Nonprofit · EIN 85-1471040
ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,392,527 | $4,184,179 | -$791,652 | $2,083,179 | $676,499 | $1,406,680 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,824,959 | $3,413,530 | $411,429 | $2,693,226 | $494,894 | $2,198,332 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,197,265 | $4,139,142 | $58,123 | $2,176,007 | $389,104 | $1,786,903 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,338,609
- Program service revenue
- $20,677
- Investment income
- $33,241
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $7,471
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,152,572
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,706,861
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $127,632
- Travel
- $151,298
- Depreciation
- $14,742
- Program services (functional)
- $3,334,892
- Management and general (functional)
- $849,287
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,693,226
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,083,179
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $676,499
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,406,680
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $47,568
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $416,799
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $989,881
- Gross receipts
- $3,392,527
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen-Nicole Cox | Director of Government Aff Key employee | 40 | $207,068 | $38,252 |
| Jack Zwald | Director of Finance and Administration Former | 40 | $192,885 | $37,413 |
| Anita Narayana | Director of Strategic Communications Former | 40 | $168,770 | $17,307 |
| David Trujillo | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $167,832 | $18,195 |
| Rachel Bhagwat | Legislative Advocate Former | 40 | $153,888 | $23,134 |
| Ruth Dawson | Legislative Attorney Former | 40 | $148,138 | $20,013 |
| Neal Ortiguerra | Chair and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mariko Yoshihara | Secretary and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Da Silva | Treasurer and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert White | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Norma Chavez-Peterson | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Knox | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor Leung | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Abdi Soltani | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot Gordon | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Garcia Bynum | Interim Executive Director Officer | 40 | $202,579 | $32,511 |
| Carmen-Nicole Cox | Director of Government Affairs Key employee | 40 | $151,257 | $28,880 |
| Carlos Marquez | Former Executive Director Former | 40 | $140,267 | $12,264 |
| Carl Crider | Chair and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mariko Yoshihara | Secretary and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Neal Ortiguerra | Treasurer and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| China Brotsky | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Norma Chavez-Peterson | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot Gordon | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor Leung | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Abdi Soltani | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Baker | Former Director of Government Affairs Former | 40 | $307,403 | $20,702 |
| Carlos Marquez | Former Executive Director Former | 40 | $204,033 | $20,628 |
| Elizabeth Garcia Bynum | Interim E.D. Officer | 40 | $149,360 | $0 |
| Connie Tcheng | Chair and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mariko Yoshihara | Secretary and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Crider | Treasurer and Board member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| China Brotsky | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Norma Chavez-Peterson | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elliot Gordon | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Neal Ortiguerra | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Abdi Soltani | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Hector Villagra | Board member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 980 9TH ST STE 260, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-2722
- In care of
- % ABDOL SOLTANI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID TRUJILLO, 980 9th Street 260, Sacramento, CA 95814
- Signed the 990
- Carl Crider, TREASURER
- Phone
- (916) 249-2500
- Website
- www.aclucalaction.org
- Return prepared by
- CROPPER ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 85-1471040 or by the name ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
SEE 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.
Program accomplishments
- All 2,776 pieces of legislation introduced in the California State Legislature were reviewed; 659 of those bills were actively monitored due to their potential to impact civil liberties and civil rights. We advocated our support for 120 bills; sponsoring 16 pieces legislation, nine of which were signed into law. We opposed 54 bills and succeeded in defeating or resolving our concerns on 43 of them. A legislative scorecard, evaluating Senate and Assembly members alignment with our legislative positions, was developed and published.Expenses $3,334,892 · grants $7,471 · revenue $20,677
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
- 85-1471040
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,083,179
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,392,527
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $3,392,527 | $4,184,179 | $2,083,179 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $3,824,959 | $3,413,530 | $2,693,226 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $4,197,265 | $4,139,142 | $2,176,007 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $4,073,861 | $2,982,544 | $2,088,727 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | 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 85-1471040).
Questions about ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION
- What is the EIN of ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION is 85-1471040.
- Is ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2022.
- Are donations to ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION 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 ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION 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 ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION 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 ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names DAVID TRUJILLO.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $207,068 (Carmen-Nicole Cox, Director of Government Aff).
- How much revenue does ACLU CALIFORNIA ACTION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,392,527, expenses of $4,184,179 and total assets of $2,083,179 at year end.
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