ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
Tracked direct giving
$250
Connections
40
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain
Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. Grants between organizations are one route for dark money. A nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants given
$847,532
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child & Parental Rights Campaign | $65,000 | 2022 | Family Values |
| DeForest Koscelnik & Berardinelli | $50,000 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Center for Arizona Policy | $17,000 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER INC | $26,000 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| ASSOCIATION OF PRO LIFE OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS IN | $9,354 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| BOAT PEOPLE SOS INC | $5,783 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Just Law International PC | $6,800 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Mauck & Baker LLC | $31,760 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Phelps Dunbar LLP | $13,128 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| Shreffler Law PLLC | $21,820 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc | $10,268 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| American Freedom Law Center | $55,000 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Dalton & Tomich PLC | $7,110 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Indiana Family Institute | $33,100 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Patrick Henry College | $40,000 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Reprotection Inc | $20,766 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| Wadleigh Starr & Peters PLLC | $15,951 | 2022 | Family Values |
| Women's Liberation Front | $30,015 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| FAMILY FOUNDATION | $10,797 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| ADF Action | $185,000 | 2022 | Operations support |
| Canopy Global Foundation | $20,000 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| Hershberger Law Office | $46,835 | 2022 | Family Values |
| Kellum Law Firm | $9,990 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Religious Freedom Institute | $40,050 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Smith Appellate Law Firm PLLC | $29,968 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| Mitchell Law PLLC | $5,656 | 2022 | Family Values |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC | $10,000 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge | $24,381 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| J Michael Considine Jr | $6,000 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$6,550,890
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMARITANS PURSE | $500,000 | 2024 | MISSIONARY ASSIST. |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $1,947,941 | 2024 | CIVIL RIGHTS |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $8,500 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| DonorsTrust | $10,000 | 2024 | for Litigation for Defending Free Speech |
| BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | $200,000 | 2024 | LEGAL SUPPORT FOR PARENTAL RIGHTS |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $275,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $31,278 | 2023 | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | $7,000 | 2023 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| Schwab Charitable | $2,482,605 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $1,088,566 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.
IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates. QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY | $250 | Mar 8, 2023 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | Child & Parental Rights Campaign | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $65,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Family Values | Source |
| Commented on | Department of Health and Human Services | Public comment on HHS-OS-2020-0012: Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely; Proposal to Withdraw or Repeal | Source |
| Gave money to | DeForest Koscelnik & Berardinelli | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Center for Arizona Policy | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $17,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $26,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | ASSOCIATION OF PRO LIFE OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS IN | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,354 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | BOAT PEOPLE SOS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,783 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Just Law International PC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,800 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Mauck & Baker LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $31,760 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Phelps Dunbar LLP | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,128 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | Shreffler Law PLLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $21,820 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,268 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | American Freedom Law Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Dalton & Tomich PLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,110 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Indiana Family Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $33,100 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Patrick Henry College | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Reprotection Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,766 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | Wadleigh Starr & Peters PLLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,951 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Family Values | Source |
| Gave money to | Women's Liberation Front | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,015 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | FAMILY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,797 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | ADF Action | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $185,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Operations support | Source |
| Gave money to | Canopy Global Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | Hershberger Law Office | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $46,835 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Family Values | Source |
| Gave money to | Kellum Law Firm | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,990 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Religious Freedom Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,050 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Gave money to | Smith Appellate Law Firm PLLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $29,968 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | Mitchell Law PLLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,656 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Family Values | Source |
| Gave money to | Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,381 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | Source |
| Gave money to | J Michael Considine Jr | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Religious Liberty | Source |
| Received money from | SAMARITANS PURSE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $500,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: MISSIONARY ASSIST. | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,947,941 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CIVIL RIGHTS | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $31,278 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,482,605 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | Source |
| Received money from | DonorsTrust | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: for Litigation for Defending Free Speech | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,088,566 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $200,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: LEGAL SUPPORT FOR PARENTAL RIGHTS | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $275,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |