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Organizations Public & Societal Benefit Institute for Free Speech

Institute for Free Speech

Fiscal year ending 2022. Filed on October 25, 2023.

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 2022 IRS Form 990 filing, Institute for Free Speech, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 7 out of 24 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $154,408. The highest compensated employee at Institute for Free Speech is Alan Gura with fiscal year 2022 compensation of $210,000.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$3,882,053

Expenses

$3,036,081

Employee compensation

$2,148,063
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Alan Gura
Vice President for Litigation
$210,000
$208,066 No related comp$1,934
David Keating
President
$206,200
$188,231 No related comp$17,969
Endel Kolde
Senior Attorney
$191,833
$172,455 No related comp$19,378
Donald Daugherty Jr
Senior Counsel
$150,537
$134,835 No related comp$15,702
Ryan Morrison
Attorney
$133,267
$128,941 No related comp$4,326
Scott Blackburn
Research Director
$103,018
$100,550 No related comp$2,468
Bradley A Smith
Chair
$86,000
$86,000 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 (Term Ended 2022)
John Snider
Secretary and 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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