ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM (EIN 54-1660459)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-02-17
IRS object ID: 202230489349301023
Schema version: 2020v4.2
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	2022-02-17T12:40:48-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	363990892	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Capin Crouse LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2435 Research Parkway STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	Colorado Springs	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80920	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	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	Wayne Swindler	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive VP of Finance & Admi	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4804440020	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-02-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Wayne	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Swindler	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Ted R Batson Jr	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00721951	PTIN
Phone	5055022746	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Michael P Farris	PrincipalOfficerNm

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	$81,425,457	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ADF is committed to transforming law and culture so true freedom can flourish.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	338	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1192	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$62,651,682	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$76,026,674	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,071,563	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,639,151	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$515,111	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$437,775	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$949,199	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$729,450	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$65,187,555	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$78,833,050	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,752,211	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,638,307	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$31,794,725	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$35,681,765	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,173,135	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,051,906	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$9,439,398	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$20,579,117	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$24,770,915	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$59,299,188	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$67,142,893	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,888,367	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$11,690,157	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$48,720,562	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$78,471,731	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,906,863	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$21,083,354	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$42,813,699	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$57,388,377	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	To keep the doors open for the Gospel by advocating for religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, freedom of speech, and marriage and the family.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$16,773,335	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,295,831	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,163,663	RevenueAmt
Desc	Legal advocacy: Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is an alliance-building legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith. ADF champions God-given freedoms that allow for human flourishing while affirming the dignity of every person. ADF exists to facilitate an alliance of like-minded influencers from every sphere of the public square affecting law and culture, and to mobilize this alliance to protect the core values of religious freedom, the sanctity of human life, freedom of speech, and marriage and the family. ADF offers exceptional legal advocacy and expertise through over 70 staff attorneys based in Arizona, Georgia, Virginia, Washington D.C., New York City, and around the world. Together with a network of 3,400 allied attorneys, ADF has a nearly 80% success rate in our cases and has won 13 Supreme Court victories since 2011. ADF works with allied organizations to create effective strategies for establishing critical legal precedents to preserve religious liberty in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as international courts and governing bodies such as the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations. ADF serves our network of allies by providing training, coordination, funding, legal expertise, and litigation services in support of our allied attorneys, church and parachurch organization leaders, legislators and legislative staff members, business leaders, clients, student leaders, and other key allies.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$16,059,882	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Public education: ADF provides information to the public about the importance of proper laws concerning freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the sanctity of every human life, parental rights, and the values of marriage and family in the United States and throughout the world. This is done through various means, including op-eds at prominent publications, comprehensive webinars, press releases, and our new Freedom Matters video series on YouTube and Facebook, which has garnered over 40 million views since launching in the spring of 2020. ADF engages in this public education to inform and raise awareness of the following: The vision of the Founders concerning the U.S. Constitution to reflect natural law; entities that seek to distort or repurpose the Constitution's original meaning; domestic and international challenges to religious freedom, the sanctity of life, parental rights, and marriage and family; and how and where civil liberties have been jeopardized or thwarted and the efforts of ADF and its allies to reclaim those freedoms. ADF public education efforts also serve to recruit potential allies and to highlight the advocacy work of the alliance in order to position ADF to serve as the first line of defense for individuals and organizations whose religious freedom is at risk. ADF also requests that the recipients of these educational communications remember our activities in prayer.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$15,922,294	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,135,000	GrantAmt
