ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by
$250
Tracked direct giving
$250
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
33
Dark Money Spending
Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. 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. These inter-organizational transfers are a key pathway in dark money flows — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Arizona Policy | $17,000 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER INC | $26,000 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Kellum Law Firm | $9,990 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Smith Appellate Law Firm PLLC | $29,968 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| ASSOCIATION OF PRO LIFE OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS IN | $9,354 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| BOAT PEOPLE SOS INC | $5,783 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Canopy Global Foundation | $20,000 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| DeForest Koscelnik & Berardinelli | $50,000 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Hershberger Law Office | $46,835 | 2022 | Family Values |
| Just Law International PC | $6,800 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Mauck & Baker LLC | $31,760 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC | $10,000 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| Religious Freedom Institute | $40,050 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Phelps Dunbar LLP | $13,128 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| Shreffler Law PLLC | $21,820 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| Child & Parental Rights Campaign | $65,000 | 2022 | Family Values |
| J Michael Considine Jr | $6,000 | 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 |
| Mitchell Law PLLC | $5,656 | 2022 | Family Values |
| 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 |
| Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge | $24,381 | 2022 | Sanctity of Life |
| FAMILY FOUNDATION | $10,797 | 2022 | Religious Liberty |
| ADF Action | $185,000 | 2022 | Operations support |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$1,987,719
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $1,947,941 | 2024 | CIVIL RIGHTS |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $8,500 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $31,278 | 2023 | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES |
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 because 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
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY | $250 | Mar 8, 2023 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | 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 | 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 | Kellum Law Firm | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,990 (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 | 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 | Canopy Global Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | 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 | Hershberger Law Office | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $46,835 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Family Values | 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 | Ellis Li & McKinstry PLLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | 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 | 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 | Child & Parental Rights Campaign | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $65,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Family Values | Source |
| Gave money to | J Michael Considine Jr | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (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 | Mitchell Law PLLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,656 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Family Values | 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 | Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,381 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Sanctity of Life | 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 |
| 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 |