT AFTER BY SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, LEGISLATORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, CITIZEN ACTIVISTS, STUDENTS, JOURNALISTS, OTHER RESEARCHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

  Expenses $657,242

• MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION AND SERVICE

  Expenses $631,880

• LOBBYING

  Expenses $226,005

• PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL

  Expenses $9,887

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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.

• FAIR CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE INC

  501(C)(4) · DEVELOPING IMMIGRATION POLICIES · DC · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by FED FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM

• IMMIGRATION REFORM LAW INSTITUTE INC

  501(C)(3) · SUPPORT FAIR'S LEGAL PROGRAM · DC · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by FED FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

13 June 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202441659349301024

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