Alliance Defending Freedom

Scottsdale, AZ
Tax-exempt since July 1993
EIN: 54-1660459

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy / Civil Liberties Advocacy (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel

Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Revenue

$102M (2023)

Expenses

$97.1M (2023)

Total Assets

$97.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$15.1M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Revenue

$101,821,939

Expenses

$97,103,483

Net Income

$4,718,456

Net Assets

$82,500,829

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$95,442,827	93.7%
Program Services	$2,996,320	2.9%
Investment Income	$949,171	0.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$211,952	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,225,136
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,446,805	3.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,204,261	3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,014,267	1.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$37,198,162	38.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$97,603,306
Total Liabilities	$15,102,477
Net Assets	$82,500,829

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Farris (Part Year) (President Through 09/2022, Counselor To President Through 12/2022)	$848,848	$0	$31,933
Kristen Waggoner (Ceo, President, & General Counsel)	$470,522	$0	$39,232
Tony Johnson (Part Year) (Svp Of Operations & Direct Response Through 09/2022)	$351,409	$0	$31,890
John Bursch (Vp Of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counsel)	$308,375	$0	$32,973
Tim Chandler (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of Cma Engagement)	$307,087	$0	$39,133
Lance Bauslaugh (Svp Of Development)	$304,413	$0	$39,032
Wayne Swindler (Executive Director, Adf Foundation)	$300,629	$0	$32,973
Rebecca Eggleston (Executive Vice President (Chief Of Staff Through 08/2022))	$289,999	$0	$31,883
Ryan Bangert (Svp Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel To The President)	$256,214	$0	$37,445
Jeremy Tedesco (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Corporate Engagement)	$245,753	$0	$34,668
David Cortman (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of U.S. Litigation)	$239,490	$0	$37,703
Jeffrey Ventrella (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Training)	$239,055	$0	$30,604
Glen Lavy (Corporate Counsel Through 03/2023)	$213,495	$0	$28,282
John Rogers (Vice Chairman (As Of 06/2023))	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Schlossberg (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Smith (Director (Part Year))	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Fullerton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Whitehead (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ruth Ross (Director (Part Year))	$0	$0	$0
Scott Scharpen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Seth Morgan (Vice Chairman (Part Year))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 10, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Revenue

$104,490,113

Expenses

$81,311,475

Net Income

$23,178,638

Net Assets

$74,998,324

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$96,806,543	92.6%
Program Services	$2,261,762	2.2%
Investment Income	$601,403	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$451,998	0.4%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,004,052	1.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,364,355	2.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,576,935	3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$720,449	0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages	$32,477,671	39.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$85,085,772
Total Liabilities	$10,087,448
Net Assets	$74,998,324

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Farris (President And Ceo)	$625,242	$0	$19,482
Kristen Waggoner (General Counsel)	$394,567	$0	$29,657
Wayne Swindler (Evp Finance & Administration)	$295,001	$0	$31,985
John Bursch (Vp Of Appellate Advocacy)	$279,308	$0	$29,231
Tim Chandler (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Alliance Advancement)	$261,163	$0	$34,798
Rebecca Eggleston (Chief Of Staff To The General Counsel)	$243,134	$0	$27,530
Lance Bauslaugh (Svp Of Development)	$242,691	$0	$33,698
Jeremy Tedesco (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Corporate Engagement)	$229,308	$0	$31,378
Tony Johnson (Svp Of Operations & Direct Response)	$225,348	$0	$31,213
Jeffery Ventrella (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Training)	$223,179	$0	$33,873
David Cortman (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of U.S. Litigation)	$221,573	$0	$34,158
Glen Lavy (Corporate Counsel)	$215,577	$0	$24,603
Terry Schlossberg (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Seth Morgan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
John Rogers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ruth Ross (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Scharpen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Smith (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Whitehead (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 11, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Revenue

$78,833,050

Expenses

$67,142,893

Net Income

$11,690,157

Net Assets

$57,388,377

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$76,026,674	96.4%
Program Services	$1,639,151	2.1%
Investment Income	$380,019	0.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$179,232	0.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$57,756	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$550,218	0.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,607,054	3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,051,906	1.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$25,954,852	38.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$78,471,731
Total Liabilities	$21,083,354
Net Assets	$57,388,377

