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← ACLJ ACTION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ACLJ ACTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$671,415
Total expenses
$614,929
Contributions and grants received
$671,415
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$324,586
Total liabilities, end of year
$170,008
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$154,578
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$483,023
Management and general expenses
$62,993
Fundraising expenses
$68,913
Program service expenses (Part III)
$483,023

Program services were 78.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $68,078

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $100,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $503,337

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $78,526 · program services $65,588 · management and general $10,350 · fundraising $2,588

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $164,278 · program services $137,212 · management and general $21,653 · fundraising $5,413

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $19,801 · program services $16,539 · management and general $2,610 · fundraising $652

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,024 · program services $15,890 · management and general $2,507 · fundraising $627

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $46,377 · program services $23,625 · management and general $22,752

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $26,871 · program services $16,110 · management and general $3,118 · fundraising $7,643

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,301 · fundraising $5,301

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $73,417 · program services $65,136 · fundraising $8,281

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,584 · program services $24,584

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,165 · program services $1,165

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $34,096 · program services $34,096

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $76,756 · program services $71,447 · fundraising $5,309

  • 24b · Other expenses: FINANCIAL EXPENSE

    total $35,377 · program services $2,473 · management and general $3 · fundraising $32,901

  • 24c · Other expenses: AGENCY FEES DIRECT MAIL

    total $9,356 · program services $9,158 · fundraising $198

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $156,077 · end of year $311,199

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,774 · end of year $4,983

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,404

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $62,101 · end of year $26,677

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $70,942

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $72,389

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$62,735 · end of year $52,598

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $117,485 · end of year $101,980

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL WELFARE BY PROMOTING POLICIES THAT SUPPORT CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES, LIBERTY, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE EDUCATION, LOBBYING ELECTED OFFICIALS IN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, AND ORGANIZING VOTERS IN THE DOMESTIC UNITED STATES AND IN ALL 50 STATES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ACLJ ACTION IS DEDICATED TO LIBERTY, CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

  • ACLJ ACTION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO LIBERTY, CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. TO THAT END, IN 2023 ACLJ ACTION GREW ITS GRASSROOTS NETWORK FROM 25,0000 TO OVER 74,000 SUBSCRIBERS TO WHICH IT SENT APPROXIMATELY 340,000 EMAILS. THESE EMAILS PROVIDED POLICY ANALYSIS AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH LEGISLATORS AND FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES. ACLJ ACTION ACTIVISTS PARTICIPATED IN 29 SUCCESSFUL LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGNS LAST YEAR, SENDING 319,042 EMAILS TO ALL 100 SENATORS AND NEARLY ALL REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. ACLJ ACTION ALSO FACILITATED ALMOST 44,000 COMMENTS SUBMITTED ACROSS FIVE FEDERAL RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS. ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS, ACLJ ACTION ADVOCATED DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND STATE OFFICIALS ON MATTER RELATED TO LIFE, LIBERTY, CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT, AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WHILE ALSO CONDUCTING FURTHER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES ON ISSUES OF CONCERN. FINALLY, ACLJ ACTION WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE ON SHARED POLICY GOALS.

    Expenses $483,023

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jordan Sekulow

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $32,072
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $32,072
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Rockas

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $83,040
    From this org
    $78,526
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,514
    Hours/week
    30

  • Thomas Gilman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Burkett

    CHIEF OF STAFF/SENIOR ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $147,300
    From this org
    $134,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,069
    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
2023
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411369349307991

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