2026-02-13T06:29:54-00:00 2025-03-31 133777972 WINNIE TAM & CO PC 50 BROAD STREET SUITE 1002 NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2024-04-01 900808294 NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION NEWY 2126073300 125 BROAD STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 DAVID PRISTIN DEPUTY EXEC DIRECTOR 2126073300 2026-02-13 true JESSIE TAM-MOY P02530627 2127854600 2026-02-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID PRISTIN 125 BROAD ST 19TH FL NY NY 10004 36809706 false X WWW.NYCLU.ORG X 2011 NY TO DEFEND AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES. 4 4 108 650 0 12059238 19585763 775206 2912875 482230 769059 -6314 34679 13310360 23302376 0 0 13542797 13098603 0 1779954 3575147 2721166 17117944 15819769 -3807584 7482607 44894238 57101924 24814217 28193665 20080021 28908259 X TO DEFEND AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES. false false 5006207 2896474 LEGAL - UNDERTAKES LITIGATION, LEGAL ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TO PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES. 1577736 FIELD - LEADS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO DEFEND AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES. 1980735 EDUCATION POLICY CENTER - LEGAL AND POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY AROUND CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ITS PROGRAM INCLUDES A YOUTH ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 2977783 11542461 true true false true false false false false false true true true false true true true true true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 67 0 true 108 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false DE NY X X DAVID PRISTIN CO NYCLU FOUNDATION 2126073300 125 BROAD STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 LIEBERMAN DONNA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 026.00 009.00 X 0 313309 65212 EISENBERG ARTHUR EXECUTIVE COUNSEL 032.00 003.00 X 221708 0 67675 PRISTIN DAVID DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 028.00 007.00 X 222897 0 59458 DUNN CHRISTOPHER LEGAL DIRECTOR 033.00 002.00 X 207076 0 54808 MILLER JOHANNA DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POLICY CENTER 023.00 012.00 X 191668 0 60829 MATHAI AMREETA DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY PROGRAM INTEGRATION 026.00 009.00 X 206252 0 44465 MURRAY RAQUEL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 028.00 007.00 X 218528 0 30279 COTTER CAROLINE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 034.00 001.00 X 194387 0 43850 BIKLEN MOLLY DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR 033.00 002.00 X 188060 0 31490 HOLMES BRANDON WESTCHESTER CHAPTER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 035.00 X 0 147422 38528 JAIMES-SOLIS IRMA SUFFOLK CHAPTER REGIONAL DIRECTOR 035.00 X 0 109195 19706 STRYKER WENDY PRESIDENT 002.00 X X 0 0 0 KOWITZ-MARGOLIES JULIE VICE-PRESIDENT 002.00 X X 0 0 0 VASSANJI ANIL K TREASURER 002.00 X X 0 0 0 KEENAN ANNE F SECRETARY 002.00 X X 0 0 0 1650576 569926 516300 41 false true false DEGA SYSTEMS 350 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10001 INFO. TECHNOLOGY 202251 ABUNDANCE LEADERSHIP CONSULTING 5270 TIMBERLINE ROAD COLUMBUS OH 43220 COACHING SERVICES 100050 6W ENTERTAINMENT INC 171 WEST 131ST STREET NEW YORK NY 10027 EVENT PRODUCER 135349 3 221879 19363884 368052 19585763 LEGAL FEE AWARDS 2912875 2912875 2912875 764463 764463 13413175 13408579 4596 4596 4596 121937 221879 98751 23186 23186 OTHER INCOME 11493 11493 11493 23302376 2924368 792245 0 0 0 0 759639 486095 242393 31151 0 8458271 6350986 1095282 1012003 643023 476941 93314 72768 2476832 1884760 352458 239614 760838 560348 112232 88258 0 0 88104 23812 60659 3633 0 0 670237 410262 54355 205620 43631 22978 19803 850 271098 54949 199808 16341 294391 169332 101740 23319 0 361500 270332 51804 39364 121670 113730 4844 3096 0 100594 63114 33961 3519 0 0 85697 63563 12436 9698 161744 119968 23472 18304 LEGAL CASES 349614 349614 MEMBERSHIP, FEES, DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 117525 87133 24396 5996 EVENT EXPENSES 20648 19643 1005 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 12620 5088 2970 4562 22093 9813 11427 853 15819769 11542461 2497354 1779954 1238120 1604129 6013516 3030327 228774 541885 64517 49801 17836 245001 210244 584603 366837 320990 217766 19196262 27240016 5599054 6152756 11988004 18037164 44894238 57101924 814864 854379 45434 14639 23953919 27324647 24814217 28193665 X 11104079 19434441 8975942 9473818 20080021 28908259 44894238 57101924 7482607 1345631 X false true X true true true X 12442524 12386551 11544110 12059238 19585763 68018186 12442524 12386551 11544110 12059238 19585763 68018186 68018186 323619 317776 353954 489466 764463 2249278 1725 20404 17495 16257 11493 67374 70334838 6731885 0.96710 0.96840 X Part II Section B Line 10 - OTHER INCOME IS USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX EXEMPT ACTIVITIES. 