Alliance Defending Freedom

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Scottsdale, AZ EIN 54-1660459

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$67.6M

Foundation funders

168

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Alliance Defending Freedom?

Alliance Defending Freedom is funded by 168 grantmakers, led by The Signatry Charitable Trust ($19.2M), Servant Foundation ($16.7M), Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc ($8.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $67.6M in grants to Alliance Defending Freedom between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Signatry Charitable Trust$19,182,60012024
Servant Foundation$16,716,70122024–2025
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$8,815,03112024
Christian Community Foundation Inc$4,353,70022024–2025
ADF Foundation$1,740,72622024–2025
Donors Trust Inc$1,646,64822024
USATransform$1,200,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$1,118,08622024–2025
Jon L & Beverly a Thompson Foundation$1,000,00022024–2025
The Dunn Foundation$940,00022024–2025
Bradley Impact Fund Inc$850,00022024
Greater Horizons$640,20012024
Givewell Community Foundation Inc$500,90022024–2025
Reinemund Family Foundation$500,00022024–2025
Samaritan's Purse$500,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$459,71012024
Co Tua John F Cuneo Jr Fnd$350,00012024
The Harold C Smith Foundation to$300,00022024–2025
The Stover Foundation$300,00022024–2025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$297,33022024–2025
Shepherd Sower Sentinel and Scholar Foundation$275,00022024–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$275,00012024
Rowling Foundation$250,00012024
Overstreet Foundation$225,00022024–2025
The Psalms Foundation$200,00012025
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Allen Family Foundation$200,00022024–2025
TW Lewis Foundation$200,00022024–2025
Guglielmo Family Foundation$200,00022024–2025
Whispering Fox Foundation$200,00012024
George Jenkins Foundation Inc$200,00012024
Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation$178,79012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$177,35532024–2026
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund$155,00022024–2025
Kenneth Heinz Family Foundation$150,00022024–2025
California Community Foundation$150,00012024
The Lloyd and Vivian Noble Foundation$150,00012024
Lattner Family Foundation Inc$150,00012024
Anderson Family Foundation$125,00012024
The Modglin Family Foundation$120,00022024–2025
The Richardson Family Foundation$115,80022024–2025
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$101,00012024
Pursley Family Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Hudiburg Family Foundation Inc$100,00012024
The Gaby Family Foundation$100,00012024
The Mitchell Foundation$100,00012024
The Sedwick Charitable Foundation$100,00012024
CHC Creating Healthier Communities$98,44522024–2025
Young People's Church of the Air Inc$95,00022024–2025
Bader Family Foundation$90,00012024
Baptist Missions Inc$85,00022024–2025
The Weiser Foundation$82,93112024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$80,25012024
The Aletheia Foundation$80,00012025
GiveClear Foundation$75,25012024
Oarsmen Foundation$75,00012024
Gianforte Family Charitable Trust$75,00012024
The Cha-07C Foundation Trust$50,00012025
The Crescere Foundation$50,00012025
Sundet Foundation$50,00012025
NGH Charitable Foundation$50,00012024
Ron and Carole Woods Foundation$40,00012025
Christopher and Misty Spoelhof Foundation$40,00012025
Horne Foundation Inc$40,00012025
The Brocker Foundation Inc$30,00012025
New Hope Foundation$27,50012025
Tyndale House Ministries$26,00022025–2026
The Edwards Charitable Family$25,00012025
Horst Foundation$24,00012025
Helen Katz Charitable Trust 505029000002$23,36912025
PM Foundation Inc$20,00012025
Andrew and Gladys Van Noord Foundation$20,00012025
For Jesus Loved Me First$20,00012025
Samaritan Ministries International$20,00012025
Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation$20,00012025
George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation$20,00012025
Wallace Walter F Jr Memorial Foundation$18,91112025
David W Henderman Foundation Inc$17,00022025–2026
The Dupage Community Foundation$16,50012025
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis$15,80012025
Shupe Family Foundation$15,00012025
The Emmerich Foundation Charitable Trust$15,00012025
Counsellor Foundation Inc$15,00012025
Eternal Perspective Ministries$13,23312025
Wagner Agape Foundation$13,00012025
Philippians 4$10,00012025
True Vine Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Walker Foundation$10,00012025
Luke 1248 Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Albert W Cherne Foundation$10,00012025
The Shepherds Hand Inc$10,00012025
The Annie and Mark Bates Foundation Inc$10,00012025
William O Lund Jr and Natalie C Lund$10,00012025
The Armstrong Family Foundation$10,00012025
Thomas and Nancy Rost$10,00012025
Freedom for Faith Foundation$10,00012025
The Wormald Family Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Melvin S Cohen Foundation Inc$10,00012025
More Than The Move Foundation$10,00012025
Williams Foundation$9,00022025–2026
The Dalton Family Foundation$8,00012025
Anabaptist Foundation$7,80012025
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc$7,50012025
The Schmitt Family Charitable Trust$7,50012025
Aloysius Foundation$7,50012025
LeRoy Thom Jean Thom and T-L Foundation$6,00012025
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc$5,20812025
Johnson-Weaver Foundation$5,00012025
Enduring Causes Foundation Inc$5,00012025
The Robert and Edith Young$5,00012025
Jay & Phyllis Conrad Family Foundation$5,00012025
The Elden E and Judith a Von Lehe Foundation$5,00012025
Gary J & Susan O Ferrentino Foundation$5,00012025
John Calvin Bible Foundation Inc$5,00012025
II Corinthians Foundation$5,00012025
Donald F &Charlene K Lamberti Foundation$5,00012025
The Odell Foundation$5,00012025
Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Family Foundation$4,00012026
Creative Providers Foundation$4,00012025
The Stauffer Family Foundation$4,00012025
Weisenburger Family Charitable$4,00012025
The Minnie and Bernard Lane Foundation$3,50022025–2026
Libra Fund$3,00012025
C O O L Foundation Inc$3,00012025
Batt Family Foundation$3,00012025
Julio R Gallo Foundation$2,50012025
Searing Brown Foundation$2,00012025
DCM Foundation$2,00012025
Toriumi Family Foundation$2,00012025
Fletcher Beacon Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Swenson Family Foundation$2,00012025
RJDM Inc$2,00022025
Davis Family Foundation$1,90012025
K & E Fund Inc$1,50012025
W Russell and Patricia Davis Duke$1,50012025
Granadillo Foundation Inc$1,50012025
World Faith Foundation$1,50012025
Tillery Perpetual Charitable Trust$1,20012025
McCarthy Family Charitable Foundation$1,00012025
The Old Stones Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Robert A Johnston Foundation$1,00012025
The Brannan Family Foundation$1,00012025
Ralph and Jeanne Jennings Family$1,00012025
Simpson Charitable Trust$1,00012025
The Friedheim Foundation$80012025
Jacobsen Lake Foundation$75012025
Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc$70012025
Knier Family Foundation$64712025
The Crawford Family Foundation$60012025
Lisa and Bob Cheeley Foundation Inc$60012025
The Sidley Austin Foundation$60012025
The Cousins Family Foundation$53012025
Homer Vinson Foundation$50012025
EBS Foundation$50012025
Haushalter Family Foundation$50012025
The Dwight and Vicki Hanger Foundation$50012025
James E & Robin G Robinson Charitable Tr$50012025
The W A Mueller Foundation$50012025
Brian & Sonya Emerick Family$50012025
The Miles Family Foundation$42512025
Aegis Foundation Inc$40012025
Perfect Light Foundation$30012025
Francis Kerscher Foundation$30012025
Smeenk Family Foundation Inc$25012025
The Henkes Foundation$25012025
Tronvold Foundation$20012025
The Dial Family Foundation$20012025
Barry-Bashur Foundation$12012025
Randall & Rebecca Craig Family Foundatio N C/O Randall Craig$5012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$20M$40M$60M57 grants2024 137 grants2025 6 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $117K (2026) to $58.3M (2024). In 2026 it made 6 grants totaling $117K.

