Alliance Defending Freedom

Nonprofit501(c)(3)
adflegal.org(opens another site)EIN 54-1660459Form 990 filings(opens another site)

Organization family

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Alliance Defending Freedom ActionSister organization
Alliance Defending FreedomThis organization
Alliance Defending Freedom InternationalControlled by this organization

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ADF International (European entities)Related through Alliance Defending Freedom International

Finances

Revenue $119.8M in 2025, up from $51.5M in 2016. At the end of 2025: assets of $112.2M, $12.4M in liabilities.

Revenue and expenses

  • Revenue
  • Expenses
$0$50M$100M$150M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025 2016 Revenue: $51,537,691 Expenses: $57,646,405 Form: Form 9902017 Revenue: $51,173,952 Expenses: $50,304,647 Form: Form 9902018 Revenue: $55,187,996 Expenses: $54,685,295 Form: Form 9902019 Revenue: $60,949,233 Expenses: $57,262,014 Form: Form 9902020 Revenue: $65,187,555 Expenses: $59,299,188 Form: Form 9902021 Revenue: $78,833,050 Expenses: $67,142,893 Form: Form 9902022 Revenue: $104,490,113 Expenses: $81,311,475 Form: Form 9902023 Revenue: $101,821,939 Expenses: $97,103,483 Form: Form 9902024 Revenue: $110,713,980 Expenses: $106,394,230 Form: Form 9902025 Revenue: $119,839,751 Expenses: $108,568,981 Form: Form 9902016: Revenue $51,537,6912017: Revenue $51,173,9522018: Revenue $55,187,9962019: Revenue $60,949,2332020: Revenue $65,187,5552021: Revenue $78,833,0502022: Revenue $104,490,1132023: Revenue $101,821,9392024: Revenue $110,713,9802025: Revenue $119,839,7512016: Expenses $57,646,4052017: Expenses $50,304,6472018: Expenses $54,685,2952019: Expenses $57,262,0142020: Expenses $59,299,1882021: Expenses $67,142,8932022: Expenses $81,311,4752023: Expenses $97,103,4832024: Expenses $106,394,2302025: Expenses $108,568,981

Assets and liabilities at each year end

  • Total assets
  • Liabilities
$0$50M$100M$150M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025 2016 Total assets: $32,795,628 Liabilities: $4,638,805 Net assets: $28,156,8232017 Total assets: $34,851,845 Liabilities: $5,255,737 Net assets: $29,596,1082018 Total assets: $35,095,981 Liabilities: $5,694,545 Net assets: $29,401,4362019 Total assets: $45,011,387 Liabilities: $7,681,785 Net assets: $37,329,6022020 Total assets: $48,720,562 Liabilities: $5,906,863 Net assets: $42,813,6992021 Total assets: $78,471,731 Liabilities: $21,083,354 Net assets: $57,388,3772022 Total assets: $85,085,772 Liabilities: $10,087,448 Net assets: $74,998,3242023 Total assets: $97,603,306 Liabilities: $15,102,477 Net assets: $82,500,8292024 Total assets: $102,769,051 Liabilities: $12,606,155 Net assets: $90,162,8962025 Total assets: $112,233,785 Liabilities: $12,433,179 Net assets: $99,800,6062016: Total assets $32,795,6282017: Total assets $34,851,8452018: Total assets $35,095,9812019: Total assets $45,011,3872020: Total assets $48,720,5622021: Total assets $78,471,7312022: Total assets $85,085,7722023: Total assets $97,603,3062024: Total assets $102,769,0512025: Total assets $112,233,7852016: Liabilities $4,638,8052017: Liabilities $5,255,7372018: Liabilities $5,694,5452019: Liabilities $7,681,7852020: Liabilities $5,906,8632021: Liabilities $21,083,3542022: Liabilities $10,087,4482023: Liabilities $15,102,4772024: Liabilities $12,606,1552025: Liabilities $12,433,179
Every filing (10)
IRS Form 990 totals by tax year, newest first
Tax yearPeriod endsFormRevenueExpensesAssetsLiabilitiesNet assetsFiling
2025Jun 2025Form 990$119,839,751$108,568,981$112,233,785$12,433,179$99,800,606View filing for tax year 2025(opens another site)
2024Jun 2024Form 990$110,713,980$106,394,230$102,769,051$12,606,155$90,162,896View filing for tax year 2024(opens another site)
2023Jun 2023Form 990$101,821,939$97,103,483$97,603,306$15,102,477$82,500,829View filing for tax year 2023(opens another site)
2022Jun 2022Form 990$104,490,113$81,311,475$85,085,772$10,087,448$74,998,324View filing for tax year 2022(opens another site)
2021Jun 2021Form 990$78,833,050$67,142,893$78,471,731$21,083,354$57,388,377View filing for tax year 2021(opens another site)
2020Jun 2020Form 990$65,187,555$59,299,188$48,720,562$5,906,863$42,813,699View filing for tax year 2020(opens another site)
2019Jun 2019Form 990$60,949,233$57,262,014$45,011,387$7,681,785$37,329,602View filing for tax year 2019(opens another site)
2018Jun 2018Form 990$55,187,996$54,685,295$35,095,981$5,694,545$29,401,436View filing for tax year 2018(opens another site)
2017Jun 2017Form 990$51,173,952$50,304,647$34,851,845$5,255,737$29,596,108View filing for tax year 2017(opens another site)
2016Jun 2016Form 990$51,537,691$57,646,405$32,795,628$4,638,805$28,156,823View filing for tax year 2016(opens another site)

Totals as reported on the organization's IRS filings, from the returns the IRS publishes as e-file data (about 2016 onward; earlier or paper returns are not in it). ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer shows the full returns; follow the link. Net assets are total assets less total liabilities.

IRS Form 990 data, read from the IRS's own e-filed returns. The returns at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer(opens another site)

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