Annual Report is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism or other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.

The mission of the American Humanist Association (AHA) is to advance humanism, an ethical and life-affirming philosophy free of belief in any gods and other supernatural forces. Advocating for equality for nontheists and a society guided by reason, empathy, and our growing knowledge of the world, the AHA promotes a worldview that encourages individuals to live informed and meaningful lives that aspire to the greater good.

Board of Directors AS OF JANUARY 1, 2020

Sunil Panikkath Jennifer Christine John Hooper Robert Boston Rebecca Hale Howard Katz President Kalmanson Shellska Treasurer Vice President Secretary

Monica R. Miller Juhem Ellen Sutliff Mandisa Thomas Sharon Welch Michael Werner Roy Speckhardt Navarro-Rivera Executive Director President’s Message

This is my first President’s Message But the last year was also a very the degradation of ethical standards and comes at the end of my first year difficult one for us humanists who in our public life continues or whether leading the AHA. While a nonbeliever take seriously our tagline about being our republic takes a turn away from this my entire adult life, I have identified good. Our republic saw the continued path. Needless to say, one’s individual as a humanist for at least twenty years and intensified degradation of ethical view on this will have no influence on and have been heavily involved with behavior in the public sphere. We the nation’s choice unless each of us supporting the AHA for more than ten watched a president impeached, makes an effort, however busy our lives years. I am therefore thrilled to have allegedly engaging in violations of are, to register and cast votes for those the gratifying privilege and awesome the most basic ethical standards. whom we want to represent us. But responsibility of leading this organization We observed politicians and other beyond that, we need to impress upon with a history of almost eight decades public figures across the country others in our lives the importance of the fighting for the rights of nontheists in appear to enthusiastically enable choices that will be made in 2020. This is our country. such personal unethical behavior especially applicable to younger people and gleefully participate in advancing who are increasingly nontheist but not 2019 was a year that the AHA continued unethical policies against refugees sufficiently part of our movement. Make to make progress in advancing its and other marginalized groups. no mistake, the damage that could be mission. We kept up our ongoing efforts My view is that the most important done to the institutions of our republic to uphold the legal and constitutional contribution any of us can make to as a result of the nation’s choices in 2020 rights of nontheists, with the important may be extensive and long lasting. our cause in such an environment milestone of our Legal Center arguing is to continually set an example of When you speak up on matters such a case before the Supreme Court for the ethical behavior, while openly iden­ as why our nation’s choices in 2020 are first time. Being a grassroots organi­ tifying as nontheist, whenever that important to you, don’t let anybody zation, our efforts to help humanist identification can be done without tell you that humanist values are not communities across the country are endangering our personal safety. This American values. To those who would critical, and we launched the Humanist is a contribution we can make wher­ show you that being godly is an excuse Environmental Response Effort (HERE) ever we live, whatever work we do, to condone unethical behavior and to for Climate to connect local individuals whatever our financial situation. indulge in it if one can get away with and community organizations with the it, show them that you would rather be resources they need to have an impact If we do not want what is past to be pro­ good than godly any day. on the pervasive crisis facing our planet. logue in 2020, each of us has another You will read about these and many other important role to play. This year each aspects of our impactful and ongoing of us has the opportunity to participate work throughout this annual report. with our nation in choosing whether Sunil Panikkath

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Humanism by the Numbers Public Awareness of Humanism Through extensive media outreach and public relations work, the American Humanist Association promotes its activities and offers a humanist 654,000 perspective on major current events with the goal of bringing humanism likes on into the mainstream.

The AHA focused its publicity efforts in 2019 on climate change, the activities and members of the Congressional Caucus, the definition 66,000 of religious freedom, religious privilege in public schools, and more. Additionally, many outlets looked to humanists’ voices to comment on the followers increasing pattern of Christian nationalism in the Trump administration, including troubling comments made by Secretary Ben Carson, Secretary Mike Pompeo, and Attorney General William Barr.

47,000 Major Media Coverage in 2019 email subscribers ABC News Fox News The Atlantic AOL.com Los Angeles Times The Daily Beast Associated Press Medium The Hill 360 BBC National Public Radio The Huffington Post Humanist celebrants, Bloomberg NBC News The Wall Street Journal chaplains and lay leaders Breitbart New York Post The Washington Post Business Insider Newsweek Time Magazine CBS News Politico US News & World 250 Chron.com San Francisco Report (Houston Chronicle) Chronicle USA Today AHA chapters and affiliates CNBC Scribd Vox CNN SFGate Washington Examiner Esquire Slate

2 2O19 ANNUAL REPORT Media by the Numbers

The AHA garnered over The AHA’s press outreach AHA received over efforts resulted in over 5,600 $82 3,700 media hits from local, radio and television hits national and international million news outlets in earned media value

AHA’s Monica L. Miller (right) speaks to reporters, including NPR’s Nina Totenberg (left), after presenting oral arguments at the Supreme Court on February 27, 2019.

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 3 Defending the First Amendment As one of the leading advocacy organizations for the secular movement, the Appignani Humanist Legal Center (AHLC) has firmly established a reputation of success, effectiveness, and swift response to church-state violations on behalf of the humanist community.

