ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM (EIN 54-1660459)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-15
IRS object ID: 201811359349311786
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule 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	2018-05-15T16:32:23-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 E THOMAS RD STE 2300	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHOENIX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85012	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	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 N 90TH ST	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	EXEC VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4804440020	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JACQUELINE ECKMAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01300648	PTIN
Phone	6022662248	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	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 N 90TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCOTTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$55,669,426	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	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	293	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	689	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$50,007,910	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$50,199,237	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$52,122	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$91,634	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,477,659	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$883,081	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$51,537,691	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$51,173,952	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,623,451	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,350,128	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$23,651,174	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$23,917,255	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,461,012	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,798,578	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$8,389,104	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$23,910,768	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$20,238,686	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$57,646,405	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$50,304,647	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$6,108,714	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$869,305	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$32,795,628	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$34,851,845	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,638,805	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,255,737	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$28,156,823	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$29,596,108	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN FOR THE GOSPEL BY ADVOCATING FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, SANCTITY OF LIFE, AND MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$15,151,719	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	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 LIFE, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY. ADF OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL LEGAL ADVOCACY AND EXPERTISE THROUGH OUR 62 ATTORNEYS BASED OUT OF ADF HEADQUARTERS IN ARIZONA, AS WELL AS OFFICES IN GEORGIA, WASHINGTON D.C., 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 ACHIEVED SEVEN DIRECT LEGAL ADVOCACY VICTORIES AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.ADF WORKS WITH OVER 1000 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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$11,407,438	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$7,585,466	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,221,839	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	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 3,214 ADF ALLIED ATTORNEYS HAVE VOLUNTEERED PRO BONO LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES VALUED AT OVER $206 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, 1962 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, 743 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 THE CHARACTER, COMPETENCE, AND CREDENTIALS TO EXCEL IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD..	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,231,979	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,128,289	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	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 3,100 GRANTS TOTALING OVER $46 MILLION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$3,231,979	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$2,128,289	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$37,376,602	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	242	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	293	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	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	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	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	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	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	MI	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	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	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	UT	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	NM	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 N 90TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCOTTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TERRY SCHLOSSBERG
BOARD CHAIRMAN	8.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM MINNERY
BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD KORPAN
BOARD TREASURER	5.00	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK MADDOUX
BOARD SECRETARY	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALFONSO AGUILAR
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARJORIE DANNENFELSER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONNA ECTON
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLEN M GINSBORG
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SETH MORGAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES W PICKERING SR
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUTH ROSS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FARRIS
PRESIDENT, CEO, GENERAL COUNSEL	60.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$11,538	$0	$0
ALAN SEARS
PRESIDENT, CEO, GEN. COUNSEL/FOUNDER	60.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$405,080	$0	$33,499
WAYNE SWINDLER
EVP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$227,177	$0	$31,176
TONY JOHNSON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	50.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$132,050	$0	$24,825
BENJAMIN BULL
CHIEF COUNSEL, EXEC. DIR. OF ADF INT.	50.00	0.00			$285,492	$0	$33,499	Yes (X)
MARK CROZET
SVP DEVELOPMENT	55.00	0.00			$227,712	$0	$26,016	Yes (X)
JEFFERY VENTRELLA
SR COUNSEL, SVP OF TRAINING	50.00	0.00			$200,886	$0	$29,491	Yes (X)
KRISTEN WAGGONER
SR COUNSEL, SVP U.S. LEGAL DIVISION	50.00	0.00			$199,720	$0	$28,892	Yes (X)
AMY SHEPERD
SVP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION	50.00	0.00			$187,475	$0	$25,494	Yes (X)
TIM CHANDLER
SR CNSL SVP OF ALLIANCE ADVANCEMENT	50.00	0.00			$184,291	$0	$27,946	Yes (X)
DOUG NAPIER
SVP OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS	55.00	0.00			$205,717	$0	$30,406	Yes (X)
GLEN LAVY
CORPORATE COUNSEL	50.00	0.00			$173,947	$0	$30,175	Yes (X)
DAVID CORTMAN
SR COUNSEL, VP U.S. LITIGATION	50.00	0.00			$193,496	$0	$29,857		Yes (X)
DONALD FOSTER
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	50.00	0.00			$186,306	$0	$24,620		Yes (X)
KEVIN THERIOT
SR COUNSEL, VP CENTER FOR LIFE	50.00	0.00			$181,697	$0	$25,467		Yes (X)
JORDAN LORENCE
SR COUNSEL	50.00	0.00			$177,496	$0	$30,230		Yes (X)
GARY MCCALEB
SR COUNSEL, VP CENTER FOR FAMILY VALUES	50.00	0.00			$189,686	$0	$24,842		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,369,766	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$456,435	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	57	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
MASTERWORKS
19462 POWDER HILL PLACE NE	POULSBO	WA	98370	CONSULTING/MARKETING	$1,928,480
ALANIZ METRO GROUP
1805 E WASHINGTON STREET	MT PLEASANT	IA	52641	LASERING/MAILING	$1,545,414
NAHAN PRINTING INC
7000 SAUKVIEW DRIVE	ST CLOUD	MN	56303	PRINTING/DIRECT MAIL	$166,849
CARTERBALDWINEXECUTIVESEARCH
200 MANSELL COURT EAST SUITE 450	ROSWELL	GA	30076	CONSULTING/MANAGEMENT	$156,391
GEORGE WISLAR
1915 N CREEK DRIVE	AUSTELL	GA	30106	CONSULTING/MANAGEMENT	$150,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$40,000	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$50,159,237	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,365,498	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$50,199,237	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,697	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,697	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$6,921	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$6,921	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,921	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,921	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,569,411	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,495,474	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$73,937	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$73,937	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$73,937	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
COURT AWARDED FEES	900099	$434,166	$434,166
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$285,155	$285,155
HONORARIA	900099	$156,839	$156,839

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$876,160	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,173,952	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$974,715	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,221,839	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,221,839	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$958,537	TotalAmt
Program Services	$958,537	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,169,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,169,752	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,038,572	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,769,741	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$701,436	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$567,395	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$143,608	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,455	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72,153	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,569,024	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,741,505	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,286,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,541,459	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$443,129	TotalAmt
Program Services	$374,451	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,914	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,764	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,082,511	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,627,678	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$230,712	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$224,121	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,640,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,353,796	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$138,622	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$147,993	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$844,245	TotalAmt
Program Services	$481,835	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,768	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$258,642	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$230,885	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,368	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,848	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$309	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,261	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	-$104	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,798,578	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,798,578	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,351	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,893	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$410	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$672,779	TotalAmt
Program Services	$595,442	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,132	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67,205	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,826,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,736,873	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$597,257	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,492,067	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,344,385	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,084,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$105,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$154,966	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$952,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$642,533	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,099	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,242	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,060,232	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,471,249	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$315,761	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$273,222	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,128,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,688,535	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$93,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$346,746	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,335,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,744,644	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$272,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$318,184	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$177,264	TotalAmt
Program Services	$132,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,026	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,546	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FINANCIAL SERVICES	$196,687	$8,454	$186,878	$1,355
RESOURCE MATERIALS	$195,204	$177,118	$12,876	$5,210
PROFESSIONAL DUES	$111,289	$84,206	$16,423	$10,660

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,566	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,629	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,862	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,075	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,304,647	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,376,602	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,538,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,389,104	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,082,438	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,195,612	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$468,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,417,886	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,596,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,554,860	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,977,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,650,174	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,047	BOYAmt
EOY	$279,501	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,240	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,700	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,165,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,996,348	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$29,643,984	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$13,939,922	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,587,990	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,704,062	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,135,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,127	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,771,983	BOYAmt
EOY	-$140,209	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$304,208	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,779,282	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,795,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,851,845	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,865,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,111,558	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$773,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,144,179	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,638,805	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,255,737	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,909,128	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,418,939	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,247,695	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,177,169	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,156,823	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,596,108	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,795,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,851,845	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$869,305	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$51,478	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$697,603	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$76,145	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	$38,913,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$41,527,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,258,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,007,910	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,199,237	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$226,906,403	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$38,913,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$41,527,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$46,258,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,007,910	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,199,237	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$226,906,403	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$226,906,403	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$385,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$312,971	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$343,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$238,782	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,618	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,304,669	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$890,634	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,059,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,708,631	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,290,999	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$876,160	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,826,090	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$234,037,162	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.96950	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96260	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 - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 439,610. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,860. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 212,132. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 65,806. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 285,155. COURT AWARDED FEES - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 451,024. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 574,537. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,194,381. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 979,457. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 434,166. HONORIA - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 481,269. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 302,118. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 245,736. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 156,839.	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,869,735	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,636,049	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$175,336	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$353,826	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,327,294	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,285,545	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$770,652	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$57,995	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$180,484	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$63,973	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,869,735	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,789,582	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,530,503	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$88,296	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$90,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,015	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$30,821	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,285,545	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,441,460	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,404,708	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$5,414	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$62,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$2,789,582	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.87260	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.02000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.10740	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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	$15,313,911	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,754,887	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,559,024	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,224,055	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$287,833	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$936,222	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,106,018	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,897,202	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,208,816	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$15,704,062	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$300,989
DUE TO/DUE FROM	$3,478,293

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$3,779,282	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$1,144,179	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,144,179	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$56,439,303	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$51,478	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$4,948,641	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$767,631	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$5,664,794	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$50,774,509	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$399,443	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$399,443	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$51,173,952	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$56,266,817	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$4,948,641	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,412,972	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$6,361,613	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$49,905,204	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$399,443	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$399,443	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$50,304,647	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	ADF FOUNDATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THE ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE COMPANY IS CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 43 OF THE ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMPANY ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS DESCRIBED BY THE CODE. THE COMPANY FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE COMPANY RECOGNIZED NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2017, THE COMPANY'S 2014 THROUGH 2016 FISCAL YEAR TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS -44,115. REVENUE REPORTED ON SEPARATE RETURNS 811,746.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INTERCOMPANY ELIMINATIONS 399,443.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	15100 SOLAR EXPENSES 144,917. ADF FOUNDATION EXPENSES 1,268,055.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INTERCOMPANY ELIMINATIONS 399,443.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (13 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$63,355
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$36,180
EUROPE	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$120,612
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$249,086
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$86,754
SOUTH ASIA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$27,918
SOUTH ASIA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$140,900	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	$1,036,681	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	$106,929	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	$461,062	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	$427,096	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	$473,425	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	$110,756	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$1,761,486	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$1,579,268	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$3,340,754	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
AFRICA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$63,355	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
AUSTRALIA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$36,180	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$112,612	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$240,412	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
SOUTH AMERICA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$86,754	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
SOUTH ASIA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$20,000	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$106,929	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
SOUTH ASIA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$140,900	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$170,880	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$104,140	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	24	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	EUROPE	3	$18,900	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	NORTH AMERICA	3	$18,900	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	SOUTH AMERICA	4	$25,200	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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 INVESTED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GOALS SUPPORTED BY THE GRANT, AND A REPORT AS TO THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AND GOALS ACHIEVED.

