Mission
TO FACILITATE INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS, TO INQUIRE INTO THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS, AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF THESE INQUIRES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 20 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Interim Legal Director
key employee
$260k
$288k
- Base
- $228k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $18k
Associate Director
director (operational)
$249k
$276k
- Base
- $126k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
Senior Staff Attorney
key employee
$241k
$266k
- Base
- $162k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
Executive Director
$238k
$263k
- Base
- $178k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $20k
- Benefits
- $23k
Director of Communication and Public Policy
key employee
$224k
$248k
- Base
- $106k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
Director of Corrections Reform Project
key employee
$201k
$223k
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $20k
Supervising Attorney
key employee
$199k
$220k
- Base
- $158k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $35k
Deputy Legal Director
key employee
$198k
$220k
- Base
- $164k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $26k
Legal Director
key employee
$197k
$218k
- Base
- $120k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
Director of Womens and Reproductive Rights Project
key employee
$191k
$212k
- Base
- $163k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
Senior Supervising Attorney
key employee
$184k
$203k
- Base
- $153k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
Director of Finance
$156k
$173k
- Base
- $125k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
Director of Philanthropy and Engagement
key employee
$156k
$172k
- Base
- $109k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $5k
Senior Supervising Attorney
highest compensated employee
$125k
$138k
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
highest compensated employee
$116k
$129k
Director of Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs
key employee
$107k
$119k
- Base
- $41k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
key employee
$88k
$97k
- Base
- $46k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $4k
Director of Systems Reform Policy
highest compensated employee
$62k
$69k
Senior Program Director
director (operational)
$56k
$62k
Senior Supervising Policy Counsel
highest compensated employee
$53k
$59k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interim Legal Director key employee | $228k | — | — | $18k | $260k $288k |
Associate Director director (operational) | $126k | — | — | $22k | $249k $276k |
Senior Staff Attorney key employee | $162k | — | — | $14k | $241k $266k |
Executive Director | $178k | — | $20k | $23k | $238k $263k |
Director of Communication and Public Policy key employee | $106k | — | — | $17k | $224k $248k |
Director of Corrections Reform Project key employee | $170k | — | — | $20k | $201k $223k |
Supervising Attorney key employee | $158k | — | — | $35k | $199k $220k |
Deputy Legal Director key employee | $164k | — | — | $26k | $198k $220k |
Legal Director key employee | $120k | — | — | $9k | $197k $218k |
Director of Womens and Reproductive Rights Project key employee | $163k | — | — | $17k | $191k $212k |
Senior Supervising Attorney key employee | $153k | — | — | $24k | $184k $203k |
Director of Finance | $125k | — | — | $21k | $156k $173k |
Director of Philanthropy and Engagement key employee | $109k | — | — | $5k | $156k $172k |
Senior Supervising Attorney highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $125k $138k |
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $116k $129k |
Director of Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs key employee | $41k | — | — | $2k | $107k $119k |
Director of Criminal Justice Policy key employee | $46k | — | — | $4k | $88k $97k |
Director of Systems Reform Policy highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $62k $69k |
Senior Program Director director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $56k $62k |
Senior Supervising Policy Counsel highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $53k $59k |
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 20 unpaid individuals.
Down 15%
from 2022
From $306k in 2022 to $260k in 2023.
$306k
2022
$260k
2023
$306k
2022
$260k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 18% in real terms$350k to $288k
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.
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend
Revenue and expenses over time
THE ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION OF ACLU INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$7.2M
$6M
2022
$5.6M
$6.2M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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