American Civil Liberties Union

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American Civil Liberties Union

🇺🇸Human Rights#2 last 12 months
Revenue
$222,050,000
Revenue recorded
Reach
United States
Verified footprint
Entries
55
Logged on Charity Journal

Giving over time

Monthly giving from the ledger
Giving and impact by month, last 12 months
MonthGivenImpact bandActivities logged
Dec 2025$0Moderate1
Jan 2026$0Substantial1
Feb 2026$0Not rated0
Mar 2026$0Not rated0
Apr 2026$0Not rated0
May 2026$0Not rated0
Jun 2026$0Moderate1
Jul 2026$0Substantial4
Aug 2026$0Not rated0
Sep 2026$0Substantial7
Oct 2026$0Not rated0
Nov 2026$0Not rated0

Cause breakdown

Human Rights$0 · 0%
Science$0 · 0%
Welfare$0 · 0%
Health$0 · 0%
Education$0 · 0%
American Civil Liberties UnionVerified
Human RightsUnited StatesEst. 1920Anthony Romero
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About

The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending and advancing individual rights and civil liberties in the United States. Founded in 1920, the ACLU works through litigation, advocacy, public education and organizing to address issues involving free speech, privacy, voting rights, racial justice, immigrants' rights and other constitutional freedoms.

The organization operates nationally and through state affiliates, bringing legal challenges and advocating for policies that it believes protect constitutional rights. Its work includes representing individuals and communities in court, supporting civil liberties campaigns and engaging with lawmakers and the public on issues affecting fundamental freedoms.

