Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,392,527
- Total expenses
- $4,184,179
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,338,609
- Grants paid
- $7,471
- Program service revenue
- $20,677
- Investment income
- $33,241
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,083,179
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $676,499
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,406,680
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,334,892
- Management and general expenses
- $849,287
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,334,892
Program services were 79.7% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,338,609
-
2a · Program service revenue: Fees for services
total $20,677 · related or exempt $20,677
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3 · Investment income
total $33,241 · related or exempt $33,241
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $7,471 · program services $7,471
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,152,572 · program services $1,869,978 · management and general $282,594
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $95,332 · program services $82,817 · management and general $12,515
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $288,342 · program services $250,488 · management and general $37,854
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $170,615 · program services $148,216 · management and general $22,399
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11g · Fees: other
total $747,423 · program services $352,943 · management and general $394,480
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13 · Office expenses
total $53,552 · program services $46,066 · management and general $7,486
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16 · Occupancy
total $127,632 · program services $110,876 · management and general $16,756
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17 · Travel
total $151,298 · program services $138,131 · management and general $13,167
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $14,742 · program services $2,500 · management and general $12,242
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23 · Insurance
total $77,409 · program services $66,575 · management and general $10,834
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24a · Other expenses: Hospitality and meeting
total $159,558 · program services $137,222 · management and general $22,336
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24b · Other expenses: Telecommunications
total $45,187 · program services $39,255 · management and general $5,932
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24c · Other expenses: Social media and market
total $44,978 · program services $44,978
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24d · Other expenses: Workers compensation
total $18,281 · program services $15,881 · management and general $2,400
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24e · All other expenses
total $29,787 · program services $21,495 · management and general $8,292
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,058,540 · end of year $542,206
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $966,016 · end of year $1,029,257
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $445,000 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $56,015 · end of year $558
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $145,225 · end of year $28,011
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$66,998
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$19,430
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,188 · end of year $47,568
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $15,242 · end of year $435,579
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $494,894 · end of year $238,956
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $437,543
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $763,451 · end of year $416,799
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,434,881 · end of year $989,881
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION ADVOCATES FOR THE DEFENSE AND ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL. WE WORK TO SECURE GREATER EQUALITY, EQUITY, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. OUR POLICY PRIORITIES ARE AIMED AT DISMANTLING SYSTEMS ROOTED IN OPPRESSION AND DISCRIMINATION THROUGH AN INTEGRATED ADVOCACY APPROACH THAT EMPLOYS RIGOROUS POLICY ANALYSIS, LOBBYING, COMMUNICATIONS, COALITION-BUILDING, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING. ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION IS A 501(C)(4) SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION FORMED BY THE SIX ACLU ENTITIES IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN STATEWIDE ADVOCACY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION ADVOCATES FOR THE DEFENSE AND ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
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All 2,776 pieces of legislation introduced in the California State Legislature were reviewed; 659 of those bills were actively monitored due to their potential to impact civil liberties and civil rights. We advocated our support for 120 bills; sponsoring 16 pieces legislation, nine of which were signed into law. We opposed 54 bills and succeeded in defeating or resolving our concerns on 43 of them. A legislative scorecard, evaluating Senate and Assembly members alignment with our legislative positions, was developed and published.
Expenses $3,334,892 · Grants $7,471 · Revenue $20,677
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Neal Ortiguerra
Chair and Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Mariko Yoshihara
Secretary and Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Emily Da Silva
Treasurer and Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Robert White
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Norma Chavez-Peterson
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kim Knox
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Victor Leung
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Abdi Soltani
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Elliot Gordon
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
David Trujillo
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $186,027
- From this org
- $167,832
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,195
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,832
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,649
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,546
- Filer's total
- $186,027
-
Carmen-Nicole Cox
Director of Government Aff
- Total calculated
- $245,320
- From this org
- $207,068
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,252
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $207,068
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,324
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,928
- Filer's total
- $245,320
-
Jack Zwald
Director of Finance and Administration
- Total calculated
- $230,298
- From this org
- $192,885
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,413
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,885
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,544
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,869
- Filer's total
- $230,298
-
Anita Narayana
Director of Strategic Communications
- Total calculated
- $186,077
- From this org
- $168,770
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,307
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,770
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,352
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,955
- Filer's total
- $186,077
-
Rachel Bhagwat
Legislative Advocate
- Total calculated
- $177,022
- From this org
- $153,888
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,134
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,888
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,400
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,734
- Filer's total
- $177,022
-
Ruth Dawson
Legislative Attorney
- Total calculated
- $168,151
- From this org
- $148,138
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,013
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $148,138
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,083
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,930
- Filer's total
- $168,151
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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 I, Line 4a
- Kevin Baker received $194,475 in severance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 31 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202610329349300201
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