- Revenue 2024
- $8,532,580
- Expenses 2024
- $5,106,057
Program services were 74.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- R13Z
- Classification
- 2100
- Street
- 3600 CLIPPER MILL RD STE 200
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION EXISTS TO EMPOWER MARYLANDERS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS SO THAT THE LAW VALUES AND UPLIFTS THEIR HUMANITY
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THE ORGANIZATION HAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT CONSTITUTIONAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS THROUGH LITIGATION, PUBLIC ADVOCACY, LEGISLATIVE OUTREACH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE WORK OF THESE PROGRAMS IS GREATLY EXPANDED BY A SUBSTANTIAL PRO BONO PROGRAM INVOLVING THE PRIVATE BAR. THE VALUE OF THOSE SERVICES FOR 2024 WAS $2,482,867 WHICH IS REPORTED ON THE SCHEDULE D OF THE 990.
Expenses $3,810,755 · Revenue $430,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Kali-Ahset AmenKALI-AHSET AMEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Sarah DwyerSARAH DWYER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Oprah KeyesOPRAH KEYES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Coleman BazelonCOLEMAN BAZELON
NATIONAL BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Eric S GillmanERIC S GILLMAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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David ManningDAVID MANNING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Yasmin BehramYASMIN BEHRAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Jordan HowletteJORDAN HOWLETTE
AFFILIATE EQUITY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Chinyere OkonkwoCHINYERE OKONKWO
NOMINATING CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Erin ChapmanERIN CHAPMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Brandon JohnsonBRANDON JOHNSON
GOVERNANCE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Carla PaisleyCARLA PAISLEY
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Michael DavidMICHAEL DAVID
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Kisha PetticolasKISHA PETTICOLAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Keinna ThompsonKEINNA THOMPSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Aimy Avila PenaAIMY AVILA PENA
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Homayra ZiadHOMAYRA ZIAD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
-
Bonnie SmithBONNIE SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Corey StottlemyerCOREY STOTTLEMYER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0 + 1 related
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Dana Vickers ShelleyDANA VICKERS SHELLEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $222,779
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $211,568
- Other
- $11,211
- Hours/week
- 1 + 45 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $211,568 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $11,211 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $0 + $222,779 related
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Veronica DunlapVERONICA DUNLAP
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $193,756
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $186,320
- Other
- $7,436
- Hours/week
- 1 + 45 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $186,320 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $7,436 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $0 + $193,756 related
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Courtney LeeCOURTNEY LEE
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIR
- Total calculated
- $155,601
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $126,935
- Other
- $28,666
- Hours/week
- 1 + 45 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $126,935 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $7,077 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $21,589 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $155,601 related
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Deborah JeonDEBORAH JEON
LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $220,665
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $163,075
- Other
- $57,590
- Hours/week
- 1 + 45 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $163,075 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $57,590 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $220,665 related
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Yanet AmnuelYANET AMNUEL
PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $134,896
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $121,550
- Other
- $13,346
- Hours/week
- 1 + 45 related
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Regina EllebyREGINA ELLEBY
LEGAL ADVOCACY COORDINATOR
- Total calculated
- $130,862
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $115,376
- Other
- $15,486
- Hours/week
- 1 + 45 related
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $8,532,580
- Expenses
- $5,106,057
- Contributions
- $8,050,862
- Grants paid
- $0
-
2023
- Revenue
- $7,030,479
- Expenses
- $5,052,606
- Contributions
- $6,852,809
- Grants paid
- $0
-
2022
- Revenue
- $2,386,556
- Expenses
- $5,262,124
- Contributions
- $1,529,989
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,716,096
- Expenses
- $4,915,215
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,973,597
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,499,192
- Expenses
- $4,283,125
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,852,060
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,758,403
- Expenses
- $3,711,896
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,565,564
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,892,981
- Expenses
- $3,024,033
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,651,420
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,225,973
- Expenses
- $2,583,339
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,539,866
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,983,862
- Expenses
- $2,359,536
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,879,287
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,234,823
- Expenses
- $2,448,657
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,077,652
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,170,840
- Expenses
- $2,485,648
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,691,059
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,369,418
- Expenses
- $2,443,799
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,845,031
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $2,024,673
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,714,302
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2024 AFFILIATE PROGRAM
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2023 TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 Affiliate Program
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2023 Affiliate Program
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$59,755
2024 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 AFFILIATE PROGRAM
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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501(C)(4) · CIVIL LIBERTIES · MD
Declared as related by
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
On its 2024 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.