New York · Public charity
American Civil Liberties Union Inc
As noted in its articles of incorporation, the mission of the aclu is "to maintain and advance civil liberties, including, without limitation, the freedoms of association, press, religion and speech, and the rights to the franchise, to due process of law, and to equal protection of the laws for all people throughout the u.s. And its…
- $10M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 57
- Grants FY2025
- 50
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 32%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $141,228
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $650,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 42 to 51
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 47
- Total assets, FY2025
- $243M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations American Civil Liberties Union Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5.2M 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 | 56 | $10M | 7% |
| FY2024 | 50 | $9.2M | 32% |
| FY2023 | 51 | $11M | 35% |
| FY2022 | 44 | $15M | 23% |
| FY2021 | 42 | $13M | 12% |
| FY2020 | 47 | $11M | 19% |
| FY2019 | 51 | $18M | 45% |
| FY2018 | 49 | $10M | 61% |
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 of Florida Inc | $5,409,289 | 8 | 35% |
| Floridians for a Fair Democracy Inc | $5,000,000 | 2 | 55% |
| Reproductive Freedom for All | $4,992,500 | 2 | 7% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona | $4,669,232 | 9 | 53% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan | $4,400,723 | 9 | 38% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia Inc | $3,899,104 | 8 | 79% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania Inc | $3,336,889 | 8 | 22% |
| Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform Inc | $3,030,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc | $2,938,520 | 9 | 57% |
| Michiganders for Fair Lending | $2,606,199 | 1 | n/a |
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Where it is load-bearing
American Civil Liberties Union Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 39 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 107 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 Inc
- How much does American Civil Liberties Union Inc give?
- American Civil Liberties Union Inc reported 57 grants totaling $10,308,032 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 42 and 51 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does American Civil Liberties Union Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Civil Rights (77%), Public Benefit (13%), Crime & Legal (5%).
- Who are American Civil Liberties Union Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: American Civil Liberties Union of Florida Inc ($5.4M), Floridians for a Fair Democracy Inc ($5.0M), Reproductive Freedom for All ($5.0M).
- Does American Civil Liberties Union Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Civil Liberties Union Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sixteen Thirty Fund, Open Society Action Fund Inc, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc.
- Where is American Civil Liberties Union Inc based?
- American Civil Liberties Union Inc is based in NY.
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