Desc	Strategic Relations and Training: As an alliance-building legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith, ADF is committed to equipping allies to defend and promote religious liberty to the best of their abilities, and to transform law and culture so true freedom can flourish. To this end, ADF offers world-class training for Christian attorneys and professionals, law students, and college students interested in pursuing a career in law, public policy, government, journalism, and other culture-shaping fields.Through the ADF Summit on Religious Liberty, Legal Academy programs, and other training events, practicing attorneys, legal advocates, business leaders, clergy, policy leaders, and media leaders are invited to participate in world-class training, strategy, and networking sessions. More than 2,100 U.S. and international attorneys have completed an ADF Legal Academy training, and over 3,400 ADF allied attorneys have volunteered pro bono legal advocacy services to local and international communities valued at over $227 million. This amount far exceeds the cost of these programs. Most state bar associations accept accreditation for portions of the legal advocacy training with continuing legal education credit.Through the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, ADF trains top Christian law students from around the world on natural law, constitutional jurisprudence and interpretation, and effective legal advocacy. Blackstone prepares these students for careers marked with integrity, excellence, and leadership and to approach their careers as a way to promote the common good. The program consists of courses taught by prominent lecturers, internships with influential organizations, and professional career services. To date, over 2,400 students are alumni of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, representing 227 law schools worldwide. ADF offers similar programs for university students and young professionals who seek to live out their faith in the fields of law, government, public policy, and journalism. To date, more than 1,000 participants have graduated from these programs. And many of those who were interested in law went on to attend the Blackstone Legal Fellowship after entering law school.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,286,219	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,207,477	GrantAmt
Desc	Grants and Funding: ADF provides grant funding for legal cases and direct advocacy programs that keep the door open for the Gospel by advocating for: the right of all people to freely live out their faith; the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death; the freedom of speech for all; the sanctity of marriage and the truth that God has created us male and female; and the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, care, and education for their children. Funding is focused on allies working on matters aligned with strategic legal objectives defined by ADF's U.S. and International advocacy teams. The grant funds cover expenses for litigation, including securing expert witnesses, research costs, promoting public advocacy, and acquiring strong amicus brief support for cases to ensure the best possibility of success. Following a detailed application process, grant applications are reviewed by a council of senior attorneys. The council meets monthly to facilitate the review of applications and promote support and collaboration with allies working toward objectives that further the ADF mission. Once a grant is awarded, funds are retained until the work is proven to be completed or until expenditures authorized are received from the grant recipient in accordance with the terms of the grant. Disbursements are recorded as an expense when paid. As of this writing, ADF has issued more than 3,500 grants totaling over $53 million.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,286,219	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$1,207,477	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$51,041,730	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	228	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	338	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	AU	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CJ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	BE	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	SZ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	FR	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	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	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	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	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	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	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	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	Wayne Swindler	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 (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Terry Schlossberg
Chairman	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Seth Morgan
Vice Chairman	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux
Secretary/Treasurer	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John Rogers
Director	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ruth Ross
Director	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Scott Scharpen
Director	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael Whitehead
Director	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0	1.00
Gary Smith
Director	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kelvin Cochran
Director (Part Year)	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael Farris
President and CEO	60.00		Yes (X)	$476,005	$0	$27,904	1.00
Wayne Swindler
EVP Finance & Administration	55.00		Yes (X)	$286,520	$0	$35,828	1.00
Tony Johnson
SVP of Operations & Direct Response	50.00		Yes (X)	$199,702	$0	$31,242
Kristen Waggoner
General Counsel	50.00			$302,037	$0	$34,828		Yes (X)
Tim Chandler
Sr. Counsel, SVP of Alliance Adv	50.00			$258,808	$0	$34,021		Yes (X)
Jeffery Ventrella
Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training	50.00			$241,934	$0	$34,116		Yes (X)
Lance Bauslaugh
SVP of Development	50.00			$213,722	$0	$32,270		Yes (X)
Glen Lavy
Corporate Counsel	50.00			$202,607	$0	$24,442		Yes (X)
Alan Sears
Founder	50.00			$485,633	$0	$0	1.00		Yes (X)
Brett Harvey
r. Counsel, VP of Allied Legal Affairs	50.00			$233,232	$0	$32,867			Yes (X)
Jeremy Tedesco
Sr. Counsel, SVP of Corporate Engagement	50.00			$227,327	$0	$30,678			Yes (X)
David Cortman
Sr. Counsel, VP of U.S. Litigation	50.00			$223,416	$0	$33,698			Yes (X)
John Bursch
VP of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counsel	50.00			$217,800	$0	$26,087			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,568,743	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$377,981	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	74	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MetaSoftTech Solutions
2195 Chandler Blvd Suite 100	Chandler	AZ	85224	Web and Software Development	$1,201,272
Masterworks Inc
19462 Powder Hill Place NE	Poulsbo	WA	98370	Digital Marketing	$814,545
Action Mailing Corp
3165 W Heartland Dr	Liberty	MO	64068	Direct Marketing Service	$758,393
Daily Wire LLC
1831 12th Ave South Ste 460	Nashville	TN	37203	Creating Video Content	$482,000
The Hibbard Group LLC
PO Box 516	Hainesport	NJ	08036	Direct Marketing Service	$333,099

