Public Charity

FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE INC

FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in AMHERST, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $3.3M, expenses of $2.3M, total assets of $6.1M. Imperigo tracks 83 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.3M.

EIN: 450709993 AMHERST, MA Civil Liberties NTEE: R60 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$6.1M
Grant Records83
Funding Total$6.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE WORKS TO RENEW DEMOCRACY AND THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT BIG MONEY AND CORPORATE INTERESTS. THE ORGANIZATION CATALYZES AND ADVANCES THE MOVEMENT TO AMEND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION TO OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED, BUCKLEY V. VALEO, MCCUTCHEON V. FEC, AND THE FABRICATION OF CORPORATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN LEGAL ADVOCACY TO ADVANCE A NEW JURISPRUDENCE ON MONEY IN POLITICS AND TO CONFRONT THE MISUSE OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION TO CLAIM CORPORATE EXEMPTIONS FROM OUR LAWS. THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS AND ADVOCATES FOR MODEL LAWS AND OTHER TOOLS TO CHALLENGE BIG MONEY IN POLITICS AND TO MAKE CORPORATIONS RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION CHALLENGES CORRUPTION AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND LEADS CAMPAIGNS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER THE LAW. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO FIGHT FOR FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.

Where $100 goes at Free Speech for People Inc

How Free Speech for People Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$36
Legal advocacy program
49% of program spending
$20
14point3 campaign
26% of program spending
$19
Election protection
25% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ben Binswanger
CHAIRMAN & SENIOR LEGAL AD Ben Clements
DIRECTOR Carlos Duarte
LEGAL DIRECTOR Courtney Hostetler
TREASURER Deborah Hayes Stone
PRESIDENT & BOARD CLERK John Bonifaz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,171,206 60 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,230,000 5 grants
Human & Social Services
$584,876 11 grants
Animal Welfare
$116,000 1 grant
Education
$101,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.3M $2.3M $6.1M
2023 $2.9M $2.0M $5.2M
2022 $3.8M $2.1M $4.2M
2020 $3.1M $2.0M $2.5M
2019 $1.4M $1.0M $1.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $3.3M (+142%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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