2019-04-29T12:24:41-05:00 2018-06-30 363990892 Capin Crouse LLP 2435 Research Parkway STE 200 Colorado Springs CO 80920 990 2017-07-01 541660459 Alliance Defending Freedom ALLI 4804440020 15100 North 90th Street Scottsdale AZ 85260 Wayne Swindler Executive VP of Finance & Admi 4804440020 2019-04-29 1 Ted R Batson Jr P00721951 7195286225 139.146.132.42 2019-04-29 13:24:29 ED P 58435B4C8EEDD4F26C21912BECAB1949D73BB8D7 F4374491D9D89FFE89901B4600EEFBCD95D3A578 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Michael P Farris 15100 North 90th Street Scottsdale AZ 85260 55633108 0 X www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org X 1993 VA ADF is committed to transforming law and culture so true freedom can flourish. 9 9 289 695 0 0 50199237 55125355 0 150145 91634 -346969 883081 259465 51173952 55187996 3350128 4939588 0 0 23917255 24624612 2798578 2663365 9463288 20238686 22457730 50304647 54685295 869305 502701 34851845 35095981 5255737 5694545 29596108 29401436 X To keep the doors open for the Gospel by advocating for religious freedom, sanctity of life, and marriage and the family. 0 0 17082961 1735754 374499 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 life, and marriage and family. ADF offers exceptional legal advocacy and expertise through our more than 60 attorneys based in Arizona, Georgia, Washington D.C., New York City and around the world. Together with a network of 3,200-strong allied attorneys, ADF has a nearly 80% success rate in our cases, and has won nine Supreme Court victories in the past seven years.ADF works with over 1,000 allied organizations to create effective strategies for establishing critical legal precedents to preserve religious liberty in state courts, federal courts, and the Supreme Court, as well as international courts and governing bodies including 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. 10104635 1234910 Allied Support and Training: As an alliance-building legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is committed to equipping allies to defend and promote religious liberty to the best of their ability, and to transform law and culture so true freedom can flourish. To this end, ADF offers world-class training for Christian attorneys and professionals, for law students, and for college students interested in pursuing a career in law, public policy, government, business, and other culture-shaping fields. Through the ADF Summit on Religious Liberty, practicing attorneys, legal advocates, business leaders, entrepreneurs, clergy, policy leaders, and media leaders are invited to participate in world-class training, strategy, and networking sessions around the world. More than 2,042 U.S. and international attorneys have completed the ADF Religious Liberty Summit Training, and 3,226 ADF allied attorneys have volunteered pro bono legal advocacy services to local and international communities valued at over $212 million. This amount is far in excess of the cost of the program. Most U.S. state bars accept accreditation for portions of the legal advocacy training with Continuing Legal Education credit. Through the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, ADF provides training to top Christian law students from around the world on natural law, constitutional jurisprudence, and the history of religious liberty - subjects that currently suffer much neglect in prominent law programs across the United States and internationally. The Blackstone Legal Fellowship equips these students to adhere to the practice of their faith in the legal profession, an arena often hostile to Christianity. The program consists of courses taught by prominent lecturers, internships around the world with some of ADF's most influential allied partners, and professional career placement services. To date, 2,122 students have graduated from the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, representing 227 law schools.ADF offers a similar training through the Arete Academy to college and university students who seek to live out their faith in the fields of law, government, public policy, and business. To date, more than 800 students from top colleges and universities worldwide have participated in Arete Academy, many of whom go on to attend the Blackstone Legal Fellowship during law school. The Academy equips students with character, competence, and credentials to excel in their chosen field. 