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Alan Sears (Founder)	$485,633	$0	$0
Michael Farris (President And Ceo)	$476,005	$0	$27,904
Kristen Waggoner (General Counsel)	$302,037	$0	$34,828
Wayne Swindler (Evp Finance & Administration)	$286,520	$0	$35,828
Tim Chandler (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Alliance Adv)	$258,808	$0	$34,021
Jeffery Ventrella (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Training)	$241,934	$0	$34,116
Brett Harvey (R. Counsel, Vp Of Allied Legal Affairs)	$233,232	$0	$32,867
Jeremy Tedesco (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Corporate Engagement)	$227,327	$0	$30,678
David Cortman (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of U.S. Litigation)	$223,416	$0	$33,698
John Bursch (Vp Of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counsel)	$217,800	$0	$26,087
Lance Bauslaugh (Svp Of Development)	$213,722	$0	$32,270
Glen Lavy (Corporate Counsel)	$202,607	$0	$24,442
Tony Johnson (Svp Of Operations & Direct Response)	$199,702	$0	$31,242
Terry Schlossberg (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Seth Morgan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
John Rogers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ruth Ross (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Scharpen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Whitehead (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Smith (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kelvin Cochran (Director (Part Year))	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 17, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Revenue

$65,187,555

Expenses

$59,299,188

Net Income

$5,888,367

Net Assets

$42,813,699

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$62,651,682	96.1%
Program Services	$1,071,563	1.6%
Investment Income	$503,878	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$20,913	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$11,233	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$928,286	1.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,501,166	4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,173,135	2.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$22,778,498	38.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$48,720,562
Total Liabilities	$5,906,863
Net Assets	$42,813,699

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Alan Sears (Founder)	$803,981	$0	$26,431
Michael Farris (President And Ceo)	$455,461	$0	$26,747
Wayne Swindler (Evp Finance & Administration)	$269,092	$0	$34,542
Kristen Waggoner (General Counsel)	$265,276	$0	$31,304
Tim Chandler (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Alliance Adv)	$245,119	$0	$31,242
Mark Crozet (Svp Of Development (Part Year))	$242,704	$0	$32,230
Lisa Reschetnikow (Adf Foundation Pres/Corp Gen Couns)	$230,340	$0	$16,409
Brett Harvey (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of Allied Legal Affairs)	$227,787	$0	$32,230
Jeremy Tedesco (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of U.S. Advocacy)	$214,376	$0	$27,271
Jeffrey Ventrella (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Training)	$211,600	$0	$31,861
David Cortman (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of U.S. Litigation)	$210,693	$0	$32,303
Gary Mc Caleb (Former Officer)	$203,526	$0	$24,837
Glen Lavy (Corporate Counsel)	$190,795	$0	$23,188
Tony Johnson (Svp Of Operations & Direct Response)	$164,820	$0	$25,925
Lance Bauslaugh (Svp Of Development)	$161,846	$0	$22,547
Amy Shepard (Former Key Employee)	$107,933	$0	$20,980
Terry Schlossberg (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Seth Morgan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Alfonso Aguilar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Pickering (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Rogers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ruth Ross (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Scharpen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Dannenfelser (Director (Part Year))	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 13, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Revenue

$60,949,233

Expenses

$57,262,014

Net Income

$3,687,219

Net Assets

$37,329,602

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$57,373,863	94.1%
Program Services	$440,982	0.7%
Investment Income	$420,778	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$24,859	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$89,874	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,598,877	4.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,916,059	5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,275,424	2.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$20,677,844	36.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$45,011,387
Total Liabilities	$7,681,785
Net Assets	$37,329,602

