ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM (EIN 54-1660459)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-05-08
IRS object ID: 202541289349304579
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-08T19:07:39+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	332621854	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CRI Capin Crouse Advisors LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	345 Massachusetts Ave Suite 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Indianapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46204	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541660459	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Alliance Defending Freedom	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ALLI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4804440020	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15100 North 90th Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Scottsdale	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Rebecca Eggleston	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Vice President	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4804440020	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Ashley Peabody	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01385870	PTIN
Phone	5055022746	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-05-09	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Kristen Waggoner	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15100 North 90th Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Scottsdale	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$125,427,282	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.adflegal.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or 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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	455	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1662	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$95,442,827	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$103,101,312	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,996,320	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,199,480	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$275,965	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,092,282	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,658,757	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,320,906	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$101,821,939	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$110,713,980	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,776,021	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$14,107,398	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$51,512,280	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$53,952,402	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,014,267	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,187,868	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$13,305,711	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$38,800,915	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$36,146,562	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$97,103,483	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$106,394,230	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,718,456	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,319,750	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$97,603,306	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$102,769,051	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$15,102,477	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$12,606,155	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$82,500,829	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$90,162,896	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	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. ADF DOES THIS WORK PRIMARILY THROUGH LITIGATION, LEGISLATIVE POLICY, AND LEGAL TRAINING. AS THE HUB OF A BROAD ALLIANCE, ADF SEEKS TO ASSIST ALLIES IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY, CORPORATIONS, NONPROFITS, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE GENERATIONAL WINS IN LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$45,122,887	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$12,864,898	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,222,869	RevenueAmt
Desc	LEGAL ADVOCACY: ADF IS A CHRISTIAN LEGAL ORGANIZATION THAT CONTENDS FOR TRUTH IN LAW, POLICY, AND THE PUBLIC SQUARE BY ENGAGING IN LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY ADVANCING FREE SPEECH, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND THE SANCTITY OF LIFE AND MARRIAGE. SINCE 2011, ADF HAS WON 15 CASES AT THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT WHILE MAINTAINING AN 80 PERCENT WIN RATE OVERALL, DESPITE TAKING ON SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CASES. IN THAT SAME TIMEFRAME, ADF HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN 77 SUPREME COURT VICTORIES, ALL THE WHILE SERVING CLIENTS AND ALLIES FREE OF CHARGE. TODAY, ADF IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION WITH 10 OFFICES WORLDWIDE, 107 STAFF ATTORNEY POSITIONS, AND ALMOST 5,000 NETWORK ATTORNEYS. ADF OFFERS EXPERTISE IN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS. FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATORS HAVE SOUGHT ADF'S COUNSEL, INVITING ADF ATTORNEYS TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS AND STATE LEGISLATURES. ADF'S IMPACT IS ALSO BEING FELT IN CORPORATE AMERICA, AS ADF ATTORNEYS PROMOTE AN ETHIC OF FREE SPEECH, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND HUMAN DIGNITY IN THE CORPORATE SPHERE. ADF ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO SUPPORT OUR NETWORK ATTORNEYS WORKING ON MATTERS ALIGNED WITH ADF'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$21,826,014	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,242,500	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,919,688	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,790,791	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,279,792	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$82,739,692	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	302	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	455	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	AU	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	SZ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	BE	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	FR	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	GM	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Cheryl Prince	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4804440020	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15100 North 90th Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Scottsdale	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
John Rogers
Vice Chairman / Chairman as of June 2024	2.0	3.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$3,272	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux
Secretary/Treasurer	4.0	3.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Schlossberg
Chairman ( Part Year)	7.0	3.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$3,977	$0	$0
Lisa Fullerton
Director	2.0	3.0	Yes (X)		$1,313	$0	$0
Michael Whitehead
Director	2.0	3.0	Yes (X)		$2,782	$0	$0
Scott Scharpen
Director	2.0	3.0	Yes (X)		$2,263	$0	$0
Kristen Waggoner
CEO, President & General Counsel	60.0	3.0		Yes (X)	$593,419	$0	$41,931
Rebecca Eggleston
Executive Vice President	50.0	2.0		Yes (X)	$334,286	$0	$34,219
James Campbell
Chief Legal Counsel	50.0				$305,604	$0	$33,621	Yes (X)
Lance Bauslaugh
SVP of Development	50.0				$279,649	$0	$39,948	Yes (X)
Paul Coleman
Executive Director, ADF International		50.0			$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Ryan Bangert
SVP Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President	50.0	1.0			$266,701	$0	$40,037	Yes (X)
Don Ziel
SVP of Church and Ministry Alliance & Assistant General Counsel	50.0				$256,318	$0	$30,513		Yes (X)
Erin Hawley
Sr. Counsel, VP of Center for Life & Regulatory Practice	50.0				$272,673	$0	$10,890		Yes (X)
John Bursch
VP of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counsel	50.0				$317,982	$0	$35,145		Yes (X)
Tim Chandler
Sr. Counsel, VP of CMA Engagement & Strategic Projects	50.0				$294,414	$0	$40,632		Yes (X)
Wayne Swindler
Executive Director, ADF Foundation ( Part Year)		50.0			$272,174	$0	$39,035		Yes (X)
Glen Lavy
Former Corporate Counsel	0.0				$216,443	$0	$9,614			Yes (X)
Jeffrey Ventrella
Former Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training	0.0				$233,279	$0	$13,766			Yes (X)
Michael Farris
Former President and CEO	0.0				$864,014	$0	$16,533			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,520,563	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$385,884	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	130	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Action Mailing Corp
3165 W Heartland Dr	Liberty	MO	64068	Direct Marketing Services	$1,755,858
Patriot Fundraising LLC
4200 Parliament Place	Lanham	MD	20706	Consulting Services	$1,672,890
MicroAge
PO Box 93655	Las Vegas	NV	89193	IT Infrastructure and Services	$1,015,329
The Daily Wire LLC
1831 12th Avenue South	Nashville	TN	37203	Creating Video Content	$960,500
Messi Productions LLC
11 A St	Derry	NH	03038	Audio/Visual Services	$948,470

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	57	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$50,246	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations	$3,016,024	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$100,035,042	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,234,699	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$103,101,312	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Membership Fees	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,199,480	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,199,480	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,199,480	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,666,008	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,666,008	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$561,460	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$464,894	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$96,566	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$96,566	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$96,566	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$15,674,682	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$14,248,408	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,426,274	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,426,274	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,426,274	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Court Awarded Fees	900099	$966,111	$966,111
Honorarium Income	900099	$256,758	$256,758

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,471	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,471	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,224,340	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$110,713,980	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,422,349	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,190,319	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,354,178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,354,178	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,253,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,253,700	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,499,520	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,499,520	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,365,937	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,696,684	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$399,345	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$269,908	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,284,153	TotalAmt
Program Services	$951,642	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$226,117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,394	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,553,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,242,680	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,449,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,861,055	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,167,963	TotalAmt
Program Services	$929,707	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$128,642	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$109,614	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,026,024	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,530,673	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$872,261	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$623,090	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,554,970	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,726,450	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$468,020	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$360,500	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$635,498	TotalAmt
Program Services	$573,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,731	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,516	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$131,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,736	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$112,936	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,058	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,452	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,452	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,187,868	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,187,868	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,636	TotalAmt
