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← AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$306,750,536
Total expenses
$245,542,362
Contributions and grants received
$287,910,982
Grants paid
$28,564,007
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$8,528,889
Other revenue
$10,310,665
Total assets, end of year
$961,853,261
Total liabilities, end of year
$182,163,108
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$779,690,153
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$205,120,823
Management and general expenses
$19,597,573
Fundraising expenses
$20,823,966
Program service expenses (Part III)
$205,120,823

Program services were 83.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,113,859

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $284,797,123

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $27,170,065

  • 2a · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,989,186 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $581,984 · excluded $9,407,202

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $30 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $30

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $289,278

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $289,278 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $289,278 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $289,278

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $149,060,563 · other assets $4,107,746

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $150,228,606 · other assets $4,400,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,168,043 · other assets -$292,254

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,460,297 · excluded -$1,460,297

  • 11a · Other revenue: LEGAL AWARD, NET

    total $7,815,748 · related or exempt $7,815,748 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue: MERCHANDISE AND BOOK SALES

    total $1,165,759 · related or exempt $1,165,759 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $598,605 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $598,605

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $441,245 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $441,245

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,021,357

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $28,564,007 · program services $28,564,007

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,245,540 · program services $2,567,371 · management and general $1,089,241 · fundraising $588,928

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $65,923,678 · program services $48,187,574 · management and general $7,320,592 · fundraising $10,415,512

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,570,363 · program services $3,122,647 · management and general $795,353 · fundraising $652,363

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,712,191 · program services $7,318,979 · management and general $1,864,179 · fundraising $1,529,033

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,212,159 · program services $3,561,147 · management and general $907,041 · fundraising $743,971

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,082,848 · program services $382,989 · management and general $690,819 · fundraising $9,040

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $252,034 · program services $0 · management and general $252,034 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $173,696 · program services $0 · management and general $173,696 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $561,945 · fundraising $561,945

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,575,639 · program services $0 · management and general $2,575,639 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $12,010,190 · program services $9,183,964 · management and general $1,540,718 · fundraising $1,285,508

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,676,582 · program services $3,225,843 · management and general $346,827 · fundraising $1,103,912

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,079,989 · program services $2,075,748 · management and general $711,059 · fundraising $293,182

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,862,448 · program services $3,986,465 · management and general $879,367 · fundraising $996,616

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,875,282 · program services $3,309,316 · management and general $14,576 · fundraising $551,390

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,874,297 · program services $1,570,792 · management and general $131,002 · fundraising $172,503

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,965,687 · program services $2,739,702 · management and general $170,601 · fundraising $55,384

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,967,860 · program services $1,566,674 · management and general $4,642 · fundraising $396,544

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $742,712 · program services $527,326 · management and general $81,698 · fundraising $133,688

  • 24a · Other expenses: SHARED PORTION OF CONTRIBUTION

    total $61,376,527 · program services $61,375,007 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,520

  • 24b · Other expenses: SHARED PORTION OF BEQUEST

    total $14,584,303 · program services $14,491,907 · management and general $0 · fundraising $92,396

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL AFFILIATE SUBSIDIES

    total $5,608,333 · program services $5,608,333 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE

    total $2,493,764 · program services $1,334,135 · management and general $26,675 · fundraising $1,132,954

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $550,288 · program services $420,897 · management and general $21,814 · fundraising $107,577

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $62,593,511 · end of year $5,225,725

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $31,796,010 · end of year $181,110,163

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $34,868,568 · end of year $33,290,150

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,552,771 · end of year $2,444,648

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $315,519 · end of year $1,385,774

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $68,388,968

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $49,038,631

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,013,157 · end of year $19,350,337

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $280,961,531 · end of year $300,260,356

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $385,284,952 · end of year $408,434,807

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $220,453 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,997,917 · end of year $10,351,301

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,121,929 · end of year $8,548,298

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $7,279,087 · end of year $9,417,572

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $132,091,178 · end of year $164,197,238

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $412,922,015 · end of year $501,550,856

