Organizations Filed Purposes:
See Part I, Line 1
First Liberty Institute provides pro bono legal services to advance and defend religious liberty for individuals, churches, and other ministries and organizations
LEGAL: First Liberty Institute provides pro-bono legal services to advance and defend religious liberty for individuals, churches and synagogues, and other religious ministries. During 2019-2020 FLI represented plaintiffs in 27 cases throughout the United States, helping individuals, churches, and religious schools combat unconstitutional Covid-19 lockdown orders from state and local governments, guarding land use rights of churches and synagogues and their members, and otherwise protecting the religious liberty of all Americans from government encroachment. Schedule O has a complete list of cases.
EDUCATION: Reaching and educating the public about key issues and legal cases that impact their religious liberties. Through use of video, websites, speaking engagements, letters and collaterial materials, we reach target audiences with important information and empower them to take action.
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 |
|---|
| Kelly Shackelford | President/CEO | 55 | $576,219 |
| David Holmes | COO/CFO/EVP | 55 | $387,296 |
| Hiram S Sasser | Exec. Gen. Counsel | 55 | $293,222 |
| Mike Berry | Gen. Counsel | 55 | $206,694 |
| Andrew Graham | Senior Fellow | 55 | $165,527 |
| Roger Byron | Sr. Counsel | 55 | $153,168 |
| Ken Blackwell | Board | 1 | $0 |
| Jody Thornton | Board | 1 | $0 |
| Paco Jordan | Board | 0 | $0 |
| Jerry Brown | Board | 2 | $0 |
| Dale Brown | Exec Comm, Board, Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Muse Carlson | Board | 1 | $0 |
| David Tauber | Board | 1 | $0 |
| James Robertson | Exec Comm, Board | 1 | $0 |
| Al Angell | Exec Comm, Board | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Cover | Chair Exec Comm, Board | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Dunn | Vice Chair Exec Comm, Board | 2 | $0 |
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