First Amendment Foundation Inc

Analysis

First Amendment Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tallahassee, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, First Amendment Foundation Inc reported income of $384k and spending of $260k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $204k to $384k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, First Amendment Foundation Inc sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 4dwn Project Inc ($383k), Arizona Gang Investigatorsassociation Incorporated ($384k) and Kingdom Boundaries Prison Aftercare Ministries Inc ($383k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $452k against liabilities of $375, net assets of $452k. It reported 4 employees.