NonprofitsAlliance Defending Freedom

Civil Rights

Alliance Defending Freedom

SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Total revenue

$110.7M

Total expenses

$106.4M

Net assets

$90.2M

Grants received

$252.0M

1,200 grants

EIN

541660459

Tax year

2023

Mission

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) exists to advance every person's God-given right to live and speak the truth, and to keep the door open for the Gospel.

Programs

2 programs

Allied support and training: adf seeks to cultivate allies across multiple professions who contend for truth in law, policy, and the public square. Adf provides training, education, events, amicus curae opportunities, and other supportive initiatives so that adf's mission can be multiplied through a committed community. Through adf's training events around the world, law students, attorneys, legal advocates, clergy, policy leaders, civil servants, and communications professionals participate in world-class training, strategy, and networking.

Expenses: $21.8MGrants: $1.2M

Education: as a legal advocacy organization, adf seeks to educate the public about the importance of protecting the fundamental freedoms within its mission. This is accomplished through a variety of channels, including public speaking; digital, electronic, and print resources; social media; events; and a comprehensive website. Key examples include a parental rights toolkit to help parents know their rights, a monthly magazine entitled faith & justice, and an annual index ranking corporations on their protection of diverse viewpoints. These and other educational initiatives increase awareness about key cultural and legal issues of the day, while serving to identify potential adf allies.

Expenses: $15.8M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$103.1M
Program service revenue$3.2M
Investment income$3.1M
Other revenue$1.3M
Total revenue$110.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$14.1M
Salaries & benefits$54.0M
Fundraising$13.3M
Other expenses$36.1M
Total expenses$106.4M
Total assets$102.8M
Net assets$90.2M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Kristen Waggoner

CEO, President & General Counsel

Board

$593K

60 hrs/wk

Rebecca Eggleston

Executive Vice President

Board

$334K

50 hrs/wk

Terry Schlossberg

Chairman ( Part Year)

Board

$4K

7 hrs/wk

John Rogers

Vice Chairman / Chairman as of June 2024

Board

$3K

2 hrs/wk

Michael Whitehead

Director

Board

$3K

2 hrs/wk

Scott Scharpen

Director

Board

$2K

2 hrs/wk

Lisa Fullerton

Director

Board

$1K

2 hrs/wk

Mark Maddoux

Secretary/Treasurer

Board

4 hrs/wk

Michael Farris

Former President and CEO

Staff

$864K

0

John Bursch

VP of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counsel

Staff

$318K

50 hrs/wk

James Campbell

Chief Legal Counsel

Staff

$306K

50 hrs/wk

Tim Chandler

Sr. Counsel, VP of CMA Engagement & Strategic Projects

Staff

$294K

50 hrs/wk

Lance Bauslaugh

SVP of Development

Staff

$280K

50 hrs/wk

Erin Hawley

Sr. Counsel, VP of Center for Life & Regulatory Practice

Staff

$273K

50 hrs/wk

Wayne Swindler

Executive Director, ADF Foundation ( Part Year)