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	15	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$45,453	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Related Organizations	$503,091	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$75,478,130	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,880,869	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$76,026,674	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Membership Fees	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,639,151	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,639,151	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,639,151	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$380,019	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$380,019	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$240,736	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$61,504	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$179,232	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$179,232	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$179,232	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,588,659	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,526,641	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$4,262	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$62,018	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$4,262	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$57,756	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$57,756	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Court Awarded Fees	900099	$335,261	$335,261
Honorarium Income	900099	$189,251	$189,251

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$25,706	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$25,706	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$550,218	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$78,833,050	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,163,663	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$642,713	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$771,651	TotalAmt
Program Services	$771,651	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,135,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,135,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,731,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,731,656	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,607,054	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,336,819	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$733,763	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$536,472	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$136,742	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,908	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,628	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,954,852	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,526,378	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,100,046	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,328,428	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$712,170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$574,712	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,605	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$85,853	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,912,601	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,829,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$557,978	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$524,987	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,358,346	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,765,536	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$275,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$317,335	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$486,235	TotalAmt
Program Services	$411,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,166	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,729	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$86,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,114	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,261	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,051,906	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,051,906	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,298	TotalAmt
Management And General	$75,298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,453,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,112,766	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$129,232	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$211,195	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,505,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,776,588	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$220,020	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,509,271	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,973,991	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,874,077	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$614,561	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$485,353	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,172,786	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,444,576	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$450,319	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$277,891	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,215,920	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,482,170	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$393,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$340,550	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,522,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,242,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,746	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$247,345	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,811,692	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,600,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$104,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,537	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,439,488	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,823,597	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$297,245	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$318,646	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$275,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,050	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$128,067	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,037	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Resource Materials	$1,305,630	$1,260,301	$33,803	$11,526
Financial Services	$284,626	$11,420	$266,603	$6,603
Professional Dues	$161,621	$112,529	$30,247	$18,845

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,142,893	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,041,730	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,661,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,439,398	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,581,605	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,686,204	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$250,712	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$644,689	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,763,004	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,912,491	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$839,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,603,103	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$451,852	BOYAmt
EOY	$543	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,717	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,302	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,185,720	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,675,163	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$50,605,645	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$18,084,624	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,541,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,521,021	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,360,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,027,947	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$130,237	BOYAmt
EOY	-$136,989	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,667,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,828,150	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,720,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,471,731	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,383,634	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,179,514	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$501,227	BOYAmt
EOY	$848,902	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$13,125,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,022,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$929,938	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,906,863	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,083,354	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	$40,281,593	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,650,476	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,532,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$737,901	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,813,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$57,388,377	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,720,562	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,471,731	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$11,690,157	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,985,565	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$101,044	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	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	$50,199,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$55,125,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$57,373,863	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,651,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$76,026,674	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$301,376,811	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$50,199,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$55,125,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$57,373,863	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,651,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$76,026,674	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$301,376,811	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$43,955	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$301,332,856	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$160,214	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$306,271	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$478,584	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$562,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$620,755	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,128,506	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$876,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$253,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,598,877	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$928,286	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$550,218	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,207,245	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$308,712,562	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$3,301,841	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.97610	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.97240	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, Explanation of Other Income:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Miscellaneous Income - 2016 Amount: $ 285,155. 2017 Amount: $ 29,350. 2018 Amount: $ 29,596. 2019 Amount: $ 27,003. 2020 Amount: $ 25,706. Court Awarded Fees - 2016 Amount: $ 434,166. 2017 Amount: $ 141,727. 2018 Amount: $ 2,531,679. 2019 Amount: $ 828,014. 2020 Amount: $ 335,261. Honorarium Income - 2016 Amount: $ 156,839. 2017 Amount: $ 82,627. 2018 Amount: $ 37,602. 2019 Amount: $ 73,269. 2020 Amount: $ 189,251.	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	$19,193	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$880	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$20,073	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$67,122,820	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$67,142,893	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

