First Amendment Coalition

Analysis

First Amendment Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, First Amendment Coalition reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $637k to $1.3m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, First Amendment Coalition sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corunna Area Ambulance Service Inc ($1.3m), Public Agenda Inc ($1.3m) and Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $696k. It paid $4,500 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 8 employees.