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(ACLU NC FOUNDATION) CONDUCTS LITIGATION,POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS. 20 20 117 11 0 11054564 20222316 482794 1012106 629716 606040 0 12167074 21840462 618000 725000 0 14874841 15389632 0 2019250 3625834 3701819 19118675 19816451 -6951601 2024011 46431592 49296244 3452556 3495440 42979036 45800804 THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (ACLU NC FOUNDATION) DEFENDS AND ADVANCES THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE CONTAINED IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. ACLU NC FOUNDATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), CONDUCTSLITIGATION, POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZINGIN ORDER TO PROTECT AND DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS. false false 15449667 725000 1012106 DEDICATED LEGAL & POLICY PROGRAMS-THE ACLU NC FOUNDATION MAINTAINS SIX DEDICATED LEGAL AND POLICY PROGRAMS THAT CONDUCT LITIGATION, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, COALITION-BUILDING, AND POLICY ADVOCACY TO ADVANCE POSITIVE CHANGE ON KEY ISSUES. THE SIX PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1) CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, INCLUDING POLICING, 2) DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING VOTING RIGHTS, 3) GENDER, SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, 4) IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS, 5) RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, INCLUDING HOUSING, EDUCATION EQUITY AND INDIGENOUS JUSTICE, AND 6) TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.ACLU NC Foundation completed a strategic planning process to define priorities for the period from 2025-2029. 15449667 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false true false true 49 0 false 117 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X DEBRA ROSACKER 4156212493 39 DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 PHYLLIDA BURLINGAME LEGAL-POLICY DIR. 36.00 4.00 339477 37835 36141 ABDI SOLTANI Executive Dir. 32.00 8.00 X 263960 67370 38154 SHILPI AGARWAL LEGAL-POLICY DIR. 36.00 4.00 246389 28757 66094 ELISE TRAYNUM GENERAL COUNSEL 32.00 8.00 222841 57090 53469 JACOB SNOW SENIOR STAFF ATTNY 40.00 0.00 234393 0 54796 ELIZABETH GILL SENIOR STAFF ATTNY 40.00 0.00 226745 0 34638 DUC LE COO 32.00 8.00 X 121635 30927 24826 ADAM BAILEY Chair 2.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AJAY KRISHNAN Legal Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEN ASCH GOV CHAIR 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 ZAINAB RAMAHI Affil OfficER 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY STUART Vice Chair 2.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARINA HSIEH NATL DELEGATE 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY BUCHALTER ADLER Director 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATELYNN BISHOP Director 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRAHAM DRAKE CEPAC Chair 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 VERONICA DIAZ Director 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 KASSON STONE Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEVERLY TUCKER PERSONNEL Chair 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEG DURBIN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY WAN Treas/F&I Chair 3.00 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH VON EMSTER Dev Chair 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER ARGYOS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GALINDO Audit Chair 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 JALLE DAFA Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM LAWRENCE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT WHITE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 1655440 221979 308118 34 false true true PAMELA GAY QUANRUD 4436 16TH ST NORTH ARLINGTON VA 22207 CONSULTING 100183 1 7765506 12456810 1441245 20222316 LEGAL AWARDS 900099 810683 810683 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 201423 201423 1012106 606338 606338 0 0 0 298 -298 -298 -298 0 0 0 0 21840462 1012106 606040 725000 725000 0 0 0 263130 210504 26313 26313 0 11848350 8982248 1423835 1442267 812228 616490 97251 98487 1602130 1205951 195854 200325 863794 655630 103425 104739 0 1337263 1337263 0 0 0 0 256527 193692 51307 11528 0 0 0 0 342219 299731 31866 10622 110905 79068 28412 3425 0 97293 49654 31302 16337 22324 17860 2232 2232 0 436808 349446 65521 21841 218400 115434 99921 3045 OUTSIDE SERVICES 298859 194295 71689 32875 ADMINSTRATIVE EXPENSES 294208 219146 38658 36404 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 259662 175416 75518 8728 LITIGATION NON-SERVICE FEES 12686 12686 14665 10153 4430 82 19816451 15449667 2347534 2019250 1742015 6503629 3331921 1827133 51152 0 807526 1226 0 0 770938 784429 0 286278 175969 12652572 6259555 6765454 6393017 19804223 17940789 0 0 0 12872085 15670052 46431592 49296244 1957037 2148955 1495519 1346485 3452556 3495440 X 35918439 37451276 7060597 8349528 42979036 45800804 46431592 49296244 2024011 893633 -95876 X false true X true false X 13614752 16784049 13040612 11054564 20222316 74716293 0 0 13614752 16784049 13040612 11054564 20222316 74716293 12554927 62161366 559564 546781 444384 675232 606338 2832299 0 0 77548592 9542091 0.80160 0.78150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 4957 780460 785417 19031034 19816451 1000000 250000 false 911666 977107 1000000 1000000 3888773 5833160 707811 717146 791426 785417 3001800 227917 244277 250000 250000 972194 1458291 28201 40642 26920 4957 100720 6814084 1000 611779 258336 23322 7145205 6084880 1000 1008529 257275 23050 6814084 6624893 1000 -261297 254181 25535 6084880 6151832 501000 233818 231773 29984 6624893 4866728 1000 1546640 214916 47620 6151832 1.00000 false true true 11453304 5232599 6220705 110703 64616 46087 84622 70501 14121 1003943 891839 112104 6393017 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 207321 DEPOSITS 13223 DUE FROM ACLU NATIONAL FOUNDATION 7765506 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 538797 15670052 DUE TO ACLU NC UNION 798319 LEASE LIABILITY 548166 1346485 X Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO FUND PROGRAM WORK. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The ACLU NC Foundation is a public charity and is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The ACLU NC Foundation believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The ACLU NC Foundation is not a private foundation.The Foundations Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax for the years ended March 31, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and State taxing authorities, generally three-to-four years after the returns were filed. true ACLU UNION OF NORTHERN CA 39 DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 942151925 501(c)(4) 725000 0 LEGISLATIVE 0 1 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used ALL GRANTS ARE MONITORED THROUGH PROGRAMMATIC STAFF WHO ENSURE THAT DELIVERABLES UNDER GRANT AGREEMENTS ARE COMPLETED WITHIN BUDGET AND THE GRANT PERIOD. X X X false false false false false false false false false ABDI SOLTANI Executive Dir. 262856 67094 1104 276 30523 7631 294483 75001 DUC LE COO 121221 30823 414 104 6429 1607 13432 3358 141496 35892 ELISE TRAYNUM GENERAL COUNSEL 221737 56814 1104 276 10228 2557 32547 8137 265616 67784 ELIZABETH GILL SENIOR STAFF ATTNY 225365 1380 34638 261383 JACOB SNOW SENIOR STAFF ATTNY 233013 1380 11983 42813 289189 PHYLLIDA BURLINGAME LEGAL-POLICY DIR. 339477 37835 13049 1450 19478 2164 372004 41449 SHILPI AGARWAL LEGAL-POLICY DIR. 245147 28619 1242 138 13568 1507 45917 5102 305874 35366 X 17 1441245 FMV false true false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The governing body of the ACLU NC Foundation is appointed by the ACLU NC Union as Designator. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Amendments to the bylaws of the ACLU Foundation of Northern California require the consent of the ACLU of Northern California as designator. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is provided to each member of the Finance Committee, the Audit and Compliance Committee, and the Board of Directors for review before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each board member (and certain non-director members of board advisory committees) is required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form annually, to update the form if circumstances change during the year, and to disclose in real time any conflict of interest that arises in a given meeting.At the beginning of every meeting, the Chair reminds directors of the conflict of interest policy and to disclose or recuse themselves in instances of any conflicts. In addition, the General Counsel maintains the director conflict of interest disclosure forms, reviews them with the Audit and Compliance Committee Chair, and identifies potential conflicts that require either director disclosure or recusal. The General Counsel and the Audit and Compliance Committee Chair advise and consult with the Chair and directors in these situations. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Employees are compensated by the ACLU NC Foundation under the terms of the Resource Sharing Agreement. In addition, the compensation of the Executive Director and Key Employees are subject to the terms of the budget set each year by the ACLU NC Foundation Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Employees are compensated by the ACLU NC Foundation under the terms of the Resource Sharing Agreement. The ACLU NC Foundation Board of Directors works through its Personnel Committee to set the compensation for the Executive Director based on a review process, consultation of a salary survey, and sometimes consulting with independent experts. In addition, the compensation of the Executive Director and Key Employees are subject to the terms of the budget set each year by the ACLU NC Foundation Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Financial Statements are posted to the website of ACLU NC UNION and are available upon request. ACLU NC UNION 39 DRUMM STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 942151925 LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY & PUBLIC POLICY CA 501(C)(4) N/A false AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FDN INC 125 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 136213516 DEFENDING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS NY 501(C)(3) 7 N/A false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false ACLU NC UNION b 725000 COST ACLU NC UNION n 85555 COST ACLU NC UNION o 2773540 COST ACLU NC UNION q 345581 COST AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FDN INC c 7765506 COST AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FDN INC p 501219 COST SCHEDULE R SUPPLEMENTAL As explained elsewhere in Form 990 and Schedule O, the ACLU NC Foundation is a California public benefit corporation described in Section 501(c)(3) and classified as a public charity. Directors of the ACLU NC Foundation board are appointed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU NC Union), a California mutual benefit corporation described in Section 501(c)(4). The ACLU NC Union, in turn, is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. (ACLU National), a District of Columbia not-for-profit corporation described in Section 501(c)(4). To reduce costs and maximize efficiency the ACLU NC Union and the ACLU NC Foundation share certain resources pursuant to a negotiated agreement. The agreement requires the ACLU NC Union to reimburse the Foundations expenses at a rate that is no less than the Unions fair share of such expenses, plus the Foundations cost of administering such sharing of resources and allocation of expenses, on a monthly basis, for any resources belonging to the ACLU NC Foundation that the ACLU NC Union uses in connection with the conduct of its activities, and the ACLU NC Foundation is permitted to pay no more than fair market value for any resources belonging to the ACLU NC Union that the ACLU NC Foundation uses in connection with the conduct of its activities. All shared resources, including office space, personnel, equipment, overhead, etc., are accounted for, and, as appropriate, paid for under the agreement.