Organization · EIN 54-1660459 · Scottsdale, AZ · Civil rights & advocacy
Who funds Alliance Defending Freedom?
190 private foundations reported paying Alliance Defending Freedom $4.59M on returns for tax year 2023.
190 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 190
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon L & Beverly a Thompson Foundation Dallas, TX · Preselected only |
$500,000 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Co Tua John F Cuneo Jr Fnd Dallas, TX · Preselected only |
$250,000 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Rowling Foundation Dallas, TX · Preselected only |
$250,000 | COMMITTED TO SAVING LIVES OF UNBORN AND ENSURING THAT THEIR MOTHERS FLOURISH | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Dunn Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$226,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Guglielmo Family Foundation San Antonio, TX · Preselected only |
$200,000 | Support Programs | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Whispering Fox Foundation Denver, CO · Preselected only |
$200,000 | AID TO COMMUNITY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Lloyd and Vivian Noble Foundation Atlanta, GA · Preselected only |
$136,000 | OPERATING FUND | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Shepherd Sower Sentinel and Scholar Foundation Irvine, CA · Preselected only |
$135,000 | ADVOCATE AND DEFEND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR FAMILIES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bader Family Foundation Arlington, VA |
$125,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Anderson Family Foundation Edmonds, WA · Preselected only |
$125,000 | TO FUND AND DEFEND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM & HUMAN LIFE. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Brakebush Family Foundation Westfield, WI · Preselected only |
$100,000 2 grant lines |
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Tw Lewis Foundation Scottsdale, AZ |
$100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Stover Foundation Annapolis, MD · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL EVANGELICAL OUTREACH | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Sedwick Charitable Foundation Butler, PA · Preselected only |
$100,000 | CHURCH & MINISTRY ALLIANCE PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Pursley Family Foundation Wheaton, IL · Preselected only |
$100,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wesley W Saul Charitable Organization Carol Stream, IL · Preselected only |
$100,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gianforte Family Charitable Trust Bozeman, MT · Preselected only |
$75,000 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Harold C Smith Foundation to Wheaton, IL · Preselected only |
$75,000 | PERSECUTED CHURCH: SUPPORT LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS IN MANIPUR AND LATIN AMERICA Filed as “ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL” |
Same address 0.93 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Overstreet Foundation Orlando, FL · Preselected only |
$75,000 | SUPPORTING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Young People's Church of the Air Blue Bell, PA · Preselected only |
$55,000 | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE RECIPIENT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 10/2024 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Alliance Defending Freedom
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Alliance Defending Freedom, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Acts 4 32-34 Zephyr Cove, NV
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $48K to them - The Lucia H Bailey and Stephen M Bailey 2016 Family Foundation Winter Park, FL
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $75K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $609K to them - The Billi Marcus Foundation Atlanta, GA
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $14.6K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Jacobs Family Foundation Delmont, PA
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $33.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $49.9K to them - Baird Foundation Milwaukee, WI
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $49.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Ralph & Mary Cleveland Foundation Gainesville, GA
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $19K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC
64 shared funders · 860 funders in all - Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI
47 shared funders · 640 funders in all - Judicial Watch Washington, DC
40 shared funders · 400 funders in all - Focus on the Family Colorado Spgs, CO
32 shared funders · 176 funders in all - Leadership Institute Arlington, VA
32 shared funders · 295 funders in all - Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY
33 shared funders · 1285 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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