2019 Litigation Cross Display in Pensacola, FL In 2018, AHA won a case which affirmed the district court’s SUPREME COURT: Christian Cross ruling that a Florida city’s 34-foot-tall Christian cross used on Public Land in Bladensburg, MD solely for Easter services violates the . Monica Miller, Legal Director and Senior Counsel, briefed The high court instructed the lower court to reevaluate the and then argued AHA’s first Supreme Court case in February ruling, so AHA filed a brief. A decision is expected in 2020. 2019. The case centered on the constitutionality of a 40-foot-tall Latin cross towering over a busy intersection in Legislative Prayer in Carroll County, MD Bladensburg, MD. In front of a majority conservative court, The AHA celebrated a major victory in August of 2019 our focus was on a “narrow loss” as we fought to prevent the when it won a longstanding case challenging the Carroll high court from overturning decades of precedent. Although County Board of Commissioners’ practice of delivering the Supreme Court upheld the cross (with Justices Ginsburg prayer at public meetings. The court issued an order that and Sotomayor strongly dissenting), the ruling was highly permanently prevents the commissioners from delivering fragmented and has limited applicability for future cases. prayers at the opening of commission meetings. Humanist Inmate Seeking Equal Recognition in Nevada The case sought recognition of humanism as a state- approved “faith group” in order for humanists to hold weekly meetings in Nevada prisons. The AHA achieved this result while the appeal was pending, with Nevada ultimately adding humanism to its list of approved “faith groups” and authorizing humanist meetings. Ten Commandments Display in Little Rock, AK The AHA, along with other secular groups, filed a lawsuit on behalf of its members in Little Rock, AR in May 2018 challenging the constitutionality of Arkansas’ Ten Commandments monument on state capitol grounds. Throughout 2019, AHA attorneys were actively engaged in discovery and pretrial motions.

4 2O19 ANNUAL REPORT Public School Prayer in South Carolina J Victory in a long-fought battle for rights of incarcerated AHLC attorneys celebrated another major court victory in humanists: AHA attorneys wrote an email to prison officials demanding that humanist inmates be allowed July 2019 when they won a case against a South Carolina to assemble after a court victory in AHA’s favor more school district. The case, filed in 2013, challenges the school than a year prior. In October 2019 humanist meetings district’s promotion of graduation prayers and use of a began at North Carolina facility. Christian venue for elementary graduation ceremonies. The U.S. District Court originally ruled against the AHA, but it successfully appealed to the Fourth Circuit in 2016 and Amicus brief (friend-of-the-court) activity won on both issues back on remand. The AHA’s legal team submitted or co-signed five Police Prayer Vigil in Ocala, FL amicus briefs in 2019: In May 2018, AHA won its case in the U.S. District Court of CFI v. Warren Florida against the City of Ocala and its police department The AHA authored a brief supporting CFI and the legal for sponsoring a prayer vigil. In 2019, AHA attorneys filed recognition of atheist wedding officiants. briefs defending the victory against the city’s argument Brian Fields, et al. v. Speaker of the Pennsylvania House that the ruling should be vacated on a procedural issue. of Representatives, et al. The AHA authored an amicus in support of a lower court Demand-letter Activism ruling that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ practice of barring nonreligious local residents from offer­ In 2019, the AHA’s legal team sent approximately twenty ing invocations is discriminatory and unconstitutional. demand letters—virtually all successfully resolved—to various government entities objecting to church-state Harold Shurtleff, et al. v. City of Boston, et al. violations. Several noteworthy victories include: AHA attorneys, in conjunction with secular and interfaith allies, filed an amicus brief in support of a lower court J The cancellation of a planned first grade field trip to a ruling that the City of Boston was correct in its decision to Christian college to see a biblical play. AHA sent a “final deny a request to fly the Christian Flag in front of City Hall. warning” email and hours later, the school agreed to Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue cancel the trip! The AHA joined other major nontheist organizations in a J A display in a Texas elementary school brief opposing public funding of religious education. was removed after AHA attorneys wrote to the school New Hope Family Services, Inc. v. Poole district challenging the egregious violation. The AHA cosigned an amicus brief in support of adoption services free from religious discrimination.

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Humanism on Capitol Hill The American Humanist Association continues to use its proximity to the Capitol and White House to build relationships and advocate for the rights of humanists and nontheists everywhere. Whether through direct meetings, coalitions, or demonstrations, AHA staff work tirelessly to make sure humanist voices are heard and weighed when it comes to making and implementing our nation’s laws.

Repeal Blasphemy Laws AHA led a coalition effort of more than35 organizations to reintroduce resolutions in the House and Senate that call for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. AHA also developed a 4-page info sheet “Understanding Blasphemy Laws around the World,” distributed to legislators on Capitol Hill.

Bangledeshi-American secular activist Rafida Bonya Ahmed (second from left) joined (from left) AHA’s Rachel Deitch, Michaela Reger, and Isabelle Oldfield, along with Ron Millar of the Center for Freethought Equality at the Congressional Freethought Caucus reception, held during the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on July 16-18, 2019.

