ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM (EIN 54-1660459)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-04-10
IRS object ID: 201701009349301040
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-04-10T19:32:12-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 E THOMAS RD STE 2300	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHOENIX	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85012	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541660459	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ALLI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4804440020	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15100 N 90TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCOTTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WAYNE SWINDLER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXEC VP OF OPERATIONS, CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4804440020	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-04-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JACQUELINE ECKMAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01300648	PTIN
Phone	6022662248	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MICHAEL P FARRIS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15100 N 90TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCOTTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$51,537,691	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ALLIANCEDEFENDINGFREEDOM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ADF IS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING LAW AND CULTURE SO TRUE FREEDOM CAN FLOURISH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	292	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	679	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$46,258,198	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$50,007,910	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$40,424	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$52,122	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,012,211	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,477,659	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$48,310,833	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$51,537,691	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,277,819	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,623,451	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$21,007,878	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$23,651,174	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,782,379	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$2,461,012	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$8,116,898	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$20,867,878	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$23,910,768	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$48,935,954	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$57,646,405	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$625,121	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$6,108,714	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$38,683,986	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$32,795,628	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,523,622	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,638,805	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$34,160,364	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$28,156,823	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN FOR THE GOSPEL BY ADVOCATING FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, SANCTITY OF LIFE, AND MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$15,747,966	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,572,350	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	LEGAL ADVOCACY: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM (ADF) IS AN ALLIANCE-BUILDING LEGAL ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE TO FREELY LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH. ADF CHAMPIONS GOD-GIVEN FREEDOMS THAT ALLOW FOR HUMAN FLOURISHING WHILE AFFIRMING THE DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON. ADF EXISTS TO SERVE AN ALLIANCE OF LIKE-MINDED PROFESSIONALS, RALLYING ATTORNEYS AND INFLUENCERS FROM ALL SPHERES OF CULTURE TO DEFEND AND PROMOTE THE CORE ISSUES OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY. ADF OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL LEGAL ADVOCACY AND EXPERTISE FROM OUR 58 STAFF ATTORNEYS BASED AT OUR ADF HEADQUARTERS IN ARIZONA AND AT OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. ADF ALSO WORKS WITH OUR MORE-THAN-3,100-STRONG NETWORK OF ALLIED ATTORNEYS AND HAS A 77% WIN RATE IN OUR CASES, PLAYING IMPORTANT ROLES IN 49 SUPREME COURT VICTORIES. ADF AND ITS ALLIED PARTNERS WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO ESTABLISH CRITICAL LEGAL PRECEDENTS AFFIRMING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN STATE COURTS, FEDERAL COURTS, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, AND INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND GOVERNING BODIES. ADF EXISTS TO SERVE ALLIED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS BY PROVIDING TRAINING, COORDINATION, AND FUNDING FOR THEIR EFFORTS, ALONG WITH OUR OWN LEGAL EXPERTISE. FOR EXAMPLE, ADF PROVIDES FUNDING AND TRAINING TO ALLIED ATTORNEYS TO HELP THEM MAXIMIZE THEIR OWN LEGAL ADVOCACY WORK, AND SUPPORTS ALLIED ATTORNEYS, CHURCH AND PARACHURCH ORGANIZATION LEADERS, LEGISLATORS AND LEGISLATIVE STAFF MEMBERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, CLIENTS, STUDENT LEADERS, AND OTHER KEY ALLIES WITH NETWORKING, STRATEGY, TRAINING, AND FUNDING. REQUESTS FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY IN DEFENSE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY CONTINUE TO INCREASE, INDICATING AN OVERWHELMING NEED FOR THE ALLIANCE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$13,859,844	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,617,192	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC EDUCATION: ADF PROVIDES EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE AND STATE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY IN AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS DONE THROUGH PRINTED MATERIALS, MAILINGS, WEBINARS, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITES, EMAIL ALERTS, NEWSLETTERS, MEDIA AND PERSONAL APPEARANCES, BLOGS, OP-EDS, AND EVENTS.ADF PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS FOCUS ON INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE FOLLOWING: THE FRAMERS ORIGINAL INTENT FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS TO REFLECT NATURAL LAW; ENTITIES THAT SEEK TO RE-DIRECT AND DISTORT THE CONSTITUTION'S ORIGINAL PURPOSE; AND U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, AND FAMILY VALUES. ADF PROVIDES REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF SITUATIONS AND COURT CASES WHERE JUSTICE AND CIVIL LIBERTIES HAVE BEEN THWARTED; AND HOW THE LEGAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS OF ADF AND ITS ALLIED PARTNERS HAVE HELPED OBTAIN JUSTICE.THROUGH THESE PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS, ADF CAN SERVE AS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHOSE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS IN JEOPARDY. WE ALSO USE THIS PUBLIC EDUCATION WORK TO RECRUIT POTENTIAL ALLIES, SUCH AS ATTORNEYS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE ADF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY SUMMIT AND LAW STUDENTS CONSIDERING THE BLACKSTONE LEGAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. ADF ALSO REQUESTS THAT THE RECIPIENTS OF THESE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS REMEMBER ITS ACTIVITIES IN PRAYER AND PROVIDES INFORMATION AND DETAILS TO ASSIST THEM IN PRAYING INTELLIGENTLY, SPECIFICALLY, AND WITH PURPOSE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$11,976,844	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,028,828	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	