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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,177,772
Total expenses
$695,168
Contributions and grants received
$974,017
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$161,937
Investment income
$41,818
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,857,558
Total liabilities, end of year
$47,200
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,810,358
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$584,618
Management and general expenses
$79,588
Fundraising expenses
$30,962
Program service expenses (Part III)
$584,618

Program services were 84.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $794,017

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $180,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REVENUE SHARING

    total $161,937 · related or exempt $161,937

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $40,902 · excluded $40,902

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,926,449

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

    securities $1,925,533

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $916

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $916 · excluded $916

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $365,711 · program services $321,825 · management and general $25,600 · fundraising $18,286

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $37,114 · program services $32,660 · management and general $2,598 · fundraising $1,856

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $49,396 · program services $43,468 · management and general $3,458 · fundraising $2,470

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,102 · program services $40,570 · management and general $3,227 · fundraising $2,305

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,139 · program services $3,785 · management and general $11,354

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $17,822 · program services $17,491 · management and general $193 · fundraising $138

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,950 · management and general $22,950

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,349 · program services $9,107 · management and general $724 · fundraising $518

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,135 · program services $13,318 · management and general $1,060 · fundraising $757

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,300 · program services $38,984 · management and general $3,101 · fundraising $2,215

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,431 · program services $2,139 · management and general $170 · fundraising $122

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $431 · program services $379 · management and general $30 · fundraising $22

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $18,678 · program services $16,437 · management and general $1,307 · fundraising $934

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $16,733 · program services $16,733

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $13,317 · program services $11,718 · management and general $933 · fundraising $666

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $7,405 · program services $6,517 · management and general $518 · fundraising $370

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,155 · program services $9,487 · management and general $2,365 · fundraising $303

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,422,073 · end of year $3,806,260

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $210,639 · end of year $51,298

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $98,807 · end of year $47,200

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,533,905 · end of year $3,810,358

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ACLU OF GEORGIA IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE CIVIL LIBERTIES ENSHRINED IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS. THROUGH LITIGATION, LOBBYING, AND COMMUNICATIONS, THE ACLU OF GEORGIA WORKS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE RIGHTS OF ALL CITIZENS OF GEORGIA WITHOUT POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP. FOREMOST AMONG THESE RIGHTS ARE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION, THE RIGHT TO EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER LAW, AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

  • 1) LITIGATE CONSTITUTIONAL AND CIVIL LIBERTIES VIOLATIONS IN STATE, FEDERAL COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES; 2) PUBLIC EDUCATION TO BUILD AWARENESS ABOUT CIVIL LIBERTIES AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS; 3) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO BUILD VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS; 4) ADVOCACY TO PROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES.

    Expenses $584,618 · Revenue $161,937

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gail Podolsky

    NATIONAL BOARD REP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffrey A Willard

    2ND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carlton Fields

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jack Kennedy

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Aman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Graydon Gordian

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Monica Helms

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Natalie Keng

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Del Rosario Palacios

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harry Floyd Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michelle Walsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randy Butterfield

    1ST VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelley Ellman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Faraz Iqbal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kama Pierce

    EQUITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christie Sithiphone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Feifei Sun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Young

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $219,002
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $205,674
    Other
    $13,328
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $205,674 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,586 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,742 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $219,002 related
  • Lisa Adler

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $162,500
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $138,369
    Other
    $24,131
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $138,369 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $7,424 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,707 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $162,500 related
  • Kathleen Egan

    PHILANTHROPY DIR.

    Total calculated
    $165,522
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $156,664
    Other
    $8,858
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $156,664 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $7,336 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,522 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $165,522 related
  • Christopher Bruce

    POLITICAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $206,701
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $177,061
    Other
    $29,640
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $177,061 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,933 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,707 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $206,701 related
  • Fallon McClure

    DEPUTY POLICY AND ADVOCACY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $131,787
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $112,476
    Other
    $19,311
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related
  • Dorolita Toney

    COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $144,719
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $125,880
    Other
    $18,839
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 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

None.

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART III - OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND POLITICAL DIRECTOR RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION, ACLU FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA, INC. THE RELATED ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND POLITICAL DIRECTOR: COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443179349304254

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