6 2O19 ANNUAL REPORT Humanist Values on Capitol Hill Humanism’s Seat at the Table AHA participated in more than 100 direct meetings Along with participating for the second year in a row in the with members of Congress, administration officials, State Department’s Ministerial to Advance International and congressional staff in 2019 to discuss AHA’s policy Religious Freedom, the AHA secured invitations for priorities on issues such as the separation of church and national and international secular groups to attend. state, international religious freedom, civil rights and AHA was also in the room with global leaders at the United liberties, education reform, voting reform, scientific Nations “Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom.” integrity, LGBTQ rights, women’s autonomy, anti-discri­ mination legislation, and many more. Darwin Day Darwin Day Resolutions New Humanist Resolutions were introduced in the House The AHA undertook the largest issue portfolio expansion of Representatives and the Senate, in our organization’s history when our Board of Directors with 21 co-sponsors, in recog­ passed new resolutions on white supremacy, immigra- nition of the achievements of tion, benefit corporations, and environmentalism. reason, , and the advance­ ment of human knowledge. The Darwin Day resolution honors both Darwin and modern scientists for their contributions towards humanity, and also affirms the validity of evolution while opposing the teaching of creationism in public schools.

NATIONAL DAY of REASON MAY 2, 2019

National Day of Reason The National Day of Reason is a project of the AHA that works to recognize the first Thursday of May as National Day of Reason, a counter-event to the Congressionally- mandated National Day of Prayer. AHA worked with co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to reintroduce a resolution recognizing May 2 as a National Day of Reason.

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 7 Realizing Social Progress Humanists have the perspective and unique opportunity to be a leading positive force for change and to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with allies against discrimination.

Social Justice Alliances Spreading the Word Humanists March for Good In 2019, our social justice alliances became Alliance Leadership Council Alongside events and programs, we took more robust and started organizing their members continued to to the streets to exercise our freedom own programs and projects. The LGBTQ educate on topical issues at of speech in support of the issues we Humanist Alliance, for example, hosted its events across the country, care about deeply. We were partners of inaugural Centering the Margins Summit including national conferences the global Climate Strikes, the Women’s to bring together LGBTQ Black, Indigenous, such as Creating Change, March, and participated in Fire Drill and People of Color within the humanist and Skepticon, and Women of Fridays, gun violence protests, a rally nontheist communities. Color Beyond Belief. against white supremacy, and more.

(left) Skepticon, August 10, 2019 (right) Humanists at Climate Strike, October 2, 2019

8 2O19 ANNUAL REPORT Black Humanist Alliance Latinx Humanist Alliance The Black Humanist Alliance builds on the natural tie The Latinx Humanist Alliance facilitates social justice between humanist thought and support for social justice activism among, expand the visibility of, and foster safe causes that campaign for equal rights and social liberation. spaces for Latinx humanists. Feminist Humanist Alliance LGBTQ Humanist Alliance The Feminist Humanist Alliance strives to build healthy The LGBTQ Humanist Alliance works to advance equality communities that confront discrimination and oppression for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning guided by the principles of intersectional . people and their families, and strives tobuild connections and alliances between LGBTQ communities and humanist communities through education and outreach.

Centering the Margins Summit, March 30, 2019

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 9 Teaching Humanism and Growing Community The American Humanist Association’s Center for Education strives to provide educational opportunities that serve humanist and secular communities. The center offers a wide range of resources designed for humanist individuals and groups across the spectrum.

Humanist Studies Program Online Courses Open Lecture Series The Humanist Studies Program (HSP) Right to Die, by Kevin Bradley of The fourth Open Lecture Series event built a collaborative relationship Final Exit Network, was added as the was in Minneapolis, MN, on Climate with Meadville Lombard Theological 28th online course. The purpose of Justice: A Better Future for Us All. School, a Unitarian Universalist this course is to present factual The lectures focused on building a liberal seminary. Throughout the year, information about a sensitive, narrative on the human right to a safe AHA negotiated a Memorandum controversial topic. It does not and habitable environment, and the of Understanding to offer HSP and presume to judge anyone’s religious challenges posed by overconsumption Meadville students the opportunity beliefs, and it does not align with a and a rapidly industrializing world. to earn a Master of Arts in Leadership particular political ideology. with a concentration in Humanism.

(left to right) Bailey Webster, Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni, Timothy Denherder-Thomas, Mysti Babineau, Ben Passer, and Catherine Fleming speak at Climate Justice: A Better Future for Us All on May 18, 2019

