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Filing year 2023

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles, California·EIN 95-0490250·501(c)(4)
Total revenue
$3.2M
Total assets
$8.4M
Total expenses
$5M
Reported officers
59
Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILSSEE FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

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

Dir. of Economic Justice/deputy Dir. of Advocacy
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$186k
$205k
Base
$126k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$21k
Dir. of Activist Engagement and Development
Highest Compensated Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$171k
$188k
Base
$112k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$24k
Executive Director
Median to 75th percentile
$150k
$166k
Base
$105k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$13k
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Officer (Unspecified)
$92k
$102k
Chief Financial Officer (thru 02/24)
25th percentile to median
$80k
$88k
Chief Human Resources Officer
Officer (Unspecified)
$76k
$84k
Interim Chief Financial Officer
25th percentile to median
$60k
$66k
Chief Development Officer
Below 10th percentile
$26k
$29k
Chief Advocacy & Legal Officer
Officer (Unspecified)
$20k
$22k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 50 unpaid individuals.

Up 14%
from 2022

From $164k in 2022 to $186k in 2023.

$164k
2022
$186k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 10% in real terms$187k to $205k

Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 14% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 30%.

$164k in 2022 to $186k in 2023.
  • Chief Executive Officer pay rose 23% from 2022 to 2023.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 26% from 2022 to 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 OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$4.6M
$4.7M
2022
$3.2M
$5M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

What does the Highest Compensated Employee of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA earn?

In 2023, the Highest Compensated Employee of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA received $185,951 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Highest Compensated Employee pay at AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2023 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What are AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA reported $3.2M in total revenue and $5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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