Federation for American Immigration Reform and Related Nativist Institutions |
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| Year | FAIR | Immigration Reform Law Institute | FAIR Congressional Taskforce | US Inc | Center for Immigration Studies |
| 2001 | $3,384,027 | $2,282,532 | $672,655 | ||
| 2002 | $3,627,678 | $1,429,707 | $895,104 | ||
| 2003 | $3,311,569 | $1,456,770 | $869,280 | ||
| 2004 | $4,256,992 | $1,440,098 | $1,659,197 | $1,015,055 | |
| 2005 | $4,878,807 | $100,000 | $320,032 | $2,053,427 | $1,161,390 |
| 2006 | $5,015,038 | $517,809 | $123,869 | $2,292,602 | $1,575,136 |
| 2007 | $7,669,981 | $162,588 | $3,395,498 | $1,633,843 | |
| 2008 | $10,205,818 | $970,740 | $61,728 | $3,360,118 | $2,657,702 |
| 2009 | $8,154,570 | $646,174 | $1,559 | $2,381,539 | $1,766,533 |
| 2010 | $8,729,690 | $1,411,666 | |||
NumbersUSA and Affiliated Groups |
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| Year | NumbersUSA | NumbersUSA Action | Americans for Better Immigration | ||
| 2001 | |||||
| 2002 | $914,093 | ||||
| 2003 | $1,213,017 | ||||
| 2004 | $1,056,191 | $105,745 | $110,531 | ||
| 2005 | $2,235,665 | $254,984 | $440,963 | ||
| 2006 | $3,542,544 | $299,148 | $110,531 | ||
| 2007 | $3,984,537 | $1,210,171 | $16,646 | ||
| 2008 | $8,160,338 | $1,540,805 | $11,294 | ||
| 2009 | $4,259,812 | $988,567 | $2,479 | ||
| 2010 | $3,888,201 | $1,379,222 | |||
Americans for Immigration Control and Affiliated Organizations |
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| Year | American Immigration Control Foundation | American for Immigration Control | Americans for Immigration Control, NC | ||
| 2001 | $300,288 | $246,705 | |||
| 2002 | $151,273 | $5,186,294 | |||
| 2003 | $170,702 | $4,872,645 | |||
| 2004 | $210,048 | $4,233,325 | $51,738 | ||
| 2005 | $142,761 | $4,860,712 | $41,697 | ||
| 2006 | $252,233 | $3,237,707 | ($38,736) | ||
| 2007 | $146,706 | $2,669,842 | $8,353 | ||
| 2008 | $183,218 | $1,597,820 | $7,080 | ||
| 2009 | $119,388 | $1,323,279 | $0 | ||
| 2010 | $93,518 | $1,299,877 | $4,000 | ||
Grassroots Nativist Groups with a National Footprint |
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| Year | California Coalition for Immigration Reform | American Border Patrol | Californians for Population Stabilization | ||
| 2001 | $668,346 | ||||
| 2002 | $151,273 | $726,589 | |||
| 2003 | $170,702 | $335,066 | |||
| 2004 | $210,048 | $748,681 | |||
| 2005 | $31,438 | $1,062,437 | $382, 395 | ||
| 2006 | $36,911 | $349,512 | $778,820 | ||
| 2007 | $1,197,533 | $1,535,911 | |||
| 2008 | $26,629 | $1,027,008 | $1,125,155 | ||
| 2009 | $21,298 | $996,145 | $1,575,256 | ||
| 2010 | $1,570,077 | ||||
Minuteman Factions |
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| Year | Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project | Minuteman Project | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps | ||
| 2001 | |||||
| 2002 | |||||
| 2003 | |||||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2005 | $77,943 | $418,493 | |||
| 2006 | $416,169 | $676,710 | |||
| 2007 | $100,515 | $253,120 | $789,266 | ||
| 2008 | $194,589 | $4,387 | $208,922 | ||
| 2009 | $166,668 | $0 | |||
| 2010 | $186,594 | $2,600 | |||
The Nativist Establishment PACs |
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| YEAR | Minuteman PAC | MCDC PAC | Minuteman Victory PAC | US Immigration Reform PAC | ALIPAC |
| 2001 | $24,349 | ||||
| 2002 | $100,438 | ||||
| 2003 | $32,532 | ||||
| 2004 | $139,958 | $1,707 | |||
| 2005 | $1,000 | $21,779 | $16,141 | ||
| 2006 | $997,574 | $154,183 | $28,748 | $31,296 | |
| 2007 | $902,290 | $11,080 | $14,762 | $129,539 | |
| 2008 | $826,712 | $125,993 | $8,309 | $100,181 | |
| 2009 | $594,200 | $189,140 | $123,204 | $153 | $118,143 |
| 2010 | $513,979 | $84,903 | $277,379 | $1,539 | $154,821 |
| Note: A few of the groups have fiscal years that start and end in mid-year. Data contained herein reflects the closest year. | |||||
| Sources: IRS Form 990s, group audits, and Secretary of State Filings for non-profit organizations. Federal Elections Commission Form 3X for Political Action Committees. | |||||
| Name | Nativist Title | Nativist Group | City | State | National Tea Party Membership | Local Tea Party Activity |
| Al Garza | Vice President | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps | Cochise County | AZ | Founder, Patriots Coalition; Member Central Valley Tea Party | |
| Barbara Coe | Chairwoman | California Coalition For Immigration Reform | Huntington Beach | CA | Spoke At California Tea Party Events | |
| Barbara Sands | Metro West Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | Northborough | MA | Member, Northboroughteaparty | |
| Bob Bowser | State Director | FIRE Coalition | Salina | KS | Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Express, Tea Party Patriots | Patriot Action Network State Director |
| Bob Park | Project Coordinator | Immivasion | Prescott | AZ | Member, Arizona Tea Party | |
| Bob Schrameyer | Leader | Citizens For Immigration Law Enforcement | Goshen | IN | Helped Organize Elkhart County Tax Day Tea Party Protest | |
| Bob Wright | State Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - New Mexico Chapter | Santa Fe | NM | Leader Local Tea Party, Spoke At New Mexico Tea Party Event, Also A Militia Leader | |
| Brenda Walker | Web Publisher And Newsletter Editor, Founder, Writer | Bay Area Coalition For Immigration Reform; Immmigrations Human Costs, VDARE | Berkeley | CA | Participated In California Tea Party Events | |
| Carl Braun | State Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - California Chapter | San Diego | CA | Created Tea Party Pledge That Included Immigration | |
| Carla Bonney | Leader | Ventura County Independent Minutemen | Ventura | CA | Tea Party Patriots | Member, Ventura County Not Going To Take It Anymore - Tea Party Patriots |
| Carmen Mercer | President | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps | Tombstone | AZ | Tea Party Patriots | |
| Carol Helms | Director | Immigration Reform For Oklahoma Now (IRON) | Jenks | OK | Spoke At Tulsa Tea Party Events | |
| Chad MacDonald | Director Of Social Media Marketing | Numbersusa | Arlington | VA | Tea Party Nation | Spoke At California Tea Party Events; Organized Anti-DREAM Act Events With Tea Party Patriots |
| Chelene Nightingale | Leader | Save Our State | Los Angeles | CA | Member, Central Valley Tea Party; Spoke At South Orange County Tea Party | |
| Cheree Calabro | Co-Founder | Indiana Federation For Immigration Reform Enforcement | Valparaiso | IN | Patriot Action Network | |
| Chris Simcox | Founder | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps | Tombstone | AZ | Spoke At Arizona Tea Party Events | |
| Chuck Ratliff | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Houston Chapter | Houston | TX | Participated In Tea Party Express Searchlight, NV Rally | |
| Claudia Leonard | State Director | FIRE Coalition | Concord | OH | Her Group, Ohio FIRE Became A Member Of The Tea Party Umbrella Ohio Liberty Council | |
| Craig Halverson | State Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Iowa Chapter | Griswold | IA | Spoke At Spencer Tea Party Rally | |
| Curtis Collier | President | U.S. Border Watch | Spring | TX | Spoke At District 17 Tea Party Event, Sept. 2010 | |
| D.A. King | President, Board Of Advisors | Dustin Inman Society | Marietta | GA | Spoke At GA Tea Party Event - June 1, 2010 | |
| Dan Smeriglio | Founder | Voice Of The People | Hazelton | PA | Spoke At Pennsylvania Tea Party Events | |
| David Caulkett | Creator | FIRE Coalition; Illegalaliens.Us And Report Illegals | Pompano Beach | FL | Patriot Action Network | |
| Dennis Drake | Southern Indiana Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | Santa Claus | IN | Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Patriots | Patriot Action Network Coordinator, Tri-State Tea Party |
