Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $14,432,670
- Total expenses
- $10,851,662
- Contributions and grants received
- $12,694,688
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,571,274
- Investment income
- $155,558
- Other revenue
- $11,150
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,213,970
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $713,043
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,500,927
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $9,828,299
- Management and general expenses
- $470,422
- Fundraising expenses
- $552,941
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $9,828,299
Program services were 90.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,694,688
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2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES & COST REIMBSMT
total $1,571,274 · related or exempt $1,571,274
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3 · Investment income
total $157,949 · excluded $157,949
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,391
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$2,391
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$2,391 · excluded -$2,391
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $11,150 · related or exempt $11,150
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11e · Other revenue, total
$11,150
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $202,800 · program services $165,447 · management and general $13,309 · fundraising $24,044
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,966,955 · program services $1,604,670 · management and general $129,089 · fundraising $233,196
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $188,628 · program services $153,886 · management and general $12,379 · fundraising $22,363
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $326,165 · program services $266,090 · management and general $21,406 · fundraising $38,669
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $259,174 · program services $211,438 · management and general $17,009 · fundraising $30,727
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,410,584 · program services $6,374,650 · management and general $25,274 · fundraising $10,660
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $113,697 · management and general $113,697
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13 · Office expenses
total $99,100 · program services $72,960 · management and general $25,297 · fundraising $843
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17 · Travel
total $15,716 · program services $15,716
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $70,298 · program services $65,214 · management and general $4,884 · fundraising $200
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23 · Insurance
total $21,493 · program services $18,404 · management and general $918 · fundraising $2,171
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24a · Other expenses: DEPRECIATION
total $326,955 · program services $274,392 · management and general $36,289 · fundraising $16,274
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24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
total $280,868 · program services $166,449 · management and general $46,748 · fundraising $67,671
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24c · Other expenses: LITIGATION EXPENSES
total $139,524 · program services $139,520 · management and general $4
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24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION EXPENSES
total $94,645 · program services $94,645
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24e · All other expenses
total $335,060 · program services $204,818 · management and general $24,119 · fundraising $106,123
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $237,409 · end of year $305,164
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $93,310 · end of year $60,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $66,892 · end of year $73,464
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$439,931
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$427,350
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $35,678 · end of year $12,581
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $3,371,421 · end of year $5,529,496
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,270,314 · end of year $2,233,265
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $140,499 · end of year $36,164
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,015,776 · end of year $676,879
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,301,684 · end of year $7,180,129
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $617,065 · end of year $320,798
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO DEFEND THE CIVIL LIBERTIES OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA
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FIRST AMENDMENT OUR DEMOCRACY IS UNDER ATTACK AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. CENSORSHIP IS BEING USED BY THOSE IN POWER TO DENY AND DISTORT HISTORY; OBSCURE THE LAWS AND POLICIES THAT CONTINUE TO BOLSTER SYSTEMIC INEQUALITY; SILENCE EXPERT GUIDANCE; CONTROL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTION; AND THREATEN OUR FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES. THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL PROTEST IS ALSO BEING STIFLED WITH LAWS, RESTRICTIVE RULES, AND EXCESSIVE USE OF POLICE FORCE. THROUGH LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE ACLU OF FLORIDA IS WORKING TO FIGHT ALL FORMS OF CENSORSHIP, SECURE FREE SPEECH FOR ALL FLORIDIANS, AND DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY.
Expenses $552,057
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IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS IMMIGRATION POLICY IN FLORIDA CURRENTLY INSTILLS FEAR IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, HARMS INDIVIDUALS, SEPARATES FAMILIES, AND IS WILDLY DISCRIMINATORY. FLORIDA IS ALSO HOME TO SEVERAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS, AND THE PRACTICES IN THESE FACILITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNTOLD SUFFERING, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND DEATHS. THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LITIGATION EFFORTS, THE ACLU OF FLORIDA'S IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AIMS TO BRING AN END TO UNCONSTITUTIONAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES, END MASS IMMIGRATION DETENTION, ENSURE DUE PROCESS, WHILE CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANT FLORIDIANS.
Expenses $4,774,922
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VOTING RIGHTS VOTING IS THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT UPON WHICH ALL OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES REST. FLORIDA CONTINUES TO SUPPRESS VOTING RIGHTS, IMPOSE RACIALLY GERRYMANDERED MAP, AND HEIGHTEN BARRIERS TO REGISTRATION WHICH SEVERELY LIMITS ACCESS TO VOTING. THE ACLU OF FLORIDA'S VOTING RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AIMS TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS AND PARTICIPATION AMONG ALL ELIGIBLE FLORIDIANS. THIS EFFORT IS PURSUED THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AND LITIGATION. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE DEPARTMENT IS INVOLVED IN DOZENS OF INVESTIGATIONS, RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS, AND LEGAL CASES.
Expenses $1,800,504
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OTHER LITIGATION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON IMPORTANT CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES THAT ARE CONFRONTING FLORIDIANS BUT FALL OUTSIDE OUR PRIMARY CAMPAIGNS SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: CRIMINAL JUSTICE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN FLORIDA IS BUILT ON STRUCTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND HAS A DEVASTATING, DISPARATE IMPACT ON BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE. THE ACLU OF FLORIDA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM CAMPAIGN AIMS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REFORM FLORIDA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO REDUCE INCARCERATION AND RACIAL DISPARITIES, END THE PRACTICE OF SUSPENDING DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR NON-DRIVING OFFENSES, INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF REHABILITATION CREDIT CURRENTLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE CAN EARN TO REDUCE THEIR SENTENCE, AND TO END THE USE OF UNAFFORDABLE BAIL PRACTICES IMPACTING PEOPLE DETAINED IN FLORIDA JAILS THROUGH LITIGATION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES. REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS DESPITE THE FACT THAT TWO-THIRDS OF FLORIDIANS SUPPORT THE RIGHT TO ABORTION AND VOTERS HAVE CONSISTENTLY CAST THEIR BALLOTS TO PROTECT THAT RIGHT, FLORIDA POLITICIANS PASSED A DANGEROUS 6 WEEK BAN LAST YEAR. IT STRIPS FLORIDIANS OF THEIR RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, OFFERS LITTLE TO NO EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE OR INCEST, AND CRIMINALIZES DOCTORS WHO OFFER ABORTION CARE TO PATIENTS AFTER THAT POINT. THIS LAW HAS HAD DEVASTATING EFFECTS DUE TO THE MYRIAD OF BARRIERS PEOPLE MUST NAVIGATE TO GET AN ABORTION. THROUGH LITIGATION, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND STORYTELLING, WE ARE FIGHTING TO PROTECT FLORIDIANS' RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND LIMIT GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE IN THESE IMPORTANT AND PERSONAL MEDICAL DECISIONS TO ENSURE EVERY FLORIDIAN HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHEN AND IF TO HAVE A CHILD. LGBTQ+ RIGHTS THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA-WHO HAS LONG STRUGGLED FOR BASIC RECOGNITION OF THEIR RIGHTS, DIGNITY, AND PRIVACY-IS UNDER INCREASED ATTACK. LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN FLORIDA ARE BEING PUNISHED BY POLICIES THAT ESSENTIALLY BAN CLASSROOM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THEIR EXISTENCE, PREVENT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FROM USING THE APPROPRIATE RESTROOM OR RECEIVING LIFE- SAVING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, SERIOUSLY RESTRICT PROPER PRONOUN USE, AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR TEACHERS TO BE SUPPORTIVE WHEN WE KNOW THAT A SINGLE SUPPORTIVE TEACHER CAN SAVE A QUEER STUDENT'S LIFE. THROUGH LITIGATION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE ARE FIGHTING THE DANGEROUS AND DISCRIMINATORY LAWS IN FLORIDA TO KEEP ALL LGBTQ+ PEOPLE SAFE.
Expenses $2,700,816
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Gary SampleGARY SAMPLE
CFO
- Total calculated
- $222,952
- From this org
- $200,077
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,875
- Hours/week
- 30 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,077
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,875
- Filer's total
- $222,952
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Bacardi JacksonBACARDI JACKSON
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $187,845
- From this org
- $167,887
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,958
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,887
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,958
- Filer's total
- $187,845
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Fatima CuevasFATIMA CUEVAS
KEY EMPLOYEE
- Total calculated
- $173,622
- From this org
- $159,324
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,298
- Hours/week
- 35 + 5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,324
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,298
- Filer's total
- $173,622
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Daniel TilleyDANIEL TILLEY
KEY EMPLOYEE
- Total calculated
- $172,701
- From this org
- $160,456
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,245
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,456
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,245
- Filer's total
- $172,701
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Kara L GrossKARA L GROSS
KEY EMPLOYEE
- Total calculated
- $157,724
- From this org
- $134,849
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,875
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,849
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,875
- Filer's total
- $157,724
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Sara LatshawSARA LATSHAW
KEY EMPLOYEE
- Total calculated
- $149,003
- From this org
- $134,973
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,030
- Hours/week
- 40
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Krsha SendonKRSHA SENDON
KEY EMPLOYEE
- Total calculated
- $136,398
- From this org
- $130,389
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,009
- Hours/week
- 40
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Lynda BalintLYNDA BALINT
AFF EQUITY O
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Michael BermanMICHAEL BERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Mark ChaetMARK CHAET
NATIONAL BOA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Charlton CopelandCHARLTON COPELAND
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Tiffany L HiltonTIFFANY L HILTON
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Lynn Gaudioso HankinLYNN GAUDIOSO HANKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Michael MeyersMICHAEL MEYERS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.6 + 2 related
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Rosemary O'HaraROSEMARY O'HARA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Teresa PonteTERESA PONTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Trelvis RandolphTRELVIS RANDOLPH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Eric SmawERIC SMAW
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.1 + 3.5 related
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Robert Osborne SrROBERT OSBORNE SR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Jennifer TomlinsonJENNIFER TOMLINSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
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Janet TaylorJANET TAYLOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 1 related
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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AM CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF FLORIDA
501C4 · SERVICE · FL
Directly controlled by NA
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ACLU OF FL ADV CONST VALUES INC
527 · PUB ASSIST · FL
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 1 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202533399349300718
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