ALLIED SUPPORT AND TRAINING: AS AN ALLIANCE-BUILDING LEGAL ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE TO FREELY LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH, ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM (ADF) IS COMMITTED TO EQUIPPING ALLIES TO DEFEND AND PROMOTE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, AND TO TRANSFORM LAW AND CULTURE SO TRUE FREEDOM CAN FLOURISH. TO THIS END, ADF OFFERS WORLD-CLASS TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN ATTORNEYS AND PROFESSIONALS, FOR LAW STUDENTS, AND FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER IN LAW, PUBLIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND OTHER CULTURE-SHAPING FIELDS. THROUGH THE ADF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY SUMMITS, PRACTICING ATTORNEYS, LEGAL ADVOCATES, BUSINESS LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, CLERGY, POLICY LEADERS, AND MEDIA LEADERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN WORLD-CLASS TRAINING, STRATEGY, AND NETWORKING SESSIONS AROUND THE WORLD. TO DATE, MORE THAN 1,923 U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ATTORNEYS HAVE COMPLETED THE ADF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY SUMMIT TRAINING. 3,151 ADF ALLIED ATTORNEYS HAVE VOLUNTEERED PRO BONO LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES VALUED AT OVER $202 MILLION. THIS AMOUNT IS FAR IN EXCESS OF THE COST OF THE PROGRAM. MOST U.S. STATE BARS ACCEPT ACCREDITATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE LEGAL ADVOCACY TRAINING WITH CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT.THROUGH THE BLACKSTONE LEGAL FELLOWSHIP, ADF PROVIDES TRAINING TO TOP CHRISTIAN LAW STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ON NATURAL LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL JURISPRUDENCE, AND THE HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN AMERICAN LAW AND GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THESE SUBJECTS ARE OFTEN SORELY NEGLECTED AND EVEN BLATANTLY MISTAUGHT IN PROMINENT LAW SCHOOLS. THE BLACKSTONE LEGAL FELLOWSHIP ALSO FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING THESE STUDENTS TO INTEGRATE THEIR FAITH INTO THEIR WORK IN A CAREER THAT IS OFTEN HOSTILE TO CHRISTIANITY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING COURSES TAUGHT FROM PROMINENT GUEST LECTURERS, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES SUMMER INTERNSHIPS WITH ALLIED PARTNERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. TO DATE, OVER 1,800 STUDENTS REPRESENTING 227 LAW SCHOOLS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE BLACKSTONE LEGAL FELLOWSHIP.THROUGH THE ARETE ACADEMY, ADF OFFERS A SIMILAR TRAINING TO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WHO SENSE A CALLING TO LIVE OUT THEIR FAITH IN THE FIELDS OF LAW, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC POLICY, OR BUSINESS. TO DATE OVER 650 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE TOP UNIVERSITIES IN AMERICA, AND THE WORLD HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ARETE ACADEMY. MANY OF THEM GO ON TO ATTEND THE BLACKSTONE LEGAL FELLOWSHIP DURING LAW SCHOOL. ADF RECENTLY BEGAN OFFERING ARETE ACADEMY SESSIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND IN EUROPE TO SUPPORT THE FINEST CHRISTIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE CHARACTER, COMPETENCE, AND CREDENTIALS TO EXCEL IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,545,566	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,405,081	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	GRANTS AND FUNDING: ADF PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING FOR LEGAL CASES AND PROGRAMS THAT KEEP THE DOOR OPEN FOR THE GOSPEL BY ADVOCATING FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY. THIS GRANT FUNDING COVERS EXPENSES FOR LITIGATION, INCLUDING TRAINING FOR EXPERT WITNESSES AND ACQUIRING STRONG AMICUS BRIEF SUPPORT FOR OUR CASES TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBILITY OF SUCCESS. GRANT REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED BY AN INDEPENDENT GRANTS AND REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF EXPERT ATTORNEYS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO ADF FOR THIS PURPOSE. UNDER THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S POLICY, NO GRANT IS AWARDED UNTIL IT IS FULLY FUNDED AND SET ASIDE IN SELF-DESIGNATED ACCOUNTS. GRANTS ARE DISBURSED UPON PERFORMANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AGREEMENTS. AS OF THIS WRITING, ADF HAS ISSUED ALMOST 3,400 GRANTS TOTALING OVER $46 MILLION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$3,545,566	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$2,405,081	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$45,130,220	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	306	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	292	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	CJ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	AU	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	BE	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	SZ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	FR	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WAYNE SWINDLER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4804440020	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15100 NORTH 90TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCOTTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TERRY SCHLOSSBERG
CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR	8.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM MINNERY
VICE CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
C BRADLEY KEIRNES
TREASURER/DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK MADDOUX
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALFONSO AGUILAR
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD CHRISTIE JR
DIRECTOR (LEFT 10/2015)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHAPMAN COX
DIRECTOR (LEFT 5/2016)	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARJORIE DANNENFELSER
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALLEN M GINSBORG
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD KORPAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SETH MORGAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES W PICKERING SR
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN ROGERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN SEARS
PRESIDENT & CEO	60.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$389,598	$0	$31,650
BENJAMIN BULL
CHIEF COUNSEL, EVP OF ADF PROGRAMS	50.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$295,659	$0	$31,650
MARK FEDDERN LEFT 2016
CFO & SECURITY DIRECTOR	55.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$225,003	$0	$25,356
TONY JOHNSON
COO	50.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$107,223	$0	$9,203
WAYNE SWINDLER
EVP OPERATIONS, CFO	55.00	1.00		Yes (X)	$225,883	$0	$31,250
GARY MCCALEB
SR COUNSEL, VP OF ADVOCACY & RESEARCH	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$226,283	$0	$31,560
JEFFERY VENTRELLA
SR COUNSEL, SVP OF TRAINING	50.00	0.00			$202,570	$0	$17,001	Yes (X)
MARK CROZET
SVP DEVELOPMENT	55.00	0.00			$230,462	$0	$16,061	Yes (X)
KRISTEN WAGGONER
SR COUNSEL, SVP U.S. LEGAL ADV	50.00	0.00			$203,267	$0	$24,110	Yes (X)
GLEN LAVY
CORPORATE COUNSEL	50.00	0.00			$182,103	$0	$31,009	Yes (X)
TIM CHANDLER
SR CNSL SVP OF ALLIANCE ADV	50.00	0.00			$174,436	$0	$13,674	Yes (X)
CHARLES BOLTE LEFT 2016
CCO	50.00	0.00			$197,191	$0	$25,650		Yes (X)
DOUG NAPIER
SVP OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS	55.00	0.00			$208,083	$0	$21,540		Yes (X)
JORDAN LORENCE
SR COUNSEL	50.00	0.00			$208,911	$0	$16,205		Yes (X)
DAVID CORTMAN
SR COUNSEL, VP U.S. LITIGATION	50.00	0.00			$196,907	$0	$14,669		Yes (X)
KEVIN THERIOT
SR COUNSEL, VP CENTER FOR LIFE	50.00	0.00			$193,824	$0	$20,766		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,467,403	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$361,354	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	26	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
