Friends Committee On National Legislation

Organization Overview

Friends Committee On National Legislation is located in Washington, DC. The organization was established in 1946. According to its NTEE Classification (B70) the organization is classified as: Libraries, under the broad grouping of Education and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Friends Committee On National Legislation employed 68 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Friends Committee On National Legislation is a 501(c)(4) and as such, is described as a "Civic League, Social Welfare Organization, and Local Association of Employees" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Friends Committee On National Legislation generated $3.4m in total revenue. This represents a relatively dramatic decline in revenue. Over the past 6 years, the organization has seen revenues fall by an average of (3.2%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $3.5m during the year ending 06/2021. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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TO BRING THE CONCERNS OF THE US RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS TO BEAR ON PUBLIC POLICY.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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LEGISLATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: HAS TWO MAJOR OVERALL PROGRAMS WHICH ARE DOMESTIC POLICY AND FOREIGN POLICY.FCNL FIELDS AN EXPERIENCED TEAM OF REGISTERED LOBBYISTS WORKING ON CAPITOL HILL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. THESE LOBBYISTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY. THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, MEETINGS WITH COALITION GROUPS, AND CONTACTS WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL IDENTIFIES PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY CAN TAKE TO MOVE FEDERAL POLICY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WORLD WE SEEK. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 400 QUAKERS AND OTHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GATHER IN WASHINGTON FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS FCNL'S WORK, HEAR FROM OUR LOBBYISTS ABOUT SPECIFIC PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SET BY FCNL'S GENERAL COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE TEAMS FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: (1) IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICY; (2) CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM; (3) ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; (4) ECONOMIC JUSTICE; (5) NATIVE AMERICAN CONCERNS; (6) ELECTION INTEGRITY; (7) GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION; AND GENERAL TOPICS INCLUDING: (1) PEACEBUILDING, DIPLOMACY AND THE PEACEFUL PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE MIDDLE EAST; (2) REDUCTION OF MILITARY SPENDING AND ARMED INTERVENTIONS; AND (3) NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION.ALTHOUGH ALL BUT ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE REGISTERED AS LOBBYISTS, ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THEIR WORK FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF DIRECT LOBBYING, INVOLVING CONTACTING A LAWMAKER SEEKING TO INFLUENCE THE PASSAGE OR DEFEAT OF LEGISLATION. EVEN THE BROADER DEFINITION OF "LOBBYING ACTIVITIES", WHICH INCLUDES PREPARATION AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH AND OTHER BACKGROUND WORK THAT IS INTENDED, AT THE TIME IT IS PERFORMED, FOR USE IN CONTACTS, AND COORDINATION WITH THE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OF OTHERS," DOES NOT CAPTURE THE FULL BREADTH OF THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION TO THESE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, TEAM MEMBERS: MONITOR AND ANALYZE DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE; COMMUNICATE WITH FCNL CONSTITUENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO EXPLAIN THESE DEVELOPMENTS; ADVOCATE FOR GENERAL POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE NOT LEGISLATIVE IN NATURE; ENGAGE IN EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL CONSTITUENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; PARTICIPATE IN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, PANELS AND SEMINARS; WRITE ARTICLES AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS; DEVELOP MESSAGING STRATEGIES AND MEDIA RELATIONSHIPS; WRITE AND EDIT PROPOSALS FOR FOUNDATION GRANTS AND PREPARE REPORTS ON THEIR ACTIVITIES; AND ENGAGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.


ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH: FCNL WORKS WITH A NETWORK OF SOME 60,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY, ENCOURAGING PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES IN A NON-PARTISAN MANNER. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS (SUCH AS NEWSLETTERS, WEB SITE, EMAIL ALERTS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND TELEPHONE CALLS) AND TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE ISSUES. WE DEVELOP INFORMATION TO CREATE FOCUSED, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS IN SPECIFIC STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TO INFLUENCE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND WILL RESULT IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS OUR POLICIES AND PRIORITIES. FCNL HAS ESTABLISHED AND TRAINED OVER 100 ADVOCACY TEAMS, TOTALING OVER 1,500 PEOPLE IN LOCAL REGIONS WHO ARE WILLING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TO ADVOCATE ON LEGISLATION THAT FCNL IS ADVANCING. FCNL TRAINS, COACHES AND CONVENES A NATIONAL ADVOCACY CORPS OF TWENTY (20) YOUNG ADULTS WHO ORGANIZE AND LOBBY ON AN FCNL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY OVER A NINE-MONTH PERIOD ON A SPECIFIC ISSUE.


YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM: FCNL ENGAGES YOUNG ADULTS IN AN 11-MONTH PAID YOUNG FELLOWS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL FORMATION AS LEADERS AND ADVOCATES FOR A MORE PEACEFUL AND JUST WORLD. FCNL HOSTS AN ANNUAL YOUNG ADULT LOBBY WEEKEND THAT ATTRACTS OVER 475 COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WASHINGTON FOR A WEEKEND OF EDUCATION, LOBBY TRAINING AND MEETINGS IN THE OFFICES OF THEIR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.


LEGISLATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: HAS TWO MAJOR OVERALL PROGRAMS WHICH ARE DOMESTIC POLICY AND FOREIGN POLICY.FCNL FIELDS AN EXPERIENCED TEAM OF REGISTERED LOBBYISTS WORKING ON CAPITOL HILL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. THESE LOBBYISTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY. THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, MEETINGS WITH COALITION GROUPS, AND CONTACTS WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL IDENTIFIES PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY CAN TAKE TO MOVE FEDERAL POLICY IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WORLD WE SEEK. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 400 QUAKERS AND OTHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY GATHER IN WASHINGTON FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS FCNL'S WORK, HEAR FROM OUR LOBBYISTS ABOUT SPECIFIC PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SET BY FCNL'S GENERAL COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE TEAMS FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: (1) IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICY; (2) CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM; (3) ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT; (4) ECONOMIC JUSTICE; (5) NATIVE AMERICAN CONCERNS; (6) ELECTION INTEGRITY; (7) GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION; AND GENERAL TOPICS INCLUDING: (1) PEACEBUILDING, DIPLOMACY AND THE PEACEFUL PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION OF VIOLENT CONFLICT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE MIDDLE EAST; (2) REDUCTION OF MILITARY SPENDING AND ARMED INTERVENTIONS; AND (3) NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION.ALTHOUGH ALL BUT ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE REGISTERED AS LOBBYISTS, ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THEIR WORK FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF DIRECT LOBBYING, INVOLVING CONTACTING A LAWMAKER SEEKING TO INFLUENCE THE PASSAGE OR DEFEAT OF LEGISLATION. EVEN THE BROADER DEFINITION OF "LOBBYING ACTIVITIES", WHICH INCLUDES PREPARATION AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH AND OTHER BACKGROUND WORK THAT IS INTENDED, AT THE TIME IT IS PERFORMED, FOR USE IN CONTACTS, AND COORDINATION WITH THE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OF OTHERS," DOES NOT CAPTURE THE FULL BREADTH OF THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION TO THESE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, TEAM MEMBERS: MONITOR AND ANALYZE DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE; COMMUNICATE WITH FCNL CONSTITUENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO EXPLAIN THESE DEVELOPMENTS; ADVOCATE FOR GENERAL POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE NOT LEGISLATIVE IN NATURE; ENGAGE IN EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, FCNL CONSTITUENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; PARTICIPATE IN ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, PANELS AND SEMINARS; WRITE ARTICLES AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS; DEVELOP MESSAGING STRATEGIES AND MEDIA RELATIONSHIPS; WRITE AND EDIT PROPOSALS FOR FOUNDATION GRANTS AND PREPARE REPORTS ON THEIR ACTIVITIES; AND ENGAGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.


ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH: FCNL WORKS WITH A NETWORK OF SOME 60,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY, ENCOURAGING PRACTICAL STEPS THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION AND OTHER PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES IN A NON-PARTISAN MANNER. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS (SUCH AS NEWSLETTERS, WEB SITE, EMAIL ALERTS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND TELEPHONE CALLS) AND TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE ISSUES. WE DEVELOP INFORMATION TO CREATE FOCUSED, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS IN SPECIFIC STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TO INFLUENCE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND WILL RESULT IN FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS OUR POLICIES AND PRIORITIES. FCNL HAS ESTABLISHED AND TRAINED OVER 100 ADVOCACY TEAMS, TOTALING OVER 1,500 PEOPLE IN LOCAL REGIONS WHO ARE WILLING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TO ADVOCATE ON LEGISLATION THAT FCNL IS ADVANCING. FCNL TRAINS, COACHES AND CONVENES A NATIONAL ADVOCACY CORPS OF TWENTY (20) YOUNG ADULTS WHO ORGANIZE AND LOBBY ON AN FCNL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY OVER A NINE-MONTH PERIOD ON A SPECIFIC ISSUE.


YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM: FCNL ENGAGES YOUNG ADULTS IN AN 11-MONTH PAID YOUNG FELLOWS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL FORMATION AS LEADERS AND ADVOCATES FOR A MORE PEACEFUL AND JUST WORLD. FCNL HOSTS AN ANNUAL YOUNG ADULT LOBBY WEEKEND THAT ATTRACTS OVER 475 COLLEGE STUDENTS TO WASHINGTON FOR A WEEKEND OF EDUCATION, LOBBY TRAINING AND MEETINGS IN THE OFFICES OF THEIR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.


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Outside Vendors & Contractors

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The Production Management Group
Fundraising Material Prod. & Distributor
$176,665
Rad Campaign Llc
Website Creation & Maintenance
$121,940
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The Production Management Group
Fundraising Material Prod. & Distributor
$176,665
Rad Campaign Llc
Website Creation & Maintenance
$121,940
Quorum Analytics
It Services
$106,000
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $0
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$2,976,863
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $110,845
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$2,976,863
Total Program Service Revenue$49,808
Investment income $48,169
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $286,276
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $3,361,145

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that Friends Committee On National Legislation has recieved totaling $10,000.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Home Rule Globally

Jenkintown, PA

PURPOSE: UNRESTRICTED

$10,000
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$927,759
Earnings$495,009
Net Contributions$7,670
Other Expense$46,978
Ending Balance$1,383,460

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