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Alliance Defending Freedom

Public charity
Civil Rights & Advocacy · SCOTTSDALE, AZ · EIN 54-1660459

About

ADF exists to advance every person's GOD-given right to live and speak the truth and keep the DOOR open for the gospel. ADF is committed to promoting and protecting free speech, religious freedom, parental rights, and the sanctity of life and marriage.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Civil Rights & Advocacy
Employees
439
Volunteers
1,592

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$101.8M
Expenses
$97.1M
Assets
$97.6M
Liabilities
$15.1M

Financial history

$104.5M$52.2M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $101.8M · Peak FY2022: $104.5M · Avg: $70.9M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$6.9M
Foreign employees24
Foreign offices1
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Middle East and North Africa
North America (Canada & Mexico only)
South America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$6K
Grants Given
$6.7M
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Address

15100 N 90TH ST
Scottsdale, AZ, 85260-276

Governance

Voting board members6
Independent members6
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %92.8%
Permanent endowment %7.2%
Endowment held by related orgYes

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$2.4M
Net to org$1.4M
Retained by contractors$1.0M
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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