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← AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF TENNESSEE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF TENNESSEE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,964,957
Total expenses
$1,860,512
Contributions and grants received
$2,749,010
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$129,458
Investment income
$84,514
Other revenue
$1,975
Total assets, end of year
$5,440,319
Total liabilities, end of year
$183,576
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,256,743
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,244,752
Management and general expenses
$490,261
Fundraising expenses
$125,499
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,244,752

Program services were 66.9% 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

    $2,186,880

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $562,130

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES

    total $129,458 · related or exempt $129,458

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $83,629 · excluded $83,629

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $885

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $885

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $885 · related or exempt $885

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $1,975 · related or exempt $1,975

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,975

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $194,491 · program services $130,122 · management and general $51,250 · fundraising $13,119

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $785,146 · program services $525,292 · management and general $206,893 · fundraising $52,961

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $72,257 · program services $48,343 · management and general $19,040 · fundraising $4,874

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $122,836 · program services $82,182 · management and general $32,368 · fundraising $8,286

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $74,095 · program services $49,572 · management and general $19,525 · fundraising $4,998

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $62,067 · program services $41,525 · management and general $16,355 · fundraising $4,187

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $124,026 · program services $82,978 · management and general $32,682 · fundraising $8,366

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $4,186 · program services $2,801 · management and general $1,103 · fundraising $282

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $69,063 · program services $46,205 · management and general $18,198 · fundraising $4,660

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,682 · program services $3,132 · management and general $1,234 · fundraising $316

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $83,663 · program services $55,974 · management and general $22,046 · fundraising $5,643

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $37,053 · program services $24,790 · management and general $9,764 · fundraising $2,499

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $180,312 · program services $120,635 · management and general $47,514 · fundraising $12,163

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,342 · program services $21,638 · management and general $8,522 · fundraising $2,182

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,019 · program services $4,027 · management and general $1,586 · fundraising $406

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,659 · program services $1,779 · management and general $701 · fundraising $179

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,503 · program services $2,344 · management and general $923 · fundraising $236

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $1,452 · program services $971 · management and general $383 · fundraising $98

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT PURCHASES

    total $360 · program services $241 · management and general $95 · fundraising $24

  • 24c · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $300 · program services $201 · management and general $79 · fundraising $20

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $199,927 · end of year $196,339

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,178,501 · end of year $1,925,783

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,311 · end of year $1,001,668

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $11,248

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

    $58,607

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

    $47,605

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,533 · end of year $11,002

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $336,462 · end of year $354,500

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $374,884 · end of year $403,646

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,084,945 · end of year $1,536,133

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $55,614 · end of year $34,571

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $149,005

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,283,388 · end of year $3,896,445

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $840,561 · end of year $1,360,298

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROTECT AND EXPAND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION; TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO AGGRIEVED PERSONS; TO PROVIDE BILL OF RIGHTS PROTECTION.

  • THE UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY GUIDING ACLUF-TN'S COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS THAT TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU MUST EXERCISE THEM; TO EXERCISE THEM, YOU MUST KNOW THEM. WE INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES BY SPONSORING FORUMS AND MEETINGS, PREPARING AND DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BOTH ONLINE AND OFF, WORKING IN COALITION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ON ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN, ENGAGING SUPPORTERS THROUGH EMAIL MARKETING AND ONLINE MOBILIZATION, FOSTERING DIALOGUE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND SPEAKING REGULARLY TO THE MEDIA ON CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES.

    Expenses $300,979

  • THE ACLUF-TN LEGAL PROGRAM AIMS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WE MEET THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE, ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY, AND (AS A LAST RESORT) LITIGATION. WE PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHOSE CIVIL LIBERTIES HAVE BEEN THREATENED OR DENIED. WE ALSO SUBMIT FRIEND-OF-THE-COURT BRIEFS IN APPROPRIATE CASES. THROUGH SUCH LITIGATION, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN INDIVIDUAL CASES AND ESTABLISH LEGAL PRECEDENTS THAT WILL BE OF ENDURING VALUE IN TENNESSEE AND ACROSS THE NATION.

    Expenses $505,389 · Revenue $132,318

  • THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT'S ROLE WITHIN ACLUF-TN IS TO INTEGRATE OUR MISSION WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS AND INDIVIDUALS TO BUILD A MOVEMENT AND MOBILIZE IN SUPPORT OF BOLD, IMPACTFUL CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS CHANGES IN OUR STATE. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ADVOCACY AT ACLU-TN CENTERS THE EXPERIENCES AND LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTLY IMPACTED PEOPLE WHILE ENSURING THAT NON-IMPACTED ALLIES PARTICIPATE IN EFFECTIVE AND SUBSTANTIVE ACTION.

    Expenses $438,384

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bruce Barry

    TREASURY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Chandra Flint

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Mona Frederick

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Katie Hannah Powell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Susan L Kay

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Berthena Nabaa-McKinney

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Melody Shekari

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Elaine Sheng

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Hershell Warren

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Annie B Williams

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Erika Wollam-Nichols

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Amy Seigenthaler Pierce

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Buzz Sienknecht

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • David Taylor

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Charles Grant

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Brandon Tucker

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Phyllida Burlingame

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related
  • Lindsay Kee

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $129,622
    From this org
    $115,617
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,005
    Hours/week
    27 + 13 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,617
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,669
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,336
    Filer's total
    $129,622
  • Stella Yarbrough

    LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,432
    From this org
    $109,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,717
    Hours/week
    25 + 15 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $109,715
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,667
    Filer's total
    $123,432
  • George Tolbert II

    DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $112,808
    From this org
    $107,965
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,843
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,965
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,156
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,687
    Filer's total
    $112,808
  • Eric Sirignano

    ADMIN & HR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,055
    From this org
    $126,595
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,460
    Hours/week
    33 + 7 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,595
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,454
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,006
    Filer's total
    $141,055
  • Kathryn Sinback

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL

    Total calculated
    $229,336
    From this org
    $197,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,946
    Hours/week
    31 + 9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,661
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $54,729
    Deferred
    $7,529
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,417
    Filer's total
    $229,336

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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
KATHRYN SINBACK RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAY OF $39,908

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.

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
26 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620309349300242

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