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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHRISTIAN ADVOCATES SERVING EVANGELISM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$62,710,767
Total expenses
$62,095,429
Contributions and grants received
$58,026,247
Grants paid
$27,014,998
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,313,760
Other revenue
$370,760
Total assets, end of year
$96,014,538
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,139,471
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$91,875,067
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$57,670,605
Management and general expenses
$1,932,529
Fundraising expenses
$2,492,295
Program service expenses (Part III)
$57,670,605

Program services were 92.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $58,026,247

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $156,993

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,742,574 · excluded $1,742,574

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $19,482 · excluded $19,482

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $24,500

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $24,500

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $24,500 · excluded $24,500

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $13,766,480 · other assets $11,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $11,195,294 · other assets $11,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,571,186 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,571,186 · related or exempt $2,571,186

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $326,778 · related or exempt $326,778

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $326,778

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $27,014,998 · program services $27,014,998

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,063,101 · program services $1,093,928 · management and general $557,229 · fundraising $411,944

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $809,119 · program services $429,023 · management and general $218,537 · fundraising $161,559

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $426,943 · program services $226,380 · management and general $115,314 · fundraising $85,249

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $82,379 · program services $43,680 · management and general $22,250 · fundraising $16,449

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $118,974 · program services $63,084 · management and general $32,134 · fundraising $23,756

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $221,439 · management and general $193,203 · fundraising $28,236

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,550 · management and general $47,550

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $75,245 · program services $75,234 · fundraising $11

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $61,455 · fundraising $61,455

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $315,684 · management and general $315,684

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $696,834 · program services $369,487 · management and general $188,210 · fundraising $139,137

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $164,637 · program services $147,882 · management and general $5,725 · fundraising $11,030

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $718,244 · program services $707,712 · management and general $4,859 · fundraising $5,673

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,087,376 · program services $923,472 · management and general $117,696 · fundraising $46,208

  • 20 · Interest

    total $114,573 · program services $114,573

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,045,270 · program services $951,339 · management and general $975 · fundraising $92,956

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $278,327 · program services $214,737 · management and general $55,614 · fundraising $7,976

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDIA AIRTIME

    total $7,773,012 · program services $7,773,012

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL COSTS AND M

    total $6,377,724 · program services $5,959,391 · fundraising $418,333

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEDIA PRODUCTION

    total $3,717,970 · program services $3,717,970

  • 24d · Other expenses: SHIPPING AND POSTAGE

    total $3,646,343 · program services $3,354,389 · management and general $2,976 · fundraising $288,978

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,238,232 · program services $4,490,314 · management and general $54,573 · fundraising $693,345

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $12,562,076 · program services $11,506,645 · management and general $2,976 · fundraising $1,052,455

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,744,263 · end of year $5,398,371

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $683,695

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $104,187

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $649,849 · end of year $733,553

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $49,338,621

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $12,635,061

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $35,876,543 · end of year $36,703,560

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $48,637,843 · end of year $51,551,088

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,560,604 · end of year $1,627,966

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,309,661 · end of year $2,712,148

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,175,000 · end of year $1,275,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $234,383 · end of year $152,323

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $90,537,940 · end of year $91,875,067

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CENTER IS SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THE IDEAL THAT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH ARE INALIENABLE, GOD GIVEN RIGHTS. THE CENTER'S PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE, PROMULGATE, CONCILIATE AND WHERE NECESSARY, LITIGATE, TO ENSURE THAT THOSE RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE LAW.

  • INFORMATION AND EDUCATION - CHRISTIAN ADVOCATES SERVING EVANGELISM, INC. (CASE) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THE IDEAL THAT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH ARE INALIENABLE GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS. THE PURPOSE OF CASE IS TO EDUCATE, PROMULGATE, CONCILIATE AND WHERE NECESSARY, LITIGATE TO ENSURE THAT THOSE RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE LAW. MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION IS FREE AND MEMBERS RECEIVE E-MAIL UPDATES PERIODICALLY. MEMBERSHIP PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO JOIN WITH OTHER MEMBERS TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT SENT OUT 12,408,528 PIECES OF INFORMATIONAL MAIL TO MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING OUR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS AND PURPOSES. THE WEBSITE IS FOR MEMBERS, PRESS, EDUCATORS, AND THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AS WELL. OVER 714,572,481 INFORMATIONAL EMAILS WERE SENT TO MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS. OVER 4,365,493 UNIQUE INTERNET USERS VISITED OUR WEBSITE. PAGE VIEWS FOR 2024 TOTALED 13,054,539 FOR THE WEBSITE ACLJ.ORG. OUR ORGANIZATION'S FACEBOOK LIKES TOTAL OVER 8,225,00 AND WE HAVE OVER 906,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS. 2024 FACEBOOK LIVE VIEWS WERE OVER 5,897,000. YOUTUBE VIEWS WERE OVER 70.3 MILLION. RUMBLE UNIQUE VIEW WERE OVER 1,585,000 MILLION. IN 2024, OUR TRUTH SOCIAL FOLLOWERS COUNT EXCEEDED 357,000. OUR DAILY CALL-IN RADIO PROGRAM IS HEARD ON OVER 748 OUTLETS NATIONWIDE PLUS XM SATELLITE. OUR WEEKEND RADIO SHOW IS HEARD IN 519 OUTLETS NATIONWIDE. OUR ONE MINUTE INFORMATIONAL FEATURE, LAW AND JUSTICE, IS CARRIED BY OVER 650 RADIO STATIONS.

