New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation

Analysis

New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 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, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation reported income of $12.8m and spending of $17.0m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $10.8m to $12.8m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Law Center Incorporated ($12.7m), Nextgen Education Fund ($12.9m) and Attic Correctional Services Inc ($12.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $599k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.4m. At year end it held assets of $46.3m against liabilities of $25.2m, net assets of $21.2m. It reported 127 employees.