ALANIZ METRO GROUP
1805 E WASHINGTON ST	MOUNT PLEASANT	IA	52641	PRINTING	$1,742,209
MASTERWORKS
19462 POWDER HILL PL NE	POULSBO	WA	98370	CONSULTING	$1,598,756
SIGNALCSK BRAND PARTNERS
1900 WAZEE ST SUITE 311	DENVER	CO	80202	CREATIVE AND DESIGN	$306,300
BLACKBAUD
2000 DANIEL ISLAND DR	CHARLESTON	SC	29492	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	$261,742
JAZEPRO MEDIA LLC
39506 N DAISY MOUNTAIN DR 112-167	ANTHEM	AZ	85086	WEB PAGE DESIGN	$241,950

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	22	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$119,501	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$49,888,409	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$561,576	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$50,007,910	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$52,122	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$52,122	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$186,660	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$186,660	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$186,660	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$186,660	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
COURT AWARDED FEES	900099	$979,457	$979,457
HONORARIA	900099	$245,736	$245,736
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$65,806	$65,806

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,290,999	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,537,691	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,529,781	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,686,177	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,686,177	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$831,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$831,600	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,105,674	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,105,674	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,608,782	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,778,100	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$391,530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$439,152	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,925	TotalAmt
Management And General	$164,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,330,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,063,526	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,430,144	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,836,638	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$463,318	TotalAmt
Program Services	$379,658	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,627	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,033	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,705,419	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,011,047	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$338,258	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$356,114	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,378,422	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,071,774	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142,477	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$164,171	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$741,381	TotalAmt
Program Services	$442,939	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$127,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$170,737	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,016	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,387	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,505	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,612	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,423	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$129	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,461,012	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,461,012	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,092	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,485	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,084	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,523	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$929,927	TotalAmt
Program Services	$665,701	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$234,355	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,545,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,237,911	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$381,969	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$925,403	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,594,287	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,286,989	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$126,641	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$180,657	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$535,447	TotalAmt
Program Services	$400,605	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$66,020	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,822	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,199,380	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,668,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$250,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$281,048	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,454,926	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,017,837	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$96,069	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$341,020	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,415,734	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,161,740	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$193,990	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,333,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,734,927	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$276,375	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$322,262	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$148,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,989	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,534	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,992	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
RESOURCE MATERIALS	$285,538	$243,742	$25,869	$15,927
RECEIPTS PROCESSING	$214,816	$173,899	$16,057	$24,860
FINANCIAL SERVICES	$203,998	$582	$202,310	$1,106
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSL	$46,130	$0	$46,130	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,048	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,442	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,646,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,130,220	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,399,287	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,116,898	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,571,589	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,511,602	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$316,499	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$743,488	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,239,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,596,947	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,874,094	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,977,108	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$445,503	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,047	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,042	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,240	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,615,122	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,165,151	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$28,104,440	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$11,516,450	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,316,569	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,587,990	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,904	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,135,954	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,805,526	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,771,983	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$358,292	BOYAmt