What grants has Alliance Defending Freedom received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$83,930
2026Tyndale House MinistriesGENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT$15,000
2026David W Henderman Foundation IncGENERAL FUND$8,500
2026Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$4,000
2026Williams FoundationAID$4,000
2026The Minnie and Bernard Lane FoundationPRESERVE, PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, SANCTITY OF LIFE, MARRIAGE, FAMILY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE$2,000
2025Christian Community Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$3,481,900
2025ADF FoundationPROGRAMMATIC AND OPERATING SUPPORT$923,118
2025Jon L & Beverly a Thompson FoundationDIRECTED TO HIGHEST NEED$500,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$460,221
2025The Dunn FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$400,000
2025Servant FoundationCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT$395,650
2025Reinemund Family FoundationGENERAL FUND$250,000
2025Givewell Community Foundation IncRELIGION$200,200
2025The Psalms FoundationGENERAL FUND$200,000
2025Shepherd Sower Sentinel and Scholar FoundationADVOCATE AND DEFEND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR FAMILIES$150,000
2025The Harold C Smith Foundation toPERSECUTED CHURCH: SUPPORT LEGAL ADVOCACY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND PAKISTAN$150,000
2025The Stover FoundationGENERAL EVANGELICAL OUTREACH$150,000
2025Allen Family FoundationGeneral$100,000
2025TW Lewis FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$100,000
2025Guglielmo Family FoundationSUPPORT PROGRAMS$100,000
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$97,300
2025The Aletheia FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$80,000
2025Johnson Charitable Gift FundGENERAL FUND$77,750
2025Kenneth Heinz Family FoundationGENERAL$75,000
2025Overstreet FoundationSUPPORTING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS$75,000
2025The Richardson Family FoundationGENERAL$57,900
2025The Cha-07C Foundation TrustGENERAL OPERATIONS$50,000
2025The Crescere FoundationGeneral Support$50,000
2025Sundet FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Alliance Defending Freedom?

Alliance Defending Freedom is funded by 168 grantmakers, led by The Signatry Charitable Trust ($19.2M), Servant Foundation ($16.7M), Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc ($8.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $67.6M in grants to Alliance Defending Freedom between 2024–2026.

Who is Alliance Defending Freedom's largest funder?

The Signatry Charitable Trust is the largest recorded funder of Alliance Defending Freedom, with $19.2M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Alliance Defending Freedom received?

IRS 990 filings record $67.6M in grants to Alliance Defending Freedom across 200 grants from 168 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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