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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 13 September 2023. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,269,482
Total expenses
$8,114,597
Contributions and grants received
$7,186,720
Grants paid
$100,000
Program service revenue
$116,790
Investment income
$963,742
Other revenue
$2,230
Total assets, end of year
$30,055,523
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,024,934
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$25,030,589
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,314,041
Management and general expenses
$1,224,097
Fundraising expenses
$576,459
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,314,041

Program services were 77.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,034

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,183,686

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $144,425

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    total $116,790 · related or exempt $116,790

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $414,967 · excluded $414,967

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,545 · excluded $1,545

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $35,126,111

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

    securities $34,577,336

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $548,775

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $548,775 · excluded $548,775

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $685 · excluded $685

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $685

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $100,000 · program services $100,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $946,117 · program services $552,342 · management and general $296,442 · fundraising $97,333

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,038,201 · program services $1,452,673 · management and general $385,566 · fundraising $199,962

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $91,129 · program services $89,968 · fundraising $1,161

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $302,667 · program services $202,445 · management and general $60,863 · fundraising $39,359

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $204,820 · program services $139,469 · management and general $44,869 · fundraising $20,482

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $48,842 · program services $34,299 · management and general $10,405 · fundraising $4,138

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,973 · program services $23,391 · management and general $6,934 · fundraising $2,648

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $78,608 · management and general $78,608

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $195,386 · program services $169,744 · management and general $17,752 · fundraising $7,890

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,180,449 · program services $1,180,449

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $219,828 · program services $181,337 · management and general $27,700 · fundraising $10,791

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $172,053 · program services $120,517 · management and general $37,185 · fundraising $14,351

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $670,193 · program services $466,315 · management and general $146,652 · fundraising $57,226

  • 17 · Travel

    total $109,237 · program services $76,187 · management and general $23,816 · fundraising $9,234

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $435,850 · program services $435,571 · management and general $204 · fundraising $75

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $131,945 · program services $92,134 · management and general $28,685 · fundraising $11,126

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $36,498 · program services $25,891 · management and general $7,687 · fundraising $2,920

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT MAILING

    total $811,372 · program services $729,729 · fundraising $81,643

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES

    total $199,163 · program services $134,059 · management and general $49,493 · fundraising $15,611

  • 24c · Other expenses: CAGING & DB MGMT

    total $99,354 · program services $99,354

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

    total $5,525 · program services $3,780 · management and general $1,236 · fundraising $509

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,387 · program services $4,387

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $58,059 · end of year $88,711

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,924,728 · end of year $6,691,717

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $275,000 · end of year $268,747

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $33,385 · end of year $80,853

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

    $2,591,936

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

    $1,984,555

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $691,595 · end of year $607,381

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $23,538,967 · end of year $18,577,855

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $123,887 · end of year $3,740,259

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $340,401 · end of year $266,552

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,453,603 · end of year $4,758,382

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,329,823 · end of year $19,922,238

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,521,794 · end of year $5,108,351

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM'S (FAIR) MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ECONOMIC, SOCIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND OTHER EFFECTS OF MASS IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT ECONOMIC, SOCIOLOGICAL & OTHER EFFECTS OF MASS IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S.

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION - FAIR REACHES PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA (AND AROUND THE WORLD) INFORMING AND EDUCATING THEM ABOUT IMMIGRATION'S IMPACT ON NATIONAL SECURITY, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE ECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH. IN 2022, FAIR CONTINUED TO PROVIDE INSIGHT, PERSPECTIVE, AND CLARITY ON THE ISSUES AFFECTED BY UNCHECKED MASS MIGRATION AND IRRESPONSIBLE IMMIGRATION POLICIES. OUR ORIGINAL RESEARCH CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS, PROVIDING THE FACTUAL ANALYSIS UNDERLYING ALL OF OUR PRINT, RADIO AND TELEVISION AND DIGITAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO SUPPORT A GROWING NETWORK OF GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS WHO ATTEMPT TO EDUCATE LOCAL POLITICIANS AND THOUGHT LEADERS ON THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE. THE RESOURCES WE MAKE 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. IN FACT, A NUMBER OF FAIR'S PUBLICATIONS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN CITED BY MEDIA AND POLITICAL FIGURES. WE REGULARLY ADDRESS MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE GROUPS TO DISCUSS OUR RESEARCH AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO STUDENTS CONDUCTING THEIR OWN RESEARCH FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS, TERM PAPERS AND DISSERTATIONS (UNDERGRADUATE, MASTER'S LEVEL, AND DOCTORAL).

