Adf Foundation: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & 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 · FY2023 · 3 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

$102.7M

Group expenses

$97.8M

Group net assets

$86.4M

Alliance Defending Freedom · $101.8M rev · $82.5M net assets

Adf Action · $185K rev · −$154K net assets

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

94%

Program services 94% · $674K Management & general 4% · $29K Fundraising 2% · $13K

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

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Michael Farris

Former Director (thru 9/22)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wayne N Swindler

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Waggoner

President/Director (thru 6/23)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terry Moore

Vice Chairman (thru 12/22)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terry Schlossberg

Chairman (1/23 - 6/23)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Al Ritz

Treasurer/Director (thru 12/22)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terry Thompson

Secretary/Director (thru 12/22)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Maddoux

Secretary/Treasurer/Director (1/23-6/23)

$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 · $674K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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

$674Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$718K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$86K

Money outPt IX

$716K

Ln 25

Programscol B$674K

Managementcol C$29K

Fundraisingcol D$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$272K

Total assetsLn 16$25.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$21.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$503K

Investment incomeLn 3$86K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$458K

Total revenueLn 12$718K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$272K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$272K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$430K

Other assetsLn 15$26K

Total assetsLn 16$25.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$21.9M

Net assetsLn 32$4.1M

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$287K	$272K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$21.0M	$25.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$430K
Total assetsLn 16	$21.3M	$25.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$18.0M	$21.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$3.3M	$4.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$537K	$537K
Legal feesLn 11b	$31K	$26K	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K	$2K	$186	$213
Investment management feesLn 11f	$18K		$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$63K	$53K	$4K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$49K	$42K	$3K	$4K
Office expensesLn 13	$12K	$11K	$866	$990
OccupancyLn 16	$3K	$2K	$201	$230
TravelLn 17	$300	$255	$21	$24
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$26	$22	$2	$2
Total functional expensesLn 25	$716K	$674K	$29K	$13K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.6M	$959K	$598K	$5.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$868K	$909K	−$41K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$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 $718,106 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,206,766$1,090,783

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $472,081−$372,677

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,678,847$718,106

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $522,893$536,914

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 $90,538$179,401

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $613,431$716,315

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,065,416$1,791

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $718,106 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,090,783

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$502,796

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,090,783

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85,802$85,802

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$458,479−$458,479

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$372,677$718,106

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $716,315 across 10 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $536,914$536,914

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $26,288 · Management $2,165 · Fundraising $2,474$30,927

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,263 · Management $186 · Fundraising $213$2,662

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,054$18,054

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,452 · Management $4,402 · Fundraising $5,031$62,885

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $41,908 · Management $3,451 · Fundraising $3,944$49,303

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,514 · Management $866 · Fundraising $990$12,370

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,443 · Management $201 · Fundraising $230$2,874

IX-17 TravelPrograms $255 · Management $21 · Fundraising $24$300

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22 · Management $2 · Fundraising $2$26

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $674,059 · Management $29,348 · Fundraising $12,908$716,315

Part X · Balance sheet $25,926,405 assets, 12 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $286,537$271,699

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$430,000

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,043,211$25,199,206

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$25,500

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,329,748$25,926,405

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,416$307,272

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,032,398$21,559,348

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,043,814$21,866,620

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,679,002$2,341,083

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,606,932$1,718,702

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,285,934$4,059,785

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,329,748$25,926,405

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,059,785 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$718,106

XI-2 Total expenses$716,315

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,791

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,285,934

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$772,060

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,059,785

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Adf Foundation FY2023 filing

Before you give

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

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

Adf Foundation FY2023 filing

Before you give

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