Staff

$272K

Ryan Bangert

SVP Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President

Staff

$267K

50 hrs/wk

Don Ziel

SVP of Church and Ministry Alliance & Assistant General Counsel

Staff

$256K

50 hrs/wk

Jeffrey Ventrella

Former Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training

Staff

$233K

0

Glen Lavy

Former Corporate Counsel

Staff

$216K

0

Paul Coleman

Executive Director, ADF International

Staff

Independent contractors

Action Mailing Corp

Direct Marketing Services

$1.8M

Patriot Fundraising LLC

Consulting Services

$1.7M

MicroAge

IT Infrastructure and Services

$1.0M

The Daily Wire LLC

Creating Video Content

$961K

Messi Productions LLC

Audio/Visual Services

$948K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 1,200

FromAmountPurposeYear
$19.2M
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2024
$1.9M
CIVIL RIGHTS
2024
$1.6M
for general operations
2024
$1.5M
RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
2024
$1.2M
To support and encourage the mission.
2024
$650K
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
2024
$640K
Public, Societal Benefit
2024
$540K
Corporate Freedom Program and general support
2024
$500K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$500K
MISSIONARY ASSIST.
2024
$275K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200K
LEGAL DEFENSE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
2024
$200K
LEGAL SUPPORT FOR PARENTAL RIGHTS
2024
$179K
ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$150K
SUPPORTING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
2024
$150K
PERSECUTED CHURCH: SUPPORT LEGAL ADVOCACY IN NIGERIA AND TO DEVELOP A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA LAWYERS NETWORK.
2024
$150K
GENERAL EVANGELICAL OUTREACH
2024
$125K
ADVOCATE AND DEFEND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR FAMILIES
2024
$101K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$100K
SUPPORT PROGRAMS
2024
$100K
Where Most Needed
2024
$100K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$100K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$100K
CHRISTIAN CHARITY
2024
$90K
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$83K
PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FREE SPEECH
2024
$80K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$78K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$75K
Program Support
2024
$75K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$60K
for international programs in Latin America
2024
$50K
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM IS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING LAW AND CULTURE SO TRUE FREEDOM CAN FLOURISH.
2024
$50K
General Operations
2024
$50K
CHARITABLE
2024
$50K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2024
$50K
CHARITABLE
2024
$48K
RESEARCH/PUBLICEDUCATION
2024
$40K
TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE RECIPIENT
2024
$40K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$40K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$33K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$25K
PRESERVE AMERICA'S JUDEO-CHRISTIAN HERITAGE
2024
$25K
General Support
2024
$25K
RELIGIOUS
2024
$24K
OPERATING FUND
2024
$20K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$20K
For work for religious freedom and for parental rights
2024
$20K
Support religious freedom
2024
$17K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$17K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$17K
LEGAL SERVICES
2024
$16K
Public, Societal Benefit
2024
$15K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$15K
To contribute to their cause
2024
$13K
HELP ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$12K
DONATION FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$11K
General program support
2024
$10K
Civil Rights, Social Action, Advoca
2024
$10K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
CHARITABLE
2024
$10K
GENERAL FUND
2024
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
for Litigation for Defending Free Speech
2024
$10K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$9K
OPERATIONS
2024
$8K
IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2024
$8K
Operations
2024
$8K
Program Support
2024
$8K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$6K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$5K
SUPPORT FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ADVOCATES
2024
$5K
Christian Support
2024
$5K
TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$5K
TO SUPPORT MINISTRY IN OUTREACH
2024
$5K
exempt function of charity
2024
$5K
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LEGAL SERVICES
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$3K
PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
2024
$3K
CHARITABLE
2024
$3K
DEFENDING RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH
2024
$3K
CHARITABLE
2024
$2K
GENERAL FUND FOR CHARITY'S MISSION
2024
$2K
CHARITABLE
2024
$2K
GENERAL DONATION
2024
$2K
CHARITABLE
2024
$2K
Funding of non-profit legal services organization
2024
$2K
PRESERVE, PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, SANCTITY OF LIFE, MARRIAGE, FAMILY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE
2024
$1K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS MISSION
2024
$1K
Check Donation to 501c3 Charity
2024
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1K
AS NEEDED
2024
$1K
GENERAL USE
2024
$1K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2024
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTION
2024
$950
TO SUPPORT FREEDOM
2024
$700
OPERATIONS
2024
$600
General & Unrestricted
2024
$500
CONSUMER PROTECTION, LEGAL AID
2024
$500
General Operations
2024
$500
OPERATIONS
2024
$500
General & Unrestricted
2024
$500
TO PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT TO DEFEND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
2024
$303
Charitable
2024
$200
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$200
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2024
$200
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$150
VARIOUS RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2024
$100
General & Unrestricted
2024
$100
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$100
General Welfare
2024
To protect religiousfreedom, free speech, and the sanctity of life, parental rights and Gods design for marriage and family.
2024
$16.3M
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2023
$3.4M
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2023
$2.7M
FOR ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM OPERATIONS
2023
$2.5M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$2.2M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$1.1M
for general operations
2023
$1.1M
CIVIL RIGHTS
2023
$872K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$818K
PROGRAMMATIC AND OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$658K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$500K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$473K
To support and encourage the mission.
2023
$460K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$250K
COMMITTED TO SAVING LIVES OF UNBORN AND ENSURING THAT THEIR MOTHERS FLOURISH
2023
$250K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$250K
PUBLIC POLICY
2023
$226K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$200K
MISSIONARY ASSIST.
2023
$200K
AID TO COMMUNITY
2023
$200K
Support Programs
2023
$197K
IN FURTHERANCE OF FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES
2023
$167K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$150K
Legal and Advocacy Services
2023
$135K
ADVOCATE AND DEFEND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR FAMILIES
2023
$125K
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$100K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$100K
CHURCH & MINISTRY ALLIANCE PROGRAM
2023
$100K
GENERAL EVANGELICAL OUTREACH
2023
$100K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$77K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$75K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$75K
SUPPORTING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
2023
$75K
FUNDS FOR CHARITY
2023
$71K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$60K
Legal advocacy for Christian religious liberties
2023
$55K
TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE RECIPIENT
2023
$53K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$51K
RESEARCH/PUBLICEDUCATION
2023
$50K
General Operations
2023
$50K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$50K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE DONEE
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVICE
2023
$50K
TO TRANSFORM LAW AND CULTURE SO TRUE FREEDOM CAN FLOURISH.
2023
$50K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT
2023

Funded by

$252.0M from 423 funders · 1,200 grants · 2017–2024

Servant Foundation

$100.4M · 6 grants · 2018–2023

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

$49.3M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The Signatry Charitable Trust

$19.2M · 1 grant · 2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$12.3M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$8.5M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

American Endowment Foundation

$6.7M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Bradley Impact Fund Inc

$5.0M · 4 grants · 2022–2024

George Jenkins Foundation Inc

$3.6M · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Details

EIN541660459
NTEE codeR600
Subsection03
Ruling date1993-07
Formed1993
Employees455
Volunteers1662
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