| Dexter Dawston | Founder | Georgia Coalition Against Illegal Immigration | Snellville | GA | Tea Party Patriots | Organizer Of Dekalb County Patriots Tea Party Group |
| Don Goldwater | Chapter Director/Media Liaison | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Phoenix Chapter | Phoenix | AZ | Member, Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriots | |
| Don L. Blackford | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Harrison County Chapter | Logan | IA | Participated In Iowa City, Iowa Tea Party Event | |
| Don Marciniak | Columbiana County Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | Columbiana | OH | Tea Party Patriots | |
| Doug Kagan | Chairman | Nebraska Taxpayers For Freedom - Illegal Immigration Project | Omaha | NE | 1776 Tea Party, Tea Party Patriots | His Group Became A Tea Party Chapter |
| Douglas Roy | President | KFIRE | Lexington | KY | Spoke At Lexington Tea Party Events | |
| Dr. Howard Garber | Founder | American Civil Responsibilities Union | Orange | CA | 1776 Tea Party | |
| Duane Smith | State Director | FIRE Coalition | Las Vegas | NV | Leader, Nevada Action Coalition (A Tea Party Group), Member Of Nevada Active Conservatives, Organized Tea Party Express Stop | |
| Ed Hayes | Founder | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Heart Of America Chapter | Overland Park | KS | Tea Party Patriots | |
| Elise Marciano | Founding Member | United States Citizens For Immigration Law Enforcement | West Redding | CT | Participated In Danbury, CT Tea Party | |
| Enos Schera | Vice President | Citizens Of Dade United | Miami | FL | Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Nation | |
| Evert Evertsen | Founder | Minutemen Midwest | Harvard | IL | Patriot Action Network | |
| Gianluca Zanna | Founder | Mohave County Minutemen | Golden Valley | AZ | Tea Party Recording Artist | |
| Ginger Saunders | Treasure Coast Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | Stuart | FL | Tea Party Patriots | |
| Greg Letiecq | Executive Director | Save The Old Dominion | Manassas | VA | His Group Is A Partner Of Virginia Tea Party Patriots; He Also Does The Video For The Prince William County, VA Tea Party | |
| Greg Serbon | Co-Founder And Lake County Regional Director | Indiana Federation For Immigration Reform Enforcement | Valparaiso | IN | Spoke At Tea Party Rally In Indianapolis, IN | |
| Hal Washburn | Vetting Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Washington Chapter | Olalla | WA | Patriot Action Network | |
| James Carter | State Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Tennessee Chapter | Murfreesboro | TN | Tea Party Patriots | |
| James Flohr | Vice Chair | Citizens Council On Illegal Immigration Of Washington County | Spanish Fork | UT | Spoke At Salt Lake County Tea Party Events | |
| James G. McDonald | VCIR, Founder; FAIR, Board Of Directors | Virginia Coalition For Immigration Reform | Alexandria | VA | Patriot Action Network | |
| Janet Renner | President | Floridians For Immigration Enforcement | Ballwin | MO | Member, Southwest Florida 9-12 Project | |
| Jay Schoby | San Gabriel Valley Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | South Pasadena | CA | Member, Teapac - Pasadena Patriots | |
| Jeff Henry | Chapter Leader | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Colorado Springs Chapter | Peyton | CO | Patriot Action Network | |
| Jeff Lewis | National Director | FIRE Coalition; Patriot Watchdog | Wilson | NC | Member, Wilson NC Tea Party | |
| Jeff Schwilk | Founder, San Diego County Team Leader | San Diego Minutemen, FIRE Coalition | San Diego | CA | Leader, Socal Patriots | |
| Jeffrey Fabi | Central Florida Patriots Minuteman Project, FIRE Coalition | Paisley | FL | Freedomworks | ||
| Jeremy Doucet | State Director | FIRE Coalition | Portsmouth | RI | Tea Party Patriots | Member, Rhode Island Tea Party |
| Jesse Lee Peterson | President | BOND | Los Angeles | CA | Member, South Central LA Tea Party | |
| Jim Eckland | Lancaster, MA Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | Lancaster | MA | Tea Party Nation, Tea Party Patriots | Member, Northborough MA Tea Party |
| Jim Gilchrist | President | Minuteman Project | Aliso Viejo | CA | 1776 Tea Party | |
| Jim Ludwick | Director Of Communications, Former President | Oregonians For Immigration Reform | Mcminnville | OR | Spoke At Oregon 9-12 Project Meetings | |
| Jim Nixon | Tucson, AZ Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | Tucson | AZ | Patriot Action Network | |
| Jim Rizoli | Founder | Concerned Citizens And Friends Of Illegal Immigration Law Enforcement | Framingham | MA | Patriot Action Network | |
| Jim Robb | Staff Member | NumbersUSA | Alexandria | VA | Spoke At Alexandria Tea Party Events | |
| John Hendrix | Chapter Leader | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Florida Chapter | Tampa | FL | Patriot Action Network | |
| John Ryan | Founder | Pennsylvania Minutemen | Southampton | PA | Tea Party Nation | |
| Joyce Mucci | Founder, Staff | Mid America Immigration Reform Coalition, FAIR | Kansas City | MO | Spoke At Baton Rouge Tea Party Event, Tampa & Inverness Florida TP Events | |
| Kenny J. Wallis | President | Keeparkansaslegal | Little Rock | AR | Spoke At March 14, 2009 Arkansas Tea Party Protest | |
| Kris Kobach | Counsel | Immigration Reform Law Institute (FAIR) | Overland Park | KS | Spoke At Several Tea Party Events In Kansas | |
| Larry Jones | Pinal County, AZ Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | Maricopa | AZ | Member, Arizona Tea Party | |
| Lawrence Headrick | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Northwest Georgia Chapter | Tunnel Hill | GA | Member, Local Tea Party | |
| Lex Price | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Emporia Chapter | Emporia | KS | Leader, Kansans For Constitutional Integrity And Emporia Tea Party | |
| Louise Whiteford | President | Texans For Immigration Reform, Inc. | Houston | TX | Tea Party Nation | |
| Mark Boughton | Mayor Of The City Of Danbury | Mayors And County Executives For Immigration Reform | Danbury | CT | Campaigned At Tea Party Events | |
| Mark Ryan | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Crawford County Chapter | Denison | IA | Active with Local Tea Party | |
| Marlene Tobin | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Pittsburgh Chapter | Canonsburg | PA | Tea Party Patriots | Member, Southwest PA Tea Party; Member, Pittsburgh South 912 Group; Member, Washington County, PA 912 Project |
| Michael Crowe | President | Virginia Coalition For Immigration Reform | Springfield | VA | Patriot Action Network | |
| Mike Jarbeck | Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Florida Chapter | Orlando | FL | Patriot Action Network | |
| Pat Byrne | Texas State Deputy Director & Texas Border Operations Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Texas Chapter | Austin | TX | Executive Director, Patriots Coalition | |
| Penny Magnotto | Founder | Minutewomen On The Road | Lake Elsinore | CA | Participated In California Tea Party Events | |
| Peter Gadiel | President | 9-11 Families For A Secure America | Kent | CT | 1776 Tea Party | |
| Peter Lanteri | New York Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - New York Chapter | Long Island | NY | Spoke At Long Island Tea Party Coalition Meeting, March 30, 2011 | |
| Ray Bostard | Berks County Team Leader | FIRE Coalition | Reading | PA | Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Nation, Tea Party Patriots, | Member, Berks County Patriots |
| Rebecca Forest | Co-Founder | Immigration Reform Coalition Of Texas (IRCOT) | Austin | TX | Leader, Texas Tea Party | |
| Renee Slinkard | Founder | Kansas FIRE Coalition | Paola | KS | Leader Tea Party Immigration Coalition Kansas Chapter | |
| Rick Haley | Vice President | Oregonians For Immigration Reform | McMinnville | OR | Spoke Salem Tea Party Event. OFIR Also Participated In Tea Party Events | |
| Rick Oltman | National Media Director (Former) | Californians For Population Stabilization | Novato | CA | Spoke At California Tea Party Events | |
| Robert Dameron | Founder | Citizens For The State Of Washington | Yakima | WA | Patriot Action Network | |
| Robert Najmulski | Northeast Field Director | Federation For American Immigration Reform | Washington | DC | Spoke At Lorain County Tea Party, Greater Boston Tea Party, And Adrian, MI 9-12 Project Meetings | |
| Robert Wren | Chair | UFIRE | Spanish Fork | UT | Spoke At October 18, 2010 Salt Lake County Tea Party Event | |
| Robin Hvidston | Co-Founder, Leader | FIRE Coalition; Southern California Minuteman | Upland | CA | Patriot Action Network | |
| Rodney Hunt | Co-Founder | Mississippi FIRE | Flowood | MS | Patriot Action Network, Tea Party Patriots | Director, Central Mississippi Tea Party Inc. |
| Ron Bass | Founder | United Patriots Of America | Elizabeth | NJ | Patriot Action Network | |
| Ron Woodward | Director | NC Listen | Cary | NC | Spoke At Tea Party Rally In Raleigh, NC | |
| Rosanna Pulido | Founder | Chicago Minutemen | Chicago | Il | Patriot Action Network | |
| Roy Beck | Executive Director | NumbersUSA | Arlington | VA | Spoke At Several Tea Party Events | |
| Ruthie Hendrycks | Founder | Minnesotans Seeking Immigration Reform | Hanska | MN | Patriot Action Network | |
| Sandra Beene | Co-Founder | Texas Minutemen | Huntsville | TX | Patriot Action Network | |
| Schuylar Crist | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - San Antonio Chapter | San Antonio | TX | Member Local Tea Party | |
| Shawna Forde | Founder | Minuteman American Defense | Everett | WA | Active With Phoenix Tea Party Before Arrest | |
| Stan Weekes | Director | Colorado Alliance For Immigration Reform | Lakewood | CO | Spoke At Denver Tea Party Events | |
| Steve Eichler | Executive Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps | Riverside | CA | 1776 Tea Party | |
| Steve Salvi | Founder | Ohio Jobs & Justice - PAC | Cleveland | OH | Patriot Action Network | |
| Steven R. Maness | Founder | New Jersey Minuteman Project | Sayreville | NJ | Tea Party Patriots | |
| Susan Tully | National Field Director | Federation For American Immigration Reform | Viroqua | WI | Tea Party Patriots | |
| Ted Hayes | Co-Founder | Crispus Attucks Brigade | Los Angeles | CA | His Group, American Black Shield, Is Listed As A Member Group Of The SoCal Patriots. Also Spoke At Tea Party Events. | |
| Teresa Alvelo | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Austin Chapter | San Marcos | TX | Member, Austin, TX Tea Party; San Marcos 912 Patriots, Caldwell 9.12 Project; Constitution Meetup Group | |
| Terry Gorman | Founder | Rhode Islanders For Immigration Law Enforcement (MMP) | Lincoln | RI | Active With Rhode Island Tea Partiers | |
| Tim Bueler | Media Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps | Laguna Beach | CA | 1776 Tea Party | |
| Tony Dolz | Chapter Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - LA Chapter | Thousand Oaks | CA | FreedomWorks | |
| Walter Adams | State Director | Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - Pennsylvania Chapter | Croydon | PA | Patriot Action Network | |
| Wendell Neal | Leader | Tulsa Minutemen | Broken Arrow | OK | Patriot Action Network | |
| William Gheen | President | ALIPAC | Raleigh | NC | Organized Tea Party Against Amnesty Events Across Country |
Thanks to The Firedoll Foundation for their support for this report. Thanks to the board and staff of the NAACP for their interest in and support for this effort to educate the public about the nature of the Tea Party movement. We are grateful to NAACP president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous for his foreword. Thanks to Randall Williams of NewSouth Books in Montgomery, Alabama, for his generous contribution of time and effort in the design and composition of this report. And a special thank you to the volunteers who have helped IREHR gather the all the data necessary to complete this project.
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