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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.

Totals

Total revenue
$546,968
Total expenses
$319,603
Contributions and grants received
$544,336
Grants paid
$3,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,632
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,070,128
Total liabilities, end of year
$44,803
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,025,325
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$286,000
Management and general expenses
$29,934
Fundraising expenses
$3,669
Program service expenses (Part III)
$286,000

Program services were 89.5% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $544,336

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,632 · excluded $2,632

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,500 · program services $3,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $161,421 · program services $145,771 · management and general $12,847 · fundraising $2,803

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,251 · program services $7,534 · management and general $623 · fundraising $94

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $20,453 · program services $19,300 · management and general $992 · fundraising $161

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,641 · program services $10,537 · management and general $975 · fundraising $129

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,111 · management and general $1,111

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,425 · program services $29,295 · management and general $1,775 · fundraising $355

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $17,500 · program services $17,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,062 · program services $6,921 · management and general $3,141

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,877 · program services $20,877

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,093 · program services $2,635 · management and general $1,441 · fundraising $17

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,263 · program services $10,498 · management and general $4,765

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,695 · program services $9,037 · management and general $548 · fundraising $110

  • 17 · Travel

    total $631 · program services $631

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,964 · program services $1,964

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,716 · management and general $1,716

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $674,982 · end of year $933,838

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $239,161 · end of year $49,700

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $560

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

    $16,835

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

    $1,964

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $14,871

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $70,250 · end of year $71,719

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,806 · end of year $9,255

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,857 · end of year $35,548

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $791,143 · end of year $976,921

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $174,147 · end of year $48,404

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AT THE ACLU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WE ADVOCATE, LITIGATE, EDUCATE, AND MOBILIZE TO DEFEND AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AT THE ACLU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WE ENVISION A SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE "WE THE PEOPLE" MEANS ALL OF US. WE DEFEND AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS THROUGH LOBBYING AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT.

  • LOBBYING: OUR LOBBYISTS ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH POLICYMAKERS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS IN PURSUIT OF POLICIES THAT ADVANCE AND DEFEND CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.IN 2024, OUR LOBBYING SUCCESSFULLY STOPPED STATE LEGISLATORS FROM PASSING A BILL TO BAN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

    Expenses $166,097

  • ELECTORAL: WE EDUCATE VOTERS ABOUT THE CANDIDATES VYING FOR THEIR VOTES.IN 2024, WE SURVEYED CANDIDATES FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CONTACTED VOTERS VIA DIGITAL ADS AND TEXT MESSAGES TO ENSURE THEY KNEW THE CANDIDATES' POSITIONS ON IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION ISSUES.

    Expenses $62,548 · Grants $3,500

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

    Expenses $57,355

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Hollis France

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Anne Tromsness

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Stuart Andrews

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Prashant Prabhu

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Ann Hermmann-Nehdi

    AFFILIATE EQUITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jason Darby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Carole Gunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Araceli Hernandez-Laroche

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Alison McLetchie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Nina Richards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Danielle Ziff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jace Woodrum

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $143,984
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $135,392
    Other
    $8,592
    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.

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
3 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640369349300419

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