10 2O19 ANNUAL REPORT HERE for Climate Ten Commitments second master class on Building The launch of AHA’s climate action The Ten Commitments represent human­ Communities­ to Counter White program, the Humanist Environ­ istic values that promote a democratic Nationalism, exploring proactive mental Response Effort (HERE) world in which every individual’s worth responses to white nationalist and white supremacist politics for Climate, was a huge success as and dignity is respected, nurtured, and throughout the world. the AHA brought attention to the supported, and where human freedom global climate crisis and engaged and ethical responsibility are natural Humanism & Self-Respect Conference aspirations for everyone. humanists with actionable ways to The AHA hosted a joint conference combat climate change and make a this September in partnership positive impact on the environment. with Periyar International USA, Supported by a generous donor who EMPATHY CRITICAL drawing hundreds of attendees. THINKING funded a matching campaign, AHA’s The international event brought advertising campaign reached mil­ ETHICAL together humanists and the Tamil RESPONSIBILITY DEVELOPMENT lions of people encouraging them and Indian-American rationalists to take an active role in stopping THE of the self-respect movement for the climate crisis. Ads appeared on GLOBAL PEACE & two days for cultural exchange, billboards, in transit shelters, in AWARENESS SOCIAL JUSTICE exploring topics in humanism, traditional print media, and online TEN and celebrating the long-growing through major digital outlets and COMMITMENTS humanist movement in on . The AHA worked SERVICE & Southern India. ENVIRONMENTALISM PARTICIPATION on “greening” its office throughout the year by com­pleting an energy University Award HUMILITY ALTRUISM audit to address inefficiencies and The AHA offers an annual implementing composting and University Award for Philosophical advanced recycling systems. Diversity to post-secondary learning Master Class institutions that foster a culture of Humanism for All The Master Class is continuing education intellectual openness that allows The AHA supports over 150 incar­ for leaders across the humanist and humanism and a diverse array of cer­ated humanist members. With secular movement. Using the active other philosophical perspec­tives assistance from volunteers and learning methods of the Humanist to flourish. The ceremony was in staff, the AHA sent incarcerated Studies Program, the Master Class February and commemorated the humanists various donated books encourages participants to fully engage establishment of the University and DVDs, about 250 winter holiday with instructors and peers to go beyond of Miami’s Endowed Chair for the letters, and established ongoing the acquisition of facts, and truly delve Study of , Humanism, and pen-pal correspondence. into topics. In 2019, the AHA hosted the Secular Ethics.

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 11 AHA’s 78th Annual Conference: Expanding Our Reach, Reducing Our Footprint The American Humanist Association’s 78th Annual Conference was held on June 7-9, 2019, in a first-of-its- kind distributed venue. Streamed live from five select university locations across the country, humanists participated via livestream or attended in person.

This distributed online conference 2019 AWARDEES had the advantage of making AHA’s Annual Conference more accessible to those of differing financial means at a lower carbon footprint. The AHA reached more members than ever before— allowing for a wide variety of speakers to participate and educate others while building stronger networks of local humanists. The conference attracted well over 1,000 registered attendees (livestream and in-person)—close to twice the attendance than one Salman Rushdie Pamela Gay Barry Kosmin of AHA’s traditional conferences. 2019 Humanist of the Year Isaac Asimov Science Award Lifetime Achievement Award

THE AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION

FIVE UNIVERSITY VENUES WEBCAST

PITTSBURGH Carnegie Mellon University HOUSTON Rice University BROOKLYN Medgar Evers College CLAREMONT Pitzer College MIAMI University of Miami Leighann Lord Mara Wilson Richard Wiseman WORLDWIDE Webcast Humanist Arts Award LGBTQ Humanist Award Humanist Media Award

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AHA Programs & Adjuncts

Center for Freethought Equality reached out to The Humanist Society applies humanism over 840 candidates in four states electing their to daily life through a unique celebrant legislatures (Louisiana, Mississippi,THE , THE program, education, and community HUMANIST HUMANIST and Virginia) and in more thanSOCIETY 20 special federal SOCIETY involvement. Humanist Society endorsees and state elections and municipal elections received two in-person trainings for across the country. The PAC endorsed 17 candidates (7 allies humanist celebrants in Los Angeles and Orlando and and 10 members of the nontheist community). Of the four quarterly teleconferences on topics in celebrancy. endorsed candidates, 7 won their races (5 allies and 2 mem­ In December, the Humanist Society launched a Professional bers of the nontheist community). In addition to endorsed Development section on its website—a collection of candidates three humanists won re-election or election to hundreds of pages of training materials, ceremony scripts, their municipal offices. There are now 75 elected officials online courses, teleconference recordings, and other who publicly identify with our community at the local, resources for our endorsees to expand their skills and state, and federal levels in 25 states across the county. further professionalize their work.

The AHA boasts a large network The Humanist Foundation Humanist of local humanist groups, with HUMANIST ensures a lasting future for ACTIONKIT 150 chapters and 100 affiliates THE FOUNDATION humanism with the generosity across the country dedicated to promoting humanism and of members who have included the American Humanist encouraging community engagement. A monthly Humanist Association or the Humanist Foundation in their will or Action Kit for local groups provided information and other estate plan. Founded in 1980 and with an endowment activities on Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service, Darwin of $8 million, the Foundation provides estate planning Day, Marching Forward, Environmentalism, National Day advice on wills, life insurance plans, trusts, and gift annuities of Reason, LGBTQ Pride, International Day of Friendship, for members who seek to support humanism for years to International Day of Literacy, Supporting Marginalized come. The Humanist Foundation’s Humanist Heritage Populations, World Kindness Day, and Human Rights Day. Project seeks to conserve the life stories of humanist leaders in a perpetual archive for historic preservation. The Humanist Legal Society promotes and protects humanist values in the legal Humanist Press is the publishing system by providing support and net­ house of the American Humanist working opportunities to lawyers, judges, legal academics, Association and has provided law students, and paralegals throughout the material for the humanist/freethought/atheist market and by fostering humanism in the law. In 2019 the HLS since 1995. Humanist Press books and e-books are available held an event in Colorado with Colorado Supreme Court on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online book retailers, Justice Melissa Hart. and 100 percent of the proceeds benefit AHA programs.

