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← AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES FOUNDATION OF DELAWARE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES FOUNDATION OF DELAWARE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,561,891
Total expenses
$1,606,321
Contributions and grants received
$1,545,194
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$19,782
Other revenue
-$3,085
Total assets, end of year
$2,437,318
Total liabilities, end of year
$64,826
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,372,492
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$869,752
Management and general expenses
$579,173
Fundraising expenses
$157,396
Program service expenses (Part III)
$869,752

Program services were 54.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $50,980

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $717,067

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $777,147

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,643

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,782 · excluded $19,782

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $23,690

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

    $50,980

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $28,684

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,994 · excluded -$4,994

  • 11a · Other revenue: LEGAL INCOME

    total $1,909 · excluded $1,909

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,909

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $143,625 · program services $93,356 · management and general $38,779 · fundraising $11,490

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $784,880 · program services $387,767 · management and general $295,738 · fundraising $101,375

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $36,152 · program services $11,034 · management and general $22,172 · fundraising $2,946

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $93,174 · program services $62,240 · management and general $25,768 · fundraising $5,166

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,095 · program services $29,632 · management and general $18,540 · fundraising $13,923

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,101 · management and general $1,101

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $75,885 · management and general $75,885

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $46,045 · program services $14,647 · management and general $18,655 · fundraising $12,743

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $24,634 · program services $10,437 · management and general $14,197

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,178 · program services $16,175 · management and general $22,003

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,909 · program services $662 · management and general $1,630 · fundraising $617

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $15,982 · program services $1,219 · management and general $13,883 · fundraising $880

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,934 · program services $5,327 · management and general $5,607

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,518 · program services $3,322 · management and general $6,196

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $218,185 · program services $218,160 · fundraising $25

  • 24b · Other expenses: LEGAL SERVICE

    total $16,694 · program services $14,324 · management and general $2,370

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES

    total $8,857 · program services $377 · management and general $3,684 · fundraising $4,796

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $6,764 · program services $512 · management and general $4,995 · fundraising $1,257

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,709 · program services $561 · management and general $7,970 · fundraising $2,178

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,935,155 · end of year $1,103,277

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $26,728 · end of year $233,355

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,024 · end of year $5,164

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

    $138,198

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

    $103,370

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $44,413 · end of year $34,828

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $227,402 · end of year $792,939

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $262,453 · end of year $267,755

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $41,045 · end of year $36,786

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $35,000 · end of year $28,040

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,232,346 · end of year $2,107,786

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $190,784 · end of year $264,706

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PRESERVE AND ADVANCE THE LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AS ENSHRINED IN THE UNITED STATES AND DELAWARE CONSTITUTIONS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF POLITICAL ASSOCIATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PRESERVE AND ADVANCE THE LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

  • THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS GURANTEED TO ALL DELAWAREANS IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS. THE MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND TAKE ANY LEGITIMATE ACTION IN THE FURTHERANCE AND DEFENSE OF BASIC RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP.

    Expenses $711,075

  • THE ORGANIZATION IS A FIRST RESORT WHEN THE GOVERNMENT THREATENS PEOPLES RIGHTS IN DELAWARE AND A LAST HOPE WHEN PEOPLE ARE DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIBERTIES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO DEFEND BASIC RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. THE ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM OF LITIGATION AND LEGAL ADVOCACY IS TO ESTABLISH CASE LAW AND POLICY PRECEDENTS THAT PROTECT OR EXPAND CIVIL LIBERTIES IN DELAWARE. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALLEGED VIOLATIONS TO THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGAL DIRECTOR, WITH THE HELP OF A LEGAL PANEL, REVIEWS THESE COMPLAINTS AND CHOOSES A LIMITED NUMBER OF NEW CASES EACH YEAR THAT WILL ADVANCE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

    Expenses $158,677

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kathleen Epler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Desmond A Baker

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Jennifer Ying

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Tom O'Brien

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 3 related
  • Patricia Downing

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Rachel Blumenfeld

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Adriana Bohm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Judy Mellen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Katherine Cowperthwait

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Alan E Garfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Akilah Alleyne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Laina Herbert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Leland R Kent Sr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Ariel Gruswitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Carmen Twynman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Rony Baltazar-Lopez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Mark Purpura

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Rabbi Yair Robinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Kathryn Jakabcin

    NATIONAL BOARD REPRENTATIV

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Mike Brickner

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $143,625
    From this org
    $127,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,825
    Hours/week
    40

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
2022
Filed
2 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420339349301507

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