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Filing year 2023

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 27-1629328·501(c)(4)
Total revenue
$2.2M
Total assets
$10.9M
Total expenses
$2.2M
Reported officers
53
Mission

DEFEND FREEDOM OF SPEECH, PRESS ASSEMBLY, AND OTHER RIGHTS GUARANTEED BY THE US CONSTITUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

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

Director of Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$231k
$256k
Base
$164k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$7k
Director of Communications and Public Policy
Director (Operational)
75th to 90th percentile
$188k
$209k
Base
$71k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$11k
Associate Director
Director (Operational)
75th to 90th percentile
$177k
$197k
Base
$54k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k
Executive Director
75th to 90th percentile
$172k
$190k
Base
$119k
Bonus
Other
$13k
Benefits
$15k
Director of Philanthropy and Engagement
Key Employee
25th percentile to median
$119k
$132k
Base
$73k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$4k
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
Key Employee
25th percentile to median
$111k
$123k
Base
$69k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$6k
Director of Finance
25th percentile to median
$85k
$94k
Base
$54k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$9k
Director of Systems Reform Policy
Highest Compensated Employee
Below 10th percentile
$85k
$94k
Senior Program Director
Director (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$79k
$87k
Senior Supervising Policy Counsel
Highest Compensated Employee
Below 10th percentile
$73k
$81k
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and Team Operations
10th to 25th percentile
$25k
$27k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 42 unpaid individuals.

Up 9%
from 2022

From $212k in 2022 to $231k in 2023.

$212k
2022
$231k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 5% in real terms$242k to $256k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 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

Key Employee pay rose 9% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 37%.

$212k in 2022 to $231k in 2023.
  • Director (Operational) pay rose 14% from 2022 to 2023.
  • Chief Executive Officer pay rose 10% 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 ILLINOIS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.6M
$1.4M
2022
$2.2M
$2.2M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS

What does the Key Employee of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS earn?

In 2023, the Key Employee of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS received $230,679 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Key Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Key Employee pay at AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS compare with similar nonprofits?

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

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

In 2023, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS reported $2.2M in total revenue and $2.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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