Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

What Florida Rights Restoration Coalition does

The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Orlando, Florida, that operates a portfolio of advocacy and direct-service programs aimed at ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination of people with felony convictions in Florida. Its foundational accomplishment was leading the 2018 Amendment 4 campaign, which restored voting rights to 1.4 million Floridians with past felony convictions — described in source materials as the largest expansion of voting rights since women's suffrage. The organization serves returning citizens through a suite of core services including a Fines and Fees Fund that directly pays financial obligations blocking voter registration, a Bail Fund and Legal Defense Fund for those arrested for voting-related charges, an Advisory Opinion Program that interfaces with the State of Florida's Division of Elections, and a Pro Bono Attorney Assistance Program coordinated with the Florida League of Women Voters. It also operates Peace Orlando, a Community Violence Intervention initiative launched in November 2022 in partnership with the City of Orlando, Live Free USA, and Advance Peace, and maintains the Body Count Interactive Map — a web-based research tool integrating Census data with matched incarceration records on 80,000+ individuals to expose prison gerrymandering.

FRRC's product and platform architecture is light on proprietary technology. Core digital infrastructure consists of standard third-party integrations: donation processing through Square and ActBlue, an ADP Workforce Now careers portal, a Spotify-hosted podcast (OUR VOICE), and a custom-built interactive data visualization (Body Count). The organization runs a member portal (FRRC Hub) and dedicated signup platforms for membership and volunteer recruitment. Its technology investments are concentrated on member engagement and donor conversion rather than on proprietary IP. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, or trademarks are disclosed.

FRRC's business model is donations-based. As a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 30-0714793), it raises tax-deductible contributions through multiple giving tiers ($25–$5,000), with specialized funds earmarked for fines and fees, bail, and legal defense. Revenue is supplemented by a ~$2 million per year municipal contract with the City of Orlando for Peace Orlando. The go-to-market motion is community-led: grassroots organizing through 20+ statewide chapters, 800+ mobilized faith congregations, and direct outreach to returning citizens via community events, volunteer networks, and word-of-mouth. The organization employs 33 people and is led by Executive Director Desmond Meade, with an additional layer of program leadership including co-host Neil Volz.

Name

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

Legal name

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Inc.

Website

https://floridarrc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that restores voting rights and provides direct support to Florida returning citizens through fines/fees assistance, legal defense funds, advisory opinion services, and the Peace Orlando violence intervention program, serving a statewide membership via 20+ chapters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Advocacy and Criminal Justice Reform

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Voting rights restoration
• Criminal justice reform
• Community violence intervention
• Returning citizen support
• Fines and fees assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, FRRC relies primarily on individual donations. The organization accepts tax-deductible contributions through ActBlue and Square payment processing. Donation tiers include $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000, $2500, and $5000 options. 100% of fines and fees fund donations go directly to paying fines and fees for returning citizens.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FRRC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit civic advocacy organization that assists Florida returning citizens (people with past felony convictions) in restoring their voting rights through financial assistance programs (Fines and Fees Fund, Bail Fund, Legal Defense Fund), eligibility advisory services, and pro bono attorney coordination. The organization also operates the Peace Orlando Community Violence Intervention initiative and provides policy advocacy across six pillars including Opportunity, Reentry, Decarceration, Accountability, Supervision, and Democracy.

Product overview

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating as a civic advocacy platform rather than a commercial technology product. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services focused on restoring voting rights and supporting returning citizens in Florida. Core offerings include financial assistance programs (Fines and Fees Fund, Bail Fund, Legal Defense Fund), the Advisory Opinion Program for voting eligibility verification, and the Pro Bono Attorney Assistance Program. The organization also operates the Peace Orlando Community Violence Intervention initiative and maintains the Body Count Interactive Map tool for policy research. Member-facing platforms include the FRRC Hub member portal, the OUR VOICE Podcast, and a membership program for community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Peace Orlando: Community Violence Intervention (CVI) initiative launched in November 2022, a proven community-based gun violence reduction approach.
• FRRC Legal Defense Fund
• FRRC Bail Fund
• FRRC Fines and Fees Fund
• Advisory Opinion Program
• Pro Bono Attorney Assistance Program

