Nonprofit · EIN 52-0749684
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
Also known as OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20045
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,007,265 | $1,191,457 | -$184,192 | $7,030,011 | $896,306 | $6,133,705 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $998,278 | $1,250,193 | -$251,915 | $6,931,461 | $813,789 | $6,117,672 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,261,346 | $1,128,578 | $132,768 | $5,821,988 | $386,826 | $5,435,162 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $107,610
- Program service revenue
- $788,235
- Investment income
- $111,420
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $82,445
- Other salaries and wages
- $630,204
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $881,703
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $35,811
- Accounting fees
- $65,235
- Occupancy
- $36,239
- Travel
- $7,100
- Depreciation
- $5,661
- Program services (functional)
- $594,676
- Management and general (functional)
- $551,777
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,004
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,931,461
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,030,011
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $896,306
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,133,705
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,471,706
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,083,155
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,550
- Gross receipts
- $1,007,265
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 24
- Year formed
- 1966
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA HOPKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $0 | $186,690 | $39,974 |
| BRIGID SLIPKA | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 4 | $0 | $156,528 | $33,507 |
| NATHAN WARNER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $0 | $152,278 | $24,605 |
| AMBER TAYLOR | STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 16 | $0 | $115,848 | $17,100 |
| HEIDI TSEU | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE PARHAM | VICE PRESIDENT, EQUITY OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN ALI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVI RAO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA GORDON | NATIONAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL DAUGHETY | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WEINGARTEN | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY HIEMSTRA | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ARANDES | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANA-KWABENA ABREFAH | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH CARLINER | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARC EISENBERG | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN GATES | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONEE JARMAN | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER HARDING | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARISMA HOWELL | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LEBLANC-ROSS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL LEE | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MALLOY DAVIS | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA RAVISHANKAR | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHULTZ | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALEEMA SNOW | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIPPA STRUM | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN WOLFF | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA HOPKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $0 | $181,007 | $23,588 |
| BRIGID SLIPKA | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 4 | $0 | $138,969 | $29,486 |
| NATHAN WARNER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 20 | $0 | $135,738 | $21,852 |
| AMBER TAYLOR | STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 16 | $0 | $113,323 | $12,400 |
| DAMON KING | POLICY AND ADVOCACY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 18 | $0 | $111,476 | $13,916 |
| MAXINE DAVIS | ORGANIZING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 18 | $0 | $103,734 | $10,782 |
| HEIDI TSEU | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE TONI PARHAM | VICE PRESIDENT, EQUITY OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WEINGARTEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN KATIE ALI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL SAM DAUGHETY | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA GORDON | NATIONAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ARANDES | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY HIEMSTRA | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVI RAO | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANA-KWABENA NANA ABREFAH | MEMBER (FROM 9/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH CARLINER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC EISENBERG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN GATES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT GREYTAK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER HARDING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARISMA HOWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LEBLANC-ROSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LEE | MEMBER (FROM 9/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MALLOY DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA RAVISHANKAR | MEMBER (FROM 9/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SCHULTZ | MEMBER (FROM 9/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SALEEMA SNOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIPPA STRUM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA HOPKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 8 | $0 | $169,780 | $14,846 |
| HEIDI TSEU | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE TONI PARHAM | VP, EQUITY OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WEINGARTEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN KATIE ALI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL SAM DAUGHETY | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA GORDON | NATIONAL BOARD REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ARANDES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH CARLINER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA COKLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC EISENBERG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN GATES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT GREYTAK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER HARDING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY HIEMSTRA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARISMA HOWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LEBLANC-ROSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MALLOY DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PRANAV NANDA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVI RAO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA RODRIGUEZ-ROLDAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SALEEMA SNOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY STEWART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIPPA FLIP STRUM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 529 14TH ST NW STE 420, WASHINGTON, DC 20045-1414
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MONICA HOPKINS, 529 14TH ST NW 722, WASHINGTON, DC 20045
- Signed the 990
- MONICA HOPKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 457-0800
- Website
- WWW.ACLUDC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
Mission
PRESERVATION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES FORMULATED CIVIL LIBERTIES POLICY RELATING TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.Expenses $387,348
- LEGISLATIVE: WITH SOME SUCCESS, WE HAVE ENCOURAGED THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO PASS LAWS FRIENDLY TO CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS; WITH SOME SUCCESS, WE HAVE DISCOURAGED THE COUNCIL FROM PASSING LAWS INIMICAL TO CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.Expenses $207,328 · revenue $788,235
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-0749684
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 2131: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,030,011
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,007,265
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $1,007,265 | $1,191,457 | $7,030,011 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $998,278 | $1,250,193 | $6,931,461 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $1,261,346 | $1,128,578 | $5,821,988 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $1,396,672 | $869,828 | $5,903,382 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-0749684).
Questions about AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION is 52-0749684.
- Is AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1972.
- Are donations to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names MONICA HOPKINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 28 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,007,265, expenses of $1,191,457 and total assets of $7,030,011 at year end.
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