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Filing year 2024

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IOWA

Des Moines, Iowa·EIN 42-0892616·501(c)(4)
Total revenue
$467k
Total assets
$947k
Total expenses
$464k
Reported officers
25
Mission

THE UNION WORKS TO ADVOCATE AND ADVANCE A PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA. IT WORKS TO MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THE RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH, FREE PRESS, FREE ASSEMBLAGE AND OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS AND TO TAKE ALL LEGITIMATE ACTION IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PURPOSES AND ENCOURAGE, THROUGH A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES BY ALL IOWA RESIDENTS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

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

Policy Director
Highest Compensated Employee
Below 10th percentile
$74k
$79k
Executive Director
25th percentile to median
$44k
$47k
Base
$14k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$2k
Staff Attorney
Highest Compensated Employee
Below 10th percentile
$23k
$24k
Legal Director
Highest Compensated Employee
Below 10th percentile
$9k
$10k
Development Director
Below 10th percentile
$7k
$7k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 20 unpaid individuals.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Climbed 96%
over 2 years

From $38k in 2022 to $74k in 2024.

$38k
2022
$65k
2023
$74k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 84% in real terms$43k to $79k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, 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 96% from 2022 to 2024, while revenue rose 36%.

$38k in 2022 to $74k in 2024.
  • Chief Executive Officer pay rose 19% from 2022 to 2024.
  • Chief Development Officer pay rose 4% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2024.

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 IOWA reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$344k
$187k
2022
$256k
$220k
2023
$467k
$464k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IOWA

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

In 2024, the Highest Compensated Employee of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IOWA received $73,630 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom 10% for Highest Compensated Employee roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report more. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

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

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Highest Compensated Employee at AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IOWA falls in the bottom 10%.

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

In 2024, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IOWA reported $467k in total revenue and $464k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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