Nonprofit · EIN 23-7039364
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND
Tax-exempt · PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,406,341 | $691,640 | $714,701 | $5,894,666 | $103,271 | $5,791,395 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,080,062 | $689,017 | $391,045 | $5,072,777 | $68,425 | $5,004,352 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,092,657
- Program service revenue
- $111,345
- Investment income
- $180,408
- Net rental income
- $8,040
- Net income from fundraising events
- $13,655
- Other revenue
- $21,931
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $144,542
- Other salaries and wages
- $184,207
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $381,651
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $14,548
- Travel
- $10,896
- Depreciation
- $12,799
- Program services (functional)
- $567,710
- Management and general (functional)
- $90,777
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,153
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,072,777
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,894,666
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $103,271
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,791,395
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $262,316
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,248,954
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,791,395
- Gross receipts
- $1,425,008
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- RI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN BROWN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $144,542 | $36,136 |
| HEATHER BURBACH | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LOPES-METCALFE | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER AZEVEDO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL KRUEGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ITACY | DIRECTOR (NATIONAL BD REP) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| YAMIL BAEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MULREADY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDRA ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG CERWONKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK FIGUEROA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE FLITMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN KNOWLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN MANNIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANN ELISE MCCAFFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAYASHREE NIMMAGADDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOANNE POPE MELISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANNIE VOSS-ALTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN BROWN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $142,953 | $31,380 |
| KATHERINE ITACY | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LOPES METCALFE | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER AZEVEDO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL KRUEGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN KNOWLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MULREADY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 128 DORRANCE ST STE 400, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903-2872
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVEN BROWN, 128 DORRANCE ST STE 400, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (401) 831-7171
- Website
- RIACLU.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PPA LLP
Mission
LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATED IN OVER 30 LAWSUITS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE SUCCESSFUL REPRESENTATION OF A TOWN RESIDENT WHO WAS SUED FOR SPEAKING OUT ABOUT A HIGHLY CONTENTIOUS SHORE ACCESS DISPUTE IN HER COMMUNITY; A SUIT ON BEHALF OF A PERSON WHO WAS TWICE WRONGLY ARRESTED AND JAILED BY POLICE ON THE BASIS OF A FALSE WARRANT; A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL UPHOLDING A STATE LAW ALLOWING JUVENILE OFFENDERS GIVEN LONG SENTENCES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK EARLY PAROLE; AND A SUCCESSFUL SUIT ON BEHALF OF FIREFIGHTERS WHOSE PERSONAL LOCKERS AT THE FIRE STATION WERE SEARCHED BY POLICE WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT.Expenses $283,855 · revenue $111,345
- PREPARED, PUBLICIZED AND DISSEMINATED AN ARRAY OF KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MATERIALS IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND OTHER LANGUAGES ON A VARIETY OF CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN ENCOUNTERS WITH THE POLICE; AND ISSUED A REPORT EXAMINING THE AVAILABILITY OF REMOTE ACCESS BY THE PUBLIC TO MEETINGS OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND CITY AND TOWN COUNCILS.Expenses $124,896
- ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF EVENTS DURING THE YEAR TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND STIMULATE PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES, INCLUDING: AN ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION WITH ATTORNEYS AND CLIENTS INVOLVED IN MAJOR ACLU CASES; A REVIEW OF ENACTED STATE LAWS IN 2024 AFFECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES; AND A REVIEW OF IMPORTANT CIVIL LIBERTIES CASES IN THE 2023-2024 U.S. SUPREME COURT TERM.Expenses $158,959
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7039364
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,894,666
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,425,008
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $1,406,341 | $691,640 | $5,894,666 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $1,080,062 | $689,017 | $5,072,777 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $1,507,467 | $532,049 | $4,348,672 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | $1,320,141 | $498,863 | $3,527,056 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7039364).
Questions about AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND is 23-7039364.
- Is AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names STEVEN BROWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $144,542 (STEVEN BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF RHODE ISLAND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,406,341, expenses of $691,640 and total assets of $5,894,666 at year end.
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