This organization files Form 990, which has no section for application policy. Its filings cannot say either way.
The latest filing we hold carries no statement about applications. That is not the same as closed: public-charity Form 990s have no field for it, and many foundations leave the section blank.
Grants paid by year
Total assets by year
Where the money went · FY2025
Form 990 splits expenses into program services, management and fundraising. The split is self-reported, and a grantmaker, a research institute and a direct-service nonprofit book the same work differently. A line the return does not carry reads "not available"; it is never counted as zero.
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990 | $40,016,763 | $29,735,575 | $665,615 | $74,097,710 | $64,460,257 |
| FY2024 | 990 | $33,424,334 | $27,991,138 | $468,100 | $63,265,155 | $53,228,242 |
| FY2023 | 990 | $35,935,057 | $34,236,134 | $332,796 | $51,099,560 | $45,150,940 |
| FY2022 | 990 | $37,125,569 | $22,299,708 | $124,211 | $43,920,299 | $41,875,620 |
| FY2021 | 990 | $16,092,176 | $10,499,318 | $29,518 | $30,753,089 | $29,150,118 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 82% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSMOS INSTITUTE INCAUSTIN, TX | FIRE AND COSMOS INSTITUTE ARE COLLABORATING ON A FAST GRANTS PROJECT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUTH-SEEKING AI. | $250,000 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Jaggers | CHAIR AS OF NOV 2024 | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jack Henneman | VICE CHAIR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Sandy Leong | SECRETARY AS OF NOV 2024 | 1.00 | $0 |
| Kmele Foster | TREASURER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| ALUMNI FREE SPEECH ALLIANCELANCASTER, SC |
| PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE ALUMNI FREE SPEECH ALLIANCE TO COVER OVERHEAD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WHILE AFSA PARTNERS WITH FIRE TO DEVELOP MORE INDEPENDENT ALUMNI GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. |
| $173,800 |
| 2024 |
| ARTHUR L CARTER JOURNALISM INSTITUTE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | FUNDS FOR COLLABORATING ON AND PROMOTING A CURRICULUM EDUCATING COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. | $75,000 | 2022 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGECAMBRIDGE, MA | THIS IS AN INTERVENTION STUDY THAT WILL TEST THE HKS PRACTICE OF TRAINING STUDENTS IN CIVIL DISAGREEMENT BY HAVING THEM INTERACT WITH AI CHATBOTS TO DEBATE HOT-BUTTON SOCIAL ISSUES AS PART OF ORIENTATION. ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS RELATING TO CIVIL DISAGREEMENT WILL BE MEASURED BEFORE AND AFTER EXPOSURE TO THE INTERVENTION. | $50,000 | 2025 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPHILADELPHIA, PA | TWO STUDIES, ONE USING SURVEY DATA TO SEE HOW POLITICAL SPEECH IN THE WORKPLACE HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, AND ANOTHER USING SURVEYS FROM NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH COUNCIL TO SEE HOW MINOR CHANGES IN SITUATIONS AND CONTEXT REGARDING CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH CHANGE SUPPORT FOR A SPEAKER'S FREE EXPRESSION. | $49,200 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (GRANTS)CHICAGO, IL | SUPPORT FOR STUDY LOOKING AT HOW DEI STATEMENTS FROM DIFFERENT IDEOLOGICAL POINTS OF VIEW ARE EVALUATED. | $37,384 | 2024 |
| BALAKER MEDIA FOUNDATIONFALLBROOK, CA | PROJECT TO CREATE A FREE EXPRESSION COUNTERBALANCE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. | $37,275 | 2023 |
| JUNIOR STATE OF AMERICAOAKLAND, CA | FUNDING PROVIDED TO CREATE FREE SPEECH PROGRAMMING AT THREE OF JSA'S SPRING CONVENTIONS TO EDUCATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE BENEFITS OF FREE SPEECH. | $36,000 | 2023 |
| THE FUTURE OF FREE SPEECHNASHVILLE, TN | THIS WILL BE AN INTERNATIONAL REPLICATION OF THE CFSR SURVEY LOOKING AT BRAZILIAN CAMPUSES RUN BY JACOB MCHANGAMA'S FUTURE OF FREE SPEECH AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. | $35,144 | 2025 |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DC | JOHN HASNAS WILL RECRUIT PAPER WRITERS AND SPEAKERS TO HOST A SYMPOSIUM ON THE ETHICS OF FREE SPEECH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AT GEORGETOWN, WHICH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. | $35,000 | 2025 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASFAYETTEVILLE, AR | A PROJECT WITH TWO COMPONENTS: A QUANTITATIVE COMPONENT LOOKING AT FIRE'S CAMPUS FREE SPEECH RATINGS TO SEE HOW CERTAIN CAMPUS FACTORS PREDICT STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS FREE SPEECH AND A QUALITATIVE COMPONENT INVOLVING INTERVIEWS OF 20 SCHOLARS IDENTIFIED IN SCHOLARS UNDER FIRE. | $33,593 | 2023 |
| PEMBROKE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCWILLIAMSVILLE, NY | SUPPORT FOR A DIGITAL HUMANITIES PROJECT VISUALIZING THE EVOLUTION OF FIRST AMENDMENT-LIKE PROTECTIONS IN STATE CONSTITUTIONS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH JUDGES WHO INTERPRET SAID PROTECTIONS. | $33,000 | 2024 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACHLONG BEACH, CA | SUPPORT FOR PROJECT TO CREATE A GENERAL POPULATION BASELINE AGAINST WHICH TO COMPARE THE RESULTS OF THE COLLEGE FREE SPEECH RANKINGS SURVEY. | $31,400 | 2024 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYFAIRFAX, VA | USING THE MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUE OF NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TO EXAMINE IF THERE IS PUBLICATION BIAS IN TOP-TIER ACADEMIC JOURNALS FOR OR AGAINST CERTAIN PERSPECTIVES ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, SUCH AS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMMING, MICROAGGRESSIONS, MINIMUM WAGE, AND VIOLENCE IN VIDEO GAMES. | $25,015 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTERPHILADELPHIA, PA | PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER TO HOST A FIRST AMENDMENT SUMMIT ON CONSTITUTION DAY. | $25,000 | 2025 |
| NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTERPHILADELPHIA, PA | FUNDING PROVIDED TO CO-HOST A FIRST AMENDMENT SUMMIT ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2023. | $25,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESTAMPA, FL | MARK PEZZO WILL DO 5 PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS TO SEE HOW DIFFERENT FACTORS INFLUENCE DESIRE TO CENSOR IN THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT, INCLUDING PERCEIVED OFFENSIVENESS, FALSITY, AND HARM, AS WELL AS PRAGMATIC CONCERNS (LOSS OF INCOME, HARM TO REPUTATION). | $24,279 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA | SUPPORT FOR A STUDY LOOKING AT WHETHER IDEOLOGICAL PREFERENCES ARE SIGNALLED IN EDUCATION SCHOOL JOB POSTINGS AND IF THAT HAS CHANGED OVER TIME. | $22,500 | 2024 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPHILADELPHIA, PA | SURVEYS WILL BE UTILIZED TO FIND DIFFERENCES IN SUPPORT AMONG THE AMERICAN PUBLIC FOR THE LEGALITY OF DISAGREEABLE SPEECH AND PROTEST FOR CITIZENS AND NONCITIZENS AND STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS. | $22,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYBERKELEY, CA | SUPPORT FOR STUDY EXAMINING WHETHER THERE IS IDEOLOGICAL BIAS IN FEDERAL SCIENCE FUNDING PROJECTS. | $22,000 | 2024 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIARIVERSIDE, CA | QUALITATIVE STUDY LOOKING AT DIVISIVE CONCEPT BILLS IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA, AND EXAMINING BOTH LAWMAKERS' MOTIVATIONS FOR PROPOSING THE LEGISLATION, AND FACULTY MEMBERS' REACTIONS TO THE LEGISLATION, INVOLVING DIRECT INTERVIEWS OF THESE STAKEHOLDERS AND ARCHIVAL RESEARCH ON FLOOR DEBATE OVER THE LEGISLATION. | $21,600 | 2023 |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNEW YORK CITY, NY | SUPPORT FOR THEIR NEW PROJECT CATELOGUING AND CREATING A DATABASE OF SLAPP LAWSUITS ACROSS THE USA | $20,000 | 2024 |
| MERCATUS CENTERARLINGTON, VA | FUNDING PROVIDED TO CO-HOST A PLURALISM LAB ON THE TOPIC OF FREE SPEECH AND CONTENT MODERATION TO EDUCATE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. | $20,000 | 2023 |
| CORNELL FREE SPEECH ALLIANCESAN ANTONIO, TX | FUNDS FOR SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING FREE EXPRESSION, VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY, AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM ON CAMPUS. | $18,800 | 2022 |
| INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYARLINGTON, VA | CO-HOSTED HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT IN NASHVILLE, TN WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES FOR FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS. | $18,500 | 2025 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Harvey Silverglate | CO-FOUNDER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Samuel J Abrams | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| John Ellis | DIRECTOR AS OF NOV 2024 | 1.00 | $0 |
| Allison Hayward | DIRECTOR AS OF MAR 2025 | 1.00 | $0 |
| Joseph Maline | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Virginia Postrel | DIRECTOR AS OF NOV 2024 | 1.00 | $0 |
| Keith Whittington | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Gregory Lukianoff | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40.00 | $621,657 |
| Alisha Glennon | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40.00 | $401,607 |
| William Creeley | LEGAL DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $367,557 |
| Ronald London | GENERAL COUNSEL | 40.00 | $299,429 |
| Nicholas Perrino | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 40.00 | $279,251 |
| Bob Corn Revere | CHIEF COUNSEL | 40.00 | $400,432 |
| Darpana Sheth | VP OF LITIGATION THROUGH NOV 2024 | 40.00 | $248,997 |
| Matt Harwood | VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNIC | 40.00 | $189,103 |
| Bridget Glackin | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 40.00 | $185,916 |
| Suleyman Gokyigit | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | 40.00 | $188,272 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990 · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202433189349302218
Form 990 · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202400229349301210
Form 990 · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202300179349300120
Form 990 · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202133149349301333
Form 990 · FY2020 · period ending Jun 30, 2020
Filing id 202023259349300617
Form 990 · FY2019 · period ending Jun 30, 2019
Filing id 201923089349301832
Form 990 · FY2018 · period ending Jun 30, 2018
Filing id 201930179349300913
Form 990 · FY2017 · period ending Jun 30, 2017
Filing id 201703069349300405
Form 990 · FY2016 · period ending Jun 30, 2016
Filing id 201623059349301172
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