Family Research Council

Child Organization: Faith Family Freedom Fund

The Family Research Council (FRC) is a Christian right group and lobbying organization formed in the United States in 1981 by James Dobson. It was fully 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 officially became an independent entity in 1992. The function of FRC is to promote what it considers to be traditional family values, by advocating and lobbying for socially conservative policies in areas such as divorce, homosexuality, pornography, and abortion. FRC is affiliated with a 501(c)(4) lobbying PAC known as FRC Action. Tony Perkins is the current president of FRC. The organization has often been involved in the heated politics of social policy, and particularly in controversy concerning its position on homosexual behavior.

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Campaign Finance

Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through committee's October 17, 2012 filing.
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  • Summary

    overview of the committee's finances
    Total Raised:
    $216,457
    Total Spent:
    $237,531
    Cash on Hand:
    $81,245
    Debts:
    $0

Standardized Donation Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Recipients

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  • Top PAC Recipients

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View all campaign finance data for Family Research Council Sources: OpenSecrets.org FollowTheMoney.org

Lobbying

$133,000 Spent
Information

Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.

For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.

covers through Q2, 2012

Lobbying On Behalf of Family Research Council

  • Names of Lobbyists
  • Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues
    • Constitution,
    • Family, Abortion & Adoption,
    • Fed Budget & Appropriations,
    • Health Issues,
    • Government Issues,
    • Law Enforcement & Crime,
    • Religion,
    • Defense,
    • Education,
    • Foreign Relations
  • Most Frequently Disclosed Bills
    Bill No. Title
    H.CON.RES.25 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.
    H.R.1681 Every Child Deserves a Family Act
    H.R.361 Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
    H.R.1179 Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011
    H.R.1954 To implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
    H.R.2059 To prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund.
    H.R.2299 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
    H.J.RES.56 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
    S.J.RES.10 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
    H.R.1249 America Invents Act
View all lobbying data for Family Research Council Sources: OpenSecrets.org