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Weinberg Endowment Pooled Fund 169105 F 6152756 DUE FROM ACLU FOUNDATION 15032422 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS - OPERATING LEASES 2852353 SECURITY DEPOSITS 95713 LEGAL AWARDS RECEIVABLE 56676 18037164 Federal income taxes Due to NYCLU, Inc. 23136875 Lease obligations - Operating leases 2857788 Legal awards payable to cooperating attorneys 1329984 27324647 X 23401127 98751 98751 23302376 23302376 15918520 98751 98751 15819769 15819769 V 4 - INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS IN 1997, THE ACLU FOUNDATION, INC. ALONG WITH ITS AFFILIATED FOUNDATIONS ESTABLISHED THE BILL OF RIGHTS TRUST THE TRUST. THE TRUST WAS FORMED AS AN INDEPENDENT FUND TO PROVIDE AN ENDOWMENT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. THE ACLU FOUNDATION, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATED FOUNDATIONS, INCLUDING NYCLU FOUNDATION, RECEIVED DONATIONS WHICH ARE INVESTED IN A POOLED INVESTMENT FUND AND ARE ISSUED UNIT SHARES BASED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE INTEREST IN THE FUND. EARNINGS FROM THE FUND, INCLUDING CAPITAL AND UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES, ARE CREDITED TO NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS UNTIL APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURES BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CORE OF THE CONTRIBUTION REMAINS IN THE ENDOWMENT FUND. ALSO IN 1991, NYCLU FOUNDATION RECEIVED 83,000 AS AN ENDOWMENT TO ESTABLISH THE JOE A. CALLAWAY RIGHT TO PRIVACY AWARD FUND. V 4 - IN 2022, THE MARSHALL M. WEINBERG FUND WAS GIFTED TO THE ACLU FOUNDATION WITH THE INTENTION OF BEING HELD AS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE MARSHALL M. WEINBERG ENDOWMENT FUND, THE INCOME OF WHICH IS TO BE USED TO CARRY OUT ITS BASIC MISSION. A GIFT OF 150,000 WAS RE-GRANTED TO NYCLU FOUNDATION AND WAS INVESTED IN A SEPARATE POOLED INVESTMENT FUND. INCOME ONLY PER THE ENDOWMENT SPENDING POLICY MAY BE EXPENDED EACH YEAR IN PURSUIT OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND SURPLUS EARNINGS INCLUDING APPRECIATION, WHETHER REALIZED OR UNREALIZED SHALL EITHER BE ACCUMULATED FOR LATER USE IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR BE ADDED TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND. X 2 - NYCLU FOUNDATION ADOPTED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD FASB GUIDANCE ON UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NYCLU FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY VIOLATION OF ITS TAX STATUS AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES. 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Part I Line 32b - THE ORGANIZATION USES AN INVESTMENT FIRM TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 1,627,932, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 - POLICY - ENGAGES IN POLICY ANALYSIS, LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AROUND CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES AND PRIORITIES CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION STRATEGIC PLAN. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 611,053, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 - COMMUNICATION - EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON NYCLUS PRIORITY ISSUES AND ENGAGES IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND ENCOURAGE GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 738,798, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 - RACIAL JUSTICE CENTER - CULMINATION OF A DECADES-LONG COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND ACHIEVING RACIAL JUSTICE IN NEW YORK WORKS TO UPLIFT BLACK, BROWN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR TO REALIZE THE FULL ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES AS GUARANTEED BY THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 NYCLU MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THEN POSTED ON NYCLUS INTERNAL BOARD INTRANET ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE 990 ARE REVIEWED AND ANSWERED BY THE TREASURER BEFORE FINAL FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EACH YEAR, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS ANNUAL EVALUATIONS AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE IS PATTERNED AFTER THE FEDERAL COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, WHICH USES THE FACTOR EVALUATION SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM IS BASED UPON NATIONWIDE COMPARABILITY STUDIES ACROSS OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES IN THE NON-PROFIT, FOR PROFIT AND PUBLIC SECTORS. NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC 125 BROAD STREET 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 135628799 DEFENDER OF CIVIL RIGHTS LIBERTIES NY 501c4 N/A N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true false false NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC n 70641 ACTUAL CHARGES NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC o 1238708 ACTUAL CHARGES NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC q 381208 ACTUAL CHARGES