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FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION INC

EIN 04-3467254 PHILADELPHIA, PA

Revenue 2024
$40,016,763
Expenses 2024
$29,735,575

Program services were 79.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
R630
Classification
2000
Street
510 WALNUT ST STE 900

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • KURT JAGGERS

    CHAIR AS OF NOV 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JACK HENNEMAN

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDY LEONG

    SECRETARY AS OF NOV 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KMELE FOSTER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HARVEY SILVERGLATE

    CO-FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAMUEL J ABRAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN ELLIS

    DIRECTOR AS OF NOV 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALLISON HAYWARD

    DIRECTOR AS OF MAR 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSEPH MALINE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VIRGINIA POSTREL

    DIRECTOR AS OF NOV 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEITH WHITTINGTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GREGORY LUKIANOFF

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $667,056
    From this org
    $621,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,399
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $584,657
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $37,000
    Deferred
    $22,512
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,887
    Filer's total
    $667,056

  • ALISHA GLENNON

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $447,494
    From this org
    $401,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,887
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $398,607
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,887
    Filer's total
    $447,494

  • WILLIAM CREELEY

    LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $410,744
    From this org
    $367,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,187
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $353,557
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $11,000
    Deferred
    $20,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,887
    Filer's total
    $410,744

  • RONALD LONDON

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $339,622
    From this org
    $299,429
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,193
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $288,429
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $1,000
    Deferred
    $17,306
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,887
    Filer's total
    $339,622

  • NICHOLAS PERRINO

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $318,653
    From this org
    $279,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,402
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,251
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $1,000
    Deferred
    $16,515
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,887
    Filer's total
    $318,653

  • BOB CORN REVERE

    CHIEF COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $440,561
    From this org
    $400,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,129
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $395,432
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $2,500
    Deferred
    $22,632
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,497
    Filer's total
    $440,561

  • DARPANA SHETH

    VP OF LITIGATION THROUGH NOV 2024

    Total calculated
    $287,184
    From this org
    $248,997
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,187
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,747
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $106,250
    Deferred
    $15,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,887
    Filer's total
    $287,184

  • MATT HARWOOD

    VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNIC

    Total calculated
    $223,186
    From this org
    $189,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,083
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,603
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,196
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,887
    Filer's total
    $223,186

  • BRIDGET GLACKIN

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $218,980
    From this org
    $185,916
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,064
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,916
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,255
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,809
    Filer's total
    $218,980

  • SULEYMAN GOKYIGIT

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $196,140
    From this org
    $188,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,868
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,772
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,868
    Filer's total
    $196,140

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 — 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $40,016,763
    Expenses
    $29,735,575
    Contributions
    $36,482,507
    Grants paid
    $665,615
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $33,424,334
    Expenses
    $27,991,138
    Contributions
    $32,251,288
    Grants paid
    $468,100
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $35,935,057
    Expenses
    $34,236,134
    Contributions
    $35,171,838
    Grants paid
    $332,796

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

  • COSMOS INSTITUTE INC

    $250,000

    2024 FIRE AND COSMOS INSTITUTE ARE COLLABORATING ON A FAST GRANTS PROJECT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUTH-SEEKING AI.

  • ALUMNI FREE SPEECH ALLIANCE

    $173,800

    2023 PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE ALUMNI FREE SPEECH ALLIANCE TO COVER OVERHEAD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WHILE AFSA PARTNERS WITH FIRE TO DEVELOP MORE INDEPENDENT ALUMNI GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

  • PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE

    $50,000

    2024 THIS IS AN INTERVENTION STUDY THAT WILL TEST THE HKS PRACTICE OF TRAINING STUDENTS IN CIVIL DISAGREEMENT BY HAVING THEM INTERACT WITH AI CHATBOTS TO DEBATE HOT-BUTTON SOCIAL ISSUES AS PART OF ORIENTATION. ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS RELATING TO CIVIL DISAGREEMENT WILL BE MEASURED BEFORE AND AFTER EXPOSURE TO THE INTERVENTION.

  • THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

    $49,200

    2022 TWO STUDIES, ONE USING SURVEY DATA TO SEE HOW POLITICAL SPEECH IN THE WORKPLACE HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, AND ANOTHER USING SURVEYS FROM NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH COUNCIL TO SEE HOW MINOR CHANGES IN SITUATIONS AND CONTEXT REGARDING CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH CHANGE SUPPORT FOR A SPEAKER'S FREE EXPRESSION.

  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (GRANTS)

    $37,384

    2023 SUPPORT FOR STUDY LOOKING AT HOW DEI STATEMENTS FROM DIFFERENT IDEOLOGICAL POINTS OF VIEW ARE EVALUATED.

  • BALAKER MEDIA FOUNDATION

    $37,275

    2022 PROJECT TO CREATE A FREE EXPRESSION COUNTERBALANCE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.

  • JUNIOR STATE OF AMERICA

    $36,000

    2022 FUNDING PROVIDED TO CREATE FREE SPEECH PROGRAMMING AT THREE OF JSA'S SPRING CONVENTIONS TO EDUCATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE BENEFITS OF FREE SPEECH.

  • THE FUTURE OF FREE SPEECH

    $35,144

    2024 THIS WILL BE AN INTERNATIONAL REPLICATION OF THE CFSR SURVEY LOOKING AT BRAZILIAN CAMPUSES RUN BY JACOB MCHANGAMA'S FUTURE OF FREE SPEECH AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.

  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

    $35,000

    2024 JOHN HASNAS WILL RECRUIT PAPER WRITERS AND SPEAKERS TO HOST A SYMPOSIUM ON THE ETHICS OF FREE SPEECH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AT GEORGETOWN, WHICH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

  • BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

    $33,593

    2022 A PROJECT WITH TWO COMPONENTS: A QUANTITATIVE COMPONENT LOOKING AT FIRE'S CAMPUS FREE SPEECH RATINGS TO SEE HOW CERTAIN CAMPUS FACTORS PREDICT STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS FREE SPEECH AND A QUALITATIVE COMPONENT INVOLVING INTERVIEWS OF 20 SCHOLARS IDENTIFIED IN SCHOLARS UNDER FIRE.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 10 September 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.