    Expenses $7,797,508

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $31,163,736 · Grants $27,014,998

  • MEDIA SERVICES - THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDIA AND EDUCATIONAL DIVISIONS CONSIST OF FOUR NATIONALLY BROADCAST RADIO SHOWS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AIRED ON MAJOR RADIO STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA. OUR WEEKLY TV SHOW, ACLJ THIS WEEK, IS SEEN ON 272 FULL POWER AND LOW POWER STATIONS AS PART OF THE TRINITY BROADCAST NETWORK. IN 2024, OUR SHOW WAS ALSO BEING BROADCASTED INTERNATIONALLY ON THE TRINITY BROADCAST NETWORK'S 78 SATELLITES AND OVER 18,000 TELEVISION AND CABLE AFFILATES WORLDWIDE. TBN THROUGH THEIR NETWORK STATIONS AND SATELLITE BROADCAST HAS A REACH OF 175 NATIONS ON OVER 30 NETWORKS AND 2 BILLION VIEWERS EVERY DAY. OUR LEGAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE NUMEROUS TRIAL AND DISTRICT COURT, COURT OF APPEALS AND US SUPREME COURT CASES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS DEMAND LETTERS AND INTERVENTIONS ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RELIGIOUS RIGHTS MAY HAVE BEEN VIOLATED. AS ALWAYS THERE ARE NO LEGAL FEES CHARGED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTED BY OUR LAWYERS. OUR LEGAL GRANTS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEGAL EXPERTISE IN A VARIETY OF CASES INVOLVING OUR EXEMPT PURPOSES AS WELL AS TRAINING OF LAWYERS IN THE FIELD OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS.

    Expenses $18,709,361

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Logan Sekulow

    DIRECTOR OF MEDIA SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $345,979
    From this org
    $309,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,026
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $112,876
    Bonus
    $144,521
    Other
    $52,556
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,026
    Filer's total
    $345,979

  • Jordan Sekulow Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $58,186
    From this org
    $58,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Dr Jay Sekulow Esq

    PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $37,182
    From this org
    $25,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,289
    Hours/week
    15

  • Pam Sekulow

    SEC/TREAS & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,357
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,357
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Donnelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Schlitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeremiah Johnston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry Johnston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carolyn Davis

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Davis

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Sekulow Cpacgma

    CFO/COO

    Total calculated
    $673,078
    From this org
    $604,078
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,000
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $502,921
    Bonus
    $19,343
    Other
    $81,814
    Deferred
    $69,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $673,078

  • Adam Sekulow MBA

    VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $624,524
    From this org
    $519,498
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $105,026
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $364,467
    Bonus
    $126,436
    Other
    $28,595
    Deferred
    $69,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,026
    Filer's total
    $624,524

  • Donn Parsons

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Colby May Esq

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Ekonomou Esq

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aaron Lynch

    ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE

    Total calculated
    $230,689
    From this org
    $185,211
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,478
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,051
    Bonus
    $19,038
    Other
    $122
    Deferred
    $9,452
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,026
    Filer's total
    $230,689

  • Sharon Alford

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $195,043
    From this org
    $153,609
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,434
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,559
    Bonus
    $5,792
    Other
    $258
    Deferred
    $41,434
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $195,043

  • Ben Archuleta

    DIRECTOR OF SECURITY

    Total calculated
    $183,726
    From this org
    $138,916
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,810
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,608
    Bonus
    $5,516
    Other
    $792
    Deferred
    $18,815
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,995
    Filer's total
    $183,726

  • Jason Lynch

    FACILITIES MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $166,283
    From this org
    $147,176
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,107
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,393
    Bonus
    $17,588
    Other
    $195
    Deferred
    $19,107
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $166,283

  • Robyn Archuleta

    EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

    Total calculated
    $138,748
    From this org
    $132,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,707
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • ACLJ ACTION INC

    501(C)(4) · EDUCATION & LOBBYING ELECTED OFFICIALS IN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS · TN

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512309349301001

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