ADF EXISTS TO ADVANCE EVERY PERSON'S GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO LIVE AND SPEAK THE TRUTH AND KEEP THE DOOR OPEN FOR THE GOSPEL. ADF IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND PROTECTING FREE SPEECH, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND THE SANCTITY OF LIFE AND MARRIAGE.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Schedule J · 13 reported individuals · Filing year 2022
| Base salary | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|
SVP of Operations & Direct Response Through 09/2022 senior vice president $383k $428k | ||
Sr. Counsel, VP of Cma Engagement vice president $346k $387k | ||
SVP of Development senior vice president $343k $384k | ||
VP of Appellate Advocacy, Sr. Counsel vice president $341k $381k | ||
Executive Vice President (chief of Staff Through 08/2022) executive vice president $322k $360k | ||
SVP Strategic Initiatives & Special Counsel to the President senior vice president $294k $328k | ||
Sr. Counsel, SVP of Corporate Engagement senior vice president $280k $313k | ||
Sr. Counsel, VP of U.s. Litigation vice president $277k $310k | ||
Sr. Counsel, SVP of Training senior vice president $270k $301k | ||
Corporate Counsel Through 03/2023 former officer/director/trustee $242k $270k | ||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 9 unpaid individuals.
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