Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $66.7 million
- Spending
- $63.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 14 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 75%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $690,449, cfo/coo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 254 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $7.4 million spent. 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 11,194,116 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 548,192,859 INFORMATIONAL EMAILS WERE SENT TO MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS. OVER 3,567,416 UNIQUE INTERNET USERS VISITED OUR WEBSITE. PAGE VIEWS FOR 2025 TOTALED 11,258,559 FOR THE WEBSITE ACLJ.ORG. OUR ORGANIZATION'S FACEBOOK LIKES TOTAL OVER 7,908,000 AND WE HAVE OVER 912,880 TWITTER FOLLOWERS. 2025 FACEBOOK LIVE VIEWS WERE OVER 14,660,000. YOUTUBE VIEWS WERE OVER 91.2 MILLION. RUMBLE UNIQUE VIEW WERE OVER 1,530,000 MILLION. ON INSTAGRAM, OUR SHORT VIDEOS UPLOADS 212 VIDEOS WITH 1,263,000 VIEWS. ON X FORMERLY TWITTER, WE UPLOADED 397 SHORT VIDEOS. ON THE PLATFROM VIMEO, WE UPLOADED 366 SHORT VIDEOS. IN 2025, OUR TRUTH SOCIAL FOLLOWERS COUNT EXCEEDED 291,700. OUR DAILY CALL-IN RADIO PROGRAM IS HEARD ON OVER 325 OUTLETS NATIONWIDE PLUS XM SATELLITE. OUR WEEKEND RADIO SHOW IS HEARD IN 95 OUTLETS NATIONWIDE.
- $32.8 million spent. LEGAL SERVICES - 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 WHOSE 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. OUR CHIEF COUNSEL IS A LEADING EXPERT IN FIRST AMENDMENT LAW AND A NUMBER 1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR. HE HAS APPEARED ON NUMEROUS TELEVISION AND RADIO SHOWS AS A CONSTITUTIONAL LAW EXPERT. MR. SEKULOW REGULARLY APPEARS ON FOX NEWS, FOX NEWS BUSINESS, HANNITY, CBN, CBS, ABC, NBC AND OTHER SHOWS. JORDAN SEKULOW IS ALSO AN EXPERT IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND APPEARS REGULARLY ON FOX NEWS, FOX NEWS BUSINESS, CBN, TBN, HANNITY AND OTHERS.
- $18.5 million spent. 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 2025, 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 GRANTS 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 WHOSE 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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