American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
125 Broad St.
18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
To maintain and advance civil liberties, including, without limitation, the freedoms of association, press, religion, and speech, and the rights to the franchise, to due process of law, and to equal protection of the laws for all people throughout the United States and its jurisdictions.
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| Program % | Cost to Raise $100 |
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| 91% | $4 |
| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| American Civil Liberties Union | IRS Form 990 | 13-3871360 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | Audited Consolidated Financial Statements | Multiple |
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Entity: American Civil Liberties Union Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 13-3871360 |
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Entity: American Civil Liberties Union Document Type: Audited Consolidated Financial Statements Tax ID: Multiple |
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony D. Romero | Executive Director/CEO | $747,883 |
| 2 | Dorothy M. Ehrlich | Deputy Executive Director | $689,086 |
| 3 | David D. Cole | National Legal Director | $488,113 |
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1 Name: Anthony D. Romero Title: Executive Director/CEO Compensation: $747,883 |
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2 Name: Dorothy M. Ehrlich Title: Deputy Executive Director Compensation: $689,086 |
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3 Name: David D. Cole Title: National Legal Director Compensation: $488,113 |
CharityWatch's rating of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is for the 501(c)(4) tax-exempt, social welfare organization (tax ID #13-3871360). The rating does not include the financial activities of the local ACLU affiliates or of the affiliated 501(c)(3) public charity entity, the ACLU Foundation (tax ID #13-6213516). CharityWatch issues a separate rating for the ACLU Foundation. CharityWatch separates the ratings for 501(c)(4) & 501(c)(3) organizations, even when they are included together in a consolidated audit, due to their differing treatments under the IRS tax code. For more information on this topic, please see our sections on Types of Non-Profits, Tax Status, and Treatment of Related Organizations, which can be found on the Our Process page. For more information about things to consider when donating to organizations that have related public charity and social welfare entities, read "Sorting Out Nonprofit Pairs" in the "Articles & Alerts" section, below. According to the ACLU consolidated audit of March 31, 2020 (Note 1, Organization): "The ACLU is affiliated with 50 nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations and has a presence in every state in the United States and in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. All affiliates include reference to the American Civil Liberties Union or some variation thereof in their names (the affiliates). The affiliates also operate through related Section 501(c)(3) and Section 501(c)(4) organizations. The affiliates share the same overall mission and purpose as the ACLU, but their programs focus more on local or regional issues, while the ACLU's program activities are focused on overarching civil liberties issues and initiatives. Although the ACLU plays no direct role in the governance of and, except in very limited instances, does not share employees with, the affiliates, the organizations jointly fundraise and work together on certain programs and the ACLU, through either the Union [the ACLU] or [the ACLU] Foundation, as appropriate, at its sole discretion provides targeted financial and other support to the affiliates." "The accounts and activities of the affiliates are not included in these [audited] consolidated financial statements," according to Note 2 of the ACLU consolidated audit of March 31, 2020. |
According to the ACLU consolidated audit of March 31, 2020 (Note 2 re: Evaluation of subsequent events): "The ACLU evaluates events occurring after the date of the [audited] consolidated financial statements to consider whether or not the impact of such events needs to be reflected and/or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. Such evaluation is performed through the date the consolidated financial states are issued, which is September 30, 2020. "On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern' and on March 11, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic. Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus include restrictions on travel, quarantines in certain areas and forced closures for certain types of public places and businesses. The coronavirus and actions taken to mitigate the spread of it have had and are expected to continue to have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. ... It is unknown how long the adverse conditions associated with the coronavirus will last and what the complete financial effect will be to the ACLU." |
