FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION, INC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106 United States

Mission Statement

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought—the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them.

About This Cause

FIRE defends and promotes the value of free speech for all Americans in our courtrooms, on our campuses, and in our culture. Our vision is an America in which people overwhelmingly believe in the right of others to freely express views different from their own, and expect their laws and educational institutions to reflect and teach this belief. Founded in 1999 as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, for over 20 years FIRE has worked to advance the cause of free speech and the values of the First Amendment on our nation’s college and university campuses. We have done so through our commitments to sincere nonpartisanship, courageous advocacy, and an enduring belief in free speech as a force for good. In 2022, FIRE changed its name to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression to reflect its broader effort to protect and promote these values off campus, as well.

FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION, INC
510 Walnut Street, Suite 900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
United States
Phone 215 717 3473
Website thefire.org
Twitter @TheFIREorg
Unique Identifier 043467254