American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland
The organization exists to empower marylanders to exercise their rights so that the law values and uplifts their humanity.
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland at a glance
- Total assets
- $8,226,197
- -8.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,071,033
- +23.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $208,956
- -11.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,504,048
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $5.0M.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,226,197 | $2,071,033 | $5,504,048 | — | — | $208,956 |
| 2024 | $9,026,179 | $1,680,131 | $5,439,509 | — | — | $236,820 |
| 2023 | $10,584,611 | $2,055,516 | $301,786 | — | — | $214,165 |
| 2022 | $11,525,881 | $2,292,890 | $434,565 | — | — | $209,372 |
| 2021 | $10,711,856 | $2,044,748 | $499,429 | — | — | $161,293 |
| 2020 | $8,335,580 | $1,924,786 | $5,407,943 | $5,000,000 | 1 | $169,519 |
| 2019 | $7,334,264 | $1,810,697 | $371,232 | — | — | $140,898 |
About American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland
Based on IRS filings
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $209K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is led by Corey Stottlemyer, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 28 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Corey Stottlemyer
President
Directory → Director, 2020
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Dana Vickers Shelley
Executive Director
Executive Director Starting → Executive Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chinyere Okonkwo
Nominating Chair
Director → Nominating Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Brandon Johnson
Governance Chair
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Carla Paisley
Development Chair
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Deborah Jeon
Legal Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Homayra Ziad
Director
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jenny Trust
Development Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yanet Amnuel
Public Policy Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Smith
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
David Manning
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Erin Chapman
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Kali-Ahset Amen
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Keinna Thompson
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Kisha Petticolas
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Michael David
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Oprah Keyes
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Sarah Dwyer
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Yasmin Behram
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Courtney Lee
Finance & Operations Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Coleman Bazelon
National Board Member
President → Director, 2020
Director → National Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Eric S. Gillman
Treasurer
Treasurer → Finance Chair, 2023
Finance Chair → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David Rocah
Senior Staff Attorney
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sergio Espana
Engagement & Mobilizatio
Engagement & Mobilizatio → Engagement & Mobilization Director, 2023
Engagement & Mobilization Director → Engagement & Mobilizatio, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aimy Avila Pena
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Veronica Dunlap
Deputy Executive Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Howlette
Affiliate Equity Officer
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Regina Elleby
Legal Advocacy Coordinatior
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Craig Lee (2019–2024) — Finance & Operations Director
- Former: Meredith Curtis Goode (2022–2024) — Communications Director
- Former: Boatemaa Nitiri-Reid (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Sondheim (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Laura Howell (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Sara Movahed (2019–2023) — Nominating Chair
- Former: Natalia Bacchus (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Sheila Graham (2021–2023) — Affiliate Equity Officer
- Former: Tolu Sosanya (2021–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Brian Smith (2023) — Director
- Former: Frank Patinella (2023) — Senior Public Policy Advocate
- Former: Toni Holness (2023) — Director
- Former: Ajmel Quereshi (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Marion Gray-Hopkins (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Potter (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Joseph (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kelvin Sewell (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Garland Nixon (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Henderson (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Roland Daniels (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sulma Guzman (2021) — Director
- Former: Beverly Verdery (2019) — Education Reform Program D
- Former: Emried Cole Jr. (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Susan Goering (2019) — Executive Director Ending
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland
How large is American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland?
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What is American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland?
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Baltimore, MD. It holds $8.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland operate?
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland's EIN?
American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0746271. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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