| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Founder | James Dobson |
| 20-0960855 (EIN) | |
| Location |
|
Key people | Craig DeRoche (President & CEO)[1] |
Revenue (2022) | $2,435,770 for the 501(c)3[2] $1,314,136 for the 501(c)4[3] |
| Website | familypolicyalliance |
Formerly called | CitizenLink, Focus on the Family Action |
Family Policy Alliance (FPA), formerly CitizenLink and Focus on the Family Action,[4] is an American conservative Christian organization that acts as the lobbying arm of Focus on the Family[5][6][7] at the level of state government politics. It is an umbrella organization for an "alliance" of state organizations known as Family Policy Councils[8] which are state-level Focus on the Family affiliates.
The stated mission of Family Policy Alliance is "to advance biblical citizenship, equip and elect statesmen, promote policy and serve an effective alliance, all committed to a common vision".[9] The organization opposes and advocates against same-sex marriage,[10] transgender rights,[11] legal abortion, sexual consent education,[12] marijuana decriminalization,[13] and the Equal Rights Amendment. FPA supports Reaganomics[14] and traditional gender roles.[10] It considers LGBT rights to be a dangerous "LGBT agenda."[15]
As an organization with 501(c)(4) tax status, FPA faces fewer political lobbying restrictions than its affiliate[6] Focus on the Family. FPA lobbying includes "rigorous training by experienced Christian legislative leaders" for politicians who align with the organization's conservative priorities. The organization maintains a 501(c)(3) called Family Policy Foundation or alternatively Family Policy Alliance Foundation. It is a different organization than The Family Foundation, although both are a part of Focus on the Family and have similar goals.
It was founded in 2004 by James Dobson and operates from Focus on the Family headquarters in Colorado Springs.
- ^ "Leadership". Family Policy Alliance. 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Family Policy Foundation". ProPublica.
- ^ "Family Policy Alliance". ProPublica.
- ^ Draper, Electra (May 19, 2010). "Focus on the Family rebrands political arm as CitizenLink". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ Stern, Mark Joseph (March 2, 2022). "How the War on Critical Race Theory Revived Anti-Gay Activism in Schools". Slate.
Family Policy Alliance, the lobbying arm of Focus on the Family, advocates against education about race and LGBTQ identities under the umbrella of protecting "parental rights."
- ^ a b Peters, Jeremy W. (March 29, 2021). "Why Transgender Girls Are Suddenly the G.O.P.'s Culture-War Focus". The New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Just, Amie (September 6, 2019). "Drew Brees on Focus on the Family video: I was not aware of, don't support anti-LGBTQ views". The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Family Policy Alliance. 12 June 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "GuideStar Charity Check". GuideStar. Candid. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ a b Brenneman, Todd (2014). Homespun Gospel: The Triumph of Sentimentality in Contemporary American Evangelicalism. Oxford University Press. p. 135-136. ISBN 978-0199988983.
- ^ Hanna, John (June 24, 2019). "Kansas to allow trans residents to change birth certificates". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ Staver, Anna (February 27, 2019). "Colorado sex education bill: Separating fact from fiction". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ Robinson, Carin (2018). "Colorado: Hiking in Rocky Terrain". God at the Grassroots 2016. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 117. ISBN 978-1538108925.
- ^ Stephens, Hilde Løvdal (2015). "Money Matters and Family Matters". Religion and the Marketplace in the United States. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0199361809.
- ^ Hudgens, Nicole. "Who can you trust?". Family Policy Alliance.