American Center for Law and Justice Inc

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA EIN: 54-1586817 Website

ACLJ IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE ONGOING VIABILITY OF FREEDOM AND LIBERTY IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. BY FOCUSING ON U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, THE ACLJ IS DEDICATED TO THE CONCEPT THAT FREEDOM AND LIBERTY ARE UNIVERSAL, GOD-GIVEN AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS THAT MUST BE PROTECTED. THE ACLJ AND ITS WORLDWIDE AFFILIATES ENGAGE IN LITIGATION, PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES, RENDER ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS COUNSEL CLIENTS ON GLOBAL FREEDOM AND LIBERTY ISSUES. THE ACLJ AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ALSO SUPPORT TRAINING LAW STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN ORDER TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY. AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE ACLJ DOES NOT CHARGE FOR ITS SERVICES AND IS DEPENDENT UPON GOD AND THE RESOURCES HE PROVIDES THROUGH THE TIME, TALENT, AND GIFTS OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE OUR CONCERNS AND DESIRE TO PROTECT OUR RELIGIOUS AND CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.5M

+1.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+6.9% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$537K

+6.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$17M$25M$33M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,459,144$4,416,925$2,888,585
Revenue$30,227,170$28,323,716$27,031,908
Expenses$29,880,238$28,436,024$26,886,769
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$401,754$78,619$45,335
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$268K$537K$805K$1M2 grants20202 grants20212 grants20222 grants20232 grants20242 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

ACLJ - DC$923KACLJ - MIDWEST$150K

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K6$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

THOMAS P MONAGHAN ESQSECRETARY/TREASURER$518KMATTHEW CLARK ESQSENIOR COUNSEL FOR DIGITAL$498KBEN SISNEY ESQSENIOR COUNSEL FOR LITITGA$436KGARY SEKULOW CPA CGMAVP OF FINANCE/CFO$403KDONN PARSONS ESQCORPORATE COUNSEL$400KHARRY HUTCHISONDIRECTOR OF POLICY & SENIOR …$376KCECE NOLAND-HEIL ESQSENIOR COUNSEL$371KMARC BRUGNONIMARKETING EXECUTIVE$335KCHRISTINA COMPAGNONE…SENIOR MANAGING COUNSEL$330KSHARON W ALFORDCHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER$247KJAMES MURPHY ESQVP OF ADMINISTRATION$99K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DR JAY SEKULOW ESQPRESIDENT10
DENNIS BREWER ESQDIRECTOR1
REV WILLIAM HAYNESDIRECTOR1
THOMAS P MONAGHAN ESQSECRETARY/TREASURER40$518,127
HAROLD RAY ESQDIRECTOR1
JAMES MURPHY ESQVP OF ADMINISTRATION30$98,568
GARY SEKULOW CPA CGMAVP OF FINANCE/CFO30$403,374
SHARON W ALFORDCHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER40$246,733
MATTHEW CLARK ESQSENIOR COUNSEL FOR DIGITAL40$497,741
DONN PARSONS ESQCORPORATE COUNSEL40$399,544
BEN SISNEY ESQSENIOR COUNSEL FOR LITITGA40$435,948
HARRY HUTCHISONDIRECTOR OF POLICY & SENIOR COUNSEL40$376,285
CECE NOLAND-HEIL ESQSENIOR COUNSEL40$371,466
MARC BRUGNONIMARKETING EXECUTIVE40$334,983
CHRISTINA COMPAGNONE ESQSENIOR MANAGING COUNSEL40$330,235

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AnnandaleNew Hope

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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