9805653 221680 Public education: ADF provides information to the public regarding the importance of government recognition of freedom of religion, the sanctity of every human life, and the values of marriage and family in the United States and throughout the world. This is done through the use of printed materials, mailings, email alerts, websites, blogs, op-eds, social media, webinars, media and personal appearances, and events. The intent of ADF public education is to inform and raise awareness of the following: The intent of the founders of the constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights to reflect natural law; entities that seek to distort or repurpose the Constitution's original meaning; U.S. and international challenges to religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and family values; 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 ourselves 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 its activities in prayer and provides information and details to assist them in intentional and purposeful prayer. 3071860 1747244 Grants and Funding: ADF provides grant funding for legal cases and programs that keep the door open for the Gospel by advocating for religious liberty, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family. This grant funding covers expenses for litigation, including training for expert witnesses and acquiring strong amicus brief support for our cases to ensure the best possibility of success. Grant requests are reviewed and recommended by an independent grants and review committee, which is comprised of expert volunteer attorneys. Under the governing Board of Director's policy, no grant is awarded until it is fully funded and set aside in self-designated accounts. Grants are disbursed upon performance and in accordance with the terms of the grant agreements. As of this writing, ADF has issued more than 3,200 grants totaling over $48 million. 3071860 1747244 40065109 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 244 0 1 289 1 0 1 AU CJ BE SZ FR UK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NY OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV NM X Wayne Swindler 4804440020 15100 North 90th Street Scottsdale AZ 85260 Terry Schlossberg Chairman 8.00 X X 0 0 0 Tom Minnery Vice Chairman 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Maddoux Secretary/Treasurer 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard Korpan part year Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Alfonso Aguilar Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Marjorie Dannenfelser Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Seth Morgan Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Pickering Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 John Rogers Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ruth Ross Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Ecton part year Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Allen Ginsborg part year Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Farris President, CEO, General Counsel 60.00 X 382973 0 19826 Wayne Swindler EVP Finance & Administration 55.00 X 246171 0 32840 Tony Johnson Chief Operating Officer 50.00 X 147027 0 24592 Mark Crozet SVP of Development 50.00 X 239471 0 26409 Jeffrey Ventrella Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training 50.00 X 206966 0 28907 Tim Chandler Sr. Counsel, SVP of Alliance Adv 50.00 X 200367 0 27774 Kristen Waggoner SVP of US Legal Division 50.00 X 211681 0 28538 Glen Lavy Corporate Counsel 50.00 X 175312 0 30006 Alan Sears Founder 50.00 X 433856 0 33475 Benjamin Bull Chief Counsel/Exec Dir of ADF Int'l 50.00 X 335472 0 27749 Douglas Napier SVP of Alliance Relations 50.00 X 207677 0 30260 David Cortman Sr. Counsel, VP of U.S. Litigation 50.00 X 204910 0 30108 Lisa Reschetnikow ADF Foundation Pres/Corp Gen Couns 28.00 22.00 X 203466 0 16545 Amy Shepard VP of Ecumenical Relations 50.00 X 179932 0 25058 Gary McCaleb Sr. Counsel, VP 50.00 X 186703 0 25331 3561984 0 407418 55 1 1 0 Masterworks Inc 19462 Powder Hill Place NE Poulsbo WA 98370 Fundraising Consultant 2344043 Alaniz Metro Group 1805 E Washington Street Mt Pleasant IA 52641 Mailing Services 1508050 MetaSoftTech Solutions 2195 Chandler Blvd Suite 100 Chandler AZ 85224 Business Analysis 212189 NextAfter LLC 5810 Tennyson Parkway Ste 102 Plano TX 75024 Strategy Consulting 205961 Citygate Films LLC 6625 Colton Crawford Circle Suite Falls Church VA 22042 Video Production 185015 12 38614 386471 54700270 2159502 55125355 Membership Fees 900099 150145 150145 150145 94529 94529 8372 3614 4758 4758 4758 441498 -441498 -441498 -441498 Court Awarded Fees 900099 141727 141727 Honorarium Income 900099 82627 82627 30353 30353 254707 55187996 374499 0 -311858 1059497 1059497 923706 923706 2956385 2956385 2059525 1087675 578737 393113 575025 483622 46316 45087 17464368 13244913 1611740 2607715 490457 381993 43653 64811 2503519 1728643 402767 372109 1531718 1171519 154508 205691 680694 334525 87680 258489 310776 273445 35267 2064 63939 7974 54621 1344 2663365 2663365 68347 3567 64218 562 585948 464597 22014 99337 6253878 5040933 339691 873254 1705024 1014084 412379 278561 957291 569574 231344 156373 2192789 1428590 326668 437531 3829287 3358073 89252 381962 3069665 2826937 65964 176764 2006807 1318327 292831 395649 165962 91531 45397 29034 Resource Materials 226832 194552 22161 10119 Financial Services 217991 11313 204177 2501 Professional Dues 122500 89134 25513 7853 54685295 40065109 5156898 9463288 X 7048902 5372242 505147 1171513 3554860 2028480 9650174 3436757 279501 88412 25700 24878 1996348 1513369 30014413 15166819 15704062 14847594 2127 7661828 -140209 -128883 3779282 5623546 34851845 35095981 4111558 4443380 127005 1144179 1124160 5255737 5694545 X 27418939 27909891 2177169 1491545 29596108 29401436 34851845 35095981 X 502701 -677 -705316 8620 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 41527309 46258198 50007910 50199237 55125355 243118009 41527309 46258198 50007910 50199237 55125355 243118009 258410 242859599 312971 343061 238782 24618 102901 1022333 1059666 1708631 1290999 876160 253704 5189160 249329502 150145 0.97410 0.96950 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Miscellaneous Income - 2013 Amount: $ 3,860. 2014 Amount: $ 212,132. 2015 Amount: $ 65,806. 2016 Amount: $ 285,155. 2017 Amount: $ 29,350. 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X X 1 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Farris President, CEO, General Counsel 382973 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19826 0 402799 0 0 0 Wayne Swindler EVP Finance & Administration 244709 0 0 0 1462 0 10165 0 24137 0 280473 0 0 0 Tony Johnson Chief Operating Officer 146923 0 0 0 104 0 6027 0 18696 0 171750 0 0 0 Mark Crozet SVP of Development 239471 0 0 0 0 0 9593 0 16815 0 265879 0 0 0 Jeffrey Ventrella Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training 206163 0 0 0 803 0 8502 0 21209 0 236677 0 0 0 Tim Chandler Sr. Counsel, SVP of Alliance Adv 200206 0 0 0 161 0 8169 0 19766 0 228302 0 0 0 Kristen Waggoner SVP of US Legal Division 211681 0 0 0 0 0 8673 0 19865 0 240219 0 0 0 Glen Lavy Corporate Counsel 173346 0 0 0 1966 0 7330 0 24641 0 207283 0 0 0 Alan Sears Founder 428431 0 0 0 5425 0 10800 0 28101 0 472757 0 0 0 Benjamin Bull Chief Counsel/Exec Dir of ADF Int'l 331986 0 0 0 3486 0 10800 0 20435 0 366707 0 0 0 Douglas Napier SVP of Alliance Relations 207230 0 0 0 447 0 8585 0 22122 0 238384 0 0 0 David Cortman Sr. Counsel, VP of U.S. Litigation 204497 0 0 0 413 0 8433 0 22088 0 235431 0 0 0 Lisa Reschetnikow ADF Foundation Pres/Corp Gen Couns 203217 0 0 0 249 0 0 0 16794 0 220260 0 0 0 Amy Shepard VP of Ecumenical Relations 179932 0 0 0 0 0 7512 0 17545 0 204989 0 0 0 Gary McCaleb Sr. Counsel, VP 184582 0 0 0 2121 0 7786 0 19666 0 214155 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a First class travel may be provided to employees for air travel of extended length or when availability of reservations is limited to first class. Typically, these are low or no expense due to airline frequent flyer programs which allow upgrades to airline travel. This is for the convenience and business purpose of the organization, not the individual and is not treated as taxable income. Travel for companions is provided when the companion's attendence at meetings, conferences, etc. has a business purpose to the organization. This is not treated as taxable compensation. These expense items are not limited to officers, key employees, and highly compensated individuals, but are available to all employees in the situations described. Janet Bitzko Continuous Improvemen Family member of Alan Sears, Founder 57426 Compensation 0 Lucas Swindler Audio Visual Assist Family member of Wayne Swindler, EVP Finance and Administration 21644 Compensation 0 Rebecca Sears Media and Marketing Family member of Alan Sears, Founder 77103 Compensation 0 Michael Farris Jr Legal Content M Family member of Michael Farris, President 31740 Compensation 0 X 2 472 Proceeds from processor X 102 2159030 Stock Market Quotes 0 0 1 1 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. 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. 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 Controller compare the Form 990 to the annual corporate audit and internal financial reports. The CEO then reads the Form 990 for content and clarity. 2) The CFO assigns the Controller 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 to sign and file the 990, and 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 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, COO, and Director of HR) 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. This compensation review process last occurred in 2017. 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: Gain on foreign currency translation 8,620. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent accountant. 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