AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF IOWA: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF IOWA (EIN 42-1002093)
Tax period
2014-04-01 to 2015-03-31
Filed
2016-02-12
IRS object ID
201600439349302195
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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MissionTHE ACLU FOUNDATION OF IOWA WORKS TO DEFEND AND PROMOTE THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, FOCUSSING ESPECIALLY ON THE FIRST, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, EIGHTH AND 14TH AMENDMENTS. IT WORKS THROUGH LITIGATION AND LEGAL ADVOCACY, AS WELL AS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, TO SECURE AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL LIBERTIES VALUES WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THOSE AND OTHER AMENDMENTS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION.MissionDesc
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,786CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$1,061CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,890CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$1,165CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,376TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$466,343CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$627,421CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$454,074CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,193,422CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$511,406CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,252,666TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.92340PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.94310PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02960InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01790InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$575FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,925FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,500FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$633,765FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$645,265FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$121,790FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,448FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$121,790CurrentYearAmt
Total$121,790TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$182,685LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$11,500CurrentYearAmt
Total$11,500TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$30,448CurrentYearAmt
Total$30,448TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$45,672GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$575CurrentYearAmt
Total$575TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,160,417BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,103InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,168,520EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$427,330BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$735,399ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,312InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,160,417EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$397,534BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$28,596ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,200InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$427,330EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$352,088BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$34,817ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,629InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$397,534EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$348,665BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$36,990ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$33,187InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$380OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$352,088EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.35410BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.64590PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,511OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,131DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,380BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,516OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,516DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$15,380TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST$718,696F
MUTUAL FUNDS$16,108F
COMMON INTEREST TRUST$409,293F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,144,097TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEXPLANATION: ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDWARD S. ALLEN ENDOWMENT FUND RECEIVED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 ARE TO BE REMITTED TO THE ACLU TRUST FOR THE BILL OF RIGHTS. THE FUND CURRENTLY HAS A BALANCE OF $36,105. THE FOUNDATION IS A BENEFICIARY OF A PERPETUAL TRUST CURRENTLY VALUED AT $718,696 WHICH PROVIDES FOR AN ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF 5% OF THE FAIR VALUE OF THE TRUST FOR UNRESTRICTED USE BY THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DESIGNATED $122,606 IN FUNDS AT MARCH 31, 2015 TO BE UTILIZED IN THE EVENT OF UNFORESEEN AND/OR EMERGENCY LITIGATION EXPENSES THAT SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEED OTHER UNRESTRICTED FUNDS BUDGETED FOR SUCH EXPENSES. ALSO, THE COMBINED ENTITIES' BOARDS HAS SET ASIDE $494,151 IN FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE DONORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELF-DISCIPLINE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2THE FOUNDATION MADE A 501 (H) ELECTION AND ENGAGES IN LIMITED LOBBYING OF THE IOWA LEGISLATURE WITH RESPECT TO CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES. SEE PAGE 2, PART III, 4C.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11EXPLANATION: THE FORM 990 AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULES IS DRAFTED BY A PAID PREPARER AND REVIEWED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED IN A JOINT MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH THE PAID PREPARER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEXPLANATION: ANNUALLY AT ITS MARCH BOARD MEETING, ALL TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON WHICH THEY DISCLOSE ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS DEFINED IN OUR POLICY. TRUSTEES ARE REMINDED THAT THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO INFORM THE ORGANIZATION IF ANY CONFLICTS ARISE DURING THEIR SERVICE ON THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EXPLANATION: IT HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE TO HAVE COMPARABLE SURVEY SALARY DATA FROM OTHER ACLU AFFILIATES PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DURING THE PROCESS OF DETERMING SALARIES. IN ADDITION, CONTEMPORANEOUS NOTES AND MINUTES OF THESE PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN KEPT AND MAINTAINED IN OUR FILES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19EXPLANATION: UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS, THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THEIR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. REQUESTS MAY BE SENT TO: ACLU-IA, 505 FIFTH AVENUE, STE. 901, DES MOINES, IA 50309. REQUESTS MAY ALSO BE SENT THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEB SITE, WW.ACLU-IA.ORG. CLICK ON "CONTACT US". REQUESTS MUST PROVIDE A RETURN POSTAL ADDRESS OR EMAIL ADDRESS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ROUNDING 1.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IOWABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1505 5TH STREET INSURANCE EXCHANGE BAddressLine1Txt
CityDES MOINESCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP50309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN420892616EIN
Primary ActivitiesACTIVE DEFENSE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES BY LEGAL AND EDUCATIONAL MEANS.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateIALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ACLU OF IOWA - LESS THAN 50000
M
ACLU OF IOWA - LESS THAN 50000
N
ACLU OF IOWA
O$94,969MANAGEMENT FEE - HOURS WORKED
ACLU OF IOWA - LESS THAN 50000
Q

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