Public Charity

SPEECH FIRST INC

SPEECH FIRST INC, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.8M in revenue, $2.3M in expenses, $1.4M in total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 823599047 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.8M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$8.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

SPEECH FIRST'S MISSION IS TO DEFEND STUDENTS WHO SEEK TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH, EXPRESSION OR ASSOCIATION. BY COMING TOGETHER, WE'VE CREATED A NATIONWIDE COMMUNITY OF FREE SPEECH SUPPORTERS TO REASSURE STUDENTS THAT THEY WON'T FIGHT THESE CASES ALONE AND THAT THEY'LL BE SUPPORTED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY: ON CAMPUS, IN THE MEDIA AND IN COURT.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alexander Titus
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Cherise Trump
DIRECTOR Jamil Jaffer
DIRECTOR Josh Holdenried
TREASURER Kathryn Ciano Mauler
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Mary Ellen Beatty

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,366,840 8 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$2,680,250 7 grants
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
$800,000 2 grants
general support
$500,000 1 grant
for general operations
$408,100 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.8M $2.3M $1.4M
2023 $2.6M $2.4M $777K
2022 $2.3M $2.2M $544K
2020 $2.3M $1.7M $361K
2019 $1.3M $1.6M $38K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $2.8M (+122%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

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