American Family Association
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| Founded | 1977 |
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| Founder | Donald Wildmon |
| Type | Public charity 501(c)(3) |
| 64-0607275 (EIN) | |
| Focus | Social conservatism |
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Area served
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United States |
| Method | Boycotts |
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Members
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180,000 paid subscribers |
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Key people
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Tim Wildmon, President Bryan Fischer, Director of Issues Analysis |
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Revenue
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$17,955,438 (2011) |
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Employees
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192 |
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Volunteers
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175 |
| Website | www |
The American Family Association (AFA) is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes fundamentalist Christian values. It opposes same-sex marriage, pornography, and abortion. It also takes a position on a variety of other public policy goals and has lobbied against the Employee Free Choice Act. It was founded in 1977 by Donald Wildmon as the National Federation for Decency and is headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi.
The AFA defined itself as "a Christian organization promoting the biblical ethic of decency in American society with primary emphasis on television and other media," later switching their stated emphasis to "moral issues that impact the family." It engages in activism efforts, including boycotts, buycotts, action alert emails, publications on the AFA's web sites or in the AFA Journal, broadcasts on American Family Radio, and lobbying. The organization is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and posted a 2011 budget of over US$16 million. AFA owns 200 American Family Radio stations in 33 states, seven affiliate stations in seven states, and one affiliate TV station (KAZQ) in New Mexico.
AFA has been listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as of November 2010 for the "propagation of known falsehoods" and the use of "demonizing propaganda" against LGBT people.
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