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- EIN 75-2508526
- (573) 882-4856
- Po Box 405 Williamsburg VA 23187-0405 USA
- www.nfoic.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Mission: The national freedom of information coalition joins first amendment and open government organizations in an alliance to protect the public's right to know.
Programs: Annual conference - the foi summit focuses on state and federal access laws and policies regarding records' disclosures and public meetings. The conference offers an opportunity for nfoic members and others interested in governmental transparency to get a clear view of issues arising, state by state. The conference brings together access advocates from all over the country to highlight recent successes and share ideas for combating secrecy in the future. A nonpartisan alliance of citizen-driven nonprofit freedom of information organizations, academic and first amendment centers, journalistic societies and attorneys, nfoic traces its origins to national organizational assemblies that state freedom of information (foi) advocates held in dallas in 1989 and 1991.
the coalition awards grants under the knight foi fund, a litigation fund that exists to offer financial support in open government lawsuits.