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| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| Freedom From Religion Foundation | IRS Form 990 | 39-1302520 |
| Freedom From Religion Foundation | Audited Financial Statements | 39-1302520 |
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Entity: Freedom From Religion Foundation Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 39-1302520 |
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Entity: Freedom From Religion Foundation Document Type: Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: 39-1302520 |
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Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
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| 1 | Annie Laurie Gaylor | Co-President | $139,711 |
| 2 | Dan Barker | Co-President | $124,094 |
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1 Name: Annie Laurie Gaylor Title: Co-President Compensation: $139,711 |
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2 Name: Dan Barker Title: Co-President Compensation: $124,094 |
Analysts' Notes
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According to the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) 2021 tax filing, FFRF reports re: the existence of a family or business relationship among officers, directors, trustees, or key employees: "Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor are married and are co-Presidents" (IRS Form 990, Schedule O re: Form 990 Part VI, Section A, line 2). In addition to being co-Presidents, Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor are also reported as board members. FFRF reports having nine voting members on its board at year-end 2021; eight of the voting members are reported as independent (IRS Form 990, Part VII, Section A & Part VI, Section A, lines 1a & 1b). Regarding its governing body, FFRF also reports: "The governing body has nine seats. FFRF bylaws permit executive board seats to be shared. At present, two of the seats are shared by two people, each with half of a vote. This technically leads to eleven members on the executive board, all of whom have voting privileges, even though there are only nine votes. The co-Presidents are compensated as employees and are not independent so there are eight independent members of the executive board" (IRS Form 990, Schedule O re: Form 990 Part VI, Section A, line 1a). |
According to the Freedom From Religion Foundation audit of December 31, 2021 (Note 11, Related Party): "The Thomas Paine Memorial Association, Inc. ('Association') was incorporated during 2020. The Foundation has the power to appoint one member of the Association's board of directors. During 2021 the Foundation made contributions of $12,157 to the Association." |
According to the Freedom From Religion Foundation audit of December 31, 2021 (Note 2, Deposits and Investments, Concentration of Credit and Market Risk): "Financial instruments that potentially subject the Foundation to concentrations of credit and market risk consist principally of cash equivalents and investments. The Foundation places its cash equivalents with financial institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution. The Foundation's investments are subject to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risks. Further, because of the significance of the investments to the Foundation's financial position and the level of risk inherent in most investments, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of these investments could occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the [audited] financial statements." |