ADF Foundation
Foundation endowment management for the financial support of alliance defending freedom.
ADF Foundation at a glance
In short: ADF Foundation gave $923K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $923K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $923,118
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $923,118
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $923,118
- Total assets
- $5,189,700
- -71.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who ADF Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alliance Defending Freedom ($923K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How ADF Foundation gives
- Giving grew 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2019) to $923K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $923K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Defending Freedom Scottsdale, AZ | Programmatic and Operating Support | $923,118 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,189,700 | $1,557,300 | $959,094 | $923,118 | 1 | $272,179 |
| 2024 | $17,981,950 | $868,086 | $909,361 | $817,608 | 1 | $114,693 |
| 2023 | $25,926,405 | $718,106 | $716,315 | $536,914 | 1 | $-372,677 |
| 2022 | $21,329,748 | $1,678,847 | $613,431 | $522,893 | 1 | $472,081 |
| 2021 | $19,420,970 | $745,422 | $763,889 | $503,091 | 1 | $97,954 |
| 2020 | $13,626,446 | $1,509,812 | $271,899 | $26,746 | 1 | $37,939 |
| 2019 | $11,767,365 | $507,744 | $377,579 | $20,000 | 1 | $40,655 |
About ADF Foundation
Based on IRS filings
ADF Foundation is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $923K. Net investment income was $272K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
ADF Foundation is led by Kristen Waggoner, President & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristen Waggoner
President & Director
President & Director → President, 2024
President → President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Rogers
Chairman
Director → Director & Chairman, 2024
Director & Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Whitehead
Director
Chairman & Director → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Fullerton
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Maddoux
Secretary, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Scharpen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caleb Robinson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kerri Kupec Urbahn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Tremain
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Farris
Former Director
Director → Former Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Wayne N. Swindler (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Terry Schlossberg (2023–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Al Ritz (2019–2023) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Alan Sears (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Terry Moore (2019–2023) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Terry Thompson (2019–2023) — Secretary & Director
- Former: Reese Boyd (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Cassidy (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Sharon Rose (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Gary Smith (2023) — Director
- Former: Seth Morgan (2023) — Director
- Former: Al Ritz - Vice Treasurer (2022) — Feb & Treasurer · Filing note: Thru
- Former: Alan E Sears - Vice Chairman (2022) — Director
- Former: Terry Moore - President (2022) — Feb & Vice Chairman · Filing note: Thru
- Former: Wayne N Swindler - Treasurer (2022) — President
- Former: Janet Bitzko Part Year (2021) — Assistant Treasurer, Acct. & Finance
- Former: Janet Bitzko (2019–2020) — Assistant Treasurer, Acct. & Finance
- Former: Casey Ames Part Year (2020) — Secretary & Director
- Former: Lisa Reschetnikow Part Year (2020) — President & Corp. General Counsel
- Former: Casey Ames (2019) — Secretary & Director
- Former: Lisa Reschetnikow (2019) — President & Corp. General Counsel
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about ADF Foundation
How much does ADF Foundation give each year?
ADF Foundation gave $923K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $818K across 1 grant.
How large is ADF Foundation?
ADF Foundation reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is ADF Foundation?
ADF Foundation is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It holds $5.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does ADF Foundation operate?
ADF Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is ADF Foundation's EIN?
ADF Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1158500. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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