Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 247 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,901,414 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($23,683,736). 176 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 70% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $26M
- Funders on record
- 247
- Grants received
- $54M
- Net assets
- $15M
What Family Research Council does
Mission
The Family Research Council's primary exempt purpose is to reaffirm and promote nationally, and particularly in washington, dc, the traditional family unit and the judeo-christian value system upon which it is built. Frc's activities in accomplishment of its mission are to: - promote and defend traditional family values in print, broadcast and other media,- develop and advocate legislative and public policy initiatives which strengthen and fortify the family and promote traditional values,- establish and maintain an accurate source of statistical and research information which reaffirms the importance of the family in our civilization, and- inform and educate citizens on how they can promote biblical principles in our culture.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Communications:an important way that frc works with its church community is through its communication channels. Frc voices biblical truth and eternal values into the marketplace of ideas which the church can embrace and pass along to their own congregations and networks.frc's washington watch with tony perkins, a daily one-hour program, is broadcast on a variety of video and streaming outlets, and is syndicated on radio stations that air in nearly every state. Frc has a strong representation of churches in our broadcast markets. The show allows frc to cut through the media's filter and speak directly to concerned americans and churches about how a biblical worldview shapes public policy. Frc president tony perkins has hosted dozens of members of congress as well as prominent policy experts, authors, pastors, and government officials. Frc co-sponsors the annual pray vote stand summit, a multi-day in-person and broadcast event featuring numerous speakers and panels. In addition, frc hosts periodic pray vote stand townhall events that feature discussions and prayer with various guests. The washington stand is frc's outlet for news and commentary from a biblical worldview. The…
$14,904,199 spentof which $163,555 as grants68% of program spendingPolicy/worldview:frc is committed to producing quality policy research grounded in biblical truth. Its team of policy experts analyzes legislation for its impact on life, the family, and religious freedom. In addition, frc's center for biblical worldview equips christians with a biblical worldview and trains them to advance and defend the faith in their families, communities, and the public square. Frc's publications and educational materials apply christian principles to the pressing cultural and moral questions americans are facing. Through frc's extensive network of churches, these resources are disseminated to congregants to keep them informed and equipped with practical action steps of how they can help their local communities.frc also serves as an extension of the church to the halls of government. The government affairs team advocates on behalf of christians nationwide by working closely with lawmakers on both capitol hill and in state legislatures to pass pro-life, pro-family, and pro-religious freedom policies while also advising against legislation that is detrimental to these biblical values.
$5,625,238 spentof which $173,681 as grants26% of program spendingChurch ministries:frc operates a cooperative undertaking with and among local church partners sharing frc's mission. Frc's ministry seeks to strengthen partner churches and christians in general as they seek to grow in a biblical worldview, and equips pastors and church leaders through training and by providing strategic resources.through these efforts, frc has recruited tens of thousands of pastors and prayer partners through various forms of outreach. Pastor roundtables and pastor briefings encourage pastors to be bold and courageous in today's rapidly growing hostile culture. Special townhall events hosted by churches draw pastors and congregants from across denominational lines. Frc also co-founded the national gathering for prayer & repentance, an annual event that gathers christian and government leaders to pray for the nation and seek god's forgiveness.training is provided for community impact teams, which bring church members together for the advancement of biblical values in their local communities. Frc's stand courageous men's conferences take place in churches across the country to encourage men to develop character, cultivate positive habits, build relationships, and…
$1,439,876 spentof which $11,471 as grants$393,649 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $21,969,313.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $14M to $22M (+54%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Anthony R Perkins
President & CEO
Board chair
Michele Bachmann
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 67 funders to 110 funders, grant income rose $3.1M → $6.1M.
40 of 247 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 70% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 247 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 44% of grant income and the top three 57%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
73% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 58% · 2018 65% · 2019 66% · 2020 56% · 2021 52% · 2022 31% · 2023 28% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
56% of FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 71% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
70% of FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $16M that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 40 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $38M arriving through sponsors registered in 24 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL is better cushioned than half of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Family Research Council Action · exempt
- Family Faith and Freedom Foundation · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL?
- FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 247 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,901,414 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($23,683,736). 176 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 70% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL have?
- IRS filings report 247 organizations giving $53,901,414 in grants to FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL, 176 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL?
- NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC is the largest funder on record, with $23,683,736 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 247 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing