2019-10-18T12:09:00-05:00 2018-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2018-01-01 200617900 FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE INC FREE 2022926100 1207 18TH STREET SOUTH NASHVILLE TN 37212 NICOLE F MANDEVILLE SVP, FINANCE/CFO 2022926100 2019-10-18 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 47.19.127.190 2019-10-18 12:08:57 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 570ED48B5F8CC28C01C0C8DF3D35B6F95E5F8C55 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z NICOLE F MANDEVILLE 1207 18TH STREET SOUTH NASHVILLE TN 37212 11043616 0 X WWW.FREEDOMFORUMINSTITUTE.ORG X 2003 TN THE MISSION OF THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE IS TO CHAMPION THE FIVE FREEDOMS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT. 16 10 195 10 0 0 9251306 10775092 26700 146251 9209 12199 0 0 9287215 10933542 55500 56750 0 0 2319189 2630546 0 0 0 5658450 7785494 8033139 10472790 1254076 460752 2548954 2438597 796949 225840 1752005 2212757 X THE MISSION OF THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE IS TO CHAMPION THE FIVE FREEDOMS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT. 0 0 2989868 THE NEWSEUM EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LEVERAGES THE NEWSEUM'S CONTENT TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES ONSITE, ONLINE AND IN THE COMMUNITY TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-COLLEGE, EDUCATORS AND OTHER LIFELONG LEARNERS INCLUDING CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES. 1574836 5717 THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CENTER DEPARTMENT IS A NONPARTISAN NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON EDUCATING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ABOUT THE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PRINCIPLES OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT. 696794 23286 THE FIRST AMENDMENT CENTER CONDUCTS SEMINARS FOR NEWS PROFESSIONALS AND JUDGES, CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL FIRST AMENDMENT MOOT COURT COMPETITION, AND PRODUCES A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS. 429981 56750 117248 OTHER PROGRAMS 420700 FIRST AMENDMENT CENTER 850681 56750 117248 6112179 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 53 0 1 195 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN X NICOLE F MANDEVILLE 2022926100 555 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 JAMES W ABBOTT CHAIR 1.00 5.00 X X 0 13500 0 MICHAEL COLEMAN SECRETARY 1.00 15.00 X X 0 25000 1045 PHIL CURRIE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCY DALGLISH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 R DAVID EDELMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 FELIX F GUITIERREZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK KIRSCHENBAUM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MALCOLM R KIRSCHENBAUM TRUSTEE 1.00 15.00 X 0 44000 693 MICHAEL MANESS TRUSTEE 1.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAN NEUHARTH TRUSTEE 1.00 39.00 X 0 403782 21141 PETER S PRICHARD TRUSTEE 1.00 15.00 X 0 51500 69 ORAGE QUARLES III TRUSTEE 1.00 10.00 X 0 27500 617 JOHN M SEIGENTHALER TRUSTEE 1.00 10.00 X 0 0 0 MARK N TRAHANT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA WALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ESTHER WOJCICKI TRUSTEE 1.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENE POWELL POLICINSKI COO FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE 40.00 X 280235 0 26312 CATHY TROST SVP AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 271330 0 7252 BARBARA MCCAULEY-MCCORMACK VP, EDUCATION 40.00 X 177324 0 23462 JOHN MAYNARD SR. DIR. OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 105936 0 4919 NICOLE F MANDEVILLE SVP, FINANCE/CFO 1.00 39.00 X 0 396827 17124 SERGIO FURMAN SVP & CHIEF DEV. OFFICER 10.00 30.00 X 0 332889 26436 PAMELA Y GALLOWAY-TABB SVP, CONFERENCES 1.00 39.00 X 0 281364 25653 SHERRY MINEAR VP AND CONTROLLER 1.00 39.00 X 0 182979 7103 EMILY NICHOLSON SIMCOX VP, DEVELOPMENT 10.00 30.00 X 0 147045 22602 CINDY KEITH VP, HUMAN RESOURCES 1.00 39.00 X 0 135740 10712 KENNETH A PAULSON PRESIDENT/FIRST AMENDMENT 40.00 X 0 131631 21030 KAREN R CATONE DIR./CHIPS QUINN & FREE SPIRIT 40.00 X 153776 0 11327 LATA NOTT EXEC. DIR./FIRST AMENDMENT 40.00 X 139747 0 4724 1128348 2173757 232221 6 0 1 0 ECHO & CO 1629 K STREET NW SUITE 604 WASHINGTON DC 20006 ONLINE PROGRAM/CONSULTING 567757 RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES 132 W 31ST STREET SUITE 601 NEW YORK NY 10001 CATERING SERVICES 150719 LEXISNEXIS 2112 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE SUITE 1 IRVINE CA 92614 ONLINE RESEARCH TOOL 130590 3 8932118 1842974 10775092 TRAINING FEES 900099 91000 91000 FREEDOM SINGS 900099 23286 23286 RESEARCH 900099 12000 12000 CONSULTING INCOME 900099 8973 8973 TUITION 900099 5717 5717 5275 5275 146251 10958 10958 111315 110074 1241 1241 1241 10933542 146251 0 12199 X 56750 56750 785916 479369 306547 1452965 801839 651126 101137 51444 49693 129858 67301 62557 160670 83375 77295 46778 15155 31623 1235834 1235834 31944 31944 98473 52892 45581 37861 8630 29231 143205 122182 21023 560358 560358 1811664 976474 835190 1763754 950009 813745 INDIRECT COST ALLOC. 1852579 415579 1437000 PUBL/SUBSCRIPT. 