New York · Public charity
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc
As noted in its articles of incorporation, the mission of the aclu foundation is "to encourage, sponsor, and facilitate the cultivation and diffusion of knowledge and understanding of the various civil liberties and civil rights which are protected by the constitution and laws of the united states or of the various states to persons…
- $29M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 73
- Grants FY2025
- 62
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $165,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,422,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 38 to 62
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 45
- Total assets, FY2025
- $962M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.8M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 71 | $28M | 38% |
| FY2024 | 62 | $24M | 13% |
| FY2023 | 51 | $16M | 6% |
| FY2022 | 62 | $19M | 10% |
| FY2021 | 55 | $15M | 15% |
| FY2020 | 47 | $6.2M | 28% |
| FY2019 | 38 | $4.4M | 26% |
| FY2018 | 41 | $5.9M | 41% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida Inc | $7,060,452 | 6 | 30% |
| ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc | $6,772,350 | 9 | 38% |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana | $4,941,663 | 7 | 56% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Foundation | $4,334,854 | 9 | 44% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama Foundation | $4,113,000 | 9 | 41% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi Foundation Inc | $3,945,792 | 9 | 48% |
| ACLU Foundation of Georgia Inc | $3,868,982 | 6 | 73% |
| ACLU Foundation of Southern California | $3,767,046 | 6 | 7% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of West V | $3,489,800 | 7 | 75% |
| American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania Inc | $3,418,031 | 9 | 23% |
Show all 125 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 32 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 104 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc
- How much does American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc give?
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc reported 73 grants totaling $28,564,007 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 62 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Civil Rights (98%), Public Benefit (1%), International (0%).
- Who are American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida Inc ($7.1M), ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc ($6.8M), American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana ($4.9M).
- Does American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Civil Liberties Union Inc, Open Society Action Fund Inc, New Venture Fund.
- Where is American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc based?
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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