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Name:	Federation for American Immigration Reform
Address:	25 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 330
	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 reports that it has provided testimony before Congressional committees on a variety of immigration-related issues. Some ($569,113 or 9%) of FAIR's program expenses were conducted in conjunction with fundraising appeals.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, FAIR's program expenses were:

Media	1,779,542
Public education	1,069,136
Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI)	771,505
Membership education and service	723,117
Government relations	697,480
Field	543,163
Research and publications	436,096
Lobbying	217,811
FAIR Congressional Task Force	210,104
Legal	10,406
Total Program Expenses:	$6,458,360

Chief Executive : Daniel A. Stein, President

Compensation*:

$309,439

Chair of the Board: Roy Porter
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Analyst

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 28

*2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

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

Fund raising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,595,273, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

FAIR incurred joint costs of $904,264 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $569,113 was allocated to program expenses, $293,903 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $41,248 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) for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds
Grants	6,444,538
Contributions	1,150,735
Investment income	164,481
Other	73,927
Unrealized loss on investments	-2,399,182
Total Income	$5,434,499

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 13%

Total income				$5,434,499
	Program expenses			$6,458,360
	Fund raising expenses			599,163
	Administrative expenses			1,057,442
Total expenses				$8,114,965
Expenses in Excess of Income				(2,680,466)
Beginning net assets				12,159,660
Ending net assets				9,479,194
Total liabilities				790,197
Total assets				$10,269,391