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Name:	Federation for American Immigration Reform
Address:	25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 300
	Washington, DC 20001
Phone:	202-328-7004
Web Address:	www.fairus.org

Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

FAIR’s public education programs include a national news media outreach program that supplies background information to media outlets, appearing on television and radio news and analysis programs, and writing op-ed pieces for print media. FAIR’s website includes information on immigration topics from state impact data to national security to population growth. FAIR’s community outreach program provides public education at civic, educational, religious, and other institutional venues within the community, building awareness of immigration issues and empowering Americans to assert their proper role in determining the nation’s immigration future. FAIR’s government relations program conducts educational lobbying. FAIR has provided testimony before Congressional committees more than 80 times on a variety of immigration-related issues. Some ($251,768 or 7%) of FAIR's program expenses were conducted in conjunction with fundraising appeals.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, FAIR's program expenses were:

Membership education and service	629,309
Media	548,854
Public education	539,730
Government relations	458,030
Research and publications	421,197
Field	419,691
Immigration Reform Law Institute	344,649
Lobbying	191,769
Public interest legal	163,415
FAIR Congressional Task Force	127,414
Total Program Expenses:	$3,844,058

Chief Executive : Daniel A. Stein, President

Compensation*:

$294,737

Chair of the Board: Nancy Anthony
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, Fernwood Advisors, Inc.

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 25

*2006 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,549,645, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

FAIR incurred joint costs of $603,319 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $333,987 was allocated to fund raising expenses, $251,768 was allocated to program expenses, and $17,564 was allocated to administrative expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on FAIR's audited financial statements - consolidated with affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Source of Funds
Grants and contracts	3,185,217
Contributions	1,364,428
Investment income	998,348
Other income	108,723
Total Income	$5,656,716

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 79%  Fund Raising: 14%  Administrative: 7%

Total income				$5,656,716
	Program expenses			$3,844,058
	Fund raising expenses			678,377
	Administrative expenses			332,498
Total expenses				$4,854,933
Income in Excess of Expenses				801,783
Beginning net assets				9,365,344
Other Changes in Net Assets				204,663
Ending net assets				10,371,790
Total liabilities				281,964
Total assets				$10,653,754