Public Charity

INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH

INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.7M in revenue, $3.6M in expenses, $9.0M in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 203676886 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.7M
Total Expenses$3.6M
Total Assets$9.0M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$6.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

THROUGH STRATEGIC LITIGATION, COMMUNICATION, ACTIVISM, TRAINING, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, THE INSTITUTE WORKS TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND THE POLITICAL RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH, PRESS, ASSEMBLY, AND PETITION GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT FOR LITIGATION Alan Gura
CHAIRMAN Bradley A Smith
SENIOR ATTORNEY Brett Nolan
SENIOR ATTORNEY Charles Miller
ATTORNEY Courtney Corbello
DIRECTOR Daniel Shuchman

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Top Grant Purposes

for general operations
$2,841,600 4 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,163,000 3 grants
general support
$540,000 2 grants
For recipient's exempt purpose
$371,000 1 grant
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$335,300 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.7M $3.6M $9.0M
2023 $3.7M $3.1M $9.2M
2022 $3.9M $3.0M $8.6M
2021 $3.3M $2.7M $6.2M
2020 $3.3M $2.5M $5.8M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.3M to $3.7M (+13%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.0M.

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