AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

As filed

Subsection

04

Classification

1000

Street

150 N MICHIGAN AVE STE 600

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).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC (EIN 13-3871360). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2024

• LEGISLATIVE: INITIATIVES FOR THIS YEAR INCLUDED AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE TRAUMA OF FAMILY SEPARATION AND IMPROVE YOUTH OUTCOMES BY REDUCING BARRIERS TO RELATIVE PLACEMENTS WHEN YOUTH COME UNDER THE CARE OF THE DCFS SYSTEM. THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES COURT OVERSIGHT TO FIND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CAN TAKE YOUTH INTO CARE - IF THEY MUST BE SEPARATED FROM BIRTH PARENTS - AND ESTABLISHES A KINSHIP NAVIGATOR PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN THE PROCESS. THE BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW AND WE ARE NOW MONITORING ITS IMPLEMENTATION. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR ADVOCACY TO PROTECT HEALTH DATA PRIVACY. ALTHOUGH THE LEGISLATION DID NOT MOVE THIS SESSION, WE SUCCESSFULLY WON COMMITMENTS FROM LEGISLATORS TO WORK ON LEGISLATION THAT WILL ASSURE THAT OUR PERSONAL HEALTH DATA IS PROTECTED WHEN IT IS COLLECTED BY THIRD PARTIES. WE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY PUSHED A MEASURE THAT MAKES AN IMPORTANT REFORM TO ILLINOIS LAW THAT SEEKS TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY AND DAMAGE OF SO-CALLED STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (SLAPP). THE NEW LAW ENSURES THAT MEMBERS OF THE NEWS MEDIA CAN USE THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY AND HARASSING ACTIONS AGAINST THEM. AND WE WORKED TIRELESSLY IN A COALITION TO ENCOURAGE ILLINOIS LEGISLATORS TO PASS A MEASURE THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE MEDICAL AID IN DYING IN ILLINOIS, ALLOWING MENTALLY COMPETENT, ADULT ILLINOIS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS OF SIX MONTHS OR LESS TO OBTAIN A PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICINE THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO DIE PEACEFULLY IN THEIR SLEEP. THE ACLU ALSO SUPPORTED LEGISLATION THAT EXPANDED ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES IN ILLINOIS, A MEASURE THAT PROHIBITS LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM SHARING DATA FROM AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS WITH FEDERAL OR OUT OF STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING SOMEONE WHO CAME TO ILLINOIS TO SEEK LAWFUL HEALTH CARE, AND A MEASURE THAT ALLOWS DOCTORS IN ILLINOIS TO CONTINUE TO ACCESS MEDICATION NO LONGER APPROVED BY THE FDA IF THAT MEDICATION CONTINUES TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

  Expenses $1,202,162

• COMMUNICATIONS: THE COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES OF THE ACLU OF ILLINOIS ARE DESIGNED TO: KEEP OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS UPDATED ON THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION; BROADLY INFORM AND ADVANCE IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR WORK AND ISSUES OF CONCERN (CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES) IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND TARGET MESSAGES THAT MAY MOVE OPINION LEADERS IN SUPPORT OF OUR WORK. WE UTILIZE AN ARRAY OF COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, FROM PUBLIC SPEAKING TO SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, OTHER WRITTEN MESSAGES, AND PODCASTS. THE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MESSAGES THAT REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE OF ILLINOIS DURING THE YEAR REGARDING THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION.

  Expenses $319,558

• CHAPTERS: IN FOUR DISCREET GEOGRAPHIC AREAS ACROSS THE STATE - URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, SPRINGFIELD, AND PEORIA - ACLU MEMBERS VOLUNTARILY GATHER TOGETHER TO FORM LOCAL CHAPTERS TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION IN THESE AREAS. THESE CHAPTERS SERVE AS A CRITICAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES VIOLATIONS/CONCERNS AND OFTEN PRODUCE IMPORTANT PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS CONCERNS THAT MIGHT BE FEDERAL, STATEWIDE, OR LOCAL. FINALLY, THE CHAPTERS SERVE AS REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ACLU IN THESE COMMUNITIES, RAISING OUR PROFILE BY PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL ACTIVITIES, FROM MARCHES AND PARADES TO DEMONSTRATIONS AND FARMERS MARKETS. THE CHAPTERS ALSO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE AS CONDUITS TO LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, INCLUDING MAYORS, POLICE LEADERS, AND OTHERS. DURING THIS YEAR, EACH OF THE CHAPTERS ADDRESSED LOCAL PROPOSALS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITY; CHAPTER MEMBERS REACHED OUT TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO SHARE ACLU CONCERNS ABOUT PRIVACY RAISED BY THE SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, CHAPTER MEMBERS FOCUSED ON WAYS TO ENSURE THE SMOOTH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRETRIAL FAIRNESS ACT, ENDING THE USE OF MONEY BOND IN ILLINOIS. WE ALSO HAVE SEEN NEW LOCAL GROUPS SUPPORTING THE ACLU FORM IN SEVERAL ILLINOIS LOCATIONS.

  Expenses $44,330

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.

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

  $5,575,980

  Expenses

  $2,046,480

  Contributions

  $3,413,203

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,229,365

  Expenses

  $2,209,068

  Contributions

  $1,923,091

  Grants paid

  $100,000

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,556,973

  Expenses

  $1,419,660

  Contributions

  $3,386,963

  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

  $2,458,827

  Expenses

  $1,597,018

  Assets (EOY)

  $8,456,802

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,873,908

  Expenses

  $1,384,236

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,487,429

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,603,915

  Expenses

  $1,323,872

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,758,773

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,477,352

  Expenses

  $1,220,773

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,567,158

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,171,600

  Expenses

  $856,341

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,227,872

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,231,709

  Expenses

  $473,612

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,664,690

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $686,600

  Expenses

  $510,466

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,191,005

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $443,085

  Expenses

  $354,146

  Assets (EOY)

  $768,596

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $725,085

  Expenses

  $592,660

  Assets (EOY)

  $625,406

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.

Grants made

• OHIOANS UNITED FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

  $100,000

  2023 · Contribution to Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights to help meet a shortfall in the budget for the Ohio abortion rights Ballot measure.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC

  $279,649

  2024 · AFFILIATE PROGRAM

• AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC

  $150,000

  2023 · Charitable

• AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC

  $90,000

  2022 · Affiliate Program

• AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC

  $25,000

  2023 · Affiliate Program

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.

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