Liabilities / Assets
29th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
29th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
18th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
79th percentile
Higher net margin than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 8.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
99th percentile
Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
91st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$360,527
Up $322,660 (+852%) from 2019
Net Assets
Up$354,676
Up $622,209 (+233%) from 2019
Liabilities
Down$5,851
Down $299,549 (-98%) from 2019
Revenue
Up$2,294,011
Up $1,031,371 (+82%) from 2019
Expenses
Up$1,671,802
Up $114,961 (+7.4%) from 2019
Net Income
Up$622,209
Up $916,410 (+311%) from 2019
Speech first's mission is to support students who seek to protect their rights to free speech, expression or association. By joining together, the speech first community is an assurance to students that they will not fight these battles lone, they will find support every step of the way; on campus, in the courts and in the media.
Speech first's mission is to support students who seek to protect their rights to free speech, expression or association. By joining together, the speech first community is an assurance to students that they will not fight these battles alone, they will find support every step of the way; on campus, in the courts and in the media.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $33,891 | $358,581 | ▲ $324,690 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $3,815 | $1,785 | ▼ $2,030 |
| Total Assets | $37,867 | $360,527 | ▲ $322,660 |
| Other Assets Total | $161 | $161 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $305,400 | $5,851 | ▼ $299,549 |
| Total Liabilities | $305,400 | $5,851 | ▼ $299,549 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $-267,533 | $354,676 | ▲ $622,209 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $-267,533 | $354,676 | ▲ $622,209 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $37,867 | $360,527 | ▲ $322,660 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Neily | President, S | FT | $182,300 | $6,600 | $188,900 |
| Nicole Neily | President, Secretary | - | $182,300 | $6,600 | $188,900 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jamil Jaffer | Director |
| Josh Holdenried | Director |
| Kathryn Ciano Mauler | Director |
| Matthew Foldi | Director |
| Montse Alvarado | Director |
| Contractor | Services | Location | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consovoy Mccarthy Park Pllc | Legal Services | 1600 WILSON BOULEVARD STE 700, Arlington, VA 22209 | $1,350,000 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $1,416,527 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $255,275 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $72,586 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Legal | $1,082,293 | - | - | $1,082,293 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $120,569 | $28,344 | $33,387 | $182,300 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $38,823 | $4,239 | $5,202 | $48,264 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | - | $27,921 | $27,921 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $19,601 | - | $19,601 |
| Payroll Taxes | $11,648 | $2,394 | $2,415 | $16,457 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $4,933 | $1,955 | $1,366 | $8,254 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $4,397 | $1,034 | $1,217 | $6,648 |
| Travel | $3,894 | $916 | $1,078 | $5,888 |
| Office Expenses | - | $5,573 | - | $5,573 |
| Insurance | - | $3,388 | - | $3,388 |
| Other Expenses | $236,098 | $676 | - | $676 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,502,655 | $96,561 | $72,586 | $1,671,802 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,671,802 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,671,802 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $1,671,802 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Any individual who seeks to support the organization, pays membership dues, if any, and meets any additional standards and procedures that may be established by the board of directors is eligible to become a member.”
“Up to four directors are elected by the board. One director may be elected by the members.”
“Form 990 is reviewed by the board prior to submission to the irs.”
“Directors and officers are required to review the conflict of interest policy and disclose any conflicts on an annual basis.”
“Compensation of the president is reviewed annually by the board of directors and is established based on available data of compensation at similarly-sized organizations.”
“Minnesota, mississippi, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, utah, virginia, west virginia, wisconsin”
“The organization does not make its governing documents or conflict of interest policy available to the public. The organization's form 990 and exemption application are available to the public upon request.”
“Speech first's mission is to support students who seek to protect their rights to free speech, expression or association. By joining together, the speech first community is an assurance to students that they will not fight these battles alone, they will find support every step of the way; on campus, in the courts and in the media.”
“Speech first defends students' free speech rights on campus through litigation, advocacy, and education. In fy20, speech first filed three motions to intervene in federal title ix lawsuits, filed and settled a federal lawsuit against iowa state university, settled its lawsuit against the university of texas, and continued its litigation against the university of illinois, alleging that various policies violated students' first amendment rights through overbroad, vague policies designed to chill student speech and expression. President nicole neily appeared on tv 30 times, did 55 radio interviews, placed 6 opeds, was quoted in 95 news articles, and spoke at 2 events. On a regular basis, neily speaks and meets with student groups and individual activists and visits campuses around the country.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | SPEECH FIRST'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO SEEK TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH, EXPRESSION OR ASSOCIATION. BY JOINING TOGETHER, THE SPEECH FIRST COMMUNITY IS AN ASSURANCE TO STUDENTS THAT THEY WILL NOT FIGHT THESE BATTLES ALONE, THEY WILL FIND SUPPORT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY; ON CAMPUS, IN THE COURTS AND IN THE MEDIA. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | SPEECH FIRST'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO SEEK TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH, EXPRESSION OR ASSOCIATION. BY JOINING TOGETHER, THE SPEECH FIRST COMMUNITY IS AN ASSURANCE TO STUDENTS THAT THEY WILL NOT FIGHT THESE BATTLES ALONE, THEY WILL FIND SUPPORT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY; ON CAMPUS, IN THE COURTS AND IN THE MEDIA. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | SPEECH FIRST DEFENDS STUDENTS' FREE SPEECH RIGHTS ON CAMPUS THROUGH LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION. IN FY20, SPEECH FIRST FILED THREE MOTIONS TO INTERVENE IN FEDERAL TITLE IX LAWSUITS, FILED AND SETTLED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, SETTLED ITS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AND CONTINUED ITS LITIGATION AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, ALLEGING THAT VARIOUS POLICIES VIOLATED STUDENTS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS THROUGH OVERBROAD, VAGUE POLICIES DESIGNED TO CHILL STUDENT SPEECH AND EXPRESSION. PRESIDENT NICOLE NEILY APPEARED ON TV 30 TIMES, DID 55 RADIO INTERVIEWS, PLACED 6 OPEDS, WAS QUOTED IN 95 NEWS ARTICLES, AND SPOKE AT 2 EVENTS. ON A REGULAR BASIS, NEILY SPEAKS AND MEETS WITH STUDENT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS AND VISITS CAMPUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO SEEKS TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION, PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES, IF ANY, AND MEETS ANY ADDITIONAL STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A MEMBER. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | UP TO FOUR DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD. ONE DIRECTOR MAY BE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS ESTABLISHED BASED ON AVAILABLE DATA OF COMPENSATION AT SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND EXEMPTION APPLICATION ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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