143044 143044 BAD DEBTS 60000 60000 10472790 6112179 4360611 0 800623 655172 724136 796357 1002287 855266 21908 20830 36971 36971 0 0 0 110972 2548954 2438597 97034 133840 75000 80000 12500 12000 612415 0 796949 225840 X 1752005 2212757 1752005 2212757 2548954 2438597 460752 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36971 36971 0 0 X PART X, LINE 2: THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE REVIEWS AND ASSESSES ALL ACTIVITIES ANNUALLY TO IDENTIFY ANY CHANGES IN THE SCOPE OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND REVENUE SOURCES AND THE TAX TREATMENT THEREOF TO IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES REQUIRING RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE SOLICITATION FOR STUDENTS IS NATIONWIDE IN SCOPE. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO APPLICABLE "GENERAL COMMUNITY". 1 CHIPS QUINN SCHOLARS PROGRAM 20 4750 FREE SPIRIT JOURNALISM CONFERENCE 51 51000 EDUCATION GRANTS 1 1000 PART I, LINE 2: THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE OFFERS SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS DURING THE YEAR. MONITORING OF THESE FUNDS IS NOT REQUIRED AS THE GRANTS ARE ONLY MADE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE INSTITUTE'S CLASSES. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAN NEUHARTH TRUSTEE 0 319268 0 0 0 84514 0 8250 0 12891 0 424923 0 0 EUGENE POWELL POLICINSKI COO FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE 256024 0 0 0 24211 0 8250 0 18062 0 306547 0 0 0 CATHY TROST SVP AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 244382 0 0 0 26948 0 5488 0 1764 0 278582 0 0 0 BARBARA MCCAULEY-MCCORMACK VP, EDUCATION 165872 0 0 0 11452 0 5569 0 17893 0 200786 0 0 0 NICOLE F MANDEVILLE SVP, FINANCE/CFO 0 337822 0 0 0 59005 0 8250 0 8874 0 413951 0 0 SERGIO FURMAN SVP & CHIEF DEV. OFFICER 0 310136 0 0 0 22753 0 8250 0 18186 0 359325 0 0 PAMELA Y GALLOWAY-TABB SVP, CONFERENCES 0 242121 0 24081 0 15162 0 7253 0 18400 0 307017 0 0 SHERRY MINEAR VP AND CONTROLLER 0 173468 0 0 0 9511 0 5480 0 1623 0 190082 0 0 EMILY NICHOLSON SIMCOX VP, DEVELOPMENT 0 140408 0 0 0 6637 0 4812 0 17790 0 169647 0 0 KENNETH A PAULSON PRESIDENT/FIRST AMENDMENT 0 69638 0 0 0 61993 0 3322 0 17708 0 152661 0 0 KAREN R CATONE DIR./CHIPS QUINN & FREE SPIRIT 151051 0 0 0 2725 0 4228 0 7099 0 165103 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JACK KIRSCHENBAUM, DIRECTOR AND MALCOLM KIRSCHENBAUM, DIRECTOR, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE'S AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE FORM 990 IN A FORMAL PRESENTATION. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRESENTS ITS REPORT OF DELIBERATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MAKES FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, ALL OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AN INDEPENDENCE DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PROVIDES DETAIL ON THE PROCEDURES TO BE USED IN ADDRESSING CONFLICTS AND ANY VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER WHO HAS OR LEARNS ABOUT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD DISCLOSE PROMPTLY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION THE MATERIAL FACTS SURROUNDING ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF INFORMATION CONCERNING A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INCLUDING THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RECOMMEND ENTERING INTO THE ARRANGEMENT ON THE TERMS PROPOSED. AT THE TIME OF THE DISCUSSION AND DECISION CONCERNING THE AUTHORIZATION OF SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, THE INTERESTED TRUSTEE OR OFFICER SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE PROPER WAY FOR THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE TO HANDLE CORPORATION DECISION WHICH INVOLVES UNRESOLVED EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CEO REPORTS TO THE BOARD AT LEAST ANNUALLY CONCERNING EMPLOYEE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BIANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RETAINS THE SERVICES OF A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS FOR THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS LEGISLATION. THE METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED INCLUDES COLLECTING BASE SALARY AND TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION FROM NATIONAL PUBLISHED SURVEY SOURCES ; CREATING PEER GROUPS CONSISTING OF SIMILAR-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND ANALYZING COMPETITIVENESS OF TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (USING FORM 990'S); COLLECTING CURRENT BENEFIT AND PREREQUISITE OFFERINGS FROM NATIONAL PUBLISHED SURVEY SOURCES; UTILIZING FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY TO EVALUATE COMPETITIVE COMPARISONS; AND PROVIDING A RECOMMENDED COMPLIANCE DECISION TO THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE REPORTS IN DETAIL AND ASCERTAINS THE REASONABLENESS OF THE NEWSEUM INSTITUTE'S TOTAL REWARDS BASED ON THE THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS. THE BOARD THEN AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE SAFE HARBOR/REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION AND APPROVES COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,235,834. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,235,834. NEWSEUM INC 555 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 203985447 MUSEUM DC 501(C)(3) LINE 12B, II FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE INC 1 THE FREEDOM FORUM INC 555 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 541604427 PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION DC 501(C)(3) N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 FREEDOM FORUM C 8128736 CASH NEWSEUM INC C 803382 CASH NEWSEUM INC N 791745 FMV