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 13 The Humanist Magazine Committed to providing readers with intellectual and ethical adventure, the bimonthly Humanist magazine provides humanist perspectives on religious freedom and human rights, scientific exploration and technology, politics, psychology, ethics, art, and more.

Issues explored in the Humanist in 2019:

J Social media J Far-Right group Patriot Prayer J Imperial borders and mythical frontiers J Legislative action on climate J Secular vs. sectarian monuments J Polyamory in Portland J “America First” J Evangelicals’ climate denial J 200 years of Walt Whitman J Climate justice J on college campuses J The Ten Commitments

Important humanist voices featured during the year in articles, interviews, and profiles included: Salman Rushdie, Pamela Gay, Barry Kosmin, Leighann Lord, Mara Wilson, Richard Wiseman, Ryan Bell, Sikivu Hutchinson, “Like many humanists, I get more magazines than I have time Mark Dunbar, Daniel Thomas Moran, to read. I have huge stacks of to-read books beside the bed and Becky Garrison, Steven Waldman, Jerry stuffed onto shelves, and newsletters of all sorts pile up awaiting McNerney, and Clay Farris Naff. a few free moments. However, I always find that reading the Humanist is time well spent, with good food for thought.” From a reader in Genesee, PA

14 2O19 ANNUAL REPORT TheHumanist.com By the Numbers TheHumanist.com is the daily online news site of the American Humanist Association. It is the online hub for news, politics, science, 3,277 and culture from a humanist perspective. TheHumanist.com serves original pieces as a general-interest website for humanists, atheists, freethinkers, since launch secularists, religious progressives, and the non-religious. 78,000 page views per month

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2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 15 MAKING A DIFFERENCE: 2O19 Supporters of the American Humanist Association A special thanks to our donors in 2019. The list below features the names of donors who contributed $250 or more in 2019. The support of all our donors—large and small—enables the work we do, and we regret that we could not publish the names of all of our 34,000 members and supporters. Thank you for helping humanism move forward!

Carl Sagan Circle Herb Silverman and President’s Circle Helen Fuller Marc Kossman ($100,000+) Sharon Fratepietro ($1,000-4,999) Jeffrey Gordon Robert and Susan Kresek Lowell and Jan Steinbrenner Bettye and Harvey Gossard Peter A. Lamal Louis and Laurie Appignani Peter and Line Anderson Robert Tapp and Lorraine J. Gudas and Gerald Langlykke Anonymous Judith Wallach Laurie and Lynn Ashton John A. Wagner Lawrence Larson Herb Block Foundation Ken and Auli Batts Jon Hagler Jacqueline R. London Margaret Sanger Circle Josephine Berke Rebecca Hale and Carla and Dave Low ($25,000-49,999) Ambassador’s Circle Jane and Leonard Bernstein Gary Betchan Christopher Martinez Larry Jones ($5,000-9,999) Geoffrey Bond Louise A. Hardin Mary Ann and Larry Meyers Pritpal S. Kochhar Warren and Anne Anderson Stephen M. Boyd Paul Haupt Paul Morse jim lampl Bapu and Vijay Arekapudi Larry R. Brandt Jon and Belva Hauxwell Richard Navarre Rob Schreck Steven and Carol Bechtel Stephen J. Bruun Merrit Heminway David and Kathryn Niose Todd and Diana Stiefel Clemens Bribitzer Joanne M. Cantoni Tony and Betty Hileman Bill Nye Anderson-Rogers Foundation Vernon Childs Katherine F. Carmichael Robert Hofmann David O’Brien Stephen P. Driscoll and Carol Hedtcke and Nancy Bolt Lynda Palevsky Isaac Asimov Circle Kris E. Fulmer J. Rodger and Karen A. Clark Kirk A. Hornbeck Anthony Pinn ($10,000-24,999) Allen and Brenda Glendenning Betty Comora Stephanie Downs Hughes Fred and Iris Pollack Robert H. Dickerson Jeff Hawkins and David and Sandy Creighton and Duncan Hughes Matthew V. Pozun Gordon and Grace Gamm Janet L. Strauss John Dankowski Dwight and Barbara Ittner Leonard Rappe Joseph and Barbara Gerstein Everett Jones James and Karen Dearborn Arthur M. Jackson Glenn Reynolds Danielle and Alain Gronner Daniel and Karen Moran Kenneth D. Deaton Wilson and Ashwini Jacob John H. Roberts Richard Harlow Scott Seidewitz and Charles and Patricia De­ Charles W. James Edward and Ellen Rogalin Richard and Beverly Hermsen Beli Andaluz brovner Thomas Johnson Laura L. Rothkopf John Hooper and Gail Pesyna Carsten and Laurie Smidt Florian Dieckmann Charles H. Jones Michael Sacks Marilyn P. Johnson Robert Stoelting Rich and Kathleen Diedrich Sudhir Kalaria Stephen Schaeffer Jeffrey Justice Stephen and Diane Uhl James Dwyer Betty and Keith Kelly Steven Schmitt Jared Kaplan and Thomson von Stein Stacy Enyeart Russell Kendall Maridee Quanbeck Stuart J. Wamsley William B. Fagan Heather J. Kingham and Jack Sechrest and Perry Perkins Bill Parks FitzWilliams Fund Paul and Maureen Mark A. Elliott Fairbrother Leon and Maxine Seltzer Harold and Doreen Saferstein Anonymous (2) Anne Klaeysen and Carol Fischer Glenn Newman Joanne H. Senders Eric and Sydney Fisher Andrew Knofski Cary and Joan Shaw Bob Frankston David Korz Wanda Shirk

