American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. ACLU affiliates are active in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The... Wikipedia

• Predecessor:  National Civil Liberties Bureau
• Founders:  Jeannette Rankin, Roger Nash Baldwin, Crystal Eastman, Helen Keller, Walter Nelles, Morris Ernst, Albert DeSilver, Arthur Garfield Hays, Jane Addams, Felix Frankfurter
• Type:  501(c)(4) nonprofit organization
• Tax ID no.:  13-3871360
• Purpose:  Civil liberties advocacy
• Headquarters:  125 Broad Street, New York City, U.S.
• Membership:  1.7 million (2024)
• President:  Deborah Archer
• Executive Director:  Anthony Romero
• Budget:  $383 million (2024, combined ACLU and Foundation, excludes affiliates):22–3
• Volunteers:  Several thousand attorneys
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo