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American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California

EIN 94-0279770Human and Civil Rights California Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Protecting civil liberties in California since 1934

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Northern California is the arm of the ACLU-NC that conducts litigation, policy research and education efforts in support of civil liberties. Founded in 1934, the ACLU-NC works to preserve and guarantee the protections of the Constitution's Bill of Rights. We aim to extend these freedoms to segments of our population who have traditionally been denied their rights, including people of color; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people; women; mental-health patients; prisoners; people with disabilities; and the poor. In addition to the litigation for which the ACLU-NC has been known over the past seven decades, we also educate the public, inform the media, lobby legislators, organize grassroots activists, and disseminate information about our constitutional freedoms through our membership and volunteer chapters.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.28Overall score
out of 100

82.47Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$18,507,719

Total expenses · USD$11,104,423

Program expenses

$7,484,381.10 recorded amount

67.4%

Fundraising expenses

$1,921,065.18 recorded amount

17.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,687,872.30 recorded amount

15.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Abdol Soltani
Recorded compensation: $142,498.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.28%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Northern California is the arm of the ACLU-NC that conducts litigation, policy research and education efforts in support of civil liberties. Founded in 1934, the ACLU-NC works to preserve and guarantee the protections of the Constitution's Bill of Rights. We aim to extend these freedoms to segments of our population who have traditionally been denied their rights, including people of color; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people; women; mental-health patients; prisoners; people with disabilities; and the poor. In addition to the litigation for which the ACLU-NC has been known over the past seven decades, we also educate the public, inform the media, lobby legislators, organize grassroots activists, and disseminate information about our constitutional freedoms through our membership and volunteer chapters.
`ein` EIN	94-0279770
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11104423.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.152
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.17300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.674
`fscore` Financial score	82.47
`leader` Recorded leader	Abdol Soltani
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	142498.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0128
`motto` Tagline	Protecting civil liberties in California since 1934
`name` Charity name	American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California
`tot_rev` Total revenue	18507719.0
`score` Overall score	87.28
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7484381.102000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1921065.1790000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1687872.2959999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-0279770
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.