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

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Organization
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS (EIN 23-7312949)
Tax period
2014-04-01 to 2015-03-31
Filed
2015-11-17
IRS object ID
201503219349300315
Schema version
2014v5.0
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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Return2015-11-17T08:05:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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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
Tax Period Begin2014-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237312949EIN

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Address Line1211 Congress StreetAddressLine1Txt
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ZIP02110ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCarol RosePersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirecPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174823170PhoneNum
Signature2015-10-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMelissa GilroyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01069703PTIN
Phone7816964019PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-17PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
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Business Name Line1of MassachusettsBusinessNameLine1Txt
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CY Investment Income$159,119CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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Local ChaptersYes (true)LocalChaptersInd
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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Ron Ansin
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Maria Maning
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Joshua Boger
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Kim Marrkand
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Nicki Nichols Gamble
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Martin Fantozzi
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Ellen Fisher
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Matt Patsky
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Holly Gunner
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Kevin Prussia
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JB Kittredge
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Leslie Shapiro
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Matt Segal
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Shirley Lai
Dir of Finance and Admin32.008.00$112,954$28,239$17,506Yes (X)
Steven Hurley
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Sarah Wunsch
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DescLegal awardsDesc
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Total Program Service Revenue$33,317TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Securities$12,400SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$1,457,269TotalAmt
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Management And General$199,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Management And General$84,520ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,029FundraisingAmt

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Total$276,273TotalAmt
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Management And General$25,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,570FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$87,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,291FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$9,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Total$12,383TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$52,540TotalAmt
Program Services$36,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,417FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,575TotalAmt
Program Services$41,758ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,793FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$204,833TotalAmt
Program Services$156,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,637ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,970FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$41,242TotalAmt
Program Services$29,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,323FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$18,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,649FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,317TotalAmt
Program Services$18,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,903FundraisingAmt

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DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
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Printing and publishing$67,665$40,254$1,379$26,032
Dues and fees$25,125$14,056$3,238$7,831
Books and subscriptions$29,351$26,911$2,167$273

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,447TotalAmt
Program Services$4,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$492ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,136FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,994,993TotalAmt
Program Services$2,128,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$409,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$456,506FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,312BOYAmt
EOY$821,442EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,325,600BOYAmt
EOY$969,519EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,041BOYAmt
EOY$32,742EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$184,704LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$112,977LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,676BOYAmt
EOY$71,727EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,316,840BOYAmt
EOY$4,606,201EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$2,466,313BOYAmt
EOY$2,517,783EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,416BOYAmt
EOY$253,348EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,881,198BOYAmt
EOY$9,272,762EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,041BOYAmt
EOY$217,385EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,512BOYAmt
EOY$64,374EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$377,560BOYAmt
EOY$886,157EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$672,113BOYAmt
EOY$1,167,916EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,720,512BOYAmt
EOY$5,316,119EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,457,487BOYAmt
EOY$1,723,406EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,031,086BOYAmt
EOY$1,065,321EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,209,085BOYAmt
EOY$8,104,846EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,881,198BOYAmt
EOY$9,272,762EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$376,139ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$271,900NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,713,435CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,724,133CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,805,380CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,593,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,449,561CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,285,750TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,724,133CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,805,380CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,593,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,449,561CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,285,750TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,549,140SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,736,610PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,566CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$127,576CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$135,096CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$134,026CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$146,719CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$563,983TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,794CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,023CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,173CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,174CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,994TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,885,727TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.81920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$2,466,313BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$49,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$56,151OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,459,162EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,256,353BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,205InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$49,830OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,959AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,236,769EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,962,166BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$357,273InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$60,924OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,162AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,256,353EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.59000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.41000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$184,704OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$112,977DepreciationAmt
Book Value$71,727BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$71,727TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestments in Funds - not tradedDesc
Book Value$2,517,783BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,517,783TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Security deposits$12,745
Due from Related party - union$240,603
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$253,348TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue from Related party - NationalDesc
Amt$886,157Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$886,157TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,124,668TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$271,900NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$105,809DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$128,105OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$505,814RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,618,854RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,618,854TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,228,908TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$105,809DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$128,105OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$233,914ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,994,994ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,994,994TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other revenues not included on Form 990 (Part XI, line 2d)Other revenues not included include the change in carrying value (fair value) of the Organization's interest in the Beneficial Trust.
Other expenses not included on Form 990 (Part XII, line 2d)The other change represents the change in investment carrying value based on the fair value of the units held in the National endowment. Similar to unrealized gains and losses, this amount represents the change in value of this investment.
Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)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, 2015.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BOR DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$437,750GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$347,140CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$90,610GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$72,035FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$30,235EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$25,835OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$437,750GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$347,140CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$90,610GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$72,035FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$30,235EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$25,835OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$128,105DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$37,495NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (3 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$194,312$10,227$34,585$1,633$228,897$11,860
Matt Segal
Legal Director$155,416$27,067$182,483
Shirley Lai
Dir of Finance and Admin$112,954$28,239$14,418$3,088$127,372$31,327

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 Director's 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 MA's chairman, Union Board President, and Union Vice President. Based on this performance review, the Director's 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 on the Secretary of State of Massachusetts website and upon request.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9Other adjustments relate to the change in fair value of the Organization's 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 expenses and the ACLU of Massachusetts charges this Organization its proportional share of the facilities.ExplanationTxt

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