PART I, LINE 3:

ACCRUAL 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 (5 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
19265 POWDER HILL PLACE NE	POULSBO	WA	98370	CONSULTING ON DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM	0	$11,709,552	$2,224,136	$9,485,416
NEXTAFTER
6175 MAIN STREET SUITE 385	FRISCO	TX	75034	FUNDRAISING CONSULTATION	0	$380,355	$193,507	$186,848
MDS
545 WEST JUANITA AVE	MESA	AZ	85210	TELEMARKETING	0	$148,621	$101,597	$47,024
DUNHAM COMPANY
6111 WEST PLANO PARKWAY SUITE 2700	PLANO	TX	75093	FUNDRAISING CONSULTATION	0	$108,413	$227,128	$0
INFOCISION
PO BOX 932441	CLEVELAND	OH	44193	TELEMARKETING	0	$39,022	$52,210	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$12,385,963	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,798,578	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$9,719,288	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 (27 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
AMERICAN LIBERTIES INSTITUTE
PO BOX 547503	ORLANDO	FL	32854	593309465	501(C)(3)	$324,213	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL OPERATING
FIDELIS CENTER FOR LAW AND POLICY
PO BOX 2709	CHICAGO	IL	60690	202787890	501(C)(3)	$200,000	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL OPERATING
CENTER FOR RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION
699 OAKLEAF OFFICE LANE SUITE 107	MEMPHIS	TN	38117	621873978	501(C)(3)	$107,540	$0	N/A	N/A	PUBLIC SQUARE
MAUCK & BAKER LLC
ONE N LASALLE STREET SUITE 600	CHICAGO	IL	60602	364394768	N/A	$98,100	$0	N/A	N/A	FAMILY VALUES
WADLEIGH STARR & PETERS PLLC
95 MARKET STREET	MANCHESTER	NH	03101	020504984	N/A	$92,110	$0	N/A	N/A	CENTER FOR LIFE, PUBLIC SQUARE
FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE DEFENSE FUND
PO BOX 9520	RANCHO SANTA FE	CA	92067	300741605	501(C)(3)	$87,342	$0	N/A	N/A	RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, SANCTITY OF LIFE
THE JAMES OTIS LAW GROUP
12977 NORTH FORTY DRIVE SUITE 214	ST LOUIS	MO	63141	800211060	N/A	$80,000	$0	N/A	N/A	SANCTITY OF LIFE
NATHAN W KELLUM
699 OAKLEAF OFFICE LANE SUITE 107	MEMPHIS	TN	38117	428219756	N/A	$62,000	$0	N/A	N/A	PUBLIC SQUARE
ROADS OF SUCCESS
2896 HACIENDA DRIVE	DUARTE	CA	91010	260809074	501(C)(3)	$43,601	$0	N/A	N/A	INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY
THE WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE
16 STOCKTON STREET	PRINCETON	NJ	08540	550835528	501(C)(3)	$30,000	$0	N/A	N/A	FAMILY VALUES
BRENA BELL & CLARKSON PC
810 N STREET SUITE 100	ANCHORAGE	AK	99501	920127640	N/A	$26,157	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL LITIGATION
LAW OFFICE OF JASON R CRADDOCK
19 S LASALLE SUITE 604	CHICAGO	IL	60603	352724233	N/A	$25,680	$0	N/A	N/A	CENTER FOR LIFE
WOMEN'S LIBERATION FRONT
1800 M STREET NW UNIT 33943	MANCHESTER	DC	03101	813249020	501(C)(3)	$15,000	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL LITIGATION
MRD LAW
3301 WEST CLYDE PLACE	DENVER	CO	80211	454324795	N/A	$14,267	$0	N/A	N/A	RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
LIEBLER CONNOR BERRY & ST HILAIRE
1141 N EDISON SUITE C PO BOX 6125	KENNEWICK	WA	99336	911045987	N/A	$13,850	$0	N/A	N/A	RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
STORY LAW FIRM LLC
438 E MILSAP RD SUITE 103	FAYETTEVILLE	AR	72703	263980897	N/A	$13,599	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL OPERATING
ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER
1730 M STREET NW SUITE 910	WASHINGTON DC	DC	20036	521162185	501(C)(3)	$13,000	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL LITIGATION
ARAGO LAW FIRM PLLC
PO BOX 452275	KISSIMMEE	FL	34745	270188415	N/A	$12,212	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL OPERATING
DALTON & TOMICH PLC
THE CHRYSLER HOUSE 719 GRISWOLD	DETROIT	MI	48226	273296840	N/A	$11,860	$0	N/A	N/A	RELIGIOUS LIBERTY	STREET SUITE 270
ELLIS LI & MCKINSTRY PLLC
MARKET PLACE TOWER 2025 FIRST	SEATTLE	WA	98121	911240777	N/A	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	FAMILY VALUES	AVENUE PENTHOUSE A
PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY INSTITUTE
23 NORTH FRONT STREET 2ND FLOOR	HARRISBURG	PA	17101	232509197	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	FAMILY VALUES
LAW OFFICE OF NIC COCIS
38975 SKY CANYON DR SUITE 211	MURRIETA	CA	92563	203843470	N/A	$9,301	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL OPERATING
MARGRAVE CELMINS
8171 E INDIAN BEND ROAD SUITE 101	SCOTTSDALE	AZ	85250	860641342	N/A	$8,430	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL LITIGATION
NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
1100 G STREET NW 1030	WASHINGTON DC	DC	20005	132608326	501(C)(3)	$6,000	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL LITIGATION
LAW OFFICES OF HERBERT GREY
4800 SW GRIFFITH DRIVE 320	BEAVERTON	OR	97005	760743764	N/A	$5,722	$0	N/A	N/A	ACADEMIC FREEDOM
CARLSON LAW PLLC
855 VILLAGE CENTER DRIVE 259	ST PAUL	MN	55127	474811100	N/A	$5,000	$0	N/A	N/A	FAMILY VALUES
CENTER FOR ARIZONA POLICY ACTION
4222 E THOMAS ROAD SUITE 220	PHOENIX	AZ	85018	860618922	501(C)(3)	$5,000	$0	N/A	N/A	FAMILY VALUES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	11	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	16	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	150	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$958,537	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	N/A	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	N/A	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WHEN ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM APPROVES A GRANT, THE FUNDS ARE RETAINED BY ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AND SET ASIDE TO BE 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.	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
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	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	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 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
ALAN SEARS
PRESIDENT, CEO, GEN. COUNSEL/FOUNDER	$399,655	$0	$0	$0	$5,425	$0	$10,600	$0	$22,899	$0	$438,579	$0	$0	$0
WAYNE SWINDLER
EVP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION	$225,770	$0	$0	$0	$1,407	$0	$9,362	$0	$21,814	$0	$258,353	$0	$0	$0
TONY JOHNSON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$131,968	$0	$0	$0	$82	$0	$5,451	$0	$19,374	$0	$156,875	$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN BULL
CHIEF COUNSEL, EXEC. DIR. OF ADF INT	$281,867	$0	$0	$0	$3,625	$0	$10,600	$0	$22,899	$0	$318,991	$0	$0	$0
MARK CROZET
SVP DEVELOPMENT	$227,712	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,336	$0	$16,680	$0	$253,728	$0	$0	$0
JEFFERY VENTRELLA
SR COUNSEL, SVP OF TRAINING	$200,089	$0	$0	$0	$797	$0	$8,277	$0	$21,214	$0	$230,377	$0	$0	$0
KRISTEN WAGGONER
SR COUNSEL, SVP U.S. LEGAL DIVISION	$199,720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,218	$0	$20,674	$0	$228,612	$0	$0	$0
AMY SHEPERD
SVP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION	$187,475	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,814	$0	$17,680	$0	$212,969	$0	$0	$0
TIM CHANDLER
SR CNSL SVP OF ALLIANCE ADVANCEMENT	$184,151	$0	$0	$0	$140	$0	$7,532	$0	$20,414	$0	$212,237	$0	$0	$0
DOUG NAPIER
SVP OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS	$205,274	$0	$0	$0	$443	$0	$8,507	$0	$21,899	$0	$236,123	$0	$0	$0
GLEN LAVY
CORPORATE COUNSEL	$171,998	$0	$0	$0	$1,949	$0	$7,276	$0	$22,899	$0	$204,122	$0	$0	$0
DAVID CORTMAN
SR COUNSEL, VP U.S. LITIGATION	$193,087	$0	$0	$0	$409	$0	$7,958	$0	$21,899	$0	$223,353	$0	$0	$0
DONALD FOSTER
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER	$186,306	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,735	$0	$16,885	$0	$210,926	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN THERIOT
SR COUNSEL, VP CENTER FOR LIFE	$181,301	$0	$0	$0	$396	$0	$7,393	$0	$18,074	$0	$207,164	$0	$0	$0
JORDAN LORENCE
SR COUNSEL	$176,285	$0	$0	$0	$1,211	$0	$7,336	$0	$22,894	$0	$207,726	$0	$0	$0
GARY MCCALEB
SR COUNSEL, VP CENTER FOR FAMILY VAL	$188,297	$0	$0	$0	$1,389	$0	$7,877	$0	$16,965	$0	$214,528	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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 ATTENDANCE 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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JANET BITZKO
FAMILY MEMBER OF THE CEO	$52,794	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	0
LUCAS SWINDLER
FAMILY MEMBER OF THE COS	$19,359	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	0
REBECCA SEARS
FAMILY MEMBER OF THE CEO	$71,455	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	102	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,365,498	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	STOCK MARKET QUOTES	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	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.	ExplanationTxt

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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	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 OF DIRECTORS 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 TO 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 DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST. IN ADDITION TO THOSE COVERED INDIVIDUALS, ADF IS IN THE PROCESS OF REQUIRING ALL KEY EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTIVE STAFF TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING RECEIPT, UNDERSTANDING, COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING UNDER THE POLICY. 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 PROCEEDINGS.
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, VP HR, AND COMP & BENEFITS ANALYST) 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 WEB SITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS -44,115. NET EQUITY ADJUSTMENT TO 15100 SOLAR INVESTMENT -32,030.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
15100 LLC
15100 N 90TH STREET	SCOTTSDALE	AZ	85260	541660459	OWN REAL PROPERTY	AZ	$69,119	$11,635,851	N/A
ADF INTERNATIONAL AUSTRIA GEMENINNUTZIGE GMBH
					HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK		$112,427	$374,922		1010 WIEN LANDESGERICHTSSTRABE 18/	VIENNA	AU	AU	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM BELGIUM ASBL
					HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK		$0	$294,136		RUE GUIMARD 15 1040 ETTERBEEK	BRUSSELS	BE	BE	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
ADF INTERNATIONAL (UK)
					HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK		$17,137	$50,902		16 OLD QUEEN STREET	LONDON	UK	UK	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	SW1H 9HP
ADF INTERNATIONAL FRANCE
					HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK		$9,017	$251,052		4 PL DU MARCHE AUX POISSONS	STRASBOURG	FR	FR	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	67000
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM SWITZERLAND
					HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK		$0	$220,883		28 CHEMIN DU PETIT-SACONNEX	GENEVE	SZ	SZ	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	1209

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 (2 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
15100 SOLAR LLC
15100 N 90TH STREET	SCOTTSDALE	AZ	85260	300710109	OWN AND OPERATE SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT	AZ	15100 LLC	C	$112,887	$1,328,241	1.00000	Yes (1)
ADF RABBI TRUST
15100 N 90TH STREET	SCOTTSDALE	AZ	85260		RETIREMENT FUNDING	AZ	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	T				Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	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	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ADF FOUNDATION
C	$40,000	CASH TRANSFERRED
15100 SOLAR LLC
Q	$60,000	ADMIN FEE PAID
ADF FOUNDATION
O	$389,554	COMPENSATION PAID
ADF FOUNDATION
Q	$219,315	ADMIN FEE PAID