American Civil Liberties Union Inc
AS NOTED IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE MISSION OF THE ACLU IS "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 U.S. AND ITS JURISDICTIONS. THE ACLU'S OBJECTS SHALL BE SOUGHT WHOLLY WITHOUT POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP." THE ACLU TODAY REMAINS FOCUSED ON THE OVERARCHING GOALS SET BY ITS FOUNDERS MORE THAN 100 YRS AGO, SERVING AS THE NATION'S GUARDIAN OF LIBERTY, WORKING DAILY IN COURTS, LEGISLATURES AND COMMUNITIES TO DEFEND AND PRESERVE THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE US GUARANTEE. THE ACLU ALSO WORKS TO EXTEND RIGHTS TO SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN DENIED THEIR RIGHTS, INCLUDING PEOPLE OF COLOR; WOMEN; LESBIANS, GAY MEN, BISEXUALS AND TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONBINARY PEOPLE; PRISONERS; AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$242.8M
+36.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$10.4M
+13.3% YoY
Grant Count
57
+14.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$183K
-0.6% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $242,812,594 | $177,315,051 | $181,410,698 |
| Revenue | $222,051,375 | $142,704,104 | $146,699,874 |
| Expenses | $185,590,909 | $143,607,758 | $174,521,367 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $1,788,620 | $1,130,307 | $296,068 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
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Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
244 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
From 2025 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARU VERMA | DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT | 3.5 | — |
| CONNIE TCHENG | DIRECTOR/TREASURER(AS OF 02/01/2025) | 3.5 | — |
| DAX GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY | 3.5 | — |
| DEBORAH ARCHER | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | 3.5 | — |
| NANCY FANNON | CO-SECRETARY (THRU 10/5/2024) | 3.5 | — |
| ROBERT REMAR | DIRECTOR/VP, TREASURER (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3.5 | — |
| RONALD CHEN | DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL | 3.5 | — |
| RONALD TYLER | EX-OFFICIO OFFICER | 3.5 | — |
| SHAAKIRRAH SANDERS | DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL | 3.5 | — |
| ALEXIS KARTERON | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| ALICE BOYER | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ALLAN HILLMAN | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ALONZO KELLY | DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/01/2024) | 3 | — |
| AMBER CYPHERS STEPHENS | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| AMER SAJED | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ANDREW ALEMAN | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ANGELA COOK | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| ANIL MUJUMDAR | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/02/2025) | 2 | — |
| ANNE FARMER | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ANNE GORDON | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ANNIE B WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ASHLEY HEILPRIN | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| BEN MATTHEWS | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| CAROL WINDRUM | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| CAROLYN LOVE | DIRECTOR (THRU 06/07/2024) | 3 | — |
| CAROLYN MANNIS | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| CHARLENE LUI | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| CHELSIE ACOSTA | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| CHERIE DAWSON EDWARDS | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| CLAUDIA GORDON | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| COLEMAN BAZELON | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| DANIELLE ZIFF | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| DARLENE ENGLISH | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| DARON SMITH | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| DERRELL SLAUGHTER | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| DONITA JUDGE | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ERIC SCHNEIDER | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| ERIC SMAW | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| ERIN KENNEDY STARTZMAN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| EVE WACHTELL | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| FRANCES DICKMAN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/01/2024) | 3 | — |
| GABRIELLE UBALLEZ | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| GAIL PODOLSKY | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| GAVIN GRIMM | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| GREG HASTY | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| GUADALUPE MARROQUIN | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| IRENE TRESSER | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| IVAN SEGURA | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| JACOB RAIFORD | DIRECTOR (THRU 06/07/2024) | 3 | — |
| JAY BARTH | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| JESSE WING | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| JIM METZGER | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| JOAN HSIAO | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| JOY SPRINGFIELD | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| JULIE MORALES | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| JULIE REISKIN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/01/2024) | 3 | — |
| KARA SIMARD | DIRECTOR (THRU 06/07/2024) | 3 | — |
| KATE CORRIVEAU | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/01/2024) | 3 | — |
| KATE JERMAN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| KATHERINE ITACY | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| KATHRYN JAKABCIN | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| KIM FERGUSON | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| KIM JORDAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| LAURA KOFOID | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| LI YUN ALVARADO | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| LIA EPPERSON | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| LISA RASMUSSEN | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| LORELLA PRAELI | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| LOUIS THOMAS | DIRECTOR (THRU 06/07/2024) | 3 | — |
| MARILYN LANTZ | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| MARINA HSIEH | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| MARK CHAET | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| MELANIE DEAS | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| MICHELLE ESPINO | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| NADIA HUSSAIN | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| RACHEL LOPEZ | DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/01/2024) | 3 | — |
| RAMZI KASSEM | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| ROBERT KELLEY | DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/01/2024) | 3 | — |
| ROYCE BROOKS | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| RUT MARTINEZ-ALICEA | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| RUTH COLKER | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| RUTH MARY HALL | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| SANDY VOPALKA | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| TIM FOX | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| WILLIAM ACEVES | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2025) | 3 | — |
| YOMI YOUNG | DIRECTOR | 3 | — |
| AJ HIKES | DEP. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & CULTURE | 26 | $569,934 |
| ANTHONY D ROMERO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO | 25 | $759,792 |
| CHARIZMA T WILLIAMS | COO | 25 | $492,394 |
| TERENCE R DOUGHERTY | DEP. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL | 25 | $569,229 |
| CECILLIA WANG | NATIONAL LEGAL DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/16/2024) | 6 | — |
| DAVID D COLE | NATIONAL LEGAL DIRECTOR (THRU 10/15/2024) | 6 | — |
| DEIRDRE SCHIFELING | CHIEF POLITICAL & ADVOCACY OFFICER | 25 | $466,658 |
| KARY MOSS | NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF AFFILIATES SUPPORT & NATIONWIDE INITIATIVES | 6 | — |
| KRISTON MCINTOSH | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING OFFICER | 14 | — |
| LARISA MUELLER | CFO | 26 | $361,434 |
| MARK V WIER | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 6 | — |
| ALETHEIA HENRY | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | 40 | $322,240 |
| AMARDEEP SINGH | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (THRU 11/30/2024) | 26 | $431,847 |
| IJEOMA G MBAMALU | CHIEF TECH & ANALYTICS OFFICER | 40 | $289,858 |
| ISHUGHUN ORKAR | CHIEF EQUITY & INCLUSION OFFICER | 40 | $290,905 |
| STEPHANIE WECHT | DEPUTY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $294,183 |
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Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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