Family Research Council

The Family Research Council (FRC) is an American evangelical 501(c)(3) non-profit activist group and think-tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. [1, 4, 6, 8, 9]. Its mission is to "serve in the kingdom of God by championing faith, family, and freedom in public policy and the culture from a biblical worldview" [2, 19]. FRC focuses on policy research and analysis to advance a family-centered philosophy of public life [6].

FRC's core activities include advocating for traditional family values, the sanctity of human life, religious liberty, and freedom of conscience [1, 2]. The organization actively opposes and lobbies against abortion, embryonic stem-cell research, divorce, and LGBT rights, such as anti-discrimination laws and same-sex marriage [4, 13]. It produces policy analyses, educational resources, and media content, including "The Washington Stand" and "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins," to influence legislation and cultural discourse [6, 9]. FRC also engages in grassroots mobilization through its legislative affiliate, FRC Action [6].

Tony Perkins serves as the president of the Family Research Council [1, 2, 3, 4, 8]. In recent news, FRC has been involved in responding to indictments against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and assisting an FBI investigation into the organization, which FRC has long accused of bias [5, 7, 10]. FRC also recently praised a Supreme Court decision concerning First Choice Women's Resource Centers and responded to a Department of Justice report on anti-Christian bias [10, 11, 21]. The organization is a member of the advisory board for Project 2025, a conservative policy initiative [4, 22]. FRC is recognized as a right-of-center advocacy group and has been classified as a hate group by the SPLC, a designation FRC disputes [1, 4, 5].