Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIF.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $9,893,281
- Total expenses
- $13,761,617
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,321,772
- Grants paid
- $105,134
- Program service revenue
- $1,042,104
- Investment income
- $1,326,223
- Other revenue
- -$796,818
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,718,403
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,255,646
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $39,462,757
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $9,188,035
- Management and general expenses
- $3,324,214
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,249,368
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $9,188,035
Program services were 66.8% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$519,446
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,802,326
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$376,448
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2a · Program service revenue: LITIGATION FEES
total $1,042,104 · related or exempt $1,042,104
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3 · Investment income
total $1,122,954 · excluded $1,122,954
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6a · Gross rents
real property $606,998
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $704,642
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$97,644
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$97,644 · excluded -$97,644
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $27,513,604
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $27,310,335
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $203,269
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $203,269 · excluded $203,269
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$109,361
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$519,446
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$901,941
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$792,580 · excluded -$792,580
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11a · Other revenue: CONTRACT SERVICE REV.
total $75,315 · excluded $75,315
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11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $18,091 · excluded $18,091
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11e · Other revenue, total
$93,406
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $102,884 · program services $102,884
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,250 · program services $2,250
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,263,716 · program services $433,984 · management and general $560,246 · fundraising $269,486
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,872,504 · program services $4,367,806 · management and general $884,404 · fundraising $620,294
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $497,975 · program services $337,980 · management and general $114,606 · fundraising $45,389
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $807,420 · program services $586,009 · management and general $147,572 · fundraising $73,839
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $518,809 · program services $361,271 · management and general $95,040 · fundraising $62,498
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11b · Fees: legal
total $44,750 · program services $30,238 · management and general $14,512
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $87,698 · management and general $87,698
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $268,535 · program services $268,535
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $11,028 · fundraising $11,028
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $89,577 · management and general $89,577
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11g · Fees: other
total $206,292 · program services $68,877 · management and general $125,913 · fundraising $11,502
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $21,254 · program services $17,108 · management and general $2,090 · fundraising $2,056
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13 · Office expenses
total $188,922 · program services $67,258 · management and general $90,912 · fundraising $30,752
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14 · Information technology
total $136,812 · program services $60,457 · management and general $57,211 · fundraising $19,144
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16 · Occupancy
total $990,955 · program services $679,649 · management and general $224,828 · fundraising $86,478
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17 · Travel
total $53,005 · program services $48,229 · management and general $2,794 · fundraising $1,982
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $31,841 · program services $15,900 · management and general $13,980 · fundraising $1,961
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20 · Interest
total $1,606 · management and general $1,606
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $1,478,811 · program services $1,478,811
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $90,347 · program services $64,684 · management and general $14,742 · fundraising $10,921
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23 · Insurance
total $153,869 · program services $57,584 · management and general $94,410 · fundraising $1,875
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24a · Other expenses: SETTLEMENT EXPENSES
total $701,910 · management and general $701,910
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24b · Other expenses: LITIGATION FEE
total $122,367 · program services $122,367
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $16,480 · program services $16,154 · management and general $163 · fundraising $163
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,272,627 · end of year $819,035
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,862,333 · end of year $2,146,261
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $6,292,805 · end of year $5,967,286
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $198,380
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $293,162 · end of year $403,575
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$14,861,270
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$7,296,547
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $8,071,935 · end of year $7,564,723
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $22,938,395 · end of year $22,161,823
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $2,339,286 · end of year $4,967,580
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $408,943 · end of year $489,740
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,081,972 · end of year $1,389,366
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $390,167 · end of year $873,436
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,239,904 · end of year $2,992,844
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $30,549,662 · end of year $28,560,448
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $11,217,781 · end of year $10,902,309
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
SEE FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILSTHE ORGANIZATION DEFENDS THE CIVIL LIBERTIES ENSHRINED IN THE US CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS THROUGH LITIGATION, POLICY ADVOCACY, MEDIA ADVOCACY, AND ORGANIZING. IT FIGHTS TO SECURE AND PROTECT THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE- INCLUDING WOMEN, YOUTH, PEOPLE OF COLOR, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, MEMBERS OF MINORITY RELIGIONS, DISABLED PEOPLE, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY OR HOUSELESSNESS, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE INCARCERATED.
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ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES, THE ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT ON DOZENS OF MATTERS, ON ISSUES INCLUDING UNLAWFUL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, ARREST, AND DETENTION PRACTICES; EDUCATION EQUITY, LGBTQ AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE, HEALTHCARE, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, AND PRISONS; ABORTION ACCESS; RESTRICTIONS OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT MEETINGS; UNLAWFUL AND DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND POLICE PRACTICES; UNLAWFUL AND UNSAFE JAIL CONDITIONS; DISCRIMINATION AND CRIMINALIZATION OF UNHOUSED PEOPLE AN PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY; AND VOTING RIGHTS.
