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.
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.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
20 listed
Kristen Waggoner
CEO, President & General Counsel
$593K
60 hrs/wk
Rebecca Eggleston
Executive Vice President
$334K
50 hrs/wk
Terry Schlossberg
Chairman ( Part Year)
$4K
7 hrs/wk
John Rogers
Vice Chairman / Chairman as of June 2024
$3K
2 hrs/wk
Michael Whitehead
Director
$3K
2 hrs/wk
Scott Scharpen
Director
$2K
2 hrs/wk
Lisa Fullerton
Director
$1K
2 hrs/wk
Mark Maddoux
Secretary/Treasurer
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4 hrs/wk
Michael Farris
Former President and CEO
$864K
0John Bursch
VP of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counsel
$318K
50 hrs/wk
James Campbell
Chief Legal Counsel
$306K
50 hrs/wk
Tim Chandler
Sr. Counsel, VP of CMA Engagement & Strategic Projects
$294K
50 hrs/wk
Lance Bauslaugh
SVP of Development
$280K
50 hrs/wk
Erin Hawley
Sr. Counsel, VP of Center for Life & Regulatory Practice
$273K
50 hrs/wk
Wayne Swindler
Executive Director, ADF Foundation ( Part Year)
$272K
Ryan Bangert
SVP Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President
$267K
50 hrs/wk
Don Ziel
SVP of Church and Ministry Alliance & Assistant General Counsel
$256K
50 hrs/wk
Jeffrey Ventrella
Former Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training
$233K
0Glen Lavy
Former Corporate Counsel
$216K
0Paul Coleman
Executive Director, ADF International
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