Management And General	$180,636	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,305,301	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,675,624	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$376,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$253,268	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,794,438	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,409,834	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$272,458	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,112,146	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,596,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,228,442	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$276,002	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,092,250	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,994,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,973,950	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$630,850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$389,367	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,030,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,348,759	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$410,304	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$271,067	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,977,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,476,592	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$203,747	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$297,049	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,178,323	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,930,193	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$137,763	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$110,367	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,571,348	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,051,601	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$326,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$193,617	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$545,518	TotalAmt
Program Services	$293,766	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$224,588	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,164	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Resource Materials	$1,479,642	$1,360,122	$93,674	$25,846
Financial Services	$482,059	$7,659	$472,262	$2,138
Professional Dues	$216,238	$181,477	$26,332	$8,429

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,394,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,739,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,348,827	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,305,711	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,672,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,558,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$343,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$770,054	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,546,590	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,845,125	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,128,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,219	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,071,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,107,267	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,390,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,595,868	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$59,804,428	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$25,605,556	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,878,394	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,198,872	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,048,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,493,994	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$147,225	BOYAmt
EOY	-$162,940	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,686,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,631,646	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,603,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,769,051	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,313,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,859,534	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,366,419	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,404,062	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,422,285	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,342,559	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,102,477	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,606,155	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,764,264	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,878,456	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,736,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,284,440	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,500,829	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,162,896	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,603,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,769,051	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,319,750	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$703,980	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$354,301	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,284,036	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62,651,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$76,026,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$96,806,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$95,442,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103,101,312	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$434,029,038	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$62,651,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$76,026,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$96,806,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$95,442,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103,101,312	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$434,029,038	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$434,029,038	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$562,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$620,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,585,849	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,630,901	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,227,468	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,627,655	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$928,286	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$550,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,364,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,446,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,224,340	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,514,004	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$449,170,697	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$11,168,276	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.9663	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.9634	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - HONORARIUM INCOME, COLUMN A - 73269.0, COLUMN B - 189251.0, COLUMN C - 319617.0, COLUMN D - 160407.0, COLUMN E - 256758.0, COLUMN F - 999302.0; DESCRIPTION - COURT AWARDED FEES, COLUMN A - 828014.0, COLUMN B - 335261.0, COLUMN C - 2040600.0, COLUMN D - 3277563.0, COLUMN E - 966111.0, COLUMN F - 7447549.0; DESCRIPTION - MISC. INCOME, COLUMN A - 27003.0, COLUMN B - 25706.0, COLUMN C - 4138.0, COLUMN D - 8835.0, COLUMN E - 1471.0, COLUMN F - 67153.0;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$27,452	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$27,452	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$104,178,913	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$104,206,365	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$4,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$6,000,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$20,073	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$43,056	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$6,076	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$27,452	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$96,657	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,500,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$19,193	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$42,903	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,344	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$0	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$63,440	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$23,757,691	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,262,185	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,821,102	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$672,442	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$29,168,536	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$20,295,829	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,795,070	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,166,287	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$499,495	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$23,757,691	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,920,012	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,976,372	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,094,778	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$505,777	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$20,295,829	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,350,786	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,380,431	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,691,886	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$503,091	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$17,920,012	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$11,404,363	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,415,503	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$367,334	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$101,746	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$13,350,786	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.9327	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.0673	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.0	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (true)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,000,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,000,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$36,467,182	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,708,697	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$25,758,485	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,781,504	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,020,913	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$760,591	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$17,078,171	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,805,536	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,272,635	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,477,571	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$70,410	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,407,161	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$34,198,872	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
Due from related Orgs	$1,401,809
Operating Lease Right of Use Asset	$2,904,869
Security Deposits	$229,544
Investment held by the Foundation	$13,095,424

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$17,631,646	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Operating Lease Right of Use Liability	Desc
Amt	$3,342,559	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,342,559	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$112,852,024	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$703,980	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,159,920	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$454,780	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,318,680	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$110,533,344	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$180,636	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$180,636	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$110,713,980	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$107,442,410	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,159,920	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$464,894	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,624,814	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$105,817,596	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$180,636	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$395,998	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$576,634	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$106,394,230	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	ADF Foundation, a related organization, maintains the endowment to financially support Alliance Defending Freedom in achieving its objectives.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990	Rental Expense - 464894 Gain on Foreign Currency Translation - -10114
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990	Rental Expenses - 464894
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statements	Excluded ADFI Entity Activity - 330603 Grant Reimbursement - 65395

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	0	Grantmaking	$2,459,900
South America	0	0	Grantmaking	$6,300
South Asia	0	0	Grantmaking	$33,320
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	1	27	Program Services	$2,178,257	Human Rights Legal Work
South America	0	0	Program Services	$248	Human rights legal work
Middle East and North Africa	0	0	Program Services	$1,395	Human rights legal work

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	27	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	27	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$4,679,420	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$4,679,420	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Human Rights Legal Work	$330,604	Wire Transfer
South Asia	Human Rights Legal Work	$33,320	Wire Transfer
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Human Rights Legal Work	$2,129,296	Wire Transfer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	Scholarship	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Region	South America	RegionTxt