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $267,190,180 · end of year $278,139,297

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AS NOTED IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE MISSION OF THE ACLU FOUNDATION IS "TO ENCOURAGE, SPONSOR, AND FACILITATE THE CULTIVATION AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIOUS CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS WHICH ARE PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF THE VARIOUS STATES TO PERSONS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES WHEREIN THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ARE THREATENED OR INFRINGED." THE ACLU FOUNDATION TODAY REMAINS FOCUSED ON THE OVERARCHING GOALS SET BY ITS FOUNDERS, SERVING AS THE NATION'S GUARDIAN OF LIBERTY, WORKING DAILY IN COURTS, LEGISLATURES AND COMMUNITIES TO DEFEND AND PRESERVE THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE US GUARANTEE. THE ACLU ALSO WORKS TO EXTEND RIGHTS TO SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN DENIED THEIR RIGHTS, INCLUDING PEOPLE OF COLOR; WOMEN; LESBIANS, GAY MEN, BISEXUALS AND TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONBINARY PEOPLE; PRISONERS; AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.

  • AFFILIATE SUPPORT - THE ACLU HAS AN AFFILIATE OR CHAPTER IN EVERY STATE, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND IN PUERTO RICO. AFFILIATES HANDLE REQUESTS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE, LOBBY STATE LEGISLATURES AND HOST EDUCATIONAL FORUMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE NATIONAL ACLU COORDINATES FUNDRAISING EFFORTS WITH ITS AFFILIATES AND SHARES THE PROCEEDS OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS WITH AFFILIATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DETAILED POLICY. THROUGH ITS AFFILIATE SUPPORT AND NATIONWIDE INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT (ASNI), THE NATIONAL ACLU ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS AND SUPPORT TO AFFILIATES ON SPECIFIC INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS INVOLVING MATTERS OF BOTH LOCAL/REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. ASNI OFFERS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AFFILIATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS OF RELEVANCE.

    Expenses $104,909,368 · Grants $20,642,763

  • LEGAL - THE ACLU FOUNDATION'S LITIGATION PROGRAM IS THE CORNERSTONE OF ITS CIVIL LIBERTIES PROGRAM. THE ACLU TODAY IS THE NATION'S PREEMINENT CIVIL LIBERTIES ORGANIZATION, WITH A STAFF OF ATTORNEYS IN THE NATIONAL OFFICE WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH ATTORNEYS AT AFFILIATE OFFICES NATIONWIDE TO ADDRESS CASES INVOLVING A WIDE RANGE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES. THE ACLU APPEARS BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT MORE THAN ANY OTHER LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY EXCEPT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

    Expenses $71,745,129 · Grants $2,840,804 · Revenue $7,815,748

  • EDUCATION - THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, ITS WEBSITE, ADVERTISEMENTS, OP-ED ARTICLES, MEDIA INTERVIEWS, PUBLICATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND NUMEROUS MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS AFFILIATES THROUGHOUT THE US, THE ACLU FOUNDATION PROVIDES ONGOING EDUCATION TO THE ACLU'S approximately 1,400,000 supporters NATIONWIDE AND TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH RESPECT TO A WIDE RANGE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES AND CONCERNS. A CORE COMPONENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS IS THE EMPHASIS ON KEY RIGHTS, INCLUDING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH, ASSOCIATION AND ASSEMBLY; THE RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW; THE RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS AND TO FAIR TREATMENT WHEN THE LOSS OF LIBERTY OR PROPERTY IS AT STAKE; AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND FREEDOM FROM UNWARRANTED GOVERNMENT INTRUSION INTO PERSONAL AND PRIVATE AFFAIRS.

    Expenses $17,161,977 · Grants $251,193

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY - THE ACLU SEEKS TO IMPACT CIVIL LIBERTIES THROUGH WORK ON LEGISLATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, AS APPROPRIATE. THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES ARE A CONSTANT PRESENCE ON FEDERAL AND STATE CIVIL LIBERTIES LEGISLATIVE ISSUES. UPDATES ON KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES IMPACTING CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE INCLUDED IN MAIL, EMAIL, AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO ACLU MEMBERS NATIONWIDE, AS WELL AS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. IN ADDITION, THE ACLU DEVELOPS POLICY RELATING TO POSITIONS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES. EXPENSES $9,381,047. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $4,710,919. REVENUE $0. CIVIL LIBERTIES POLICY FORMULATION - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ACLU WORKS THROUGH ITS STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES TO ANALYZE CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, TO DEVELOP POLICIES THAT WILL SERVE AS THE FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR LEGISLATIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND CASE-SPECIFIC WORK AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, AND THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTS AND ASSISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY GOALS THROUGH ITS AFFILIATES. EXPENSES $1,923,302. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $3,750. REVENUE $0.

    Expenses $11,304,349 · Grants $4,829,247 · Revenue $1,165,759

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Charu Verma

    DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 3.5 related

  • Connie Tcheng

    DIRECTOR/TREASURER(AS OF 02/01/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 4.4 related

  • Dax Goldstein

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 3.5 related

  • Deborah Archer

    DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 4.4 related

  • Robert Remar

    DIRECTOR/VP, TREASURER (THRU 02/01/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 4.5 related

  • Ronald Tyler

    GENERAL COUNSEL (THRU 02/01/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 3.5 related

  • Shaakirrah Sanders

    DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 3.5 related

  • Anil Mujumdar

    DIRECTOR (THRU 02/02/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5 + 2 related

  • Cherie Dawson Edwards

    DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Coleman Bazelon

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Darlene English

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Donita Judge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Gabrielle Uballez

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/05/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Michelle Espino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Ruth Colker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Yomi Young

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Aj Hikes

    DEP. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $619,317
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $569,934
    Other
    $49,383
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $568,014 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,500 related
    Other
    $0 + $420 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $31,352 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,031 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $619,317 related

  • Anthony D Romero

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,128,202
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $759,792
    Other
    $368,410
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $754,680 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,500 related
    Other
    $0 + $3,612 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $351,469 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,941 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,128,202 related

  • Charizma T Williams

    COO

    Total calculated
    $539,028
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $492,394
    Other
    $46,634
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $490,974 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $420 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $28,603 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $18,031 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $539,028 related

  • Terence R Dougherty

    DEP. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $659,249
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $569,229
    Other
    $90,020
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $565,797 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,500 related
    Other
    $0 + $1,932 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $55,438 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $34,582 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $659,249 related

  • Cecillia Wang

    NATIONAL LEGAL DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/16/2024)

    Total calculated
    $460,989
    From this org
    $398,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,064
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $381,967
    Bonus
    $16,000
    Other
    $958
    Deferred
    $44,604
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,460
    Filer's total
    $460,989

  • David D Cole

    NATIONAL LEGAL DIRECTOR (THRU 10/15/2024)

    Total calculated
    $531,116
    From this org
    $494,121
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,995
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $394,751
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $97,870
    Deferred
    $33,754
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,241
    Filer's total
    $531,116

  • Deirdre Schifeling

    CHIEF POLITICAL & ADVOCACY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $498,992
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $466,658
    Other
    $32,334
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $464,192 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,500 related
    Other
    $0 + $966 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $29,524 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $2,810 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $498,992 related

  • Kary Moss

    NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF AFFILIATES SUPPORT & NATIONWIDE INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $646,994
    From this org
    $498,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $148,185
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $488,898
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $9,411
    Deferred
    $113,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,568
    Filer's total
    $646,994

  • Kriston McIntosh

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $459,450
    From this org
    $435,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,263
    Hours/week
    26 + 14 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $434,057
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $630
    Deferred
    $21,453
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,810
    Filer's total
    $459,450

  • Larisa Mueller

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $382,306
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $361,434
    Other
    $20,872
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $359,804 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $630 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,062 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $2,810 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $382,306 related

  • Mark V Wier

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $589,082
    From this org
    $520,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,959
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $516,387
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $3,236
    Deferred
    $34,391
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,568
    Filer's total
    $589,082

