ACLU Foundation of Arizona

Analysis

ACLU Foundation of Arizona is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, ACLU Foundation of Arizona reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.4m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, ACLU Foundation of Arizona sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Women in Transition ($2.4m), International Indian Treaty Council Inc ($2.4m) and Standardbred Retirement Foundation Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $426k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $848k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $410k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 24 employees.