Products and services

• Fines and Fees Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• 88% reduction in gun homicides in Orlando since November 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of OrlandocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022City of Orlando is a key partner in the Peace Orlando Community Violence Intervention initiative. The city provides funding (approximately $2 million per year) and collaborates on implementing gun violence reduction strategies through trained interventionists who work with high-risk individuals.
• Live Free USAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Live Free USA is a national organization that supports CVI implementation throughout the country. They introduced CVI to Orlando, spent years advocating for its implementation, and provide ongoing technical assistance in relation to program design and management for Peace Orlando.
• Advance PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Advance Peace is a national organization that provides CVI training and technical assistance to cities around the country. They train and coach FRRC's street intervention team based on their successful CVI model that reduced fatal and nonfatal shootings by over 80% in Richmond, CA.
• Operation New HopeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Operation New Hope is a statewide organization that provides life and job skills training for people with past histories with the criminal justice system, and places them in employment that offers a sustainable quality of life. They are beginning to work with Peace Orlando program participants.
• Florida League of Women VoterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFRRC has partnered with the Florida League of Women Voters to develop a pro bono attorney assistance program that helps returning citizens through the process of restoring voting rights and advocates for their rights on a case-by-case basis.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Faith in Florida: Florida-based faith-aligned organizing network mobilizing congregations on criminal justice, immigration, and voting rights. Highly comparable on FRRC's faith-mobilization model (800+ congregations) and statewide Florida reach, but broader in issue scope.

Direct peers

• Clean Slate Initiative: Founded by FRRC's former Organizing Director Sheena Meade, Clean Slate Initiative is a national nonprofit focused on automating expungement and clearing fines/fees for people with convictions. It is the most direct peer: same target population, same model of providing direct financial assistance and policy advocacy for returning citizens.
• Advancement Project: National racial justice organization combining legal advocacy, organizing, and communications on voting rights and criminal justice. Comparable to FRRC in pairing grassroots chapters with policy advocacy and direct legal support for impacted communities.
• Brennan Center for Justice: Nonpartisan law and policy institute with significant focus on voting rights, criminal justice, and redistricting reform. Strong peer on the Democracy pillar, redistricting/prison gerrymandering work that overlaps with FRRC's Body Count platform, and felony disenfranchisement advocacy.
• The Sentencing Project: National research and advocacy nonprofit working on criminal justice reform, felony disenfranchisement, and reentry policy. Highly comparable in mission scope — particularly on voting rights restoration and decarceration pillars that mirror FRRC's policy platform.
• Vera Institute of Justice: National criminal justice reform organization that combines research, policy advocacy, and direct programs (including CVI-style violence reduction work). Directly comparable on reentry, decarceration, supervision reform, and accountability pillars that FRRC pursues.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC): Civil rights organization based in the South that litigates on voting rights, prisoners' rights, and criminal justice reform. Operates in the same regional and thematic space as FRRC with comparable advocacy tools but a national litigation-led model.
• NAACP: Large incumbent civil rights organization with deep Florida presence and a long history of voting rights and criminal justice advocacy. Less specialized in the fines/fees/civic-reentry niche FRRC occupies, but competes for the same donor base and policy wins.
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Large incumbent civil liberties organization that litigates and advocates on voting rights, criminal justice, and reentry. Overlaps with FRRC on constitutional rights advocacy and pro bono legal coordination, but at a national scale and broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Drug Policy Alliance: National advocacy organization working on drug decriminalization, sentencing reform, and reentry — directly relevant to FRRC's decarceration and supervision pillars, but narrower on voting rights and lacking FRRC's Florida grassroots infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FLRightsRestore
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVr3EpA4YMVHvKoovzFEEfQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/FLRightsRestore
• Instagraminstagram.com/flrightsrestore
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/florida-rights-restoration-coalition

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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