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Citizens for Free Speech Charitable

Mesa, AZ · EIN 836087754 · Form 990EZ · FY2021 · NTEE R63 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · Small ($100K-$1M) · citizensforfreespeech.org

revenue

$200K

expenses

$233K

net assets

$31K

employees

—

mission · from form 990

CFFS is a training and education organization that promotes successful local activism by showing its members how to effectively communicate and exercise their First Amendment rights in every public or private situation. We mobilize our members to achieve success in their local communities by giving them tools, strategies, training and encouragement to restore civility in the civic arena and to teach others to do the same.

profile · synthesized from sources

Citizens for Free Speech is an advocacy organization that promotes and defends First Amendment rights, particularly free speech, against censorship from government and Big Tech. It provides training and resources to individuals to become local activists, aiming to influence local policies and legislation.

named programs · 2 · from sources

what they call their work

Citizen Ninja™ training

A comprehensive and effective training program developed by CFFS National Training Director Mary Baker, offered as part of the Local Activist Accelerator.

Local Activist Accelerator

A training program designed to equip individuals with the skills to become successful local activists, focusing on influencing local policies and legislation. It includes 11 lessons and access to a learning community.

activities · 2 clusters

what they do

Free Speech Advocacy in Public Education 4 activities
- Defend free speech rights across political affiliations
  
  Engages in advocacy to protect free speech rights for all American citizens, regardless of political affiliation.
- Defend free speech rights across political affiliations
  
  Engages in advocacy to protect free speech rights for all American citizens, regardless of political affiliation.
- Defending free speech rights across political affiliations
  
  Engages in advocacy to protect free speech rights for all American citizens, regardless of political affiliation.
- Defends free speech rights across political affiliations
  
  Engages in advocacy to protect free speech rights for all American citizens, regardless of political affiliation.
Progressive Activist Leadership Development 4 activities
- Train local activists through the Local Activist Accelerator program
  
  Operates the Local Activist Accelerator program to build capacity among local activists in engaging with policies and legislation.
- Train local activists through the Local Activist Accelerator program
  
  Operates the Local Activist Accelerator program to build capacity among local activists in engaging with policies and legislation.
- Training local activists through the Local Activist Accelerator program
  
  Operates the Local Activist Accelerator program to build capacity among local activists by training them to engage with policies and legislation.
- Trains local activists through the Local Activist Accelerator program
  
  Operates the Local Activist Accelerator program to build capacity among local activists in engaging with policies and legislation.

financials · form 990EZ · fy2021

the money

revenue

Total revenue$200K

Contributions & grants$200K100%

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expenses

Total expenses$233K

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balance sheet

Total assets$31K

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Net assets$31K

1 years on record · 2021–2021

leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

board members · 1

Patrick Wood — Director

relationships · 6

who they work with

Bluesky Partner — Identifies Bluesky as a platform that suppressed posts from public figures like JD Vance.
Center for Countering Digital Hate Partner — Critiques the Center for Countering Digital Hate as a censorship and deplatforming outfit linked to UK political figures.
Instagram Partner — Identifies Instagram as a platform that censored content related to abortion and suppressed Bible verses.
Mary Baker Partner — National Training Director who developed the Citizen Ninja™ training.
X Partner — Identifies X as a platform that suppressed Bible verses and anti-terrorism messages from the Israeli government.
YouTube Partner — Identifies YouTube as a platform that suppressed an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.