ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION (EIN 85-1471040)
Tax period
2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Filed
2026-01-31
IRS object ID
202610329349300201
Schema version
2024v5.5
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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Return2026-01-31T22:43:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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CityWALNUT CREEKCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN851471040EIN

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Business Name ControlACLUBusinessNameControlTxt
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Address Line1980 9th Street 260AddressLine1Txt
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PersonCarl CriderPersonNm
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2020FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION ADVOCATES FOR THE DEFENSE AND ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL. WE WORK TO SECURE GREATER EQUALITY, EQUITY, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. OUR POLICY PRIORITIES ARE AIMED AT DISMANTLING SYSTEMS ROOTED IN OPPRESSION AND DISCRIMINATION THROUGH AN INTEGRATED ADVOCACY APPROACH THAT EMPLOYS RIGOROUS POLICY ANALYSIS, LOBBYING, COMMUNICATIONS, COALITION-BUILDING, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING. ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION IS A 501(C)(4) SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION FORMED BY THE SIX ACLU ENTITIES IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN STATEWIDE ADVOCACY.MissionDesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Robert White
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Norma Chavez-Peterson
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Kim Knox
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Victor Leung
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Abdi Soltani
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Elliot Gordon
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Carmen-Nicole Cox
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Jack Zwald
Director of Finance and Administration40.00$192,885$0$37,413Yes (X)
Anita Narayana
Director of Strategic Communications40.00$168,770$0$17,307Yes (X)
Rachel Bhagwat
Legislative Advocate40.00$153,888$0$23,134Yes (X)
Ruth Dawson
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Social media and market$44,978$44,978
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$966,016BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$56,015BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$145,225BOYAmt
EOY$28,011EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$7,188BOYAmt
EOY$47,568EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$15,242BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,693,226BOYAmt
EOY$2,083,179EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$494,894BOYAmt
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$437,543EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,894BOYAmt
EOY$676,499EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$763,451BOYAmt
EOY$416,799EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,434,881BOYAmt
EOY$989,881EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$2,198,332BOYAmt
EOY$1,406,680EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,693,226BOYAmt
EOY$2,083,179EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$791,652ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$106,879PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION INCURRED POLITICAL EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION WITH GENERAL ELECTIONS - INCLUDING ACA POLLIING, BALLOT MEASURE CONSULTING, AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$66,998InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,430DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,568BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$47,568TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Security deposit$8,518
Net website development costs$4,792
Right of use asset (operating lease)$422,269
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$435,579TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease liability (operating lease)Desc
Amt$437,543Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$437,543TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,392,526TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,392,526RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,392,526TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,184,179TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,184,179ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,184,179TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrants are approved by the board of directors and formalized in a grant agreement signed by both parties.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

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Carmen-Nicole Cox
Director of Government Aff$207,068$0$0$0$0$0$11,324$0$26,928$0$245,320$0$0$0
Jack Zwald
Director of Finance and Administrati$192,885$0$0$0$0$0$10,544$0$26,869$0$230,298$0$0$0
Anita Narayana
Director of Strategic Communications$168,770$0$0$0$0$0$3,352$0$13,955$0$186,077$0$0$0
David Trujillo
Executive Director$167,832$0$0$0$0$0$7,649$0$10,546$0$186,027$0$0$0
Rachel Bhagwat
Legislative Advocate$153,888$0$0$0$0$0$8,400$0$14,734$0$177,022$0$0$0
Ruth Dawson
Legislative Attorney$148,138$0$0$0$0$0$8,083$0$11,930$0$168,151$0$0$0

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ExplanationKevin Baker received $194,475 in severance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.ExplanationTxt

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Ex-officio Directors are designated by their function as Executive Directors of one of the member Unions; a Union's Designated Director also sits on its governing board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3ACLU California Action has contracted with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) to provide payroll processing, human resources consulting, and provision of certain employee benefits. Under this model, the PEO is the employer of record (statutory employer) for all ACLU California Action worksite employees. The PEO pays each worksite employee's wages as directed and funded by ACLU California Action. Those payments are made from the PEO bank account and all federal taxes and wage reporting is made under the the PEO federal EIN. The PEO issues all W-2 forms.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAccording to ACLU California Action's Bylaws, the six ACLU entities in California each have the right to designate one of their current Directors as a Director of ACLU California Action. The Executive Directors of the three other IRC Section 501(c)(4) exempt ACLU entities in California are also automatically Directors of ACLU California Action.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bACLU California Action was formed by and is affiliated with each of the other six ACLU entities in California, three of which are recognized as exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(3) (the "Foundations") and three of which are exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(4) (the Unions"). The Unions and Foundations do not have voting rights with respect to ACLU California Action, which is governed by its Board of Directors. However, ACLU California Action's Article and Bylaws provide that certain major governance decisions, including changes to the Articles of Incorporation, certain changes to the Bylaws, merger, dissolution, or the transfer of substantial assets, require prior approval from each of the Unions and Foundations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by management and counsel prior to filing. The Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach director, officer, committee member, and key employee annually signs a statement to affirm that they have read, understood, and agreed to comply with the Conflict of Interest policy and disclose their interest that could reasonably give rise to actual or potential conflicts. Such potential conflicts are resolved promptly.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe board of directors reviewed comparability data in the process of determining the Executive Director's compensation including other Form 990s and approved the compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19No other documents available to the public.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gBank fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 2,570. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,570. Outside services - consultants: Program service expenses 352,943. Management and general expenses 391,910. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 744,853.

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