Alliance for Free Citizens
Secular conservativehttps://allianceforfreecitizens.org · founded 2021
Conservative policy organization led by Kris Kobach (former Kansas Secretary of State). AFC drafts model legislation for state legislators on CRT-curriculum prohibition, materials restrictions, and speaker exclusion from schools. Per Education Week's 2021 investigation, AFC drafted model legislation introduced in Pennsylvania and consulted with Arizona lawmakers; their model bill 'bans materials AND speakers.' Topical overlap with Banned Index is real — AZ HB 2008 and SB 1435 (both in our DB, both school-library materials laws) could plausibly derive from AFC's model — but no primary source directly names those bills as AFC-drafted. As of a 2026-04-23 research pass, no primary source attributes AFC to a specific book-ban law in our DB, which is why this group has 0 law_organizations rows. Reopen if a leaked memo, FOIA response, or investigation names a specific bill as AFC-drafted.
Notes
Primary source: Education Week, 'Who's Really Driving Critical Race Theory Legislation? An Investigation' (July 2021). https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/whos-really-driving-critical-race-theory-legislation-an-investigation/2021/07 Kris Kobach is the former Kansas Secretary of State and currently Kansas Attorney General (as of 2026).
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Funding data sourced from publicly available IRS 990 filings, news reports, and self-reported disclosures. Amounts are as reported in the cited source.
| Funder | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $60,000 | 2023 | IRS 990 Revenue dropped to $60K. Expenses ($101K) still exceeded revenue. Assets near zero ($1,112). |
Total revenue (IRS Form 990) | $195,000 | 2022 | IRS 990 EIN 862173613. Lake Wales, FL. 501(c)(4). Expenses ($946K) far exceeded revenue — substantial startup funding or prior-year reserves. |
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