ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc

Analysis

ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1991, 35 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 (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 Texas Inc reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $5.0m to $4.4m (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Texas Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center ($4.4m), Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility Inc ($4.4m) and Arc Alliance Advocacy Services ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. It paid $165k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $856k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 50 employees.