Activity feed

American Civil Liberties Union joined family-planning organizations in litigation challenging federal changes to the Title X family-planning program on 2026-09-18. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Title X litigation
Human Rightsjoined family-planning organizations in litigation challenging federal changes to the Title X family-planning program
American Civil Liberties Union joined a class-action lawsuit challenging NIH screening of grants based on disfavored viewpoints and seeking to prevent censorship and termination of federally funded research on 2026-09-16. Cause: Science.
American Civil Liberties Union→ NIH grant-screening litigation
Sciencejoined a class-action lawsuit challenging NIH screening of grants based on disfavored viewpoints and seeking to prevent censorship and termination of federally funded research
American Civil Liberties Union participated in Fifth Circuit proceedings challenging nationwide restrictions on mail and pharmacy access to mifepristone on 2026-09-09. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Mifepristone litigation
Human Rightsparticipated in Fifth Circuit proceedings challenging nationwide restrictions on mail and pharmacy access to mifepristone
American Civil Liberties Union urged a federal court to allow a lawsuit challenging an immigration raid at a family event to proceed on 2026-09-08. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Idaho immigration-raid litigation
Human Rightsurged a federal court to allow a lawsuit challenging an immigration raid at a family event to proceed
American Civil Liberties Union secured a federal preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing a rule affecting the handling of mail ballots on 2026-09-04. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Mail-ballot litigation
Human Rightssecured a federal preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing a rule affecting the handling of mail ballots
American Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief challenging airspace restrictions that prevent journalists from using drones to photograph Department of Homeland Security operations on 2026-09-04. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Drone-photography free-speech litigation
Human Rightsfiled an amicus brief challenging airspace restrictions that prevent journalists from using drones to photograph Department of Homeland Security operations
American Civil Liberties Union sued the Concord Housing and Redevelopment Authority over surveillance devices installed in tenants' apartments that collected hundreds of millions of data points about residents' movements and sounds on 2026-09-02. Cause: Welfare.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Housing-surveillance litigation
Welfaresued the Concord Housing and Redevelopment Authority over surveillance devices installed in tenants' apartments that collected hundreds of millions of data points about residents' movements and sounds
American Civil Liberties Union filed more than 50 legal claims across 17 states and Washington, D.C., on behalf of people alleging harm by federal immigration agents on 2026-07-29. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Federal-law-enforcement claims
Human Rightsfiled more than 50 legal claims across 17 states and Washington, D.C., on behalf of people alleging harm by federal immigration agents
American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal appellate brief supporting protesters challenging restrictions on access to a public road used for demonstrations on 2026-07-20. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Indigenous protest-rights litigation
Human Rightsfiled a federal appellate brief supporting protesters challenging restrictions on access to a public road used for demonstrations
American Civil Liberties Union sued Arizona officials to block enforcement of a deferred provision of Proposition 314 concerning state-level immigration enforcement on 2026-07-10. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Arizona immigration litigation
Human Rightssued Arizona officials to block enforcement of a deferred provision of Proposition 314 concerning state-level immigration enforcement
American Civil Liberties Union launched its largest-ever midterm electoral investment, supporting efforts concerning reproductive freedom, voting rights, and democracy on 2026-07-07. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Firewall for Freedom campaign
Human Rightslaunched its largest-ever midterm electoral investment, supporting efforts concerning reproductive freedom, voting rights, and democracy
American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the City of Phoenix seeking records and greater transparency concerning police misconduct on 2026-06-10. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Police-transparency litigation
Human Rightsfiled a lawsuit against the City of Phoenix seeking records and greater transparency concerning police misconduct
American Civil Liberties Union continued its challenge to NIH grant terminations before a federal appeals court, defending research projects whose funding had been cancelled on 2026-01-06. Cause: Science.
American Civil Liberties Union→ NIH research litigation
Sciencecontinued its challenge to NIH grant terminations before a federal appeals court, defending research projects whose funding had been cancelled
American Civil Liberties Union joined Maryland voters in challenging a federal demand for sensitive voter data and seeking protection against creation of a national voter database on 2025-12-15. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Voter-privacy litigation
Human Rightsjoined Maryland voters in challenging a federal demand for sensitive voter data and seeking protection against creation of a national voter database
American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit seeking FDA records concerning the agency's review of medication-abortion regulations on 2025-11-14. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Medication-abortion transparency litigation
Human Rightsfiled a lawsuit seeking FDA records concerning the agency's review of medication-abortion regulations
American Civil Liberties Union represented immigrants challenging conditions at California City Detention Facility, including alleged denial of medical care and prolonged isolation on 2025-11-13. Cause: Health.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Immigration-detention litigation
Healthrepresented immigrants challenging conditions at California City Detention Facility, including alleged denial of medical care and prolonged isolation
American Civil Liberties Union sued federal agencies under FOIA to obtain records about changes to voter databases and government efforts to use federal data for voter-list maintenance on 2025-08-18. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Voter-data transparency litigation
Human Rightssued federal agencies under FOIA to obtain records about changes to voter databases and government efforts to use federal data for voter-list maintenance
American Civil Liberties Union represented researchers and public-health organizations in a lawsuit challenging the cancellation of NIH research grants and seeking restoration of the affected research on 2025-04-02. Cause: Science.
American Civil Liberties Union→ NIH research-funding litigation
Sciencerepresented researchers and public-health organizations in a lawsuit challenging the cancellation of NIH research grants and seeking restoration of the affected research
American Civil Liberties Union joined voting-rights groups in challenging a federal executive order affecting voter registration and election administration on 2025-04-01. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Voting-rights litigation
Human Rightsjoined voting-rights groups in challenging a federal executive order affecting voter registration and election administration
American Civil Liberties Union secured a federal ruling preventing Alabama officials from prosecuting people who help pregnant residents travel out of state for abortions on 2025-04-01. Cause: Human Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union→ Abortion-access litigation
Human Rightssecured a federal ruling preventing Alabama officials from prosecuting people who help pregnant residents travel out of state for abortions

Board

Deborah Archer
President

Professor of Clinical Law and Faculty Director of the Community Equity Initiative at NYU School of Law, and the organization's first Black president, elected in 2021.

Dax Goldstein
Secretary

California-based board officer serving on the Executive Committee.

Connie Tcheng
Treasurer

California-based board officer overseeing financial governance as Treasurer.

Shaakirrah Sanders
General Counsel

Idaho-based General Counsel providing legal oversight for the board.

William Aceves
Director

California-based board member serving on the Executive Committee.

Coleman Bazelon
Director

Maryland-based board member and economist specializing in regulatory and antitrust matters.

Darlene English
Director

Ohio-based board member serving on the Executive Committee.

Lia Epperson
Director

Washington DC-based board member and law professor specializing in civil rights and education law.

Kim Ferguson
Director

Minnesota-based board member serving on the Executive Committee.

Marina Hsieh
Director

California-based board member serving on the Executive Committee.

Julie Reiskin
Director

Colorado-based board member and longtime disability rights advocate.

Gabrielle Uballez
Director

New Mexico-based board member serving on the Executive Committee.

Yomi Young
Director

California-based board member serving on the Executive Committee.

Ron Chen
Ex-Officio General Counsel (non-voting)

New Jersey-based General Counsel providing non-voting legal counsel to the board.

Ron Tyler
Ex-Officio General Counsel (non-voting)

California-based General Counsel providing non-voting legal counsel to the board.