Recipient	1	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$6,300	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	Wire Transfer	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds	As part of the grant approval process for unaffiliated organizations, international grant funding is reviewed and approved by relevant ADF and ADFI leadership. When the organization approves a grant, the funds are retained by ADF and set aside to be used exclusively in furtherance of the grant request. Distributions are made pursuant to a written invoice and report demonstrating evidence of expenses actually incurred, time actually invested in furtherance of the goals supported by the grant, and a report as to the activities performed and goals achieved. Grants to ADF affiliates are given according to ADF board-approved budgets with full reporting as to how the funds are used and the results that are achieved.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA-Accrual; SOUTH AMERICA-Accrual; SOUTH ASIA-Accrual
Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual; SOUTH ASIA-Accrual
Schedule F, Part III Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements	SOUTH AMERICA -Accrual

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
MDS Communications
545 West Juanita Ave	Mesa	AZ	85210	Telemarketing	false	$785,019	$340,417	$444,602
American Target Advertising
9625 Surveyor Court Suite 400	Manassas	VA	20110	Direct Mail Consulting	false	$448,147	$266,810	$181,337
The Hibbard Group
PO Box 516	Hainesport	NJ	08036	Radio Marketing	false	$134,678	$209,500	-$74,822
Patriot Fundraising LLC
4200 Parliament Place	Lanham	MD	20706	Connected TV and Television Marketing	false	$1,401,350	$1,371,141	$30,209

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$2,769,194	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,187,868	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$581,326	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (35 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
American College of Pediatricians
1800 Howell Mill Rd	Atlanta	GA	30318	470886878	501(c)(3)	$40,000	Sanctity of Life
American Freedom Law Center
PO Box 131098	Ann Arbor	MI	48113	452734488	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Religious Liberty
Ashbrook Byrne Kresge LLC
PO Box 8248	Cincinnati	OH	45249	874098708		$6,244	Family Values
Boyden Gray PLLC
801 17th Street Northwest	Washington	DC	20006	273980558		$55,000	Family Values
Burke Law Group
1000 Main Street	Houston	TX	77002	921684677		$24,935	Religious Liberty
Campbell Miller Payne PLLC
5955 Alpha Num 1491	Dallas	TX	75240	922649967		$10,060	Religious Liberty
Charitable Allies Inc
9100 Purdue Road	Indianapolis	IN	46268	351615544		$10,000	Sanctity of Life
Child & Parental Rights Campaign
5425 Peachtree Parkway	Norcross	GA	30092	834560997	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Family Values
Dalton & Tomich PLC
719 Griswold St	Detroit	MI	48226	273296840		$56,498	Religious Liberty
DeForest Koscelnik & Berardinelli
436 7th Avenue 30th Floor	Pittsburgh	PA	15219	251732560		$50,000	Sanctity of Life
Demetrios K Stratis LLC
10-04 River Road	Fair Lawn	NJ	07410	223630626		$13,798	Sanctity of Life
Ethics and Public Policy Center
1730 M Street NW	Washington	DC	20036	521162185	501(c)(3)	$15,200	Sanctity of Life
Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC
15405 John Marshall Highway	Haymarket	VA	20169	010818904		$10,000	Family Values
Hostetter Law Group LLP
203 E Main Street	Enterprise	OR	97828	463443531		$8,000	Religious Liberty
Indiana Family Institute
136 South 9th Street	Noblesville	IN	46060	351790240	501(c)(3)	$36,060	Family Values
Institute for Patients Rights
1562 First Avenue	New York	NY	10028	475355531	501(c)(3)	$60,000	Sanctity of Life
J Michael Considine Jr PC
1845 Walnut Street	Philadelphia	PA	15219	300802542		$6,000	Sanctity of Life and Religious Liberty
John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc
3900 Harewood Rd NE	Washington	DC	20017	521547103	501(c)(3)	$13,366	Religious Liberty
Kellum Law Firm
699 Oakleaf Office Lane	Memphis	TN	38117	621873978		$45,072	Family Values
Kristina S Heuser PC
Post Office Box 672	Locust Valley	NY	11560	273863617		$9,280	Religious Liberty
Law Offices of Jonathan R Whitehead LLC
229 SE Douglas Street	Lees Summit	MO	64063	263065769		$15,000	Family Values
Liberty Counsel Inc
PO Box 540774	Orlando	FL	32854	592986294	501(c)(3)	$150,000	Religious Liberty
Life on Belay Inc
2977 Highway K	OFallon	MO	63368	851650345	501(c)(3)	$40,000	Religious Liberty
Mauck & Baker LLC
1 North LaSalle Street	Chicago	IL	60602	364394768		$25,130	Religious Liberty
McKenry Dancigers Dawson PC
192 Ballard Court	Virginia Beach	VA	23462	541134418		$5,310	Religious Liberty
Miller Johnson
45 Ottawa Ave SW	Grand Rapids	MI	49503	381603110		$7,677	Religious Liberty
Nelson Madden Black LLP
475 Park Avenue South	New York	NY	10016	812854576		$10,610	Religious Liberty
Orndorff Mowen PLLC
135 Corporate Centre Drive	Scott Depot	WV	25560	851869811		$18,304	Religious Liberty
Religious Freedom Institute
316 Pennsylvania Ave SE	Washington	DC	20003	810983298	501(c)(3)	$9,950	Family Values
Reprotection Inc
3300 Northwestern Pkwy 2	Louisville	KY	40212	844145996	501(c)(3)	$9,234	Family Values
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street	Charleston	SC	29413	862267664		$15,990	Family Values and Sanctity of Life
Wadleigh Starr & Peters PLLC
95 Market Street	Manchester	NH	03101	020504984		$14,324	Family Values
ADF Action
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	881483509	501(c)(4)	$822,186	Operations Support
ADF International
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	932111530	501(c)(3)	$8,611,085	Operations Support
American Association of Prolife Obstetricians and Gynecologists
1025 W Rudisill Blvd Box 28	Fort Wayne	IN	46807	237347367	501(c)(3)	$45,646	Sanctity of Life

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	13	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	22	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Scholarships	207	$1,236,200
Grants	2	$17,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Following a detailed application process, grant applications are reviewed by a council of senior attorneys. The council meets monthly to review applications and promote support and collaboration with allies working towards objectives that further the ADF mission. When the organization approves a grant, the funds are retained by ADF and set aside to be used exclusively in furtherance of the grant request. Distributions are made pursuant to a written invoice and report demonstrating evidence of expenses actually incurred, time actually invested in furtherance of the goals supported by the grant, and a report as to the activities performed and goals achieved. The admission process for the Blackstone Legal Fellowship is quite rigorous. ADF staff hosts Blackstone informational events for law students at well over 100 law schools each year. Each prospective applicant must complete an application form, respond to five essay questions, and submit three letters of recommendation. ADF staff also engages in substantive conversations with each applicant and solicits input from Blackstone Fellows and faculty members who know each applicant. For those who are ultimately selected for the program, ADF covers many of the costs and awards each participant a scholarship or grant to defray qualified educational expenses. Upon completing the summer program, Blackstone Fellows join an extensive network of lawyers who support one another professionally.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Michael Farris