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Farris (President, Ceo, General Counsel)	$432,840	$0	$25,980
Alan Sears (Founder)	$404,395	$0	$33,880
Tim Chandler (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Allian)	$253,472	$0	$28,599
Wayne Swindler (Evp Finance & Administrati)	$238,252	$0	$31,694
Mark Crozet (Svp Of Development)	$235,195	$0	$26,473
Jeremy Tedesco (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of U.S. Advocacy)	$232,526	$0	$22,130
Kristen Waggoner (Svp Of Us Legal Division)	$232,276	$0	$29,417
Jeffrey Ventrella (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Traini)	$206,896	$0	$28,963
Lisa Reschetnikow (Adf Foundation Pres/Corp Gen Couns)	$204,161	$0	$16,061
David Cortman (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of U.S. Litigation)	$199,141	$0	$30,089
Donald Foster (Chief Information Officer)	$192,837	$0	$24,040
Gary Mc Caleb Former Officer (Sr. Counsel, Vp)	$188,512	$0	$25,596
Glen Lavy (Corporate Counsel)	$185,178	$0	$22,395
Tony Johnson (Chief Operating Officer)	$147,108	$0	$24,650
Amy Shepard Former Key Employee (Vp Of Ecumenical Relations)	$134,759	$0	$23,443
Terry Schlossberg (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Seth Morgan (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Alfonso Aguilar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Dannenfelser (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Minnery (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Pickering (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Rogers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ruth Ross (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Scott Scharpen (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 10, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Revenue

$55,187,996

Expenses

$54,685,295

Net Income

$502,701

Net Assets

$29,401,436

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$55,125,355	99.9%
Program Services	$150,145	0.3%
Investment Income	$94,529	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$4,758	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$441,498
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$254,707	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,059,525	3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$2,663,365	4.9%
Other Salaries and Wages	$17,464,368	31.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$35,095,981
Total Liabilities	$5,694,545
Net Assets	$29,401,436

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Alan Sears (Founder)	$433,856	$0	$33,475
Michael Farris (President, Ceo, General Counsel)	$382,973	$0	$19,826
Benjamin Bull (Chief Counsel/Exec Dir Of Adf Int'l)	$335,472	$0	$27,749
Wayne Swindler (Evp Finance & Administration)	$246,171	$0	$32,840
Mark Crozet (Svp Of Development)	$239,471	$0	$26,409
Kristen Waggoner (Svp Of Us Legal Division)	$211,681	$0	$28,538
Douglas Napier (Svp Of Alliance Relations)	$207,677	$0	$30,260
Jeffrey Ventrella (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Training)	$206,966	$0	$28,907
David Cortman (Sr. Counsel, Vp Of U.S. Litigation)	$204,910	$0	$30,108
Lisa Reschetnikow (Adf Foundation Pres/Corp Gen Couns)	$203,466	$0	$16,545
Tim Chandler (Sr. Counsel, Svp Of Alliance Adv)	$200,367	$0	$27,774
Gary Mc Caleb (Sr. Counsel, Vp)	$186,703	$0	$25,331
Amy Shepard (Vp Of Ecumenical Relations)	$179,932	$0	$25,058
Glen Lavy (Corporate Counsel)	$175,312	$0	$30,006
Tony Johnson (Chief Operating Officer)	$147,027	$0	$24,592
Terry Schlossberg (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Minnery (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Korpan Part Year (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Alfonso Aguilar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Dannenfelser (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Seth Morgan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Pickering (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Rogers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ruth Ross (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on April 29, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Revenue

$51,173,952

Expenses

$50,304,647

Net Income

$869,305

Net Assets

$29,596,108

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$50,199,237	98.1%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$17,697	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$6,921	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$73,937	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$876,160	1.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,038,572	6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$2,798,578	5.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$16,569,024	32.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$34,851,845
Total Liabilities	$5,255,737
Net Assets	$29,596,108

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Alan Sears (President, Ceo, Gen. Counsel/Founder)	$405,080	$0	$33,499
Benjamin Bull (Chief Counsel, Exec. Dir. Of Adf Int.)	$285,492	$0	$33,499
Mark Crozet (Svp Development)	$227,712	$0	$26,016
Wayne Swindler (Evp Finance & Administration)	$227,177	$0	$31,176
Doug Napier (Svp Of Alliance Relations)	$205,717	$0	$30,406
Jeffery Ventrella (Sr Counsel, Svp Of Training)	$200,886	$0	$29,491
Kristen Waggoner (Sr Counsel, Svp U.S. Legal Division)	$199,720	$0	$28,892
David Cortman (Sr Counsel, Vp U.S. Litigation)	$193,496	$0	$29,857
Gary Mccaleb (Sr Counsel, Vp Center For Family Values)	$189,686	$0	$24,842
Amy Sheperd (Svp Of Marketing & Communication)	$187,475	$0	$25,494
Donald Foster (Chief Information Officer)	$186,306	$0	$24,620
Tim Chandler (Sr Cnsl Svp Of Alliance Advancement)	$184,291	$0	$27,946
Kevin Theriot (Sr Counsel, Vp Center For Life)	$181,697	$0	$25,467
Jordan Lorence (Sr Counsel)	$177,496	$0	$30,230
Glen Lavy (Corporate Counsel)	$173,947	$0	$30,175
Tony Johnson (Chief Operating Officer)	$132,050	$0	$24,825
Michael Farris (President, Ceo, General Counsel)	$11,538	$0	$0
Terry Schlossberg (Board Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Minnery (Board Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Korpan (Board Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Board Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Alfonso Aguilar (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Dannenfelser (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Donna Ecton (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Allen M Ginsborg (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on May 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Revenue