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 Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$3,000,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$4,500,000	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$6,108	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$13,391	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$20,073	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$39,572	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$750,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,125,000	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$2,734	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$13,213	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$19,193	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$35,140	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$8,685,629	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,380,431	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,691,886	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$503,091	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$260,797	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$12,994,058	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$7,972,098	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,415,503	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$367,334	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$101,746	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,232,892	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$8,685,629	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,545,226	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,333,923	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$480,690	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$80,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,307,741	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$7,972,098	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,301,839	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,003,482	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$400,209	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$40,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,120,304	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,545,226	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,327,294	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$731,623	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$510,977	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$40,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,228,055	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,301,839	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.89690	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.10310	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (1)	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	$34,764,589	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,808,570	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$26,956,019	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,977,703	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$912,158	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,065,545	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,291,698	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,334,138	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,957,560	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$571,655	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,758	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$541,897	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$32,521,021	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
Security deposits	$254,539
Due from related organizations	$1,850,255
Investments held by the Foundation	$15,723,356

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$17,828,150	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Deferred Rent Payable	Desc
Amt	$929,938	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$929,938	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$84,281,692	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$2,985,565	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$2,157,018	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$381,357	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$5,523,940	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$78,757,752	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$75,298	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$75,298	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$78,833,050	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$68,986,965	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$2,157,018	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$61,504	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2,218,522	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$66,768,443	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$75,298	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$299,152	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$374,450	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$67,142,893	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:	ADF Foundation, a related organization, maintains the endowment to financially support Alliance Defending Freedom in achieving its objectives. Form 990, Schedule D, Part V, Lines 2a-2c: In accordance with the principles of FASB ASU 2016-14 (ASC 958), the organization implemented required changes to its audited financial statements in the period ended 06/30/2018. To date, Form 990 and its associated schedules have not been updated to reflect changes made by this standard. Thus, we have reported the revised net asset categories from the audited financial statements as follows on Form 990, Schedule D, Part V, Lines 2a-2c: Line 2a - Without donor restrictions Line 2b - With donor restrictions
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Transactions related to excluded ADFI entities 444,142. Rent expense included on Part VIII, Line 6b 61,504. Loss on foreign currency translation -124,289.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Rent expense included on Part VIII, Line 6b 61,504.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	Excluded ADFI entitiy activity 269,152. Grant reversals netted against grants paid 30,000.
Form 990, Schedule D, Part IX:	Investments Held by the Foundation of $15,723,356 represents investment assets of the ministry that are held and managed by the Foundation.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
East Asia and the Pacific	0	0	Grants to Recipients Located in Region	$97,642
Europe	0	0	Grants to Recipients Located in Region	$2,849,110
Middle East and North Africa	0	0	Grants to Recipients Located in Region	$86,707
North America	0	0	Grants to Recipients Located in Region	$46,158
South Asia	0	0	Grants to Recipients Located in Region	$571,161
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	Grants to Recipients Located in Region	$25,122
South America	0	0	Grants to Recipients Located in Region	$45,486
Russia and Neighboring States	0	0	Grants to Recipients Located in Region	$10,271
Europe	1	20	Program services	$3,147,998	Human Rights Legal Work

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	1	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	20	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$3,731,657	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$3,147,998	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$6,879,655	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (29 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
East Asia and the Pacific	Human Rights Legal Work	$13,771	Wire Transfer
East Asia and the Pacific	Human Rights Legal Work	$9,120	Wire Transfer
East Asia and the Pacific	Human Rights Legal Work	$17,750	Wire Transfer
East Asia and the Pacific	Human Rights Legal Work	$57,001	Wire Transfer
Europe	Human Rights Legal Work	$12,487	Wire Transfer
Europe	Human Rights Legal Work	$6,778	Wire Transfer
Europe	Human Rights Legal Work	$53,816	Wire Transfer
Europe	Human Rights Legal Work	$7,500	Wire Transfer
Europe	Human Rights Legal Work	$15,000	Wire Transfer
Europe	Human Rights Legal Work	$10,000	Wire Transfer
Middle East and North Africa	Human Rights Legal Work	$75,000	Wire Transfer
North America	Human Rights Legal Work	$20,000	Wire Transfer
North America	Human Rights Legal Work	$15,000	Wire Transfer
North America	Human Rights Legal Work	$6,464	Wire Transfer
Russia and Neighboring States	Human Rights Legal Work	$6,000	Wire Transfer
South America	Human Rights Legal Work	$18,800	Wire Transfer
South America	Human Rights Legal Work	$18,606	Wire Transfer
South Asia	Human Rights Legal Work	$8,000	Wire Transfer
South Asia	Human Rights Legal Work	$20,011	Wire Transfer
South Asia	Human Rights Legal Work	$9,000	Wire Transfer
South Asia	Human Rights Legal Work	$9,000	Wire Transfer
Sub-Saharan Africa	Human Rights Legal Work	$10,000	Wire Transfer
Sub-Saharan Africa	Human Rights Legal Work	$10,500	Wire Transfer
Europe - ADFI	Human Rights Legal Work	$137,665	Wire Transfer
Europe - ADFI	Human Rights Legal Work	$356,105	Wire Transfer
Europe - ADFI	Human Rights Legal Work	$667,432	Wire Transfer
Europe - ADFI	Human Rights Legal Work	$892,616	Wire Transfer
Europe - ADFI	Human Rights Legal Work	$661,192	Wire Transfer
South Asia - ADFI	Human Rights Legal Work	$510,875	Wire Transfer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	29	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:	When Alliance Defending Freedom approves a grant, the funds are retained by Alliance Defending Freedom 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 involved in furtherance of the goals supported by the grant, and a report as to the activities performed and goals achieved.
Part I, line 3:	Expenditures are accounted for using the accrual method of accounting.
Part III Accounting Method:

