Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS FOUNDATION FOR FREE EXPRESSION WAS INCORPORATED AS A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY ON MAY 21, 1990 TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PROMOTING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND TO SERVE AS A PUBLIC VOICE ON SUCH ISSUES ON BEHALF OF BOOKSELLERS AND OTHERS IN THE BOOK COMMUNITY.
FREE EXPRESSION - PROMOTES AND PROTECTS FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, PARTICULARLY THOSE CONTAINED IN BOOKS, BY OPPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, ISSUING STATEMENTS ON SIGNIFICANT FREE EXPRESSION CONTROVERSIES, PARTICIPATING IN LEGAL CASES INVOLVING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, COLLABORATING WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH AN INTEREST IN FREE SPEECH, AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE EXPRESSION TO BOOKSELLERS, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOOK INDUSTRY, POLITICIANS, THE PRESS, AND THE PUBLIC
BANNED BOOKS WEEK - PROMOTES PARTICIPATION IN BANNED BOOKS WEEK, THE ONLY NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF FREE EXPRESSION
NEWSLETTERS - PRODUCES NEWSLETTER TO INFORM MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS OF CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND CENSORSHIP
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Chris Finan | PRESIDENT | 32 | $108,962 |
| Erinn Hartman | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Michael Tucker | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Suzanna Hermans | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Shawn Wathen | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Betsy Burton | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.3 | $0 |
| Valerie Koehler | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Dan Cullen | DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Roberta Rubin | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Mitchell Kaplan | TREASURER | 0.3 | $0 |
| Theresa Chmara | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
| Bradley Graham | DIRECTOR | 0.3 | $0 |
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