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American Family AFA Foundation Association afafoundation.net afa.net 1 Million Moms The Stand onemillionmoms.com AFA BY THE NUMBERS afa.net/the-stand ▶ Founded: 1977 1 Million Dads ▶ In 2017, about a million people American onemilliondads.com per month connected with AFA afr.net through the ministry’s various FAITHFUL AT AFA Marriage web and social media sites. AFA Journal Conferences ▶ has 183 afajournal.org repairingthe stations in 32 states. That’s a foundations.net potential audience of just over American Family Studios 36 million. americanfamily Engage Magazine ▶ 1.2 million people receive AFA studios.net engagemagazine.net Action Alerts. OneNewsNow ▶ AFA Journal is mailed to about onenewsnow.com Urban Family 150,000 homes, 11 times a year. Communications American Family urbanfamilytalk.com News Network onenewsnow.com

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION P. O. Drawer 2440 Tupelo, MS 38803 AFA 2017 expenditures 662-844-5036 2017 ACCOMPLISHMENT 90.58% 4.68% HIGHLIGHTS OF program administration expenses 4.74% AMERICAN fundraising FAMILY ASSOCIATION FAITHFUL AT

ummer 2017 marks 40 years since a small women’s restrooms and changing areas. Since ▶ In conjunction with Revival Fires Ministries, town Southern preacher named Don Wild- then, Target has lost tons of business and tons AFA gave away over 63,000 Bibles to teenagers Smon encouraged his congregation to turn o of money – $13 billion in stock value alone. In across America.  ese free Bibles were only their TVs for a week in protest of the trashy shows June 2017, AFA president Tim Wildmon deliv- given to Christian young people who pledged coming from the three major broadcast networks. ered 500,000 more boyco pledges to company to give them personally to classmates who do Li le did he know how his simple act of obedience headquarters in Minneapolis. He informed not know the Lord as their personal Savior. would take root and grow into what has become Target o cials that the boyco would contin- ▶ AFA friends generously donated $170,000 in American Family Association. ue until the company reverses its reckless and one week for victims of Hurricane Harvey. AFA Today, AFA is a major voice in working to restore dangerous policy. partnered with Eight Days of Hope, a disaster our nation to her Christian roots. Much of the or- ▶ American Family relief ministry that helps rebuild homes and ganization’s daily work goes on through the various Studios completed a shares the gospel with those they help. divisions including: landmark documen- ▶ AFA distributed over 250,000 “In God We American Family Radio network that in- tary on the truth and Trust” wristbands to remind Americans where cludes183 stations in 32 states; inerrancy of the Bible. our true hope is found. Some AFA activists AFA Journal magazine that reaches an average of Wri en,  lmed, and distributed large quantities of wristbands in 150,000 households monthly; produced by our own their communities. AFA also e Stand, AFA’s o cial blog; team, e God Who distributed a newly designed American Family Studios, the  lmmaking Speaks: Tracing poster featuring the national branch; the Evidence for Biblical Authority o ers a mo o to be hung in homes, OneMillionMoms.com, an online initiative that strong defense for the authority and accuracy of businesses, and schools across monitors entertainment and media; the Word of God. America. Engage Magazine, an ▶ Ryan Defrates, a biblically based children’s ▶ AFA-sponsored Patriot internet and print publication animated series created by AFS, won Best Chil- Academy camps drew hun- aimed at the Millennial gener- dren’s Video at the 2017 International Christian dreds of young people from ation; and Visual Media Awards. across the country where they American Family News, a ▶ Hundreds of thousands of 1MM members suc- were trained how to apply bib- radio news service; as well as cessfully petitioned Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., both lical principles in politics and government. various national campaigns, owned by CKE Restaurants, to immediately ▶ AFA joined with Mission Pre-Born for a pro- internet properties, and social discontinue their o ensive sexually charged motion in which AFR listeners’ gi s provided media sites. commercials.  ese restaurants are no longer 3,545 ultrasounds at pro-life pregnancy centers, disrespecting women in their advertising. thus encouraging mothers to choose life for Below is a summary highlighting some AFA ▶ 1MM also contacted over 50 advertisers request- their babies. accomplishments and initiatives in 2017. ing that the companies no longer  nancially sup- ▶ With India Partners, AFA supporters raised ▶ AFA’s Boyco Target campaign topped 1.5 port morally corrupt television programs. Many money to fund more than 37,000 nights of million people in April. In 2016, Target an- companies pulled their sponsorship resulting in safety to rescue children from tra cking and nounced a corporate policy to allow men into three inappropriate shows being cancelled. poverty in India.