$51,537,691

Expenses

$57,646,405

Net Income

-$6,108,714

Net Assets

$28,156,823

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$50,007,910	97.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$52,122	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$186,660	0.4%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,290,999	2.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,608,782	4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$2,461,012	4.3%
Other Salaries and Wages	$16,330,308	28.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,795,628
Total Liabilities	$4,638,805
Net Assets	$28,156,823

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Alan Sears (President & Ceo)	$389,598	$0	$31,650
Benjamin Bull (Chief Counsel, Evp Of Adf Programs)	$295,659	$0	$31,650
Mark Crozet (Svp Development)	$230,462	$0	$16,061
Gary Mccaleb (Sr Counsel, Vp Of Advocacy & Research)	$226,283	$0	$31,560
Wayne Swindler (Evp Operations, Cfo)	$225,883	$0	$31,250
Mark Feddern Left 2016 (Cfo & Security Director)	$225,003	$0	$25,356
Jordan Lorence (Sr Counsel)	$208,911	$0	$16,205
Doug Napier (Svp Of Alliance Relations)	$208,083	$0	$21,540
Kristen Waggoner (Sr Counsel, Svp U.S. Legal Adv)	$203,267	$0	$24,110
Jeffery Ventrella (Sr Counsel, Svp Of Training)	$202,570	$0	$17,001
Charles Bolte Left 2016 (Cco)	$197,191	$0	$25,650
David Cortman (Sr Counsel, Vp U.S. Litigation)	$196,907	$0	$14,669
Kevin Theriot (Sr Counsel, Vp Center For Life)	$193,824	$0	$20,766
Glen Lavy (Corporate Counsel)	$182,103	$0	$31,009
Tim Chandler (Sr Cnsl Svp Of Alliance Adv)	$174,436	$0	$13,674
Tony Johnson (Coo)	$107,223	$0	$9,203
Terry Schlossberg (Chairman/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Minnery (Vice Chairman/Director)	$0	$0	$0
C Bradley Keirnes (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Alfonso Aguilar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Edward Christie Jr (Director (Left 10/2015))	$0	$0	$0
Chapman Cox (Director (Left 5/2016))	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Dannenfelser (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Allen M Ginsborg (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on April 11, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Revenue

$48,310,833

Expenses

$48,935,954

Net Income

-$625,121

Net Assets

$34,160,364

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$46,258,198	95.8%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$39,481	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$303,580	0.6%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$943	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,708,631	3.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,875,701	3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,782,379	3.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$15,032,291	30.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$38,683,986
Total Liabilities	$4,523,622
Net Assets	$34,160,364

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Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Alan Sears (President & Ceo)	$408,488	$0	$21,869
Benjamin Bull (Chief Counsel, Exec Dir Gl)	$296,064	$0	$19,376
Mark Crozet (Exec Vp Development)	$233,833	$0	$15,942
Wayne Swindler (Exec Vp & Chief Of Staff)	$228,075	$0	$16,513
Gary Mccaleb (Exec Vp & Chief Solicitor)	$224,031	$0	$15,835
Jordan Lorence (Sr Counsel, Special Initia)	$208,943	$0	$15,852
Jeffery Ventrella (Sr Counsel, Sr Vp Of Strat)	$203,567	$0	$11,671
Doug Napier (Sr Counsel, Sr Vp Legal Se)	$201,339	$0	$14,977
Mark Feddern (Sr Vp Admin Services & Cfo)	$196,083	$0	$7,448
Kristen Waggoner (Sr Counsel, Sr Vp Legal Advocacy)	$195,917	$0	$13,032
Glen Lavy (Sr Counsel, Vp Legal Strat)	$193,330	$0	$15,659
David Cortman (Sr Counsel, Vp Litigation)	$193,029	$0	$14,645
Charles Bolte (Chief Communication Officer)	$185,707	$0	$10,638
Terry Schlossberg (Chairman/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Minnery (Vice Chairman/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Edward Christie Jr (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Alfonso Aguilar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chapman Cox (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Dannenfelser (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brad Keirnes (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Korpan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Seth Morgan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles W Pickering Sr (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Rogers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on March 3, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Revenue