16 2O19 ANNUAL REPORT Charles Shore Sean Austin Douglas Gullickson and Jon R. Meador Caroline Staudenraus Lyle L. Simpson Bruce C. Bade Judith A. Streett Michael Cramer Ed and Anna Stephens Stuart Speyer Hyatt Baker Roger Hackney Andrew Milman Frederick D. Stocker Guillaume Stordeur Dale and Gene Bauer Rosemary A. Hagen Mark Morgan Charlene and Gregory Storey Herman Suit Alan F. Black Tomas Hallin Dana Morganroth and Joan Suit Ellen J. Sutliff and David Bock Donald M. Hayes Sally Wenzel William Sullivan B. Paul Bogardus Joan Bodenlos Thomas A. Heffner Charles Murn Laalitha Surapaneni Anthony Tennis Neil Bright David and Judy Helgager Juhem Navarro-Rivera and Raymond Tanner Claudia Tobler and Philip Walsh Robert W. Burton Susan and Willis Higgins Yazmín A. Trejo Joseph and Catherine Thomas Faith M. Towle Allen and Barbara Burton Irene Hill Connie Neish Richard W. Thomas Janet Tucker and Douglas Cahill Iris Hoffert Berry A Norton Jonathan and Angela Tikker Dan Lammertse Jerry and Shirley Carle Paul Hoopes Eric Oakley Frederick A. Tybout Theodore M. Utchen D. Lamar Cason Larry Hothem Joyce C. Oates Douglas Vacek Oakley and Dena Van Slyke William Catterton George F. Howard James P. O’Hara John S. Van Essen Benjamin A. Wade and Ann M. Childers Jaylene Howard Lois Orth-Lopes and Tim Van Leer Paula Rochelle Steve Lopes Ben Cirrus T.L and Mary Hughston John Vervaert Harvey and Leslie Wagner Donald P. Palmer John B. Collis Douglas Ingram Angela Violet and Rich Vogel Jeffrey Wellman David Pebworth Ronald Comer Neville and Jane Jacobs Kirk Vistain David Werdegar Udo Pernisz Michael Cox William Jacobs John Wagers Michael and Susanne Werner Jack Peterson Cox Farms Virginia, Inc Roger Johnson Michael Ware Elizabeth Wery Jackson Piper John Crossey Lewis S. Josephs Emily Watkins Linda Wolf Russell and Sarah Posegate David and Mark Cunningham Matthew D. Juhasz Jerry Wesner John and Brenda Zamary Paul Quinn Larry and Lois Curry Jennifer and Phillip Kalmanson Brent S. Weyhrauch Nunn Family Fund for the George Karnoutsos C J and Anita Ransom Future of Humanity Don G. Davis Andrew Whalley Charles B. Keeling Lawrence Rapisarda Artist’s Endowment of Coastal Frank DeSantis Thomas and Valerie Wheeler Richard A. Robie Community Foundation Dan Dubbeld Mihir Kotwal Eric Whitcombe Richard E. Rowland Berkelhammer Basic Catherine Dubinsky Rosemary Kyte Donald and Karen White Science Fund Susan C. Duerksen and George Landsburg Janet and Hiero Russell Louise M. Wilde Anonymous (5) Arthur Salm Marissa Langseth Martin Safer Wayne Williams Jamie Edwards Patrick F. Lavin and Grey Sample James S. Wilson Rosemary A. Hurayt Director’s Club ($500-999) Gene R. Eldridge James L. Sanders Cathy Wood Isabelle Le Cun Reid H. Ahl and Robert and Sheila Finch Edwin G. Sather Jim Wooldridge Paul Lightsey James C. Radnor Arnold and Temma Fishman Douglas and Lauren Schairer Reuben Yost Anna Lijphart Kamesh R. Aiyer Jefferson Glassie Eric and Deanne Schaleger Secular Hub for Humanists, Stephani Allison and Carolyn Glen Kaye Steven C. Lowe Thomas Schneider Atheists and Freethinkers Judith Gorra Bernard Glos Thomas M. Lutgens Kent Sellers Anonymous (3) S. Altan Elizabeth and Edward Goff Andrew Macri Mark C. Sheidler Sharon Appelquist Kotiswamy and Donald Margolis Barry P. Skeist Supporting Member Mark Applebaum Krishnaveni Gorantla Peter L. Mayer Mark Smith ($250-499) Patricia Archibald Erik M. Gregory John McClure Mark Smith and Gregory Lyle Alexander Leigh Arino De La Rubia Gil Griffis Peggy C. McCullum Brett Parchert and Chris Vogdes Anthony Atherton Stephanie Grikis Lloyd Mckenzie Douglas Smithdeal John Alexander Gary Austin Mary M Grimaldi Frances S. McKenzie David Snoeyenbos Ed Allwein