Former President and CEO	$164,012	$0	$0	$0	$700,002	$0	$423	$0	$16,110	$0	$880,547	$0	$0	$0
Kristen Waggoner
CEO, President & General Counsel	$532,609	$0	$60,000	$0	$810	$0	$13,200	$0	$28,731	$0	$635,350	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Eggleston
Executive Vice President	$333,469	$0	$307	$0	$510	$0	$13,200	$0	$21,019	$0	$368,505	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Ventrella
Former Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training	$232,833	$0	$0	$0	$446	$0	$4,554	$0	$9,212	$0	$247,045	$0	$0	$0
Glen Lavy
Former Corporate Counsel	$183,785	$0	$32,342	$0	$316	$0	$4,428	$0	$5,186	$0	$226,057	$0	$0	$0
James Campbell
Chief Legal Counsel	$290,098	$0	$15,307	$0	$199	$0	$11,355	$0	$22,266	$0	$339,225	$0	$0	$0
Lance Bauslaugh
SVP of Development	$278,939	$0	$307	$0	$403	$0	$11,417	$0	$28,531	$0	$319,597	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Bangert
SVP Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President	$265,932	$0	$307	$0	$462	$0	$10,900	$0	$29,137	$0	$306,738	$0	$0	$0
John Bursch
VP of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counsel	$309,427	$0	$7,807	$0	$748	$0	$12,673	$0	$22,472	$0	$353,127	$0	$0	$0
Tim Chandler
Sr. Counsel, VP of CMA Engagement & Strategic Projects	$293,747	$0	$307	$0	$360	$0	$12,001	$0	$28,631	$0	$335,046	$0	$0	$0
Erin Hawley
Sr. Counsel, VP of Center for Life & Regulatory Practice	$262,052	$0	$10,307	$0	$314	$0	$10,890	$0	$0	$0	$283,563	$0	$0	$0
Wayne Swindler
Executive Director, ADF Foundation ( Part Year)	$269,610	$0	$307	$0	$2,257	$0	$11,041	$0	$27,994	$0	$311,209	$0	$0	$0
Don Ziel
SVP of Church and Ministry Alliance & Assistant General Counsel	$242,096	$0	$13,807	$0	$415	$0	$2,843	$0	$27,670	$0	$286,831	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel	Upgraded travel, including first-class or business-class, may be provided to employees for air travel of extended length, frequent travel, and/or when the availability of reservations is limited to an upgraded class (which is rare and infrequent). Typically, such travel is at no additional expense due to airline frequent flyer programs which allow upgraded travel at no cost. All employer-paid travel is for the convenience and business purpose of the organization, and is not treated as taxable income to the employee. The organization is also sensitive to maintaining the health, longevity, and well-being of employees who are required to travel frequently to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of their positions.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions	Travel for companions is provided when the companion's attendance at meetings, conferences, and events has a bona fide business purpose to the organization. This is not treated as taxable compensation. These expenses are not limited to officers, key employees, and highly compensated individuals, but are available to all employees in the situations described. Additionally, travel for companions may be provided in accordance with the team member handbook for non-bona fide business purposes. In these cases, this is treated as taxable income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment	Michael Farris received a change of control payment in the amount of $700,000 in calendar year 2023.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments	Discretionary bonuses were awarded to employees based on merit and performance.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Michael Farris Jr Legal Content Manager
Family member of the Former President, Michael Farris	$76,020	Employment Compensation	false
Jayme Metzger Copywriter & Editor
Family member of the Former President, Michael Farris	$38,945	Employment Compensation	false
Brian Eggleston VP of Security Services and Events
Family member of Executive Vice President, Rebecca Eggleston	$172,136	Employment Compensation	false

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	125	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,234,699	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Selling cost	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Securities - Publicly traded - The number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15	The Finance and Audit Committee of the ADF Board of Directors annually reviews and approves the compensation for "disqualified persons" (generally defined as any person in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of a nonprofit organization anytime during the five-year period preceding the date of the compensation transaction - this would include top management officials and key employees of ADF and Affiliates). Every year management prepares the IRS procedure known as the Rebuttable Presumption of Reasonableness. This procedure shifts the burden of proof regarding unreasonable compensation to the IRS for purposes of intermediate sanctions excise-tax penalties when: (1) the board or authorized committee, free of any conflict with the executive in question, determines the compensation arrangement prior to effectuating the arrangement, (2) the board or committee uses appropriate compensation comparability data in arriving at its decision and (3) the board or committee properly documents its decision in a timely manner. The review by the Board's Finance and Audit Committee occurs annually before the May Board of Directors meeting, and the Board votes at the May meeting to accept and approve the recommendation of the Committee. This action is recorded in the minutes for the May meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b Documentation of meetings held by committees of governing body	The organization does not have any committees that have authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Therefore, this line is answered no in accordance with the instructions.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. Upon completion, the organization's Finance Team reviews the Form 990 through the following process: 1) The VP of Finance and accounting team members compare the Form 990 to the annual corporate audit and internal financial reports. 2) The VP of Finance assigns accounting team members to review content, check math totals, and check spelling. 3) A final review of content is completed by the Assistant General Counsel and the Executive Vice President. 4) Following the above, the Form 990 is distributed to: a. President and CEO b. Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee (FAC) which is responsible for oversight of finance, audit, and tax matters. c. The Chair of the FAC ensures committee members review the Form 990 for material edits and compliance. d. Upon acceptance and approval, the Chairman of the FAC then instructs the VP of Finance to post it on the Board website so the full Board can view the 990. Based on the FAC's recommendation, the Board approves and accepts the 990 at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. 