EOY	$304,208	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,683,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,795,628	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,115,464	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,865,412	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$408,158	BOYAmt
EOY	$773,393	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,523,622	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,638,805	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,683,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,909,128	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,477,199	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,247,695	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,160,364	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,156,823	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,683,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,795,628	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$6,108,714	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$10,697	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$128,971	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$34,495	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36,379,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$38,913,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$41,527,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$46,258,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,007,910	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$213,086,539	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36,379,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$38,913,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$41,527,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$46,258,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,007,910	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$213,086,539	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$213,086,539	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$420,641	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$385,237	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$312,971	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$343,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$238,782	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,700,692	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,634,885	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$890,634	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,059,666	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,708,631	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,290,999	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,584,815	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$221,372,046	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.96260	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96180	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 239,985. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 439,610. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,860. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 212,132. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 65,806. COURT AWARDED FEES - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 1,394,900. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 451,024. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 574,537. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,194,381. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 979,457. HONORARIA - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 481,269. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 302,118. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 245,736.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,869,735	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,636,049	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$175,336	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$353,826	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,327,294	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,285,545	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$770,652	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$57,995	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$180,484	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$63,973	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,869,735	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,789,582	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,530,503	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$88,296	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$90,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,015	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$30,821	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,285,545	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,441,460	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,404,708	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$5,414	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$62,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$2,789,582	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,919	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,439,541	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$1,441,460	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.88010	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.05150	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.06840	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (1)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,000,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,000,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$15,239,024	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,170,633	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,068,391	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$659,340	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$151,413	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$507,927	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,206,076	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,194,404	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,011,672	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$16,587,990	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$1,391,648	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RABBI TRUST	Desc
Book Value	$380,335	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,771,983	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$773,393	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$773,393	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$59,157,683	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$10,697	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$7,157,063	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$1,916,273	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$9,084,033	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$50,073,650	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$1,464,041	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,464,041	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$51,537,691	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$63,832,634	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$7,157,063	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$373,706	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$7,530,769	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$56,301,865	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$1,344,540	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,344,540	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$57,646,405	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	ADF FOUNDATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THE ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM.
