Adf Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 86-1158500)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.5M
FY2021	$745K
FY2022	$1.7M
FY2023	$718K
FY2024	$868K
FY2025	$1.6M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$272K
FY2021	$764K
FY2022	$613K
FY2023	$716K
FY2024	$909K
FY2025	$959K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.5M
FY2021	$3.2M
FY2022	$3.3M
FY2023	$4.1M
FY2024	$4.3M
FY2025	$5.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2008.

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Part of a larger organization · Schedule R

Adf Foundation files its own Form 990, but Schedule R discloses 3 related entities — figures on this page are for this EIN only, not the whole group.

Alliance Defending Freedom · Adf Action · Alliance Defending Freedom International · See Schedule R

Combined filings · FY2025 · 4 entities with data

Simple sum of each entity's Form 990 headline figures — not audited consolidated financials. This page's EIN is 1% of group revenue.

Group revenue

$133.1M

Group expenses

$119.6M

Group net assets

$107.3M

Alliance Defending Freedom · $119.8M rev · $99.8M net assets

Adf Action · $901K rev · $349K net assets

Alliance Defending Freedom International · $10.8M rev · $2.0M net assets

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $934K Management & general 3% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Mark Maddoux

Secretary/Treasurer/Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Rogers

Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Whitehead

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Scharpen

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Fullerton

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Tremain

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kerri Kupec Urbahn

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caleb Robinson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Manages endowments to financially support Alliance Defending Freedom's legal work.

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1 program · $934K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Endowment management and grant making for the financial support of alliance defending freedom.

$934Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$176K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$54K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$34K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$30K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$295K

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Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.3M · 2019–2024

Alliance Defending FreedomAZ · FY2024$923,118

Alliance Defending FreedomAZ · FY2023$817,608

Alliance Defending FreedomAZ · FY2022$536,914

Alliance Defending FreedomAZ · FY2021$522,893

Alliance Defending FreedomAZ · FY2020$503,091

Alliance Defending FreedomAZ · FY2019$26,746

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$272K

Money outPt IX

$959K

Ln 25

Programscol B$934K

Managementcol C$25K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K

Total assetsLn 16$5.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K

Investment incomeLn 3$272K

Gains on assetsLn 7$114K

Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$172K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$172K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$26K

Total assetsLn 16$5.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$5.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$70K	$172K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$17.6M	$5.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$264K	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$18.0M	$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$13.6M	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$4.3M	$5.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$923K	$923K
Legal feesLn 11b	$13K	$10K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$18K		$18K
OccupancyLn 16	$1K	$971	$307
Total functional expensesLn 25	$959K	$934K	$25K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.6M	$959K	$598K	$5.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$868K	$909K	−$41K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$718K	$716K	$2K	$4.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$613K	$1.1M	$3.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$745K	$764K	−$18K	$3.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.5M	$272K	$1.2M	$2.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,557,300 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $753,393$1,285,121

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $114,693$272,179

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $868,086$1,557,300

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $817,608$923,118

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,753$35,976

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $909,361$959,094

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,275$598,206

Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,557,300 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,121

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,536

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,121

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $158,145$158,145

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $114,034$114,034

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $272,179$1,557,300

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $959,094 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $923,118$923,118

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,036 · Management $3,168$13,204

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,128$3,128

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,366$18,366

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $971 · Management $307$1,278

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $934,125 · Management $24,969 · Fundraising $0$959,094

Part X · Balance sheet $5,189,700 assets, 12 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $70,294$171,683

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $264,464$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $17,621,692$4,992,517

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,500$25,500

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,981,950$5,189,700

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $138,335$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,503,350$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,641,685$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,376,484$3,047,119

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,963,781$2,142,581

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,340,265$5,189,700

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,981,950$5,189,700

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,189,700 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,557,300

XI-2 Total expenses$959,094

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$598,206

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,340,265

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$251,229

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,189,700

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Adf Foundation

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Adf Foundation

Funders

Grants

Related Organizations

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV