Nonprofit · EIN 42-0892616
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
Also known as OF IOWA
Tax-exempt · DES MOINES, IA 50309
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $467,329 | $464,061 | $3,268 | $946,621 | $79,531 | $867,090 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $255,920 | $219,754 | $36,166 | $909,981 | $70,579 | $839,402 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $343,873 | $186,597 | $157,276 | $787,422 | $62,686 | $724,736 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $448,805
- Membership dues
- $20,763
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $18,524
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $17,682
- Other salaries and wages
- $203,089
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $272,567
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,643
- Occupancy
- $19,722
- Depreciation
- $1,275
- Program services (functional)
- $287,934
- Management and general (functional)
- $175,127
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,000
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $909,981
- Total assets, end of year
- $946,621
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $79,531
- Net assets, end of year
- $867,090
- Publicly traded securities
- $384,284
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $867,090
- Gross receipts
- $467,329
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 600
- Year formed
- 1935
- State of legal domicile
- IA
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 | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRINGER MARK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 4 | $14,012 | $126,108 | $29,729 |
| AUSTEN RITA BETTIS | LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $148,299 | $9,276 |
| MCROBERTS PETER | POLICY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 19.2 | $55,914 | $60,574 | $17,716 |
| STORY THOMAS | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $103,754 | $22,691 |
| CONROY SARAH | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $104,834 | $6,777 |
| GILLER ANDY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MANNETTER HEIDI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KNOCK JANET | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VONG REIFF LENG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RADL JESSICA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVIDSON KATIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DELAGARDELLE KYRSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAIN ERIN LEFT 41824 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LANTZ MARILYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MUNSTERMAN STEFANIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RACILA AM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAYFORD IKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBLES STACEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROOS MEGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SALOWITZ NEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCHMIDT TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STRASSBERG MAURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALKER DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILSON JONATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EBOH COLLINS LEFT 3312024 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRINGER MARK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 5.2 | $17,093 | $114,392 | $28,290 |
| AUSTEN RITA BETTIS | LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $135,076 | $8,452 |
| MCROBERTS PETER | POLICY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 17.2 | $47,780 | $63,337 | $16,769 |
| CONROY SARAH | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $100,401 | $6,492 |
| GILLER ANDY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MANNETTER HEIDI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GARST JENNIFER | TREASURER (LEFT SEP 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KNOCK JANET | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VONG REIFF LENG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EBOH COLLINS | EQUITY OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LANTZ MARILYN | AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MUNSTERMAN STEFANIE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVIDSON KATIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DELAGARDELLE KYRSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAIN ERIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYFORD IKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REYES SONIA | DIRECTOR (LEFT NOV 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RIVERA KEVIN | DIRECTOR (LEFT MAY 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SALOWITZ NEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCHMIDT TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WALKER DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WIGGINS WALLAS | DIRECTOR (LEFT JUN 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILSON JONATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETERSON CAITLIN | TREASURER (LEFT MAR 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BALDE UMARU | DIRECTOR (LEFT MAR 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CALZADA RAMON | DIRECTOR (LEFT JAN 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCU RUXANDRA | DIRECTOR (LEFT MAR 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SALOWITZ DEBRA | DIRECTOR (LEFT MAR 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRINGER MARK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 4.8 | $15,071 | $110,518 | $21,595 |
| AUSTEN RITA BETTIS | LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $126,356 | $7,926 |
| MCROBERTS PETER | POLICY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 8.8 | $22,432 | $79,534 | $15,198 |
| MUNSTERMAN STEFANIE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GILLER ANDY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETERSON CAITLIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VONG REIFF LENG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAIN ERIN | EQUITY OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LANTZ MARILYN | AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BALDE UMARU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CALZADA RAMON | DIRECTOR (LEFT JANAURY 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHIARAMONTE NIA | DIRECTOR (LEFT JULY 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EBOH COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GARST JENNIFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KNOCK JANET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MANNETTER HEIDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCU RUXANDRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYFORD IKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REYES SONIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RIVERA KEVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SALOWITZ DEBRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCHMIDT TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WALKER DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WIGGINS WALLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILSON JONATHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 505 5TH AVE STE 808, DES MOINES, IA 50309-2317
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARK STRINGER, 505 5TH AVE 808, DES MOINES, IA 50309
- Signed the 990
- MARK STRINGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (515) 243-3988
- Website
- WWW.ACLU-IA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE UNION WORKS TO ADVOCATE AND ADVANCE A PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA. IT WORKS TO MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THE RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH, FREE PRESS, FREE ASSEMBLAGE AND OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS AND TO TAKE ALL LEGITIMATE ACTION IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH PURPOSES AND ENCOURAGE, THROUGH A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES BY ALL IOWA RESIDENTS.
Program accomplishments
- LEGISLATIVE & POLICY PROGRAM SERVICES: (1) DRAFTED MODEL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S DUE PROCESS RIGHTS BEFORE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES REGARDING EMINENT DOMAIN; PASSED THE IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 2024. (2) CONTINUED OUR MULTI-YEAR EMPHASIS ON OPEN GOVERNMENT, ANTI-SLAPP (FIRST AMENDMENT), AND EVICTION EXPUNGEMENT AS PART OF OUR AFFIRMATIVE AGENDA; ANTI-SLAPP, OPEN GOVERNMENT, AND EVICTION EXPUNGEMENT ALL PASSED THE IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 2024. (3) CONTINUED CAPITOL CORPS PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE END OF THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO HELP CONSTITUENTS MEET THEIR LEGISLATORS. (4) LEADING ORGANIZATION IN OPPOSING AN ANTI-HOMELESS LOCAL ORDINANCE IN IOWA'S LARGEST CITY. (5) IN SUMMER 2024, WE EXPANDED RELIGIOUS AND SERVICE PROVIDER COALITION TO ADVANCE PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SPECIFICALLY, ON THE ISSUES OF EVICTION RECORDS EXPUNGEMENT AND EARLY LEASE TERMINATION FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, AND HARASSMENT - CORE ISSUES BASED ON RACE AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND SERVICES. (6) IN JANUARY 2025, WE DOUBLED OUR IN-HOUSE LOBBYING TEAM AT THE IOWA LEGISLATURE BY ADDING ADDITIONAL AFFILIATE STAFF TO OUR POLICY PROGRAM. (7) WE REINSTITUTED CAPITOL CORPS CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IN 2025 TO FOCUS ON ANTI-SLAPP, OPEN GOVERNMENT, EVICTION EXPUNGEMENT, AND THE IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS ACT (ICRA); IN FEB 2025, WE HAD MORE THAN 400 DIRECT CONSTITUENT ACTIONS ON ICRA FROM OUR NEW CAPITOL CORPS 2025 VOLUNTEER BASE OF MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE. (8) WE WERE AMONG THE CHIEF ADVOCATES AGAINST REMOVAL OF GENDER IDENTITY FROM THE IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. (9) ANTI-SLAPP, OPEN RECORDS, AND EMINENT DOMAIN BILLS ALL PASSED THE IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND WERE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE IOWA SENATE AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. (10) CONTINUED OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO MEET MORE IOWA STATE LEGISLATORS, SPECIFICALLY, IOWA STATE SENATORS, TO DETERMINE WHERE WE CAN BE HELPFUL IN AREAS IN WHICH THEIR WORK PROTECTS CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES AND WE ARE SUCCEEDING; WE HAVE MAINTAINED EXISTING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEGISLATORS OF ALL PARTIES, AND HAVE EXPANDED OUR ROLE AS TRUSTED VOICES.Expenses $215,162
- PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVICES: PROVIDED EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY CONTENT REGARDING CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIA AFFILIATE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS INCLUDING FACEBOOK, THREADS, AND INSTAGRAM. AMONG TOPICS INCLUDED WERE INFORMATION ON THE RIGHT TO PROTEST, VOTING RIGHTS, RIGHTS WHEN INTERACTING WITH POLICE, STUDENT RIGHTS, CENSORSHIP ONLINE BY POLITICAL OFFICIALS, RIGHTS WHEN PHOTOGRAPHING IN PUBLIC, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, THE COMPLEXITIES OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND BANNED BOOKS.Expenses $72,772
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
- 42-0892616
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 2131: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $946,621
- Income (IRS master file)
- $467,329
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $467,329 | $464,061 | $946,621 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $255,920 | $219,754 | $909,981 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $343,873 | $186,597 | $787,422 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $270,005 | $156,186 | $646,360 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | 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 42-0892616).
Questions about AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION is 42-0892616.
- Is AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1970.
- Are donations to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 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 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 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?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names MARK STRINGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $14,012 (STRINGER MARK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $467,329, expenses of $464,061 and total assets of $946,621 at year end.
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