PART X, LINE 2:	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AND ADF FOUNDATION ARE CLASSIFIED AS PUBLIC CHARITIES AND ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 43 OF THE ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES. ADF VIENNA, ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM INDIA TRUST, ADF MEXICO, ADF BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), ADF GENEVA, AND ADF STRASBOURG (FRANCE) ARE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE TAX FILINGS IN THEIR JURISDICTION. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AND ADF FOUNDATION ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS DESCRIBED BY THE CODE. 15100, LLC IS A SINGLE MEMBER LLC WHOSE MEMBER IS ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM. 15100, LLC IS TREATED AS A DISREGARDED ENTITY OF ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM FOR TAX PURPOSES. 15100 SOLAR, LLC IS A LIMITED CORPORATION AND ITS SOLE MEMBER IS 15100, LLC. THE COMPANY FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE COMPANY RECOGNIZED NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ADF FOUNDATION REVENUE 1,811,385. 15100 SOLAR REVENUE 104,888.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INTERCOMPANY ELIMINATIONS 1,464,041.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	15100 SOLAR EXPENSES 139,383. ADF FOUNDATION EXPENSES 234,323.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INTERCOMPANY ELIMINATIONS 1,344,540.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,	1	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$92,258
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	5	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$2,464,529
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	1	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$382,119
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$5,000
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$56,970
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION	N/A	$26,329
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	0	OTHER ACTIVITES	N/A	$6,300
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	1	OTHER ACTIVITES	N/A	$11,300
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	0	OTHER ACTIVITES	N/A	$18,900
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	0	OTHER ACTIVITES	N/A	$12,600

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	8	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	8	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$3,044,805	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$31,500	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$3,076,305	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (12 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$951,625	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$578,007	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$339,819	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$505,982	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$12,602	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$210,888	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
SOUTH ASIA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$88,210	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
NORTH AMERICA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$163,395	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EUROPE	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$60,647	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$52,000	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$26,329	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A
SOUTH AMERICA	HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL WORK	$5,000	WIRE TRANSFERS	$0	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	19	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	SOUTH AMERICA	3	$18,900	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	EUROPE	2	$12,600	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	1	$6,300	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A
CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	NORTH AMERICA	2	$11,300	WIRE TRANSFER	$0	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	WHEN ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM APPROVES A GRANT, THE FUNDS ARE RETAINED BY ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AND SET ASIDE TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GRANT REQUEST. DISTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN INVOICE AND REPORT DEMONSTRATING EVIDENCE OF EXPENSES ACTUALLY INCURRED, TIME ACTUALLY INVESTED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GOALS SUPPORTED BY THE GRANT, AND A REPORT AS TO THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AND GOALS ACHIEVED.
PART I, LINE 3:	ACCRUAL METHOD
PART III, COL (C):	THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS IS DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF APPROVED SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
MASTERWORKS INC
19265 POWDER HILL PLACE NE	POULSBO	WA	98370	CONSULTING ON DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM	0	$16,087,398	$2,153,882	$13,933,516
INFOCISION
PO BOX 932441	CLEVELAND	OH	44193	TELEMARKETING	0	$152,519	$90,158	$62,361
DUNHAM COMPANY
6111 WEST PLANO PARKWAY SUITE 2700	PLANO	TX	75093	FUNDRAISING CONSULTATION	0	$0	$210,113	$0
CAMPAIGNHQ
109 WEST FRONT ST PO BOX 257	BROOKLYN	IA	52211	TELEMARKETING	0	$0	$6,859	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$16,239,917	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$2,461,012	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$13,995,877	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (37 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
AHREND LAW FIRM PLLC
16 BASIN STREET SW	EPHRATA	WA	98823	212277663	N/A	$17,000	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
ADF FOUNDATION
15100 NORTH 90TH STREET	SCOTTSDALE	AZ	85260	861158500	501(C)(3)	$1,464,041	$0	N/A	N/A	RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
AMERICAN LIBERTIES INSTITUTE
PO BOX 547503	ORLANDO	FL	32854	593309465	501(C)(3)	$60,000	$0	N/A	N/A	CHURCH AND LIFE PROJECTS
BIOETHICS DEFENSE FUND - AZ
6811 E VOLTAIRE AVE	SCOTTSDALE	AZ	85254	721528822	501(C)(3)	$35,000	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE PROJECT
BRENA BELL & CLARKSON PC
810 N STREET SUITE 100	ANCHORAGE	AK	99501	920127640	N/A	$41,625	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL LITIGATION AND LIFE PROJECT
CENTER FOR RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION
699 OAKLEAF OFFICE LANE SUITE 107	MEMPHIS	TN	38117	428219756	501(C)(3)	$133,800	$0	N/A	N/A	PUBLIC SQUARE PROJECT
CHAPLAIN ALLIANCE FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
PO BOX 151353	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22315	453911937	501(C)(3)	$20,000	$0	N/A	N/A	CHURCH PROJECT
CHARLOTTE LOZIER INSTITUTE
1200 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW SUITE 750	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	264788700	501(C)(3)	$30,000	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE PROJECT	750
CIVIL RIGHTS RESEARCH CENTER
1875 I STREET NW SUITE 500	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	474348553	501(C)(3)	$330,000	$0	N/A	N/A	ALL AREAS
CL FOUNDATION
8655 EXPLORER DR	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80920	464577178	501(C)(3)	$375,500	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE PROJECT
CUTLER TRAINOR & CUTLER LLP
2 HEMPHILL PLACE SUITE 153	MALTA	NY	12020	141833304	N/A	$7,500	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
FIDELIS CENTER FOR LAW AND POLICY
PO BOX 2709	CHICAGO	IL	60690	202787890	501(C)(3)	$164,500	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE PROJECT
FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE DEFENSE FUND
PO BOX 9520	RANCHO SANTA FE	CA	92067	300741605	501(C)(3)	$290,332	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE AND MARRIAGE PROJECTS
HOME SCHOOL FOUNDATION
ONE PATRICK HENRY CIRCLE	PURCELLVILLE	VA	20132	521354365	501(C)(3)	$37,500	$0	N/A	N/A	INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
HUMAN LIFE OF WASHINGTON
14400 BEL-RED RD SUITE 207	BELLEVUE	WA	98007	910904419	501(C)(3)	$7,942	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE PROJECT
JAMES MADISON CENTER FOR FREE SPEECH INC
ONE SOUTH SIXTH STREET	TERRE HAUTE	IN	47807	237442564	501(C)(3)	$25,000	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE PROJECT
KIRKPATRICK LAW OFFICES PC
843 PENNIMAN AVE SUITE 201	PLYMOUTH	MI	48170	260719168	N/A	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
LANGDON LAW LLC
8913 CINCINNATI-DAYTON ROAD	WEST CHESTER	OH	45069	010752200	N/A	$5,000	$0	N/A	N/A	ALL AREAS
LAW OFFICE OF JASON R CRADDOCK
19 S LASALLE SUITE 604	CHICAGO	IL	60603	352724233	N/A	$6,040	$0	N/A	N/A	UNIVERSITY PROJECT
LAW OFFICE OF SCOTT D BERGTHOLD
2290 OGLETREE AVE SUITE 106	CHATTANOOGA	TN	37421	861036392	N/A	$10,687	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL LITIGATION
LAW OFFICES OF HERBERT GREY
4800 SW GRIFFITH DRIVE 320	BEAVERTON	OR	97005	760743764	N/A	$9,500	$0	N/A	N/A	UNIVERSITY PROJECT
LAW OFFICES OF JONATHAN R WHITEHEAD LLC
229 SE DOUGLAS STE 210	LEES SUMMIT	MO	64063	263065769	N/A	$20,000	$0	N/A	N/A	CHURCH PROJECT
LIFE LEGAL DEFENSE FOUNDATION
PO BOX 2105 2129 BIG RANCH ROAD	NAPA	CA	94558	680191488	501(C)(3)	$20,000	$0	N/A	N/A	PUBLIC SCHOOL PROJECT
MAUCK & BAKER LLC
ONE N LASALLE STREET SUITE 600	CHICAGO	IL	60602	364394768	N/A	$74,089	$0	N/A	N/A	CHURCH PROJECT
MRD LAW
3301 WEST CLYDE PLACE	DENVER	CO	80211	454324795	N/A	$5,469	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
11625 RAINWATER DR SUITE 500	ALPHARETTA	GA	30009	581493949	501(C)(3)	$83,575	$0	N/A	N/A	COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT
ROADS OF SUCCESS
2896 HACIENDA DRIVE	DUARTE	CA	91010	260809074	501(C)(3)	$30,476	$0	N/A	N/A	INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
RUTA SOULIOS & STRATIS LLP
10-04 RIVER ROAD	FAIR LAWN	NJ	07410	223630626	N/A	$28,390	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
SCHAERR DUNCAN LLP
1717 K STREET NW SUITE 900	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	465018287	N/A	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
SCHAERR DUNCAN LLP
1717 K STREET NW SUITE 900	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	474993863	N/A	$15,000	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
STEPHEN T FIEWEGER P C
5157 UTICA RIDGE ROAD	DAVENPORT	IA	52807	472179103	N/A	$74,500	$0	N/A	N/A	UNIVERSITY PROJECT
STORY LAW FIRM LLC
438 E MILSAP RD SUITE 103	FAYETTEVILLE	AR	72703	263980897	N/A	$20,412	$0	N/A	N/A	GENERAL LITIGATION
STURGILL TURNER BARKER & MOLONEY PLLC
333 WEST VINE STREET SUITE 1400	LEXINGTON	KY	40507	610576615	N/A	$5,887	$0	N/A	N/A	PUBLIC SQUARE PROJECT
THE CLAREMONT INSTITUTE
1317 W FOOTHILL BLVD STE 120	UPLAND	CA	91786	953443202	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
WADLEIGH STARR & PETERS PLLC
95 MARKET STREET	MANCHESTER	NH	03101	020504984	N/A	$93,237	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE, MARRIAGE AND PUBLIC SQUARE PROJECTS
WASHINGTON LEGAL SERVICES PLLC
PO BOX 2400	SNOHOMISH	WA	98291	270454847	N/A	$16,726	$0	N/A	N/A	MARRIAGE PROJECT
WHITEHEAD LAW FIRM LLC
200 NE MISSOURI ROAD SUITE 200	LEES SUMMIT	MO	64086	490583297	N/A	$21,449	$0	N/A	N/A	LIFE AND MARRIAGE PROJECTS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	17	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	20	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	CASH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW SCHOOL	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	132	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$831,600	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	N/A	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	N/A	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WHEN ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM APPROVES A GRANT, THE FUNDS ARE RETAINED BY ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AND SET ASIDE TO BE EXCLUSIVELY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GRANT REQUEST. DISTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN INVOICE AND REPORT DEMONSTRATING EVIDENCE OF EXPENSES ACTUALLY INCURRED, TIME ACTUALLY INVESTED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GOALS SUPPORTED BY THE GRANT, AND A REPORT AS TO THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AND GOALS ACHIEVED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ALAN SEARS
PRESIDENT & CEO	$387,142	$0	$0	$0	$2,456	$0	$24,000	$0	$7,650	$0	$421,248	$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN BULL
CHIEF COUNSEL, EVP OF ADF PROGRAMS	$292,034	$0	$0	$0	$3,625	$0	$24,000	$0	$7,650	$0	$327,309	$0	$0	$0
MARK FEDDERN LEFT 2016
CFO & SECURITY DIRECTOR	$177,918	$0	$0	$0	$47,085	$0	$18,000	$0	$7,356	$0	$250,359	$0	$0	$0
WAYNE SWINDLER
EVP OPERATIONS, CFO	$224,988	$0	$0	$0	$895	$0	$24,000	$0	$7,250	$0	$257,133	$0	$0	$0
GARY MCCALEB
SR COUNSEL, VP OF ADVOCACY & RESEARC	$224,898	$0	$0	$0	$1,385	$0	$24,000	$0	$7,560	$0	$257,843	$0	$0	$0
JEFFERY VENTRELLA
SR COUNSEL, SVP OF TRAINING	$201,790	$0	$0	$0	$780	$0	$10,351	$0	$6,650	$0	$219,571	$0	$0	$0
MARK CROZET
SVP DEVELOPMENT	$230,462	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,411	$0	$6,650	$0	$246,523	$0	$0	$0
KRISTEN WAGGONER
SR COUNSEL, SVP U.S. LEGAL ADV	$203,267	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000	$0	$6,110	$0	$227,377	$0	$0	$0
GLEN LAVY
CORPORATE COUNSEL	$180,949	$0	$0	$0	$1,154	$0	$23,359	$0	$7,650	$0	$213,112	$0	$0	$0
TIM CHANDLER
SR CNSL SVP OF ALLIANCE ADV	$174,302	$0	$0	$0	$134	$0	$7,104	$0	$6,570	$0	$188,110	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES BOLTE LEFT 2016
CCO	$120,317	$0	$0	$0	$76,874	$0	$18,000	$0	$7,650	$0	$222,841	$0	$0	$0
DOUG NAPIER
SVP OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS	$207,650	$0	$0	$0	$433	$0	$14,890	$0	$6,650	$0	$229,623	$0	$0	$0
JORDAN LORENCE
SR COUNSEL	$207,684	$0	$0	$0	$1,227	$0	$8,555	$0	$7,650	$0	$225,116	$0	$0	$0
DAVID CORTMAN
SR COUNSEL, VP U.S. LITIGATION	$196,507	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$8,019	$0	$6,650	$0	$211,576	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN THERIOT
SR COUNSEL, VP CENTER FOR LIFE	$193,435	$0	$0	$0	$389	$0	$15,656	$0	$5,110	$0	$214,590	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 1A

FIRST CLASS TRAVEL MAY BE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES FOR AIR TRAVEL OF EXTENDED LENGTH OR WHEN AVAILABILITY OF RESERVATIONS IS LIMITED TO FIRST CLASS. TYPICALLY THESE ARE LOW OR NO EXPENSE DUE TO AIRLINE FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAMS WHICH ALLOW UPGRADES TO AIRLINE TRAVEL. THIS IS FOR THE CONVENIENCE AND BUSINESS PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL AND IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME. TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS IS PROVIDED WHEN THE COMPANION'S ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, ETC. HAS A BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THESE EXPENSE ITEMS ARE NOT LIMITED TO OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED INDIVIDUALS, BUT ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE SITUATIONS DESCRIBED.

PART I, LINE 4A

MARK FEDDERN AND CHARLES BOLTE RECEIVED SEVERANCE FOLLOWING TERMINATION IN THE AMOUNTS OF $46,354 AND $74,652, RESPECTIVELY.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JANET BITZKO
FAMILY MEMBER OF THE CEO	$79,331	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	0
REBECCA SEARS
FAMILY MEMBER OF THE CEO	$59,608	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	0
LUCAS SWINDLER
FAMILY MEMBER OF THE CFO	$15,229	EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	72	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$561,576	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	SALE PROCEEDS	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE NUMBER IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	UPON COMPLETION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE TEAM REVIEWS THE FORM 990 THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: 1) THE CFO AND CONTROLLER COMPARE THE FORM 990 TO THE ANNUAL CORPORATE AUDIT AND INTERNAL FINANCIAL REPORTS. THE CEO THEN READS THE FORM 990 FOR CONTENT AND CLARITY. 2) THE CFO ASSIGNS THE CONTROLLER AND HIS TEAM TO REVIEW CONTENT, CHECK MATH TOTALS, AND CHECK SPELLING. 3) FOLLOWING THE ABOVE REVIEW THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO: A. CHIEF OF STAFF B. CEO C. CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE (FAC) - WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF FINANCE, AUDIT, AND TAX MATTERS. D. THE CHAIR OF THE FAC ENSURES COMMITTEE MEMBERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 FOR MATERIAL EDITS AND COMPLIANCE E. UPON ACCEPTANCE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FAC INSTRUCTS THE CFO TO CIRCULATE THE FORM 990 TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 4) CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS FROM THE ABOVE ARE ADDRESSED AT EACH STEP. 5) FOLLOWING THE ABOVE, THE CFO SIGNS AND INSTRUCTS THE FORM 990 TO BE FILED WITH THE IRS. 6) UPON FILING WITH THE IRS, ADF'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND DISTRIBUTION TO STATE GOVERNING BODIES, FOUNDATIONS, AND OTHER REQUESTING ENTITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST. ANNUALLY, EACH COVERED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING RECEIPT, UNDERSTANDING, COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING UNDER THE POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS TO ENSURE OPERATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. DIRECTORS SHALL REPORT POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ANY ACTION ON THE TRANSACTION BY THE ORGANIZATION. UPON REPORT OF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST AND WHETHER IT IS SUBSTANTIAL. IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT A SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION PRESENTING THE CONFLICT. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY VOTE ONLY IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT NO CONFLICT EXISTS OR THE CONFLICT IS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. NO INVESTIGATION OR DETERMINATION BY THE BOARD SHALL BE REQUIRED IF THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTARILY AGREES TO REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION PRESENTING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD AND ALL COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL CONTAIN: A. THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE NATURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, ANY ACTION TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS PRESENT, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN FACT EXISTED. B. THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, THE CONTENT OF THE DISCUSSION, INCLUDING ANY ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCEEDINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM MAINTAINS A COMPENSATION SYSTEM. CEO COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT BOARD, AND THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADF COMPENSATION SYSTEM. JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE EVALUATED AGAINST INDEPENDENT MARKET SOURCES AND COMPENSATION DATA AS PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES POSITION GRADES AND PAY RANGES OF ALL OTHER POSITIONS. THE ADF BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THE PLANNING AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE, CONSULTS WITH THE CHIEF OF STAFF/CFO ABOUT HOW THEIR EVALUATION TRANSLATES TO AN ADJUSTMENT OF PAY WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION SYSTEM, AND THEN PRESENTS TO THE FULL BOARD THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND RESULTING PAY INCREASE, IF ANY, FOR APPROVAL. THIS ACTION IS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING, AND DOCUMENTATION OF ANY INCREASE IS APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND PLACED IN THE CEO'S PERSONNEL FILE. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN FOR ALL POSITIONS IN 2016.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEB SITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	NET EQUITY ADJUSTMENT TO 15100 SOLAR INVESTMENT -34,495.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	15100 LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15100 NORTH 90TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCOTTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541660459	EIN
Primary Activities	OWN REAL PROPERTY	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	AZ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$249,020	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$12,097,825	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADF FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15100 NORTH 90TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	SCOTTSDALE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85260	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	861158500	EIN
Primary Activities	PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	AZ	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
ADF RABBI TRUST
15100 NORTH 90TH STREET	SCOTTSDALE	AZ	85260	RETIREMENT FUNDING	AZ	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	T	$380,335	1.00000	Yes (1)
15100 SOLAR LLC
15100 NORTH 90TH STREET	SCOTTSDALE	AZ	85260	OWN AND OPERATE SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT	AZ	ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM	C	$1,378,858	1.00000	Yes (1)	$104,888

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ADF FOUNDATION
B	$1,464,041	CASH TRANSFERRED
ADF FOUNDATION
C	$119,501	CASH TRANSFERRED
ADF FOUNDATION
O	$204,446	COMPENSATION PAID
15100 SOLAR LLC
Q	$60,000	ADMIN FEE PAID