AS NOTED IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE MISSION OF THE ACLU IS "TO MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE CIVIL LIBERTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FREEDOMS OF ASSOCIATION, PRESS, RELIGION AND SPEECH, AND THE RIGHTS TO THE FRANCHISE, TO DUE PROCESS OF LAW, AND TO EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND ITS JURISDICTIONS. THE ACLU'S OBJECTS SHALL BE SOUGHT WHOLLY WITHOUT POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP." THE ACLU TODAY REMAINS FOCUSED ON THE OVERARCHING GOALS SET BY ITS FOUNDERS MORE THAN 100 YRS AGO, SERVING AS THE NATION'S GUARDIAN OF LIBERTY, WORKING DAILY IN COURTS, LEGISLATURES AND COMMUNITIES TO DEFEND AND PRESERVE THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE US GUARANTEE. THE ACLU ALSO WORKS TO EXTEND RIGHTS TO SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN DENIED THEIR RIGHTS, INCLUDING PEOPLE OF COLOR; WOMEN; LESBIANS, GAY MEN, BISEXUALS AND TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONBINARY PEOPLE; PRISONERS; AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 16 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $755k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $566k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $35k
- Base
- $568k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- $420
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $491k
- Bonus
- $1k
- Other
- $420
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $307k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $124k
- Benefits
- $55k
- Base
- $464k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- $966
- Benefits
- $3k
- Base
- $322k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $630
- Benefits
- $55k
- Base
- $360k
- Bonus
- $1k
- Other
- $630
- Benefits
- $3k
- Base
- $289k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $420
- Benefits
- $59k
- Base
- $289k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- $557
- Benefits
- $56k
- Base
- $292k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- $630
- Benefits
- $34k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director/ceo director (operational) | $755k | $2k | $4k | $17k | $1.1M $1.2M |
Dep. Executive Director/general Counsel director (operational) | $566k | $2k | $2k | $35k | $659k $713k |
Dep. Executive Director of Strategy & Culture | $568k | $2k | $420 | $18k | $619k $670k |
COO | $491k | $1k | $420 | $18k | $539k $583k |
Chief Information Officer (thru 11/30/2024) chief information officer | $307k | — | $124k | $55k | $504k $545k |
Chief Political & Advocacy Officer key employee | $464k | $2k | $966 | $3k | $499k $540k |
Chief Strategy Officer highest compensated employee | $322k | — | $630 | $55k | $394k $426k |
CFO | $360k | $1k | $630 | $3k | $382k $413k |
Chief Tech & Analytics Officer highest compensated employee | $289k | — | $420 | $59k | $364k $394k |
Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer highest compensated employee | $289k | $2k | $557 | $56k | $363k $393k |
Deputy Chief Operating Officer | $292k | $2k | $630 | $34k | $353k $382k |
National Director of Affiliates Support & Nationwide Initiatives key employee | — | — | — | — | $148k $160k |
Chief Development Officer | — | — | — | — | $69k $75k |
National Legal Director (as of 10/16/2024) key employee | — | — | — | — | $62k $67k |
National Legal Director (thru 10/15/2024) key employee | — | — | — | — | $37k $40k |
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer key employee | — | — | — | — | $24k $26k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 86 unpaid individuals.
Down 18%
from 2023
From $1.4M in 2023 to $1.1M in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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