Pro-Life Action League

Pro-Life Action League is an advocacy organization that seeks to end abortion by providing support to pro-life activists, including training, tools, and guidance for practical action. The Pro-Life Action League’s activism includes abortion clinic witness activities, public protest, confronting abortion providers, and fighting Planned Parenthood. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Abortion Policy
Website: prolifeaction.org
Formation:

1980

Executive Director:

Eric Scheidler

Executive Director’s Salary:

$118,550 2

Location: Chicago, IL View on map
Tax ID: 36-3081086
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $317,628 Revenue: $946,225 Expenses: $1,045,052

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    Activities

    The Pro-Life Action League’s primary form of pro-life activism is abortion clinic witness activities, which include prayer vigils, sidewalk counseling, providing resources and abortion alternatives to pregnant women, and bearing witness to the value of life of aborted babies. 1 Pro-Life Action League provides guidance for activists to host prayer vigils and recommends specific activities, like singing hymns or reading scriptures. It also recommends bringing in clergy representing different denominations, making sure the vigil site is on public property, and holding extended or multiday vigils. 3

    The Pro-Life Action League claims that Planned Parenthood is a threat to women and babies, and regularly hosts protests, prayer vigils, and sidewalk counseling at the Aurora, Illinois, location. The Pro-Life Action League supports local churches that recruit individuals to pray across the street from the Aurora Planned Parenthood’s entrance and encourages volunteers to take part in its 40 Days For Life campaigns. The Pro-Life Action League provides training videos and tools for individuals to become sidewalk counselors in order to further its efforts to prevent abortion. 4

    The Pro-Life Action League seeks provides facts and statistics about abortion and the abortion industry and testimonials from former abortion providers who have switched to opposing the practice. 5 Pro-Life Action League also provides a list of questions and answers for pro-life activists to use in response to pro-choice arguments. The Pro-Life Action League claims more Americans believe abortion is morally wrong and identify as pro-life than pro-choice, that a fetus is a human being, that the life of a disabled baby is of no less value than that of a healthy baby, and that pro-life activists do not value the life of an unborn baby over that of the mother. 6

    Funding

    The Pro-Life Action League is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and businesses. While the Pro-Life Action League does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from the W.G. Christianson Foundation ($25,000 in 2015), 7 the Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus ($12,000 in 2014), 8 and the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation ($10,000 in 2020). 9

    People

    Eric Scheidler is the executive director of the Pro-Life Action League and a former executive vice president of the Gift Foundation. 10

    Board member Chris Iverson is the vice president of Chicago Pro-life Future, co-leader of LIVE PRO LIFE, and a writer for the Illinois Family Institute. 11 Ann Scheidler is a cofounder and president of the Pro-Life Action League. Scheidler is the chair of the board of the Thomas More Society. 12 Other members of the board include Christopher Carney, Henry Davison, and Mark Voissem. 1

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2025 $317,628 $946,225 $1,045,052 View
    2024 $415,930 $915,981 $1,086,188 View
    2023 $586,338 $1,011,926 $1,029,715 View
    2022 $603,626 $1,120,526 $964,636 View
    2021 $448,277 $1,082,748 $917,083 View

    Prior year filings: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 19

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Eric J ScheidlerEXECUTIVE DI$143,954
    Ann ScheidlerPRESIDENT$68,535

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $956,830
    • Number of Grants: 144
    • Number of Funders: 33

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $75,0002022 National Christian Charitable Foundation, Inc.JUSTICE
    $50,0002023 O'bryan FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
    $30,5002020 National Christian Charitable Foundation, Inc.JUSTICE
    $30,2662024 O'bryan FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
    $20,2002021 The Charles and Mary Crossed Foundationpro-life public education
    $20,0002021 O'bryan FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
    $15,0002021 The Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of ColumbusGeneral Needs
    $13,3102023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $13,0952021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $11,0002023 The Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of ColumbusGENERAL SUPPORT
    $10,3312022 The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT
    $10,2002024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $10,2002021 National Christian Charitable Foundation, Inc.JUSTICE
    $10,0002024 Ed Uihlein Family FoundationGENERAL
    $10,0002023 Ed Uihlein Family FoundationGENERAL
    $10,0002023 The Charles and Mary Crossed Foundationpro-life public education
    $10,0002023 National Christian Charitable Foundation, Inc.JUSTICE
    $10,0002022 The Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of ColumbusGENERAL SUPPORT
    $9,5502023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $8,0312022 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $6,9952020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $6,7502022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $6,3502021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $5,7532023 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $5,0002025 Helen V Brach FoundationTo bring a pro-life display to ten colleges in Illinois with the intention of engaging students in meaningful discussions

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    References

    1.  “About the Pro-Life Action League.” Pro-Life Action League, 2023. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://prolifeaction.org/about/.
    2. Pro-Life Action League Inc, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2020, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a.
    3. “Host a Prayer Vigil at Your Local Abortion Facility.” Pro-Life Action League, 2023. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://prolifeaction.org/action/anniversary/.
    4. “Get Involved at Planned Parenthood in Aurora, Illinois.” Pro-Life Action League, 2023. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://prolifeaction.org/action/aurora/
    5. [1] “Learn the Facts.” Pro-Life Action League, 2023. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://prolifeaction.org/fact/.
    6. “Pro-Choice Arguments.” Pro-Life Action League, 2023. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://prolifeaction.org/fact_type/pro-choice-arguments/.
    7. W.G. Christianson Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2015, Part XV, Line 3.
    8.  Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2014, Schedule I, Part II.
    9. Ed Uihlein Family Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2020, Part XV, Line 3.
    10. “About Eric Scheidler.” Pro-Life Action League, 2023. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://prolifeaction.org/eric/.
    11. “Chris Iverson.” Illinois Family Institute, 2023. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://illinoisfamily.org/author/?id=19440.
    12. “Ann Scheidler.” Thomas More Society, 2023. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://thomasmoresociety.org/board-member/ann-scheidler/.