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Filing year 2023

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC

San Francisco, California·EIN 94-0279770·3
Total revenue
$12.2M
Total assets
$46.4M
Total expenses
$19.1M
Reported officers
30
Mission

THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (ACLU NC FOUNDATION) DEFENDS AND ADVANCES THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE CONTAINED IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. ACLU NC FOUNDATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), CONDUCTSLITIGATION, POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZINGIN ORDER TO PROTECT AND DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Executive Dir.
Officer (Unspecified)
$293k
$319k
Base
$258k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
$27k
Legal-policy Dir.
Unclassified
$275k
$300k
Base
$208k
Bonus
$900
Other
$1k
Benefits
$48k
Legal-policy Dir.
Unclassified
$261k
$285k
Base
$212k
Bonus
$900
Other
$1k
Benefits
$31k
General Counsel
Unclassified
$240k
$262k
Base
$203k
Bonus
$800
Other
$1k
Benefits
$22k
COO
75th to 90th percentile
$240k
$261k
Base
$204k
Bonus
$800
Other
$1k
Benefits
$16k
Development Dir
Unclassified
$226k
$247k
Base
$188k
Bonus
$900
Other
$1k
Benefits
$33k
Communications Dir
Unclassified
$164k
$178k
Base
$135k
Bonus
$670
Other
$925
Benefits
$13k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 23 unpaid individuals.

Up 3%
from 2022

From $284k in 2022 to $293k in 2023.

$284k
2022
$293k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$320k to $319k

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Operating Officer pay rose 10% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 25%.

$218k in 2022 to $240k in 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$16.3M
$16.5M
2022
$12.2M
$19.1M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC

What does the Chief Operating Officer of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC earn?

In 2023, the Chief Operating Officer of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC received $239,970 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Operating Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Operating Officer pay at AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Chief Operating Officer at AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles.

What are AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INC reported $12.2M in total revenue and $19.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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