Supplying the Frontlines

Prior to the launch of ADF in 1994, many of our God-given freedoms protected by the Constitution had already been stripped away, and the doors had begun to close on the spread of the Gospel in America. For decades, Christians suffering religious discrimination lost case after case by default, simply because they could not afford attorneys or the sometimes hundreds-of-thousands of dollars that it can cost to successfully defend a multi-year battle over religious freedom.

That is why the founders of ADF made it a priority to ultimately raise an annual funding pool of $25 million or more to ensure that there would be sufficient funds to properly defend every potentially precedent-setting legal case and to enable the Body of Christ to go on the offensive, when necessary.

Preserving Religious Freedom

Thanks to sacrificial gifts from Christians like you, ADF has funded several precedent-setting cases that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court – including a remarkable victory that will protect babies from the most brutal form of abortion deaths. Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and other proponents of the culture of death, have spent millions of dollars to keep partial-birth abortion legal in America. Regardless, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the federal ban on partial-birth abortion – marking the first time since the ruling in Roe v. Wade 37 years ago that an abortion procedure has been legally restricted. Praise be to God!

Generous donations to this ministry from countless individuals had a direct impact on this important decision. Had ADF not funded this life-saving case, the outcome could have been drastically different.

Making a Difference

Since 1994, ADF has been blessed to provide more than 2,200 individual grants supplying the funds necessary to fight – and WIN – some of the most critical precedent-setting cases facing Christians across America. Thanks to the faithful support from dedicated Christians like you, more than $35 million has been distributed to countless cases that may have otherwise been lost – simply because the necessary funding was not available to sustain a quality legal defense over numerous years.

“We are only able to fight on because ADF is standing with us in the fight — not just through grants, but through prayer and encouragement from people we know care about us and those we serve. Without you, we would be overwhelmed.”
- Rick Nelson, ADF Grant Recipient

You can help continue this incredible record of success and help change what tomorrow will look like in America. With your monthly donation of $35 or more, you’ll be providing the funding necessary for ADF to continue to fight for Our First Liberty – religious freedom – through our direct litigation and grants and funding program.