Nonprofit · EIN 33-0308483
FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION
Tax-exempt · SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,438,342 | $1,411,288 | $27,054 | $1,645,808 | $55,197 | $1,590,611 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,332,966 | $1,248,369 | $84,597 | $1,573,402 | $44,613 | $1,528,789 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,395,017
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $41,507
- Other revenue
- $1,818
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $198,860
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,102,185
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,209
- Accounting fees
- $56,317
- Occupancy
- $17,960
- Travel
- $12,349
- Depreciation
- $2,078
- Program services (functional)
- $847,339
- Management and general (functional)
- $244,124
- Fundraising (functional)
- $319,825
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,573,402
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,645,808
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $55,197
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,590,611
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,600
- Publicly traded securities
- $213,122
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,250,940
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $339,671
- Gross receipts
- $1,438,342
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SNYDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $188,633 | $10,227 |
| DAVID LOY | LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,000 | $8,750 |
| KATHLEEN MORGAN | PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,000 | $12,318 |
| VIRGINA LAROE | ADVOCACY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,000 | $6,650 |
| SUZANNE ITO | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,000 | $6,300 |
| KATHERINE ROWLANDS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SCHEER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIET WILLIAMS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT LINDLAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BURKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERWIN CHEMERINSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ABENICIO CISNEROS | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL DOUGLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GINGRAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAY HARRIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEAN-PAUL JASSY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LINDA JUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN KOPP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KARL OLSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| EDWARD WASSERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CAROL MELAMED | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY ALVARADO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JANICE GIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANTONIA HERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| IRENE LEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SNYDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $178,803 | $32,100 |
| DAVID LOY | LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,000 | $8,149 |
| KATHLEEN MORGAN | PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,416 | $17,472 |
| SUZANNE ITO | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,000 | $6,150 |
| VIRGINA LAROE | ADVOCACY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,000 | $5,608 |
| KATHERINE ROWLANDS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SCHEER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIET WILLIAMS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT LINDLAW | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ED CHAPUIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICA DEL VALLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCOS BRETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE B BRUGMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS BURKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL FUSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERWIN CHEMERINSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ABENICIO CISNEROS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL DOUGLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GINGRAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN-PAUL JASSY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA JUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN KOPP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL OLSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MEL OPOTOWSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROWLAND REBELE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD WASSERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL MELAMED | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DUFFY CAROLAN | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DICK ROGERS | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 534 4TH ST STE B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901-3334
- In care of
- % DAVID SNYDER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID SNYDER, 534 FOURTH STREET B, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
- Signed the 990
- DAVID SNYDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (415) 460-5060
- Return prepared by
- GILBERT CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0308483 or by the name FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION PROTECTS AND PROMOTES A FREE PRESS, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- STRATEGIC LITIGATION, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACYFAC USES INTEGRATED ADVOCACY - LITIGATION, EDUCATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY - TO ADVANCE OPEN GOVERNMENT, FREE-PRESS RIGHTS, AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW. SOME EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT FAC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2024: - SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN FEDERAL COURT TO PREVENT ENFORCEMENT OF CALIFORNIA LAW CRIMINALIZING PUBLICATION OF SEALED ARREST REPORTS - IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT CASE LAW.- LED COALITION OF 26 ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENT JOURNALIST DILAN GOHILL, 19, WHO WAS ARRESTED JUNE 5 WHILE COVERING PROTESTS AND THE OCCUPATION OF THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S OFFICE.- FAC WORKED IN THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE AND AT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE STATE TO ADVANCE LAWS AND POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN FIRST AMENDMENT AND OPEN-GOVERNMENT RIGHTS, AND TO FIGHT LAWS THAT WOULD WEAKEN THOSE RIGHTS.- IN FEDERAL COURT, CHALLENGED ON FIRST AMENDMENT GROUNDS A LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT CRIMINALIZES JOURNALISM BY BARRING PRESENCE WITH INTENT TO OBSERVE OR RECORD AT "SIDESHOWS," DANGEROUS AUTOMOTIVE EVENTS THAT HAVE FREQUENTLY CAPTURED HEADLINES IN THE BAY AREA. - REPRESENTING A STUDENT JOURNALIST AT CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO, FAC OBTAINED SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES IN HOW THE UNIVERSITY HANDLES PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS AFTER FILING A CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY.- FAC'S WORK ON AMICUS BRIEFS THROUGHOUT 2024, AT BOTH THE TRIAL COURT AND APPELLATE LEVEL, HELPED ADVANCE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF FREE EXPRESSION, PRESS FREEDOMS AND OPEN GOVERNMENT.- AS PART OF ITS PRESS FREEDOM INITIATIVE, FAC REPRESENTED, ON A PRO BONO BASIS, SEVERAL JOURNALISTS WHO WERE SUBPOENAED IN 2024 FOR THEIR CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES AND NOTES. SOME EXAMPLES OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING THE PUBLIC TO USE THEIR RIGHTS: - HOSTED DAYLONG WATCHDOG WORKSHOP FOR CENTRAL VALLEY JOURNALISTS. THE TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDED TIPS AND TACTICS ON NEWSGATHERING ISSUES, INCLUDING ACCESSING PUBLIC RECORDS, COVERING PUBLIC MEETINGS, PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL NEWS SOURCES AND RIGHTS AND RISKS SURROUNDING RECORDING IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS. - TRAINED SECOND ANNUAL COHORT OF CALIFORNIA LOCAL NEWS FELLOWS ON COVERING OPEN MEETINGS AND USING PUBLIC RECORDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNALISM.- MENTORED EARLY CAREER JOURNALISTS AS PART OF NATIONAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COALITION'S FOI BOOT CAMP FOR JOURNALISTS OF COLOR.- FAC RESPONDED TO 1,111 QUERIES ON ITS FREE LEGAL HOTLINE, EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING JOURNALISTS, ACTIVISTS AND OTHERS TO USE THEIR RIGHTS TO SPEAK AND PUBLISH FREELY, AND TO PROMOTE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.- FAC HOSTED AND/OR ORGANIZED NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS ON PRESS FREEDOMS AND GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY LAWS. - UPDATED AND EXPANDED OUR EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF PUBLISHED RESOURCES.Expenses $847,339 · revenue $1,818
- PRESS FREEDOM INITIATIVEFAC'S PRESS FREEDOM INITIATIVE HELPS JOURNALISTS OPPOSE SUBPOENAS SEEKING THEIR CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES AND NOTES PROTECTED UNDER CALIFORNIA'S JOURNALIST SHIELD LAW.
- LEGAL HOTLINE SERVICE IN 2024, FAC RESPONDED TO 1,111 QUESTIONS ABOUT ACCESSING PUBLIC RECORDS, PARTICIPATING IN GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, AND FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, EMPOWERING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS.
- LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHTFAC WORKS WITH ALLIES TO ADVOCATE FOR BILLS IN THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD EXPAND THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC ACCESS OR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, AND TO OPPOSE BILLS THAT WOULD LIMIT THESE RIGHTS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0308483
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,645,808
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,438,342
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,438,342 | $1,411,288 | $1,645,808 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,332,966 | $1,248,369 | $1,573,402 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,061,344 | $1,000,521 | $1,418,046 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 33-0308483).
Questions about FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION
- What is the EIN of FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION is 33-0308483.
- Is FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DAVID SNYDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 27 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,633 (DAVID SNYDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,438,342, expenses of $1,411,288 and total assets of $1,645,808 at year end.
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