$43,596,651

Expenses

$42,742,612

Net Income

$854,039

Net Assets

$35,559,894

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$42,482,364	97.4%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$34,690	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$34,113	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$14,182
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,059,666	2.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,651,209	3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,557,967	3.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,327,875	33.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$38,238,952
Total Liabilities	$2,679,058
Net Assets	$35,559,894

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Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Alan Sears (President & Ceo)	$374,716	$0	$30,694
Benjamin Bull (Chief Counsel, Exec Dir Global)	$299,039	$0	$23,337
Gary Mccaleb (Exec Vp & Chief Solicitor)	$227,416	$0	$19,561
Wayne Swindler (Exec Vp & Chief Of Staff)	$227,039	$0	$25,837
Paul Weber (Exec Vp Development Through 12/2013)	$224,355	$0	$22,722
Jeffery Ventrella (Sr Counsel, Sr Vp Of Strategic Training)	$205,635	$0	$24,885
Mark Feddern (Sr Vp Admin Services & Cfo)	$201,160	$0	$24,435
Jordan Lorence (Sr Counsel, Special Initiatives)	$200,855	$0	$20,203
Kevin Theriot (Sr Counsel, Vp Religious Liberty)	$191,443	$0	$24,273
Doug Napier (Sr Counsel, Sr Vp Legal Services)	$190,888	$0	$24,421
Glen Lavy (Sr Counsel, Vp Legal Strategies & Funding)	$188,805	$0	$24,374
David Cortman (Sr Counsel, Vp Litigation)	$181,006	$0	$24,334
Mark Crozet (Exec Vp Development As Of 12/2013)	$84,698	$0	$20,891
Chapman Cox (Chairman/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Terry Schlossberg (Vice Chairman/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Edward Christie Jr (Treasurer/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Maddoux (Secretary/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Alfonso Aguilar (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Roger Brooks (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Marjorie Dannenfelser (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Nathan Estruth (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Korpan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Minnery (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles W Pickering Sr (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Rogers (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 1, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Revenue

$39,891,396

Expenses

$38,182,925

Net Income

$1,708,471

Net Assets

$34,692,538

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$38,943,749	97.6%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$81,657	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$195,534	0.5%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$103,448
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$773,904	1.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,701,891	7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,284,563	3.4%
Other Salaries and Wages	$11,729,414	30.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$37,261,744
Total Liabilities	$2,569,206
Net Assets	$34,692,538

990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Revenue

$38,269,840

Expenses

$41,163,648

Net Income

-$2,893,808

Net Assets

$32,968,221

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$36,379,373	95.1%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$113,354	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$100,227	0.3%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$42,001	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,634,885	4.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,435,178	3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,002,140	2.4%
Other Salaries and Wages	$12,910,858	31.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$35,452,107
Total Liabilities	$2,483,886
Net Assets	$32,968,221

990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Revenue

$35,145,644

Expenses

$33,848,974

Net Income

$1,296,670

Net Assets

$35,802,940

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$34,546,116	98.3%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$119,994	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$235,822	0.7%
Net Fundraising	-$235,202
Sales of Assets	$4,254	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$474,660	1.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,341,595	4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$896,438	2.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$54,928	0.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$37,374,797
Total Liabilities	$1,571,857
Net Assets	$35,802,940

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Alliance Defending Freedom

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Revenue $102M (2023)

Expenses $97.1M (2023)

Total Assets $97.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities $15.1M (2023)

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Revenue

$102M (2023)

Expenses

$97.1M (2023)

Total Assets

$97.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$15.1M (2023)

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