  • Amardeep Singh

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (THRU 11/30/2024)

    Total calculated
    $503,625
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $431,847
    Other
    $71,778
    Hours/week
    14 + 26 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $307,431 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $124,416 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $16,517 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $55,261 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $503,625 related

  • Elizabeth Fitzgerald

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $453,098
    From this org
    $353,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $99,151
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $351,985
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $962
    Deferred
    $44,524
    Nontaxable benefits
    $54,627
    Filer's total
    $453,098

  • Louise Melling

    DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR LIBERTY

    Total calculated
    $454,926
    From this org
    $363,528
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $91,398
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $359,756
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $2,772
    Deferred
    $74,052
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,346
    Filer's total
    $454,926

  • Miriam Cader

    DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $401,685
    From this org
    $329,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,600
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $327,279
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,806
    Deferred
    $17,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,297
    Filer's total
    $401,685

  • Mohammad Zaidi

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF NATIONWIDE LEADERSHIP AND PLANNED GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $374,198
    From this org
    $286,006
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $88,192
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $283,200
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $1,806
    Deferred
    $39,572
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,620
    Filer's total
    $374,198

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO, OFFICERS AND VARIOUS KEY EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID BY AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, INC. COMPENSATION IS PAID DIRECTLY BY AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, INC., A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, AND SALARY EXPENSE IS ALLOCATED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION. ACLU AND AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION HAVE ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS: THE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ACLU BOARD ESTABLISH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF ITS KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO. NO MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ACLU OR EITHER ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE (EACH A "LAY LEADER BODY") HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. EACH LAY LEADER BODY REVIEWS COMPENSATION STUDIES AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. EACH LAY LEADER BODY CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS, IN ITS MINUTES, ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. NO ACLU OFFICER RECEIVES COMPENSATION IN THEIR CAPACITY AS A DIRECTOR.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
DURING THE CALENDER YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, AMARDEEP SINGH RECEIVED SEVERANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $101,351.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO PARTICIPATES IN A NONQUALIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN. ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THIS RETIREMENT BENEFIT, AMOUNTS ARE ACCRUED ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
BONUS ELIGIBILITY IS DISCRETIONARY.
Schedule J, Part II
PART II: COLUMN B(I) INCLUDES BASE COMPENSATION, COLUMN B(II) INCLUDES EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE, BONUS PAYMENTS AND COLUMN B(III) INCLUDES ALL OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. COLUMN C INCLUDES EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN OR, FOR EMPLOYEES HIRED ON OR AFTER APRIL 1, 2009, TO THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN, IF ANY, TO THE 457(B) PLAN; THE TOTALS SHOWN REFLECT AMOUNTS EARNED DURING THE YEAR, WHETHER OR NOT THE EMPLOYEE IS FULLY VESTED. COLUMN D INCLUDES NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS, SUCH AS HEALTH AND OTHER INSURANCE.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC

    501(c)(4) · PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES · DC

    Directly controlled by NA

  • RBSO INC

    501(c)(3) · SUPPORT ORGANIZATION · DE

    Directly controlled by NA

  • ACLU VOTERS EDUCATION FUND

    527 · SEE PART VII · NY

    Directly controlled by ACLU

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.

  • 915 15TH STREET LLC

    REAL ESTATE · DC · income $526,175 · assets $6,480,952

    Directly controlled by ACLUF

  • 104 Greenwich Ave LLC

    REAL ESTATE · NY · income -$292,254 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by ACLUF

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST

    Trust · CHARITABLE TR · AL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ACLUF

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST

    Trust · CHARITABLE TR · GA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ACLUF

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (2)

    Trust · CHARITABLE TR · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ACLUF

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST

    Trust · CHARITABLE TR · NJ · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ACLUF

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST

    Trust · CHARITABLE TR · NM · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ACLUF

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (4)

    Trust · CHARITABLE TR · NY · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ACLUF

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202533449349300343

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