AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS (EIN 23-7312949)
Tax period
2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31
Filed
2017-11-07
IRS object ID
201703119349302855
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-11-07T16:46:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN271616877PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Melissa Gilroy CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line180 Greenacre RdAddressLine1Txt
CityWestwoodCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN237312949EIN

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Business Name Line1American Civil Liberties Union FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Address Line1211 Congress StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
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ZIP02110ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCarol RosePersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirecPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174823170PhoneNum
Signature2017-09-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMelissa GilroyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01069703PTIN
Phone7816964019PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-07PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

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IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Business Name Line1of MassachusettsBusinessNameLine1Txt
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PY Other Revenue-$31,942PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Local ChaptersYes (true)LocalChaptersInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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Maria Maning
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Kim Marrkand
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JB Kittredge
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Matt Segal
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Shirley Lai
Dir of Finance and Admin36.004.00$150,858$16,762$33,376Yes (X)
Bliss Austin Spooner
Development Director40.000.00$111,393$0$40,913Yes (X)
Sarah Wunsch
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$108,723ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$20,952FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$12,617ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,708FundraisingAmt

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$295ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$297FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$46,630TotalAmt
Program Services$35,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,358ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,504FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,600TotalAmt
Program Services$60,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,498ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,789FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$222,045TotalAmt
Program Services$167,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,034FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,990TotalAmt
Program Services$12,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,123FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,395TotalAmt
Program Services$32,812ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,542FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,803TotalAmt
Program Services$20,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,836FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Printing and publishing$59,249$33,069$25,996$184
Dues and fees$30,664$9,306$19,141$2,217
Books and subscriptions$34,544$30,702$2,189$1,653

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,571,742TotalAmt
Program Services$2,549,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$429,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$593,316FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$780,206BOYAmt
EOY$866,371EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$661,759BOYAmt
EOY$340,514EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$120,328EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,997BOYAmt
EOY$77,351EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$330,739LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,039BOYAmt
EOY$146,778EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,856,618BOYAmt
EOY$4,667,434EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,320,693BOYAmt
EOY$2,469,270EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,420BOYAmt
EOY$632,345EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,943,732BOYAmt
EOY$9,320,391EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$238,075BOYAmt
EOY$303,306EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,100BOYAmt
EOY$219,550EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$917,303BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,204,478BOYAmt
EOY$522,856EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,226,245BOYAmt
EOY$6,207,135EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,507,174BOYAmt
EOY$1,534,327EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,005,835BOYAmt
EOY$1,056,073EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,739,254BOYAmt
EOY$8,797,535EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,943,732BOYAmt
EOY$9,320,391EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,518,239ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$540,042NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,805,380CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,593,241CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,449,561CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,166,070CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,966,952CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,981,204TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,593,241CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,449,561CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,166,070CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,966,952CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,981,204TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$949,810SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,031,394PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$135,096CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$134,026CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$146,719CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$120,926CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$118,365CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$655,132TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,173CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,830CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,174CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,562CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,439CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$75,178TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,711,514TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89310PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,320,693BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$208,499InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$59,922OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,469,270EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,517,783BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$139,932InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$57,158OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,320,693EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,466,313BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$107,621InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$56,151OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,517,783EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,354,981BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$170,573InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$59,241OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,466,313EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,236,769BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$173,836InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$52,836OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,788AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,354,981EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$330,739OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$183,961DepreciationAmt
Book Value$146,778BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$146,778TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestments in Funds - not tradedDesc
Book Value$2,469,270BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,469,270TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Security deposits$1,000
Due from Related party - union$44,017
Due from Related party - National$587,328
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$632,345TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue to Related party - NationalDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,893,229TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$489,803NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$110,822DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$50,239OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$650,864RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,242,365RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$152,384OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$152,384RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,089,981TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,834,948TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$110,822DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$152,384OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$263,206ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,571,742ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,571,742TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other revenues not included on Form 990 (Part XI, line 2d)The other revenue adjustment represents special event expenses that were nettted from revenue on the form 990 but included with expenses on the financial statements.
Other expenses not included on Form 990 (Part XII, line 2d)The other change represents the special event expenditures that were shown netted against revenue in the form 990 but as expenditures in the financial statements.
Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)Schedule D:The Foundation follows the provisions in GAAP, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosure requirements for uncertain tax positions. The Foundation has determined that there are no material unrecognized tax effects as of March 31, 2017.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BOR DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$443,233GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$318,633CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$124,600GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$40,190RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$91,726FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$18,887OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$443,233GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$318,633CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$124,600GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$40,190RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$91,726FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$18,887OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$150,803DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$26,203NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Carol Rose
Executive Director$206,221$22,913$55,239$6,914$261,460$29,827
Matt Segal
Legal Director$163,730$4,198$32,139$824$195,869$5,022
Shirley Lai
Dir of Finance and Admin$150,858$16,762$29,527$3,849$180,385$20,611
Bliss Austin Spooner
Development Director$111,393$40,913$152,306

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Organizational document changes Part VI line 4The organization agreed to transfer all assets and liabilities to the newly organized ACLU Corporation. All Trustees of the current organization will become Board directors of the ACLU Corporation.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11As required we make a completed copy of the form 990 available to the Trustees prior to the return being filed. All Trustee changes, if any, are forwarded to the preparer for changes prior to filing the return.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cIf conflicts of interest are present, the interested member is not permitted to vote on related issues. The Executive Director and Director of Finance and Adminstration oversee all expenses and vendor relationships and report to the Executive Committee and Board Chair about any potential conflict for Board discussion and, if necessary, Board action.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aThe Executive Directors compensation is determined by the Board of Trustees based on bi-annual performance review, which consists of both written submission by all Directors and Trustees, which is reviewed by ACLUF of MAs chairman, Union Board President, and Union Vice President. Based on this performance review, the Directors and Trustees determine and approve any salary increase.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bFor existing staff, compensation reviews are completed 2 times a year. During ACLUM and ACLUFMs annual budgeting and performance review, salary levels are reviewed against other ACLU affiliates of the same size.National ACLU also provides results from an annual salary survey and that data is considered during the annual budgeting and staff review process. For new positions, we gather internal and external data from other non-profits of similar size and type to ensure staff compensation is in line with other ACLU affiliates and other non-profits of similar size and type. During the staff review, staff compensation is increased by COLA, performance or adjustment increases. Increases are limited based on an approved pool for increase in the annual budget. The budget is approved by the Board.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Governing Documents are available upon request from the Organization.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9Other adjustments relate to the change in fair value of the Organizations interest in the Beneficial Trust.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACLU of MassachusettsBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 Congress StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN041180450EIN
Primary ActivitiesPreserve Civil LibertiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501 C 4ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceExplanation of information on Schedule RFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe ACLU of Massachusetts, Inc. shares facilities and staff with this Organization. This Organization charges the ACLU of Massachusetts its proportional share of the salaries and other shared expenses and the ACLU of Massachusetts charges this Organization its proportional share of the facilities.ExplanationTxt

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