Show Faith by Works LLC
Show Faith by Works LLC operates the most targeted religious influence campaign in our investigation — geofencing 303 megachurches to deliver Israeli government-funded advertising directly to congregants' phones.
Corporate History
Show Faith by Works LLC registered under FARA on September 27, 2025, on behalf of Israel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its Exhibit AB gives a requested budget of $3,258,961, with $835,000 more in optional additions (up to about $4.1M), and reports $325,881 received from HAVAS Media on September 18, 2025, before registration.
The entity's sole documented activity is a church geofencing digital advertising campaign targeting 303 identified megachurches across the United States. Geofencing technology uses GPS and cellular data to create virtual boundaries around physical locations — in this case, churches — and deliver targeted digital advertisements to mobile devices within those boundaries.
This means that when congregants attend services at any of the 303 targeted megachurches, their mobile devices receive pro-Israel digital advertisements funded by the Israeli government. The congregants are not informed that the advertisements are part of a foreign government influence campaign.
Chad Schnitger is listed as the principal on the FARA registration. Limited public information is available about Schnitger's background prior to this registration.
The 303-church target list represents a systematic mapping of American evangelical Christianity's largest congregations. These megachurches collectively represent millions of congregants, making this one of the most targeted religious influence campaigns documented in FARA filings.
The campaign's 73% retention rate (per supplemental filings) is unusually high for digital advertising, suggesting either highly effective targeting or metrics that warrant further scrutiny.
Investigation Summary
Show Faith by Works LLC operates the most targeted religious influence campaign in our investigation — geofencing 303 megachurches to deliver Israeli government-funded advertising directly to congregants' phones.
Key findings:
• Exhibit AB budget: $3,258,961 requested, up to about $4.1M with optional additions
• Geofencing technology targets mobile devices physically present at 303 megachurches
• Congregants receive pro-Israel ads without knowing they're foreign government-funded
• 73% retention rate — unusually high, warrants scrutiny
• Chad Schnitger is the sole principal — limited public background available
• Campaign represents systematic mapping of American evangelical infrastructure
• Supplemental statement for the six months to March 31, 2026: $2,313,791.50 received from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, $3,333,191.86 disbursed
Unanswered Questions
What are the 303 targeted megachurches? Can the full list be obtained from FARA filings?
Are congregants informed that the advertisements they receive are funded by a foreign government?
What does the 73% retention rate actually measure, and is it independently verified?
Who is Chad Schnitger and what is his background in digital advertising or political consulting?
How does the geofencing data collected from church attendees get used beyond ad delivery?
Is the location data of church congregants being shared with the foreign principal?
Does targeting religious institutions with foreign government messaging raise First Amendment concerns?
Red Flags
Foreign government targeting American churches — 303 megachurches systematically mapped
Geofencing collects location data on church congregants
Congregants not informed ads are foreign government-funded
73% retention rate is anomalously high for digital advertising
$3.26M requested budget (up to about $4.1M with options) for a single geofencing campaign is substantial
Limited public information about principal Chad Schnitger
Religious targeting by a foreign government raises ethical and legal questions
Key Personnel (1)
Chad Schnitger
Principal — Show Faith by Works LLC
Sole principal on FARA registration. Operates a church geofencing campaign with a $3.26M requested budget. Limited public background information available.
Documented Money Flows (3)
Christian outreach in the western US (received before registration)
Compensation received in the six months to 2026-03-31
Disbursements in the six months to 2026-03-31
FARA Documents (11)
Event Timeline
FARA Compliance Notes
Show Faith by Works is FARA-registered and files required documents
Question: Does geofencing religious institutions require additional disclosure under FARA?
Question: Are the targeted advertisements properly labeled as foreign agent materials?
The 73% retention rate should be independently verifiable through supplemental filings
Legal Disclaimer
This profile is based on publicly available FARA filings. Show Faith by Works LLC is a legally registered foreign agent under FARA. Chad Schnitger has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing. The analysis represents AFTorg's interpretation of public records for educational purposes.
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From the DOJ record
Show Faith by Works, LLC: what the FARA filings show
- Is Show Faith by Works, LLC a registered foreign agent?
- Show Faith by Works, LLC is registered with the U.S. Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as registrant No. 7653 since Sep 27, 2025. DOJ lists the registration as active.
- Who does Show Faith by Works, LLC work for?
- Its filings name one foreign principal: Israel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel). Under FARA, a foreign principal is the foreign government, party, company or person on whose behalf a registrant acts.
- Who works on Show Faith by Works, LLC's FARA registration?
- 9 people have filed a short-form registration statement under this registration, the form FARA requires of each person who acts for the foreign principal: Ayotte, Kelli, Davis, Matthew, Hemingway, Emily, Lundie, Melissa, McClain, Tye, Peil, Barbara, Pursley, Robert, Schnitger, Chad Jonson and Tuong Do, Richard.
- What has Show Faith by Works, LLC filed with the Justice Department?
- DOJ's public file holds 16 current filings for the registration, the most recent an Informational Materials stamped Oct 7, 2026. By type: 9 Short-Form, 4 Informational Materials, 1 Supplemental Statement, 1 Exhibit AB and 1 Registration Statement. The filings are public at efile.fara.gov.
Most recent filings
- Oct 7, 2026Informational Materials — Israel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Jun 15, 2026Informational Materials — Israel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Jun 15, 2026Informational Materials — Israel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- May 1, 2026Supplemental Statement
- Mar 9, 2026Informational Materials — Israel - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Jan 8, 2026Short-Form — Ayotte, Kelli
- Jan 6, 2026Short-Form — Peil, Barbara
- Dec 22, 2025Short-Form — Davis, Matthew
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, FARA eFile, registration No. 7653. Read from AFTorg's copy of the DOJ record, refreshed several times a day. A FARA registration is a public disclosure; it is not a finding of wrongdoing.
