AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FUND OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FUND OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (EIN 52-6070446)
Tax period: 2011-04-01 to 2012-03-31
Filed: 2013-02-14
IRS object ID: 201330459349302018
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-02-14T12:49:33-08:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELAINE A LEDERMAN PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	545 ORCHARD STREET	AddressLine1
City	STRASBURG	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22657	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	526070446	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FUND OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	AMER	NameControl
Phone	2024570800	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20008	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHARLES CERF	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	2024570800	Phone
Date Signed	2013-02-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ELAINE A LEDERMAN CPA	Name
Phone	5404655765	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-02-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	CHARLES CERF	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 434	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20008	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1051510	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.aclu-nca.org/	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1967	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	CIVIL LIBERTY & EDUCATION	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	8	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	8	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	4	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	373	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	828740	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	772430	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	43163	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	27744	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	47879	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	51914	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-85	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-342	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	919697	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	851746	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	488951	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	511849	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	140919	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	240443	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	370906	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	729394	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	882755	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	190303	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-31009	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2417084	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2514669	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	404300	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	526304	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2012784	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1988365	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	CIVIL LIBERTY & EDUCATION	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	441507	Expense
Revenue	23404	Revenue
Description	LITIGATION-ARRANGING FOR AND REPRESENTATION OF CLIENTS IN LEGAL ACTIONS IN DEFENSE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	147169	Expense
Description	PUBLIC EDUCATION-ANSWERING PUBLIC AND PRESS INQUIRIES ABOUT CIVIL LIBERTIES, ACLU POSITIONS, AND ACLU LITIGATION. WRITING AND LECTURING ABOUT CIVIL LIBERTIES AND ACLU LITIGATION.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	588676	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	8	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	4	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	8	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	8	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THE ORGANIZATION	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2024570800	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 434	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20008	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector
JOHNNY BARNES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	X	X	104345	18414	39225
ARTHUR SPITZER
LEGAL DIRECTOR	40.00	X		102314	18055	55557
JOHN WIMBERLY
PRESIDENT	4.00			0	0	0	X
DEBORAH CARLINER
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00			0	0	0	X
NANCY ABRAMOWITZ
SECRETARY	2.00			0	0	0	X
CHARLES CERF
TREASURER	2.00			0	0	0	X
DONN COHEN
DIRECTOR	2.00			0	0	0		X
JULIE FERGUSON QUEEN
DIRECTOR	2.00			0	0	0		X
NEAL GOLDFARB
DIRECTOR	2.00			0	0	0		X
SHELLEY BRODERICK
DIRECTOR	2.00			0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	206659	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	36469	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	94782	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Federated Campaigns	557	FederatedCampaigns
Fundraising Events	25698	FundraisingEvents
Related Organizations	198288	RelatedOrganizations
All Other Contributions	547887	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	145196	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	772430	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn
LEGAL FEES	541100	23404
STATEHOOD EDUCATION	999999	4340

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	27744	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	58934	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$58,934	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	138176	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	145196	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-7020	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-7020	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$7,020	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	49145	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	25698	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	42058	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	7087	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$7,087	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	4581	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	12510	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-7929	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-7929	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Business Code	999999	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	500	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	500	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	500	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	851746	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	20315	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$59,001	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	296236	Total
Program Services	242940	ProgramServices
Management And General	37902	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	15394	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	132862	Total
Program Services	47138	ProgramServices
Management And General	35562	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	50162	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	44514	Total
Program Services	15787	ProgramServices
Management And General	11905	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	16822	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12504	Total
Program Services	4682	ProgramServices
Management And General	3532	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4290	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25733	Total
Program Services	16382	ProgramServices
Management And General	4757	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4594	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20155	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	20155	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9111	Total
Program Services	6677	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2434	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	59743	Total
Program Services	40846	ProgramServices
Management And General	9433	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9464	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4363	Total
Program Services	2100	ProgramServices
Management And General	2263	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	50113	Total
Program Services	34262	ProgramServices
Management And General	7913	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7938	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14656	Total
Program Services	5790	ProgramServices
Management And General	8386	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	480	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	102963	Total
Program Services	87515	ProgramServices
Management And General	1326	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14122	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5138	Total
Program Services	3513	ProgramServices
Management And General	811	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	814	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12043	Total
Program Services	9812	ProgramServices
Management And General	1114	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1117	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
PRINTING/NEWSLETTER	12043	11258	405	380
ED SEARCH	1887	629	629	629
BANK CHARGES	6757	0	3639	3118
LEGAL & LIBRARY	40852	40852	0	0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31082	Total
Program Services	18493	ProgramServices
Management And General	3428	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9161	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	882755	Total
Program Services	588676	ProgramServices
Management And General	153160	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	140919	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	501452	BOY
EOY	306551	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22200	BOY
EOY	23725	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	23463	BOY
EOY	31033	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	69328	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	51217	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10095	BOY
EOY	18111	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1683185	BOY
EOY	2072411	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	176689	BOY
EOY	62838	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2417084	BOY
EOY	2514669	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52624	BOY
EOY	40928	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	351676	BOY
EOY	485376	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	404300	BOY
EOY	526304	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	828419	BOY
EOY	818629	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1184365	BOY
EOY	1169736	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2012784	BOY
EOY	1988365	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2417084	BOY
EOY	2514669	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-31009	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	6590	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	668883	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	705505	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	817533	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	789490	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	772430	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3753841	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	668883	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	705505	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	817533	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	789490	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	772430	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3753841	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	749582	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	3004259	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	33001	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	34475	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	32823	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	47812	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	58934	CurrentTaxYear
Total	207045	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3960886	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	664102	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.75850	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.74650	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Total509	0	PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage509	0	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0	InvestmentIncomePercentage

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1131852	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-951	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	38968	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	3287	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	1088646	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	985875	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	10208	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	137494	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	1725	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	1131852	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	608980	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	151875	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	231845	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	6825	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	985875	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	1.00000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	true	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	69328	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	51217	Depreciation
Book Value	18111	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	18111	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
OTHER RECEIVABLES	2706
DUE FROM ACLU NATIONAL-SHARING	51968
DEPOSITS	8164

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	62838	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
DUE TO ACLU-NCA	$368,709
DUE TO ACLU NATIONAL-SHARING	$116,667

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	485376	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	851746	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	882755	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-31009	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	6590	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	6590	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-24419	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	917238	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	6590	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	58902	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	65492	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	851746	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	851746	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	941657	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	58902	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	58902	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	882755	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	882755	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt XII Line 2d	EXPENSES NETTED
Pt XIII Line 2d	EXPENSES NETTED
Pt V Line 4	To allow for a secure financial future for the organization

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	AWARDS BANQUET	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	73423	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	25698	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	47725	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	42058	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	73423	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	25698	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	47725	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	42058	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	42058	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	5667	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	7	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	145196	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11a	Relevent staff and Treasurer review the 990 before it is filed.
Pt VI, Line 19	By request.
Pt XI	CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE OF INVESTMENTS
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f	MISCELLANEOUS PRINTING

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus
ACLU OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA
4301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 434	WASHINGTON	DC	20008	520749684	PRESERVATION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES	DC	501(C)4	NO
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
125 BROAD ST 18TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10004	237075878	PRESERVATION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES	NY	501(C)4	NO
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
125 BROAD ST 18TH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10004	136213516	LEGAL REPRESENTATION PUBLIC EDUCATION	NY	501(C)3		7

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	true	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	true	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg