FRC Action
Logo of Family Research Council
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| Motto | Advancing Faith, Family and Freedom |
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| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | James Dobson |
| Type | 501(c)(3) Charity |
| Registration no. | 52-1792772 (EIN) |
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Area served
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United States |
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Key people
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Tony Perkins, President Thomas R. Anderson, Chairman |
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Revenue
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$13,064,417 (2011 FY) |
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Employees
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85 |
| Website | www |
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Family Research Council (FRC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization that is an American conservative Christian group and lobbying organization. Its self-described mission is "to advance faith, family and freedom in public policy and the culture from a Christian worldview". The FRC was formed in the United States in 1981 by James Dobson. It was incorporated in 1983. In the late 1980s, FRC officially became a division of Dobson's main organization, Focus on the Family, but after an administrative separation, FRC became an independent entity in 1992. Tony Perkins is its current president.
FRC promotes what it considers traditional family values, by advocating and lobbying for socially conservative policies. It opposes and lobbies against equal rights for LGBT people (such as same-sex marriage, same-sex civil unions, and LGBT adoption), abortion, divorce, embryonic stem-cell research and pornography. FRC is affiliated with a 501(c)(4) lobbying PAC known as FRC Action. In 2010, the Southern Poverty Law Center classified FRC as an anti-gay hate group, which generated some controversy.
The Council was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1983. James Dobson, Armand Nicholi, Jr., and George Rekers were some of its founding board members. In 1988, following financial difficulties, FRC was incorporated into Focus on the Family, and Gary Bauer joined the organization as president. FRC remained under the Focus on the Family umbrella until 1992, when it separated out of concern for Focus' tax-exempt status.Tony Perkins joined FRC as its president in 2003. On June 18, 2013, Josh Duggar was named executive director of FRC Action, the non-profit and tax-exempt legislative action arm of Family Research Council. Duggar stepped down in 2015.
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