American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California

Analysis

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1962, 64 years ago. 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, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California reported income of $16.3m and spending of $16.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $13.8m to $16.3m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California 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 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of St Vincent de Paul Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston ($16.3m), Starlight Childrens Foundation ($16.3m) and Caribbean University ($16.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $461k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.2m. At year end it held assets of $49.4m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $46.5m. It reported 122 employees.