Far-Right Family Research Council Granted “Church” Tax Exempt Status

“The Family Research Council (FRC) bills itself as ‘the leading voice for the family in our nation’s halls of power,’ states the Southern Poverty Law Center, “but its real specialty is defaming LGBTQ people.”

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The , the far-right policy “think” tank and political lobbying group, was granted non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a “Church” with its head, Tony Perkins, as minister.

FRC has lobbied for legislation banning gender-affirming surgery; filed amicus briefs supporting repealing Roe v. Wade; and has worked tirelessly for religious exemptions to civil rights laws.

FRC explains itself and its philosophical underpinnings on Its website:

“A nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to articulating and advancing a family-centered philosophy of public life. In addition to providing policy research and analysis for the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government, FRC seeks to inform the news media, the academic community, business leaders, and the general public…