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Filing year 2022

Alliance Defending Freedom

Scottsdale, Arizona·EIN 54-1660459·NTEE R600 · Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy·3
Total revenue
$101.8M
Total assets
$97.6M
Total expenses
$97.1M
Reported officers
22
Mission

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 salaryExecutive compensation
President Through 09/2022, Counselor to President Through 12/2022
$881k
$984k
Ceo, President, & General Counsel
$510k
$570k
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 Director, Adf Foundation
$334k
$373k
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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