ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties Inc

Analysis

ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1990, 36 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $4.3m, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $2.4m (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dearborn Heights Montessori Center Inc ($2.4m), Senior Center Incorporated ($2.4m) and Southern Korean Presbyterian Church ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $284k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $8.0m. It reported 39 employees.