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ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 132887439 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE R112 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$26.0M
expenses
$18.0M
net assets
$171.5M
employees
0
volunteers
39
program ratio
74%
profile · synthesized from sources

Nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to combating antisemitism, extremism, and all forms of bigotry. Engages in public awareness campaigns, anti-bias education, civil rights advocacy, and monitoring of hate activity. Operates through a national network of regional offices and focuses on policy influence, community engagement, and educational programming across the United States.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $480K
    PUBLIC AWARENESS - MANAGES AWARENESS THROUGH PUBLISHED MATERIALS, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, EMAIL MARKETING, DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS, ONLINE VIDEO AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE MEDIA. KEEPS CONSTITUENTS INFORMED OF BREAKING NEWS AND ISSUES INVOLVED WITH ADL'S WORK. PREPARES VISUAL AND PRINT MATERIALS ON ADL ISSUES, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES; WRITES, EDITS AND PRODUCES MATERIALS (REPORTS, BROCHURES, INVITATIONS NEWSLETTERS, PUBLICATIONS); AND HANDLES SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS EXHIBITS AND EVENTS.
named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

Center on Extremism
Monitors and exposes extremist movements and individuals across the ideological spectrum, producing reports and briefings on domestic and international extremism.
Center on Technology and Society
Combats online hate by analyzing hate speech and cyber-harassment, advising policymakers, and countering abusive content on digital platforms.
Education
Designs and delivers intergroup, Holocaust, anti-bias, and other educational materials for use in K-12 schools, colleges, and community groups.
Policy and Programs
Encompasses civil rights advocacy, government relations, the Center on Technology and Society, law enforcement engagement, and the Center on Extremism. Includes filing amicus briefs, legislative advocacy, and analysis of online hate.
Public Awareness
Manages awareness through published materials, websites, social media, email marketing, direct mail, online video, and public relations campaigns. Prepares visual and print materials and handles special projects such as exhibits and events.
Regional Operations
Supervises and coordinates ADL’s coast-to-coast network of regional offices. Focuses on anti-bias training, civil rights advocacy, monitoring extremist activity, victim assistance, intergroup collaboration, and response to hate crimes.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Anti-Hate Incident Response & Support 2 activities
    • Monitor and expose extremist movements and individuals
      Monitors and exposes extremist movements and individuals as part of its civil rights and public safety initiatives, providing intelligence and analysis to support prevention and response efforts.
    • Operate regional network for anti-bias training and hate crime response
      Operates a national network of regional offices that deliver anti-bias training, civil rights advocacy, extremist activity monitoring, victim assistance, and response to hate crimes.
  • Israel and Jewish Heritage Educational Travel 1 activity
    • Conduct civil rights advocacy on antisemitism, religious freedom, and immigration
      Engages in civil rights advocacy through policy development, public reports, amicus briefs, and stakeholder engagement on issues including antisemitism, religious freedom, and immigration rights.
  • Holocaust and Genocide Remembrance Education 1 activity
    • Deliver anti-bias and Holocaust education programs
      Designs and delivers anti-bias, intergroup, and Holocaust education materials for use in schools, colleges, and community organizations.
  • Public Awareness and Educational Outreach 1 activity
    • Distribute educational and advocacy materials on civil rights
      Produces and distributes educational and advocacy materials through websites, social media, email, direct mail, video, and public relations to inform the public about civil rights issues and ADL's work.
  • Combating Antisemitism and Hate 1 activity
    • Research online hate speech and cyber-harassment
      Researches and reports on online hate speech and cyber-harassment, develops strategies to counter digital abuse, and advises policymakers based on findings.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$26.05M
Contributions & grants$15.21M58%
Program service revenue$268K1%
Investment income$10.37M40%
Other revenue$193K
expenses
Total expenses$17.97M
Program expenses74%
Admin / overhead11%
Fundraising15%
Salaries & benefits$2.61M
Grants paid out$12.82M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$177.18M
Cash$11.62M
Investments$147.30M
Liabilities$5.70M
Net assets$171.47M
Liquid reserves106.1 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -15.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 11
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JONATHAN A GREENBLATT CEO & NATIONAL DIRECTOR 6 $1.44M
FREDERIC L BLOCH TRUSTEE 6 $766K
GEORGE SELIM EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 6 $463K
STEVEN C SHEINBERG ASSISTANT SECRETARY 6 $406K
SUSAN ROBERSON - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & ASSISTANT TREASURER 6 $385K
SCOTT RICHMAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR 3 $346K
JEFFREY ABRAMS REGIONAL DIRECTOR 3 $337K
DAVID GOLDENBERG CHIEF OF STAFF 3 $323K
GAIL GLASSER VP, PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT 3 $307K
GREGORY LIBERTINY - FORMER EXECUTIVE DIR. & ASSISTANT TREASURER 0 $253K
MEREDITH WEISEL VP, STATE & LOCAL ADVOCACY 3 $244K
board members · 14
  • ANDREW ADELSON — TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT
  • ARTHUR REIDEL — TRUSTEE
  • BARBARA ADELMAN — TRUSTEE, EXECUTIVE VP
  • BARBARA BALSER — TRUSTEE
  • BARRY CURTISS-LUSHER — TRUSTEE
  • BEN SAX — TRUSTEE
  • BRUCE KARPATI — TRUSTEE, TREASURER
  • BURTON LEVINSON — TRUSTEE
  • CHARLES KRISER — TRUSTEE
  • CHRISTOPHER WOLF — TRUSTEE
  • DAVID MILLSTONE — TRUSTEE
  • DAVID STRASSLER — TRUSTEE
  • DEB SHALOM — TRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)
  • ELLIS LANDAU — TRUSTEE
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Center for Technology and Society Network — Develops strategies to combat online hate speech and cyber-harassment, and advises policymakers on digital civil rights issues.
  • Center on Extremism Network — Monitors and exposes extremist movements and individuals as part of ADL's national civil rights work.
  • Government Relations, Advocacy, and Community Engagement (GRACE) Team Network — Promotes ADL's mission through legislative advocacy, outreach to government officials, and coalition building in Washington, D.C. and nationwide.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Integrated Advocacy and Research
    methodology: integrated-advocacy-and-research
    By combining legal advocacy, policy engagement, and original research, the organization advances civil rights and counters extremism, because evidence-based advocacy strengthens policy influence and produces more durable systemic change across institutions.
  • Regional Network Model
    methodology: regional-network-model
    By operating through a decentralized network of regional offices, the organization delivers localized civil rights programming and rapid response to hate incidents, because proximity and regional expertise enable more timely, culturally relevant, and context-specific interventions.