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 17 Kathryn Anastos David Calder and Don Driggs Michael Greedy Christopher A. Jackson Daniel and Midge Anderson Susan Salkind Charles Driscoll Ray Greeley F. M. Jacobius Leo and Sue Anderson Tom and Susan Calle Roland Duerksen Sanna Green Bobbi Jacobsen Paul Angelo Ronald S. Campbell Ted Duijn Richard Gronostajski David O. Jenkins Lou Antico Arthur Carey William Durch Ellen and Adam Gross Tim Jenkins Maggie Ardiente and Matthew Carroll Larry and Judy East Gordon Grosscup Josh Jensen Roy Speckhardt Linda Carrozza and Michael Jack G. and Martha Egger William Gruber Jose Jimenez Leonard Aulenbach Channick Cynthia and John Egloff Craig Guilliams Lucie Johns Craig C. Axtell Margaret A. Cartier David Ehrlich Jay M. Gumbiner Lawrence L. Johnson Jacob Bakarich Adam Chalom Lincoln D. Eisler Jeffrey T. Haley John Curtis Johnson Charlene Baker and Aaron Chapman Dean Eklund Robert W. Hall Kathy M. Johnson Allen Robnett David Chivers Brian England Mavis Hamilton Michael Jones Robert and Marcia Baumel Anthony T. Cimino Elwood English Bryan Hamlin Philip and Susan Jones Jeff Baysinger Roger and Carolsue Clery Lynn Epstein Michael Hammerman Connor Jordan Peter Bell Stephen Cohen Mary Ericksen Michael D. Haney Richard Josephson Paul M. Bennett Robert Colby Erdal Erol Jeffrey Hannie Robert Kabakoff Rosemary Bentson Matthew and Marilee Cole Walt Fangman and Jan Flynn Frank Hanson Robert S. Kaeser Ray Berg Elaine Coleman Seija Farber Ann Hanson Edward E. Kallgren Wallace Berliner Laurie Cook Morris W. Firebaugh Kaaren Hardy Richard A. Kark Edward Berne Karen and Dan Cook Nicholas Flatbush Steven Hartman Judith Karklins Laurence Best Gerald Coopey Edwin S. Foote Scott Hatch Sidney J. Kass Alan Best Jim Corbett James Forbes William Hickey William and Anne Kass John Bielecki Brent Cosgrove Mark Foreman Hubert Hickman Richard C. Keene Janice Black David and Christine Crain Alyne Fortgang Lisa Hill and Todd VonOhlen Norman Kelker Stuart Blair Curtis Cramer David Foster Hans Himelein Jim J. Kilpatrick Daniel Blinn Benjamin Crowe Robert Fowler William Himwich Dennis King Alan and Kathy Borchart Gerald C. Cummings Dorothy and Richard Fragaszy Joshua Hinton Rex Borup Ashley Kingdon-Reese Jim Cushing Nancy Frakes John Hirschi Michael D. Boucher John Kirby Bruce Dame Calvin Frye Ken Hoffman Francis Brady Frank and Jo Anne Knell Laurel and Gautam Dantas David Fuhrman Henry Hoffman David Brammer Jim Knierien Jacques S. David Barry Fuhrman Kenneth and Deborah Hoffman Richard Brennan Mark Knowles and Merrily Davies Melvin L. Gabel Daniel Hogan Lori Zakel-Knowles James F. Brennan Diana Davis Joe Gasper L.J. Hoke R.W. Koch Stanley J. Brockway Larry Davis Ronald Gerstl Max Holley Sigrid Koebel James N. Brooke Betty Dayron Victoria Gipson Neil Honschke Michael Konrad Jeffrey Brown Thomas de Shazo Ellen Gittleman Donald Hostetler Donna and Sam Kountoupes Gail Brown Mike and Ruth Deal Marian Goldeen and Leroy House Clement H. Kreider Marian E. Bruns Don Deprez Arthur Ogawa Ivan Hoyt David Kreshek Ruth Burger Manuel Dichner Walter F. Goodman Liz Hrenda Ray Latiolais Kenneth Burrows Steve Dinkelaker Thomas J. Gormly David Hruska Richard L. Latterell J. L. Bush Richard and Elizabeth Dorrell Harvey and Bettye Gossard Don Huddleston Laurence Laudicina Pamela and Robert Cabeen Frederica S. Douglas Jeri Graham Eugene and Shirley Hudson Robert Lavoie and Herman Downe Bob Grant David Hurtubise Barbara Brockhurst

18 2O19 ANNUAL REPORT Michael Lawless Robert L. Mueller Jan Rocek First U. Society Emil Volcheck and Keith and Delinda Leafdale Richard F. Mull Paul and Nancy Rolig of Minneapolis Kathleen Wilsback Shirley E. Leary James and Wendy Mullin Peter G. Roode Rachael Solem Diane E. Voll Kay Ledyard John K. Mulvey Allan Ross Joseph C. Sommer Travis Walden Richard Lehti Skip Murphy Jim Ross Gerald Sommer Albert and Roberta Walker Candelaria Leyvas Roger Muzii Ken and Gail Rowles Mike Soniat Mark Walters Chris Lindstrom Michelle Myers John Rudolph and Sheryn Robert F. Southwood Karl Weiss John Link Catherine and Russell Myers Holinsworth Floyd Spencer Paul Weiss Lori Lipman Brown Frank Navarro Jeffrey Sacks David Spinner Matthew Welch Bruce E. Lohman John Newman Scott Sanders Jason and Camille Stafford James Wells Jack E. Love David Newnham Gerald and Ann Saul Rick Stegman and Mary and Greg West Amy Headlee Jay Lublow Tom Norris Victor Schachter Larry Wheelock Marion Steininger Stan Lukezic Patrick and D. O’Connell Kathleen Scheiman Jennifer J. White and Ralph Stewart Zenaido R. Quintana Wayne and Gloria Luney Mike and Wilma Ormsbee Mark F. Schlawin and Charles Stoddard Denis and Nicki Whittaker Mark Mangus Diane Osgood Ilene Dube Robert Stone and Charles Wiggins Alvaro Marin Laura Ouellette Richard C. Schneider Anna Kastenbaum Bruce Wiley John Markevich Alan B. Palmer Albert and Lise and Myles Striar Gary Wilks Arthur Martin Sujit K. Pandit Catherine Schneider Michael Sullivan Tex and Barbara Williams John L. Martinez Leonard Pape Lynn Schneider John Summerville Robert P. Wilson Kyle Marvin Mark Parrott Floyd E. Schock and Keith A. Banner Keith Surroz Andrew Wine Beatrice M. Maslowski Ken Payson Sean Sutherland Christine Winter Edward Masoro Fred Perry Thomas Schumacher Stanley T. Sutphin John Wolff Roger Mattioli David P. Persuitte James Scott Donald A. Swanson Zach and Erika Wood Robert McBay Claire Peterson Jeanne and Timothy Scrivner John b. Swedlund Bart Worden Pamela McCulloch Phyllis Pirie Paul Sellnow Rhea L. Talley Mark Wright and Thomas McDonald Thomas and Halina Platt Richard Sessions Lori Tanner Pam VandeWater Ed McIntosh Benjamin Pokorny Zamir Shaikh Marie Taylor Jean Yngve Don McLaurin and Inge Fraser Thomas Potter Elizabeth Shanklin Donald Thurston Michael A. Yonkers John McMichael Lawrence Powers James Shock Ed Tilley and Dave MacLeod Frank R. Zindler Tom Mego Homer E. Price Martin Shoemaker Marion E. Tisdale Matthew and Barbara Meislin Bryan Puskar Marjorie J. Shyavitz Robert Tocci Jo Ann Zlatunich Alicia Mendoza Kathryn Radke Angie Sieffert Cliff and Gina Towner Joshua Zucker Craig and Susan Merrill Carlos Ramos Marr D. Simons Malcolm Townsley Anonymous (23) Edward Mersich Jim Rawls Jack D. Simpson Roland Tozer Wayne P. Meyer Ruth Rayle Terrence Sloan Rachel Tracy Keith Miller Kamran Razvan Donald C. Smart Richard W. Trombley James O. Miller Thomas and Judy Reed Doug Smith Tony Turner-Mercado Worth Miller Robert Reynolds Marie Smith Thomas Twaiten Leonard P. Smith Judy Moon Bradley Rice Fred Tweet Timothy Smyth Margaret Moore Lisa Rickard Mark Urban Craig and Barbara Snapp Jack R. Moore Dennis Ricks Michael R. Uth David G. Morgan Grant W. Ring Jeffrey Snell Tyler Mosher Frederick Robinson Jon Snider

2O19 ANNUAL REPORT 19 AHA 2O19 Financial Report Interest and Humanist Magazine Dividends Revenues $51,413 (2%) Publication $19,987 1% Sales $20,548 Management Fees Other Income (<1%) $62,400 (2%) Appignani Humanist $31,633 (1%) Conferences & Seminars Legal Center Revenue $39,677 (1%) $561,893 (18.86%) Legal Settlement $125,000 Fundraising (4%) Grants and Membership Contracts $365,841 Dues Revenue (12.28%) $315,000 Public $396,734 (10%) Awareness (13%) Conference TOTAL EXPENSE about $212,245 Humanism (7.12%) $2,979,840 $818,840 (27.48%) TOTAL INCOME Humanist Bequest $3,036,507 Contributions Magazine $805,297 $1,168,348 $198,013 Other (27%) (38%) (6.65%) $112,368 (3.77%) Administrative $127,779 Humanist (4.29%) Society Services Member News: $75,248 (2.53%) Free Mind, Humanist.com Member Services & $122,091 (4.10%) Social Education $84,445 (2.83%) Justice Education Center $99,403 CFE General Support $114,659 (3.85%) (3.34%) $87,013 (2.92%) Capital Campaign Contributions $470 (<1%)

Balance Sheet Assets Liabilities & Equity Current Assets $950,693 Liabilities $245,070 Fixed Assets $35,763 Equity (Net Assets, Net Income) $741,386 Total Assets $986,456 Total Liabilities & Equity $986,456

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