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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION.

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.

  • 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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $33,241 · related or exempt $33,241

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,471 · program services $7,471

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,152,572 · program services $1,869,978 · management and general $282,594

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $95,332 · program services $82,817 · management and general $12,515

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $288,342 · program services $250,488 · management and general $37,854

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $170,615 · program services $148,216 · management and general $22,399

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $747,423 · program services $352,943 · management and general $394,480

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,552 · program services $46,066 · management and general $7,486

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $127,632 · program services $110,876 · management and general $16,756

  • 17 · Travel

    total $151,298 · program services $138,131 · management and general $13,167

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,742 · program services $2,500 · management and general $12,242

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $77,409 · program services $66,575 · management and general $10,834

  • 24a · Other expenses: Hospitality and meeting

    total $159,558 · program services $137,222 · management and general $22,336

  • 24b · Other expenses: Telecommunications

    total $45,187 · program services $39,255 · management and general $5,932

  • 24c · Other expenses: Social media and market

    total $44,978 · program services $44,978

  • 24d · Other expenses: Workers compensation

    total $18,281 · program services $15,881 · management and general $2,400

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $29,787 · program services $21,495 · management and general $8,292

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,058,540 · end of year $542,206

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $966,016 · end of year $1,029,257

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $445,000 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $56,015 · end of year $558

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $145,225 · end of year $28,011

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

    $66,998

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

    $19,430

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,188 · end of year $47,568

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,242 · end of year $435,579

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $494,894 · end of year $238,956

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $437,543

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $763,451 · end of year $416,799

  • 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.

  • 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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