History
American Life League was founded on April 1, 1979 [7] [8] by Judie and Paul Brown, Gary Bauer, Focus on the Family’s James Dobson, [9] and six other anti-abortion Americans after a schism with the National Right to Life Committee. Within less than a year of its founding, ALL had 68,000 members and received assistance founding ALL from Howard Phillips, [10] publicity from The Heritage Foundation co-founder Paul Weyrich, and membership lists provided by right-wing direct mail specialist Richard Viguerie. [9]
Disney boycotts
In March 1995, the American Life League boycotted the then-owners of Miramax, The Walt Disney Company, over the film Priest , in which a Roman Catholic priest deals with a variety of issues including his own homosexuality. Subsequently, ALL charged that Disney had concealed subliminal sexual messages in the animated films The Lion King , The Little Mermaid , and Aladdin . Disney denied all the claims. [12] Snopes states the ALL claims about both Aladdin [13] and The Little Mermaid [14] are false. Their claim about The Lion King is listed by the site as "legend", indicating that the claim is "essentially unprovable". [15]
Spending
In 2005, ALL was on Charity Navigator's list of highest paid CEOs, with one-third of its income spent on fundraising and administrative expenses and $699,857 (almost 9% of its income) paid out to its CEOs. [16] As of 2019, the non-profit charity evaluator Charity Navigator awards ALL 2 out of 4 stars, a ranking indicating they believe the charity "needs improvement". [17]
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