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 (1)	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
Masterworks Inc
19462 Powder Hill Place NE	Poulsbo	WA	98370	Digital Marketing Consultant	0	$1,298,813	$390,333	$908,479
American Target Advertising
9625 Surveyor Court Ste 400	Manassas	VA	20110	Direct Mail Consulting	0	$374,509	$255,362	$119,147
The Hibbard Group
PO Box 516	Hainesport	NJ	08036	Radio Marketing	0	$221,082	$321,114	-$100,032
MDS Communications
545 West Juanita Avenue	Mesa	AZ	85210	Telemarketing	0	$193,763	$85,097	$108,666

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$2,088,167	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$1,051,906	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$1,036,260	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
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	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	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	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	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 (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Charis Lex PC
301 N Lake Ave Suite 1100	Pasadena	CA	91101	812681237	$160,078	Religious Liberty
Child & Parental Rights Campaign
5425 Peachtree Parkway Suite 110	Norcross	GA	30092	834560997	$68,125	Family Values	501(c)(3)
Cooper & Kirk PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	300101425	$10,089	Religious Liberty
Dalton & Tomich PLC
The Chrysler House 719 Griswold	Detroit	MI	48226	273296840	$7,710	Religious Liberty		Street Suite 270
Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue Suite 1810	Seattle	WA	98101	911240777	$63,890	Family Values
Indiana Family Institute
136 South 9th Street Suite 324	Noblesville	IN	46060	351790240	$19,985	Religious Liberty	501(c)(3)
International Organization for the Family
934 N Main Street	Rockford	IL	61103	541788267	$50,000	Religious Liberty	501(c)(3)
Kaempf Law Firm PC
2021 SW Main Street 64	Portland	OR	97205	454447760	$26,039	Religious Liberty
Law Office of Nic Cocis
25026 Las Brisas Rd	Murrieta	CA	92562	203843470	$5,610	Sanctity of Life , Religious Liberty
Martin Law & Mediation PLLC
2415 East Camelback Road Suite 700	Phoenix	AZ	85016	860089731	$7,950	Religious Liberty
Mauck & Baker LLC
One N LaSalle Street Suite 600	Chicago	IL	60602	364394768	$54,560	Sanctity of Life , Religious Liberty
McKenry Dancigers Dawson PC
192 Ballard Court Suite 400	Virginia Beach	VA	23462	541134418	$16,350	Religious Liberty
Mitchell Law PLLC
111 Congress Ave Suite 400	Austin	TX	78701	830752577	$56,599	Sanctity of Life , Religious Liberty
National Center for Public Policy Research
20 F Street NW Suite 700	Washington	DC	20001	521226614	$22,500	Religious Liberty	501(c)(3)
Patrick Henry College
10 Patrick Henry Circle	Purcellville	VA	20132	541919810	$13,219	Religious Liberty	501(c)(3)
Religious Freedom Institute
316 Pennsylvania Ave SE Suite 501	Washington	DC	20003	810983298	$38,570	Religious Liberty	501(c)(3)
Shreffler Law pllc
816 Dodd Road Ste A	West St Paul	MN	55118	270998825	$12,999	Religious Liberty
Susan B Anthony List
2800 Shirlington Road Suite 1200	Arlington	VA	22206	264788700	$52,533	Religious Liberty	501(c)(3)
The Claremont Institute
1317 W Foothill Blvd Ste 120	Upland	CA	91786	953443202	$23,490	Religious Liberty	501(c)(3)
ADF Foundation
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	861158500	$40,000	Religious Liberty	501(c)(3)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	9	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	11	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	Scholarships	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	181	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$1,135,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	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 four 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-including travel and lodging expenses-and awards each participant a scholarship to defray qualified educational expenses. Upon completing the summer program, Blackstone Fellows join an extensive network of lawyers who support one another professionally and work alongside ADF to protect our most cherished freedoms.	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 (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	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
President and CEO	$451,241	$0	$19,500	$0	$5,264	$0	$11,400	$0	$16,504	$0	$503,909	$0	$0	$0
Alan Sears
Founder	$0	$0	$0	$0	$485,633	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$485,633	$0	$0	$0
Kristen Waggoner
General Counsel	$291,470	$0	$10,000	$0	$567	$0	$11,400	$0	$23,428	$0	$336,865	$0	$0	$0
Wayne Swindler
EVP Finance & Administration	$269,117	$0	$15,500	$0	$1,903	$0	$11,400	$0	$24,428	$0	$322,348	$0	$0	$0
Tim Chandler
Sr. Counsel, SVP of Alliance Adv	$255,494	$0	$3,000	$0	$314	$0	$10,592	$0	$23,428	$0	$292,828	$0	$0	$0
Jeffery Ventrella
Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training	$222,900	$0	$17,500	$0	$1,534	$0	$9,998	$0	$24,118	$0	$276,050	$0	$0	$0
Brett Harvey
r. Counsel, VP of Allied Legal Affai	$215,638	$0	$17,000	$0	$594	$0	$9,569	$0	$23,298	$0	$266,099	$0	$0	$0
Jeremy Tedesco
Sr. Counsel, SVP of Corporate Engage	$222,387	$0	$4,500	$0	$440	$0	$9,259	$0	$21,418	$0	$258,004	$0	$0	$0
David Cortman
Sr. Counsel, VP of U.S. Litigation	$215,708	$0	$6,700	$0	$1,008	$0	$9,270	$0	$24,428	$0	$257,114	$0	$0	$0
Lance Bauslaugh
SVP of Development	$208,402	$0	$5,000	$0	$320	$0	$8,842	$0	$23,428	$0	$245,992	$0	$0	$0
John Bursch
VP of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counse	$215,443	$0	$2,000	$0	$357	$0	$8,719	$0	$17,368	$0	$243,887	$0	$0	$0
Tony Johnson
SVP of Operations & Direct Response	$194,469	$0	$5,000	$0	$233	$0	$11,400	$0	$19,842	$0	$230,944	$0	$0	$0
Glen Lavy
Corporate Counsel	$199,788	$0	$500	$0	$2,319	$0	$8,113	$0	$16,328	$0	$227,048	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1a	First-class travel may be provided to employees for air travel of extended length, frequent travel, and/or when availability of reservations is limited to first-class (which is rare and infrequent). Typically, such travel is at no additional expense due to airline frequent flyer programs which allow upgrades to first-class travel, or first-class travel is available at low cost due to airline travel status. 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. 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.
Part I, Line 4a	Alan Sears is the founding President, CEO, and General Counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom. In September 1993 Mr. Sears became ADF's first employee and opened the first ADF office with $4,700 in the bank. Mr. Sears dedicated himself to building ADF from a start-up organization, and after successfully leading ADF to achieve tremendous growth and world-wide impact, Mr. Sears formally announced to the ADF Board of Directors in 2016 his desire to step down. Mr. Sears entered into a separation agreement with the Board that guaranteed Mr. Sears would remain at ADF in the role of Founder to ensure the orderly and successful transition to the new ADF President and CEO, and to honor Mr. Sears for his 23 years of sacrificial and extraordinary service to ADF. Michael Farris succeeded Mr. Sears at the beginning of 2017 and Mr. Sears remained at ADF until July 31, 2019. Reported in this Form 990 is the second of two installments (in the amount of $485,633) in accordance with the terms Mr. Sears' separation agreement.
Part I, Line 7	Discretionary bonuses were awarded to employees as part of an organization-wide merit performance award program.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Michael Farris Jr Legal Content M
Family member of Michael Farris, President and CEO	$67,333	Compensation	0
Chandler Ventrella Facilities Assi
Family member of Jeffrey Ventrella, SVP of Training	$43,548	Compensation	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	106	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,880,869	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Sales price	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Column (b):	The number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated.
Part I, Line 32b:	Idonate occastionally accepts gifts of tangible items on the organization's behalf. They dispose of the items and pass the proceeds on to the organization.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b	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, Section B, line 11b	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 CFO and Director of Accounting compare the Form 990 to the annual corporate audit and internal financial reports. 2) The CFO assigns the Director of Accounting and his team to review content, check math totals, and check spelling. 3) Following the above review, the Form 990 is distributed to: A. 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 CFO 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 CFO 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, Section B, line 12c	The conflict of interest policy covers any Director, Principal Officer, 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, Section B, Line 12b: The organization requires Board Members and Officers to sign a conflict of interest statement each year. As of FYE 6/30/21, the organization began the practice of having Key Employees sign them as well.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	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 management 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 ADF Comp Team (comprised of the CFO, Director of HR, and the Sr. HR Generalist) review benchmark data provided by Payscale, Mercer, and other compensation resources to determine the appropriate compensation for all positions in accordance with the ADF compensation philosophy. Compensation above the 60th percentile but less than the 75th percentile of a pay grade requires that the CEO be informed; at or above the 75th percentile requires CEO approval; and above the maximum of the grade requires Board approval. Discussions, decisions, and approvals are recorded in writing, typically via e-mail.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The organization's audited financial statements and Form 990 are available on its website. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	15100 Solar net loss as change in investment -6,752. Loss on foreign currency translation -124,292. Grant reimbursements 30,000.