    Expenses $2,666,058

  • STATE AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT - FAIR'S STATE AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT (SLE) DEPARTMENT EDUCATED STATE AND LOCAL LAWMAKERS AND THEIR STAFF AROUND THE COUNTRY ON A VARIETY OF CRITICAL IMMIGRATION ISSUES. IN PARTICULAR, SLE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME WORKING ON DRAFTING LEGISLATION, RESEARCH, TESTIMONY, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT SANCTUARY CITIES, E-VERIFY, DRIVER'S LICENSES/IDS, AND IN-STATE TUITION FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS. WE INVOLVED OUR GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS IN OUR LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS BY ISSUING ACTION ALERTS, DEVELOPING TALKING POINTS, AND SUBMITTING TESTIMONY SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING PROPOSED BILLS AS WELL AS PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE AND ISSUE ANALYSIS.SLE HELPED SECURE THE FOLLOWING VICTORIES IN 2022: IN KANSAS, SLE WORKED WITH SHERIFFS AND ACTIVISTS TO PASS ANTI-SANCTUARY LEGISLATION. WE WERE ABLE TO GET UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE STATE. IN TENNESSEE, SLE SUPPORTED A BILL THAT REQUIRES INDIVIDUALS TO BE US CITIZENS TO VOTE. SLE WORKED WITH LEGISLATORS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO PASS AN ANTI-SANCTUARY BILL THROUGH THE HOUSE. IN NORTH CAROLINA, SLE WORKED WITH SHERIFFS AND ACTIVISTS TO PASS A BILL TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO HONOR DETAINERS, HOWEVER, IT WAS ULTIMATELY VETOED. DEFENSIVELY, SLE STOPPED LEGISLATION IN MARYLAND THAT WOULD ALLOW ALIENS TO CIRCUMVENT IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AS WELL AS A BILL TO PROVIDE TAXPAYER-FUNDED LEGAL COUNSEL TO ALIENS IN DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS. FINALLY, SLE PREVENTED THE ISSUANCE OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES TO ILLEGAL ALIENS IN MARYLAND.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 $912,398 · Revenue $116,790

  • 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. USING OUR STRATEGIC MULTI-CHANNEL MESSAGING CAPABILITIESFAIR'SCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS STRATEGICALLY SERVES FAIR'S BRANDED CONTENT TO KEY COMMUNITIES. 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.

    Expenses $707,904

  • GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

    Expenses $538,692

  • RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

    Expenses $611,842

  • MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION AND SERVICE

    Expenses $593,438

  • LOBBYING

    Expenses $255,956 · Grants $100,000

  • PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL

    Expenses $27,753

As filed on the 2022 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 + 1 related

  • Dale M Herder PhD

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Douglas E Caton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Donaleski

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Duane Austin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Cynthia Matthews

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • S Blake Swensrud II

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Daniel A Stein Esq

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $423,200
    From this org
    $352,660
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,540
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $352,160
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,412
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,128
    Filer's total
    $423,200

  • Robert Dane

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - UNTIL 10/2022

    Total calculated
    $279,854
    From this org
    $231,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,464
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,390
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,859
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,605
    Filer's total
    $279,854

  • Jennifer Creighton Harris

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $243,063
    From this org
    $188,475
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,588
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,475
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,136
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,452
    Filer's total
    $243,063

  • Shari Rendall

    STATE & LOCAL ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $177,246
    From this org
    $139,978
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,268
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,478
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,498
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,770
    Filer's total
    $177,246

  • Robert Smith

    SENIOR PLANNED GIVING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $176,215
    From this org
    $139,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,010
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,705
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,243
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,767
    Filer's total
    $176,215

  • Ira Mehlman

    MEDIA DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $170,191
    From this org
    $137,426
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,765
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,926
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,765
    Filer's total
    $170,191

  • Ronald Hauman

    DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $156,084
    From this org
    $146,505
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,579
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,005
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,579
    Filer's total
    $156,084

  • Gwendolyn Girlie

    DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $150,630
    From this org
    $123,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,255
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,875
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,253
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,002
    Filer's total
    $150,630

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 7
THE ORGANIZATION PAID OUT NON-FIXED BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES DURING THE YEAR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ED. 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

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
2022
Filed
27 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202301799349301560

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