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Financial Snapshot FY ending 2023-06-30 Financial history 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Latest FY2023: $101.8M · Peak FY2022: $104.5M · Avg: $70.9M
Foreign activity (Schedule F) Total spent abroad $6.9M
Foreign employees 24
Foreign offices 1
Foreign partnership interest No
Foreign trust interest No
Region Activity Spent 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
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
Address 15100 N 90TH ST
Scottsdale, AZ, 85260-276
Governance Voting board members 6
Independent members 6
Conflict-of-interest policy Yes
Whistleblower policy Yes
Doc-retention policy Yes
Audit committee Yes
990 reviewed by board Yes
Compensation practices Severance payments Yes
Equity-based comp No
Supplemental retirement plan No
Compensation committee Yes
Used comp survey Yes
Board approved comp Yes
Initial contract exception No
Financial detail (Schedule D) Board-designated % 92.8%
Permanent endowment % 7.2%
Endowment held by related org Yes
Fundraising activity (Schedule G) Uses professional fundraisers Yes
Gross fundraising receipts $2.4M
Net to org $1.4M
Retained by contractors $1.0M
Channels Mail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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