First Amendment Foundation INC EIN 59-2449379

First Amendment Foundation INC

EIN  59-2449379 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Tallahassee, FL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates the public and media about open government rights.
Leadership
Dick Batchelor · Trustee
Money in and out
$166K revenue, $317K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Educates the public and media about open government rights. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $166K in revenue, $317K in expenses, and $288K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$166K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$317K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$288K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$150K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -48% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-90%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -381% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$166K
FY2024▼ -57%
Expenses
$317K
FY2024▲ +22%
Total assets
$288K
FY2024▼ -36%
Total liabilities
$62
FY2024▼ -83%
Total revenue
$166K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$317K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$288K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$150K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$288K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $226K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The first admendment foundation has a statewide toll-free hotline that benefits thousands by providing advice and guidance on the open government law. The foundation also trains hundreds of citizens and government employees on the sunshine law.

$216Kprogram expense
02

Produce and distribute sunshine manual. The sunshine manual provides public officials, citizen activists, and journalists with up-to-date information, including recent case law and attorney general opinions.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFirst Amendment Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D59-2449379
Principal addressHdr · item CTallahassee, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.floridafaf.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R610)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1985

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer PR
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Pro
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Marsh’s $140K as President is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1036 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Pamela Marsh$139,553$119,591

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$95K · 57%
Investment income$46K · 28%
Program service revenue$25K · 15%
Contributions & grants57%$95K
Investment income28%$46K
Program service revenue15%$25K
Other revenue$13
Total revenueLn 12$166K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.07
Program services71%$226K
Management & general21%$68K
Fundraising7%$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$317K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$62
Total net assetsLn 32$288K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $288K · Operating expenses/yr $317K
10.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $226K · Total expenses $317K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $68K · Total expenses $317K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $23K · Total expenses $317K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $17K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $161K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $95K · Total revenue $166K
57%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $166K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $166K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $46K · Total revenue $166K
+28%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $317K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $166K · Prior year $384K
-57%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $282K · FY2024 $166K
-12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $288K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $166K · Expenses $317K
-90%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $288K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $288K · Total assets $288K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $210K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $288K
73%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dick Batchelor · Reported title TRUSTEE · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $317K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $151K · Total expenses $317K
48%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 24%
Revenue growth -57%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$166K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$384K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$119K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$254K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$282K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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