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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF OHIO FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,332,048
Total expenses
$3,318,432
Contributions and grants received
$2,149,588
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$174,736
Investment income
$534,562
Other revenue
$473,162
Total assets, end of year
$16,655,886
Total liabilities, end of year
$545,591
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,110,295
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,297,511
Management and general expenses
$451,909
Fundraising expenses
$569,012
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,297,511

Program services were 69.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $10,396

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,139,192

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $81,284

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LEGAL FEES

    total $174,736 · related or exempt $174,736

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $439,620 · excluded $439,620

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $39,559

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $39,559

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $39,559 · related or exempt $39,559

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,021,646

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

    securities $2,926,704

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $94,942

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $94,942 · excluded $94,942

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $10,396

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $82

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$82 · excluded -$82

  • 11a · Other revenue: NATIONAL RECONCILIATION INCOME

    total $433,685 · related or exempt $433,685

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $433,685

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $390,694 · program services $280,181 · management and general $58,020 · fundraising $52,493

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,193,875 · program services $856,568 · management and general $176,900 · fundraising $160,407

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $86,522 · program services $62,048 · management and general $12,849 · fundraising $11,625

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $305,395 · program services $219,010 · management and general $45,353 · fundraising $41,032

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $133,861 · program services $95,997 · management and general $19,879 · fundraising $17,985

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $26,203 · fundraising $26,203

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $407,477 · program services $352,476 · management and general $54,787 · fundraising $214

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $69,575 · program services $58,915 · management and general $2,103 · fundraising $8,557

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $113,262 · program services $81,283 · management and general $16,748 · fundraising $15,231

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $63,406 · program services $45,471 · management and general $9,416 · fundraising $8,519

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $127,633 · program services $91,530 · management and general $18,954 · fundraising $17,149

  • 17 · Travel

    total $98,049 · program services $68,469 · management and general $19,639 · fundraising $9,941

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,495 · program services $16,736 · management and general $3,938 · fundraising $821

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $34,647 · program services $24,847 · management and general $5,145 · fundraising $4,655

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,853 · program services $11,369 · management and general $2,354 · fundraising $2,130

  • 24a · Other expenses: ENDOWMENT FUND LOSS ALL

    total $157,855 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $157,855

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE

    total $40,155 · program services $2,636 · management and general $3,560 · fundraising $33,959

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $32,475 · program services $29,975 · management and general $2,264 · fundraising $236

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,032,426 · end of year $1,034,148

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,719,123 · end of year $1,621,203

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,418 · end of year $28,400

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

    $1,656,343

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

    $893,901

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $797,088 · end of year $762,442

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $11,392,321 · end of year $12,907,262

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $394,667 · end of year $302,431

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $267,154 · end of year $169,054

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $419,672 · end of year $376,537

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,457,615 · end of year $10,318,220

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,222,602 · end of year $5,792,075

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ACLU OF OHIO FOUNDATION LEVERAGES ADVOCACY, LITIGATION, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TO CHAMPION FAIRNESS, FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL AS GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE U.S.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVANCE SOCIAL, RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND GENDER EQUITY BY PROTECTING AND EXPANDING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

  • THROUGH DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND AMICUS BRIEFS, THE ACLU OF OHIO FOUNDATION'S LITIGATION PROGRAM HAS ADVOCATED FOR OHIOANS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, AMONG OTHERS: VOTING RIGHTS; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; FREE SPEECH; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; LGBTQ RIGHTS.

    Expenses $871,337 · Revenue $174,736

  • THE ACLU OF OHIO FOUNDATION EMPLOYS A VARIETY OF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO PROMOTE CIVIL LIBERTIES AND RACIAL JUSTICE, INCLUDING COALITION-BUILDING AND COMMUNITY PARTNER COLLABORATION; SOCIAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA; COMMUNITY FORUMS; AN EXPANSIVE WEBSITE; A SPEAKER'S BUREAU; PRINT PUBLICATIONS; TABLING AND EXHIBITS. WE ALSO RESPOND TO HUNDREDS OF INFORMATION REQUESTS ANNUALLY. RECENT EDUCATION EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE TOPICS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND VOTING RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; AND CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM REFORM, AMONG OTHERS.

    Expenses $1,426,174

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Terri Enns

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Larry Hayman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Laurie Briggs

    ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Laura Gold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jack Guttenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Lloyd Snyder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ebony Speakes-Hall

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Darlene English

    NATIONAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Curtis Maples

    EQUITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Erik Meinhardt

    VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Juthika Pal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Lachelle Simmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Matt Somogye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Matthew Besser

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Daniel Chand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Cheryl Lindsay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ashley Logan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Adarsh Krishen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nichole Oocumma

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Hasan Kwame Jeffries

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Natalie Coles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Rob Salem

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jona Hilario

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sue Carter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mary Paxton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • J Bennett Guess

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $222,472
    From this org
    $212,433
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,039
    Hours/week
    30.4 + 9.6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,149
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $31,284
    Deferred
    $10,039
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $222,472
  • James Kosmatka

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $99,260
    From this org
    $94,979
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,281
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related
  • Ann Rowlett

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,028
    From this org
    $121,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,192
    Hours/week
    27.2 + 4.8 related
  • Freda Levenson

    LEGAL DIRECTOR/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $192,575
    From this org
    $184,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,314
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,977
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $31,284
    Deferred
    $8,314
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $192,575
  • Cindy Tomm

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $155,970
    From this org
    $149,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,268
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $109,699
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $40,003
    Deferred
    $6,268
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $155,970
  • David Carey

    MANAGING LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $157,880
    From this org
    $151,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,793
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,403
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $24,684
    Deferred
    $6,793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $157,880
  • Raphael Davis-Williams

    DIRECTOR OF EQUITY, INCLUSION, PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $151,898
    From this org
    $145,494
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,404
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,210
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $31,284
    Deferred
    $6,404
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $151,898
  • Elizabeth Chasteen Day

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $148,193
    From this org
    $142,013
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,180
    Hours/week
    24 + 16 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533509349300113

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