4) Changes and corrections from the above are addressed at each step. 5) Following the above, the Executive Vice President signs and instructs the Form 990 to be filed with the IRS. 6) Upon filing with the IRS, ADF's Form 990 is available for public inspection and distribution to the state governing bodies, foundations, and other requesting entities.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	The conflict of interest policy covers any Director, Principal Officer, Key Employee, or member of a committee with governing board delegating powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest. The organization also conducts periodic reviews to ensure operations are consistent with its charitable purposes. Directors shall report possible conflicts of interest to the Chairman of the Board of Directors prior to any action on the transaction by the organization. Upon report of a possible conflict, the Board of Directors shall conduct an investigation and determine whether a conflict of interest does exist and whether it is substantial. If the Board determines that a substantial conflict of interest exists, the interested individual shall not vote on the transaction presenting the conflict. The interested individual may vote only if the Board determines that no conflict exists or the conflict is not substantial. No investigation or determination by the Board shall be required if the interested individual voluntarily agrees to refrain from voting on the transaction presenting the potential conflict of interest. The interested individual may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum. The remaining Board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. The minutes of the governing Board and all committees with Board delegated powers shall contain: A. The names of the persons who disclosed or otherwise were found to have a financial interest in connection with an actual or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, and the governing Board's or Committee's decision as to whether a conflict of interest in fact existed. B. The names of the persons who were present for discussions and votes relating to the transaction or arrangement, the content of the discussion, including any alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement, and a record of any votes taken in connection with the proceeding.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	Alliance Defending Freedom maintains a compensation system. CEO compensation is set by the organization's independent Board, and the CEO's compensation is in accordance with the ADF compensation system. Job descriptions are evaluated against independent market sources and compensation data as provided by independent third party resource providers. The compensation committee approves position grades and pay ranges of all other positions. Annually, ADF also prepares compensation data for the Board's Finance and Audit Committee in accordance with the IRS recommended "rebuttable presumption of reasonableness" process to substantiate the compensation of ADF key employees. The FAC reviews and approves key employee compensation once a year. The Compensation Committee (comprised of the VP of Finance, Director of Compensation & Benefits, and HR Manager) reviews benchmark data provided by CompAnalyst, ERI, and other compensation resources to determine the appropriate compensation for all positions in accordance with the ADF compensation philosophy. Discussions, decisions, and approvals are recorded in writing, typically by e-mail.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	THE PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS IS THE SAME AS IT IS FOR LINE 15A.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	The organization's audited financial statements and Form 990 are available on its website. Articles of Incorporation and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A Compensation paid by related organization	Although Paul Coleman, a key employee, received reportable compensation from a related organization in Europe, his compensation was reported as $0 in Column (E) of Part VII, Section A. ADF obtained a legal opinion concluding that reporting Mr. Coleman's compensation would violate the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, subjecting ADF to significant penalties. Accordingly, ADF has concluded it has reasonable cause for omitting Mr. Coleman's compensation.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue	Other Revenue - Total Revenue: 1471, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 1471;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Gain on foreign currency translation - -10114; 15100 Solar net loss as change in investment - -15715; Grant reimbursement - 65395; Intercompany Transfer - 2244470;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
15100 LLC
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	454047093	Own real property	AZ	$82,133	$9,645,371	Alliance Defending Freedom
ADF International Austria gemeinnuetzige GmbH
					Human rights legal work		$258,335	$2,209,293	Alliance Defending Freedom	Reisnerstrasse 40	Vienna	AU	1030	AU

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ADF Foundation
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	861158500	Public benefit corporation	AZ	501(c)(3)	7	Alliance Defending Freedom	Yes (true)
ADF Action
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	881483509	Advocacy	VA	501(c)(4)		Alliance Defending Freedom	Yes (true)
Alliance Defending Freedom International
44180 Riverside Pkwy	Lansdowne	VA	20176	932111530	Public benefit corporation	VA	501(c)(3)	7	Alliance Defending Freedom	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd	Address Line2ForeignAddress/AddressLine2Txt
15100 Solar LLC
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	300710109	Own and operate solar energy project	AZ	NA	C Corporation	false
ADF International Belgium
					Human rights legal work		NA	C Corporation	false	15 Rue Guimard	Brussels	BE	1040	BE
ADF International UK
					Human rights legal work		NA	C Corporation	false					UK
ADF International France
					Human rights legal work		NA	C Corporation	false	25 Ave de lEurope	Schiltigheim	FR	67300	FR
ADF International Switzerland
					Human rights legal work		NA	C Corporation	false	Nations Business Centre	Geneva	SZ	1202	SZ	Rue du Pr de la Bichette 1
ADF International Deutschland eV
					Human rights legal work		NA	C Corporation	false	c/o FZF Rechtsanwalte Ludolfusstra	Frankfurt AM Main	GM	60487	GM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (6 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Alliance Defending Freedom Belgium ASBL
B	$330,604	Funds transferred
ADF Action
C	$77,869	Funds transferred
ADF Action
B	$822,186	Funds transferred
ADF Foundation
C	$817,608	Funds transferred
ADF International
B	$8,644,405	Funds transferred
ADF International
C	$2,094,302	Funds transferred