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Organizations Public & Societal Benefit Institute for Free Speech

Institute for Free Speech

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on September 23, 2022.

1150 Connecticut Avenue NW 801
Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Institute for Free Speech (EIN: 20-3676886) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2017. In its fiscal year 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Institute for Free Speech, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 7 out of 25 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $138,697. The highest compensated employee at Institute for Free Speech is Alan Gura with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $186,150.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$3,314,675

Expenses

$2,732,506

Employee compensation

$2,008,138
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Alan Gura
Vice President for Litigation
$186,150
$184,860 No related comp$1,290
David Keating
President
$170,513
$155,352 No related comp$15,161
Owen Yeates
Senior Attorney and Deputy Vice President for Litigation
$150,977
$144,358 No related comp$6,619
Endel Kolde
Senior Attorney
$140,950
$121,750 No related comp$19,200
Ryan Morrison
Attorney
$132,063
$113,754 No related comp$18,309
Matthew Nese
External Relations Director
$124,224
$114,661 No related comp$9,563
Bradley A Smith
Chair
$66,000
$66,000 No related compNo other comp

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Cleta Mitchell
Director
Edward H Crane
Director
Eric O'Keefe
Director
Hunter Bates
Director
John Snider
Treasurer
Stephen Modzelewski
Director

Mission Statement

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.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 3, 2025:
2024 Institute for Free Speech 990 filed
October 8, 2024:
2023 Institute for Free Speech 990 filed
October 25, 2023:
2022 Institute for Free Speech 990 filed

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