The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truth

The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truth was an evangelical Christian organization founded in the United States in 1996 by Christine O'Donnell. O'Donnell, a Christian public-relations and marketing consultant, created the organization to sponsor a rally of young people at the Republican National Convention. The rally was intended to support the Republican Party's anti-abortion position and placed The SALT within the intersection of evangelical activism, youth organizing, and conservative U.S. politics. The organization's central message concerned sexual conduct before marriage. It promoted chastity among young people and favored framing its message around chastity rather than depending solely on the term sexual abstinence. This approach reflected a wider movement among evangelical Christian organizations in the United States during the 1990s, when youth-focused initiatives encouraged delaying sexual activity until marriage and linked personal behavior to religious commitment and traditional family values. The SALT developed a chapter structure soon after its creation. By 1997 it reportedly had four chapters, including two in New Jersey and one each in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The available material does not identify the names of chapter leaders, the size of the membership, or the organization's budget. Its public profile was nevertheless greater than its reported local footprint because it was covered by U.S. national media on multiple occasions. O'Donnell commonly appeared as the organization's spokesperson or representative, making her the principal public face of The SALT. O'Donnell remained president from the organization's founding and was still listed in that position in July 2010. During this period, her public identity became increasingly connected to electoral politics: she ran for the U.S. Senate as a Republican candidate representing Delaware in 2006, 2008, and 2010. The reference material identifies these political campaigns as part of O'Donnell's biography rather than as separate programs of The SALT, so the organization should be understood as an advocacy group associated with her rather than as a political campaign committee. In September 2010, The Saviors Alliance faced a possible challenge to its federal nonprofit tax-exempt status. It had reportedly failed to file tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service for the three preceding years, 2007 through 2009. An attorney for O'Donnell's 2010 campaign responded that the failure was a common oversight among small nonprofit organizations. The available source does not document the final administrative outcome, including whether the organization corrected the filings, retained its exemption, lost its status, or ceased operations. There is also no reliable information in the supplied material about later activities, successor organizations, current leadership, or present-day operations. Accordingly, the organization's current status remains unknown.

• 2010

  O'Donnell still listed as president

  [1]The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truthen.wikipedia.org

  Christine O'Donnell was still identified as president of The SALT in July 2010.

• 2010

  Tax-filing issue reported

  [1]The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truthen.wikipedia.org

  The organization faced a possible loss of nonprofit tax-exempt status after reportedly failing to file federal tax forms for 2007 through 2009.

• 1997

  Four local chapters reported

  [1]The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truthen.wikipedia.org

  The organization reportedly had four chapters: two in New Jersey, one in Philadelphia, and one in Washington, D.C.

• 1996

  Organization founded

  [1]The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truthen.wikipedia.org

  Christine O'Donnell founded The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truth to support a youth rally at the Republican National Convention connected to the party's anti-abortion position.

A small evangelical Christian advocacy organization positioned around youth chastity, premarital abstinence, traditional sexual ethics, and support for anti-abortion activism.

• 1996Republican National Convention youth rally

  United States

  The SALT was founded to sponsor a rally of young people at the Republican National Convention in support of the Republican Party's anti-abortion position. The initiative connected the organization to evangelical youth activism and conservative political advocacy.

  Outcome. The available material confirms the organization's founding purpose but does not provide attendance figures or a detailed assessment of the rally's results.

  Source

• 2010

  Responded to nonprofit filing concernsOther

  Background

  The organization reportedly had not filed required tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service for the years 2007 through 2009.

  Action taken

  An attorney for Christine O'Donnell's 2010 political campaign characterized the failure as an oversight common among small nonprofit organizations.

  Aftermath

  The source reports a possible threat to the organization's tax-exempt status but does not establish the final administrative outcome.

  Source

• 1996

  Adopted a chastity-centered youth advocacy messageStrategy

  Background

  The organization was created in the context of evangelical Christian activism concerning abortion, youth behavior, and premarital sex.

  Action taken

  The SALT promoted chastity among young people before marriage and reportedly preferred the term chastity to a direct emphasis on the phrase sexual abstinence.

  Aftermath

  The message became the organization's defining public position and contributed to its visibility in national media during the 1990s.

  Source

1. 1The Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truthen.wikipedia.org