Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,702,927
- Total expenses
- $2,515,779
- Contributions and grants received
- $293,425
- Grants paid
- $120,000
- Program service revenue
- $1,960,786
- Investment income
- $448,716
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,572,166
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,057,149
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $15,515,017
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,200,854
- Management and general expenses
- $314,925
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,200,854
Program services were 87.5% 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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1d · Related organizations
$44,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$249,425
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2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP INCOME
total $1,960,786 · related or exempt $1,960,786
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3 · Investment income
total $448,633 · excluded $448,633
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $83
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $83
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $83 · excluded $83
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $120,000 · program services $120,000
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,842 · program services $2,345 · management and general $497
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $20,750 · management and general $20,750
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $120,000 · program services $120,000
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $26,669 · management and general $26,669
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11g · Fees: other
total $138,218 · program services $129,679 · management and general $8,539
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13 · Office expenses
total $43,112 · program services $37,519 · management and general $5,593
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14 · Information technology
total $20,471 · program services $18,762 · management and general $1,709
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16 · Occupancy
total $223,331 · program services $202,473 · management and general $20,858
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17 · Travel
total $8,559 · program services $7,330 · management and general $1,229
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,003 · program services $909 · management and general $94
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23 · Insurance
total $5,776 · program services $5,203 · management and general $573
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24a · Other expenses: SHARED EMPLOYEES AND BE
total $1,745,008 · program services $1,519,360 · management and general $225,648
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24b · Other expenses: BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $34,503 · program services $34,071 · management and general $432
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24c · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES
total $5,537 · program services $3,203 · management and general $2,334
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,739,731 · end of year $2,244,221
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $69,830
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,030
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,839
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,194 · end of year $8,191
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $11,840,419 · end of year $13,702,717
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $7,636,921 · end of year $6,547,207
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $140,954 · end of year $159,144
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $7,303,236 · end of year $6,898,005
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $13,702,075 · end of year $15,450,115
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $80,000 · end of year $64,902
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
ACLU OF MA WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEFEND FREEDOMS GUARANTEED IN THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION.
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ACLU OF MA WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEFEND FREEDOMS GUARANTEED IN THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION.-THE ACLU OF MA HAD OVER 2,800 CONVERSATIONS WITH VOTERS IN CITIES AND TOWNS WITH LARGE AND GROWING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO HIGHLIGHT LOCAL ELECTIONS AND TURN OUT THE VOTE.-THE ACLU OF MA HELPED PASS A HISTORIC BILL ALLOWING ALL QUALIFIED DRIVERS TO APPLY FOR A LICENSE, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE ACLU ALSO HELPED LEAD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW, INCLUDING BY ADVOCATING FOR EFFECTIVE PRIVACY REGULATIONS AND HOSTING STUDY GROUPS REACHING OVER 3,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
Expenses $2,200,854 · Grants $120,000 · Revenue $1,960,786
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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David BowmanDAVID BOWMAN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stephen HallSTEPHEN HALL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Nikolas BowieNIKOLAS BOWIE
CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Alexandra Pineros ShieldsALEXANDRA PINEROS SHIELDS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Angela GomesANGELA GOMES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Annmarie LevinsANNMARIE LEVINS
DIRECTOR (TO 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Daniel GoldbergDANIEL GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
David ZimmerDAVID ZIMMER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Ellen Paradise FisherELLEN PARADISE FISHER
DIRECTOR (TO 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Emily FishEMILY FISH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Geraldine HinesGERALDINE HINES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Hannah KilsonHANNAH KILSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Holly GunnerHOLLY GUNNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Howard CooperHOWARD COOPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Judy BigbyJUDY BIGBY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Madeleine RodriguezMADELEINE RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Kathryn Warren BarnesKATHRYN WARREN BARNES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kendra AlbertKENDRA ALBERT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kevin PrussiaKEVIN PRUSSIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Kim MarrkandKIM MARRKAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Norma ShapiroNORMA SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Lisa WongLISA WONG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Maria Belen PowerMARIA BELEN POWER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Bob ThomasBOB THOMAS
DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nancy RyanNANCY RYAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Nicki Nichols GambleNICKI NICHOLS GAMBLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Charlotte StreatCHARLOTTE STREAT
DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Ronaldo Rauseo-RicuperoRONALDO RAUSEO-RICUPERO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Stephanie MarzoukSTEPHANIE MARZOUK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Suma NairSUMA NAIR
DIRECTOR (TO 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Susan WhiteheadSUSAN WHITEHEAD
DIRECTOR (TO 9/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Charu VermaCHARU VERMA
DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Tom HilbinkTOM HILBINK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jb KittredgeJB KITTREDGE
DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Sandra Susan SmithSANDRA SUSAN SMITH
DIRECTOR (TO 2/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Daryl WiesenDARYL WIESEN
DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Derege DemissieDEREGE DEMISSIE
DIRECTOR (AS OF 3/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Shirley LaiSHIRLEY LAI
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $323,103
- From this org
- $55,135
- From related orgs
- $165,405
- Other
- $102,563
- Hours/week
- 10 + 30 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $54,885 + $164,655 related
- Bonus
- $250 + $750 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,081 + $72,043 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,360 + $7,079 related
- Filer's total
- $78,576 + $244,527 related
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Carol RoseCAROL ROSE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $470,837
- From this org
- $93,565
- From related orgs
- $218,320
- Other
- $158,952
- Hours/week
- 16 + 24 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $93,565 + $218,320 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $47,542 + $80,520 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,267 + $21,623 related
- Filer's total
- $150,374 + $320,463 related
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Jessie RossmanJESSIE ROSSMAN
LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $180,774
- From this org
- $25,875
- From related orgs
- $126,332
- Other
- $28,567
- Hours/week
- 15 + 25 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $25,705 + $125,502 related
- Bonus
- $170 + $830 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,441 + $7,037 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,415 + $16,674 related
- Filer's total
- $30,731 + $150,043 related
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John WardJOHN WARD
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $196,969
- From this org
- $80,442
- From related orgs
- $80,441
- Other
- $36,086
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $79,942 + $79,941 related
- Bonus
- $500 + $500 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,478 + $4,478 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,565 + $13,565 related
- Filer's total
- $98,485 + $98,484 related
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Kafi HarringtonKAFI HARRINGTON
CHIEF OPERATIONS & TALENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $246,588
- From this org
- $53,806
- From related orgs
- $161,419
- Other
- $31,363
- Hours/week
- 10 + 30 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $53,556 + $160,669 related
- Bonus
- $250 + $750 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,985 + $8,954 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,856 + $14,568 related
- Filer's total
- $61,647 + $184,941 related
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Whitney TaylorWHITNEY TAYLOR
POLITICAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $184,252
- From this org
- $49,281
- From related orgs
- $114,990
- Other
- $19,981
- Hours/week
- 12 + 28 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $48,981 + $114,290 related
- Bonus
- $300 + $700 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,703 + $6,307 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,291 + $7,680 related
- Filer's total
- $55,275 + $128,977 related
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Bianca WardBIANCA WARD
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $174,449
- From this org
- $33,020
- From related orgs
- $132,330
- Other
- $9,099
- Hours/week
- 8 + 32 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $32,820 + $131,530 related
- Bonus
- $200 + $800 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,820 + $7,279 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $34,840 + $139,609 related
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Kirsten MayerKIRSTEN MAYER
INTERIM LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $177,623
- From this org
- $1,684
- From related orgs
- $166,679
- Other
- $9,260
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 39.5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $1,684 + $166,679 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $93 + $9,167 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $1,777 + $175,846 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 · Compensation committee
- 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
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WORK OF THE MA4OPC COALITION
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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
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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ACLU FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
501(C)(3) · PRESERVE CIVIL LIBERTIES · MA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MASSACHUSETTS
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC
501(C)(4) · MANAGES MEMBERSHIP AND SMALL UNION · NY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 10 December 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202403459349300530
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