Expenses $7,709,224 · Grants $105,134 · Revenue $1,042,104
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ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE WHEREBY CERTAIN REVENUES ARE SHARED ACCORDING TO SET FORMULAS FOR PROGRAM SERVICES THROUGH THE NATION.
Expenses $1,478,811
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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Connie TchengCONNIE TCHENG
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Michele GoodwinMICHELE GOODWIN
CHAIR (THRU 07/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Stacy Horth-NeubertSTACY HORTH-NEUBERT
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Rob HennigROB HENNIG
VICE-CHAIR/CO-CHAIR (THRU 03/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Connie ParkerCONNIE PARKER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Nichelle CarrNICHELLE CARR
SECRETARY, EDI OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Carlos AmadorCARLOS AMADOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Judy BalabanJUDY BALABAN
DIRECTOR (PASSED AWAY 10/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Hannah CannomHANNAH CANNOM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jeffrey DouglasJEFFREY DOUGLAS
DIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sherry FrumkinSHERRY FRUMKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mary Ellen GaleMARY ELLEN GALE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Elliot GordonELLIOT GORDON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ellen GreenstoneELLEN GREENSTONE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kelly Lytle HernandezKELLY LYTLE HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stacey HerzingSTACEY HERZING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Barry HirschBARRY HIRSCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jacob KreilkampJACOB KREILKAMP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dolores LealDOLORES LEAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sidney MachtingerSIDNEY MACHTINGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Gary MandinachGARY MANDINACH
DIRECTOR (THRU 02/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Douglas MirellDOUGLAS MIRELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Steve PerskySTEVE PERSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Marla StoneMARLA STONE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kate SummersKATE SUMMERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sara WidzerSARA WIDZER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jon WienerJON WIENER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Danice WoodleyDANICE WOODLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ehsan ZaffarEHSAN ZAFFAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Latia CurryLATIA CURRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Victor LeungVICTOR LEUNG
CHIEF ADVOCACY & LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $180,258
- From this org
- $159,124
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,134
- Hours/week
- 54
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,124
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,739
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,395
- Filer's total
- $180,258
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Hector VillagraHECTOR VILLAGRA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $237,120
- From this org
- $166,994
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $70,126
- Hours/week
- 36
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $166,994
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $50,812
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,314
- Filer's total
- $237,120
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Julie WeinsteinJULIE WEINSTEIN
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $237,103
- From this org
- $203,395
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,708
- Hours/week
- 54
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $203,395
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,161
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,547
- Filer's total
- $237,103
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Preeti KulkarniPREETI KULKARNI
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 02/24)
- Total calculated
- $186,397
- From this org
- $170,531
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,866
- Hours/week
- 42
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,531
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,329
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,537
- Filer's total
- $186,397
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Marcus BenignoMARCUS BENIGNO
CHIEF COMMS & MKTNG OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $131,667
- From this org
- $120,976
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,691
- Hours/week
- 33
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Deborah RobersonDEBORAH ROBERSON
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $178,154
- From this org
- $158,974
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,180
- Hours/week
- 42
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $158,974
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,156
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,024
- Filer's total
- $178,154
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Esmeralda MartinezESMERALDA MARTINEZ
INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $139,839
- From this org
- $119,595
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,244
- Hours/week
- 42
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Minouche D KandelMINOUCHE D KANDEL
SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $180,328
- From this org
- $161,082
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,246
- Hours/week
- 33.75
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,082
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,305
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,941
- Filer's total
- $180,328
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Peter EliasbergPETER ELIASBERG
CHIEF COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $269,867
- From this org
- $183,339
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $86,528
- Hours/week
- 33.75
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $183,339
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $57,221
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,307
- Filer's total
- $269,867
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Amanda GoadAMANDA GOAD
DIR./LGBTQ & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
- Total calculated
- $162,027
- From this org
- $146,867
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,160
- Hours/week
- 33.75
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,867
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,057
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,103
- Filer's total
- $162,027
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Jennifer PasquarellaJENNIFER PASQUARELLA
DIR. IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS (THRU 01/24)
- Total calculated
- $211,474
- From this org
- $133,100
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $78,374
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,100
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $45,803
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,571
- Filer's total
- $211,474
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Michael KaufmanMICHAEL KAUFMAN
SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $156,673
- From this org
- $128,984
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,689
- Hours/week
- 33.75
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $128,984
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,085
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,604
- Filer's total
- $156,673
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 · 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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SUPPORT EDUCATION EQUITY PROGRAM, SUBGRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
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COALITION SUPPORT FOR STOP THE MUSIC FOR THE DA ACCOUNTIBILITY
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LLC
REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP AND LEASING · CA · income $606,998 · assets $7,470,341
Directly controlled by ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (4)
TRUST · CA
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POOLED INCOME FUND (2)
TRUST · CA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 17 February 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202530499349301658
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