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	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
15100 LLC
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	454047093	Own real property	AZ	$81,308	$10,755,705	Alliance Defending Freedom
ADF International Austria gemeninnutzige GMBH
					Human rights legal work		$426,385	$1,487,073	Alliance Defending Freedom	Reisnerstrasse 40	Vienna	AU	1030	AU

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADF Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	861158500	EIN
Primary Activities	Public benefit corporation	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	AZ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	Line 7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

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	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
15100 Solar LLC
15100 N 90th Street	Scottsdale	AZ	85260	300710109	Own and operate solar energy project	AZ	15100 LLC	C	$100,865	$1,131,299	1.00000	Yes (1)
Alliance Defending Freedom Belgium ASBL
					Human rights legal work		Alliance Defending Freedom	C	$33	$491,846	1.00000	Yes (1)	Rue Guimark 15 1040 Etterbeek	Brussels	BE	BE
ADF International (UK)
					Human rights legal work		Alliance Defending Freedom	C	$368,435	$650,212	1.00000	Yes (1)	16 Old Queen Street	London	UK	UK
ADF International (France)
					Human rights legal work		Alliance Defending Freedom	C	$3,900	$325,886	1.00000	Yes (1)	4 Pl Du Marche Aux Poissons	Strasbourg	FR	FR
Alliance Defending Freedom Switzerland
					Human rights legal work		Alliance Defending Freedom	C	$30,793	$265,375	1.00000	Yes (1)	28 Chemin Du Petit-Saconnex	Geneve	SZ	SZ
Alliance Defending Freedom International Deustchland EV
					Human rights legal work	DE	Alliance Defending Freedom	C	$40,980	$176,051	1.00000	0	FZF Rechtsanwalte Ludolfusstr 2-4	Frankfurt	GM		60487

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (8 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Alliance Defending Freedom Belgium ASBL
B	$892,616	Funds transferred
ADF International (UK)
B	$661,192	Funds transferred
ADF International (France)
B	$667,432	Funds transferred
Alliance Defending Freedom Switzerland
B	$356,105	Funds transferred
Alliance Defending Freedom International Deustchland eV
B	$137,665	Funds transferred
ADF Foundation
C	$503,091	Funds transferred
ADF Foundation
L
ADF Foundation
N