Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL ACTION.

Totals

Total revenue: $2,017,211
Total expenses: $1,913,373
Contributions and grants received: $1,747,350
Grants paid: $6,000
Program service revenue: $269,792
Investment income: $69
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $386,496
Total liabilities, end of year: $142,160
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $244,336
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,438,360
Management and general expenses: $327,747
Fundraising expenses: $147,266
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,438,360

Program services were 75.2% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1b · Membership dues

$7,782
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,739,568
2a · Program service revenue: Conferences & seminars

total $269,792 · related or exempt $269,792
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $69 · excluded $69
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 $6,000 · program services $6,000
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $251,700 · program services $155,826 · management and general $78,331 · fundraising $17,543
11b · Fees: legal

total $42,925 · program services $38,488 · management and general $2,838 · fundraising $1,599
11c · Fees: accounting

total $16,500 · management and general $16,500
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $61,539 · fundraising $61,539
11g · Fees: other

total $327,446 · program services $273,608 · management and general $40,372 · fundraising $13,466
13 · Office expenses

total $199,538 · program services $146,033 · management and general $46,091 · fundraising $7,414
17 · Travel

total $292,912 · program services $290,539 · management and general $2,169 · fundraising $204
20 · Interest

total $19,139 · management and general $19,139
23 · Insurance

total $1,339 · management and general $1,339
24a · Other expenses: Publications & mailings

total $341,292 · program services $310,008 · management and general $9,968 · fundraising $21,316
24b · Other expenses: Processing services

total $337,396 · program services $202,881 · management and general $111,000 · fundraising $23,515
24c · Other expenses: Rental & maintenance

total $13,307 · program services $12,637 · fundraising $670
24e · All other expenses

total $2,340 · program services $2,340 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

total $384,104 · program services $354,499 · fundraising $29,605

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $490,488 · end of year $331,652
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $604 · end of year $8,171
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $46,673
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$0
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$0
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $0 · 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 $42,180 · end of year $21,063
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $121,139 · end of year $66,799
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $197,275 · end of year $54,298
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $140,498 · end of year $244,336

Mission and programs · 2023

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 $865,204
Pray Vote Stand Summit: In 2023, FRC Action hosted its Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington DC. The Summit features dozens of speakers including legislators, leaders in the conservative movement, and pastors.

Expenses $412,426 · Revenue $269,792
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 $160,730 · Grants $6,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Anthony Perkins

Chairman

Total calculated

$505,734

From this org

$26,485

From related orgs

$238,367

Other

$240,882

Hours/week

4 + 36 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$26,485 + $238,367 related

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$9,379 + $84,410 related

Nontaxable benefits

$14,709 + $132,384 related

Filer's total

$50,573 + $455,161 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 (part year)

Total calculated

$232,493

From this org

$19,756

From related orgs

$179,043

Other

$33,694

Hours/week

4 + 36.3 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$19,756 + $179,043 related

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$3,348 + $30,346 related

Filer's total

$23,104 + $209,389 related
Brent Keilen

Vice President

Total calculated

$156,277

From this org

$115,288

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,989

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$115,288

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$5,301

Nontaxable benefits

$35,688

Filer's total

$156,277
David Langdon

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2 + 2.1 related
Jody Hice

President

Total calculated

$206,029

From this org

$26,032

From related orgs

$147,513

Other

$32,484

Hours/week

6 + 34 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$26,032 + $147,513 related

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$4,873 + $27,611 related

Filer's total

$30,905 + $175,124 related
Paul Tripodi

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4 + 36 related
William Boykin

Executive Vice President

Total calculated

$198,422

From this org

$19,675

From related orgs

$177,565

Other

$1,182

Hours/week

4 + 36.1 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$19,675 + $177,565 related

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$118 + $1,064 related

Filer's total

$19,793 + $178,629 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

$6,000

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: 2023
Filed: 8 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202531289349302413

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