Arizona · Nonprofit
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA (Arizona) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $188,700 to it, the largest being Kautz Family Foundation ($162,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.5M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $189k
- Net assets
- $5.6M
What American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona does
Mission
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona is the state's premier guardian of liberty working through the arizona legislature and communities statewide to defend and preserve individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to all by the (cont. On schedule o)united states constitution, the arizona constitution, and the laws of the united states of america.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Communications -through targeted communications, and traditional and online media, the aclu of arizona helps inform the public about current or proposed laws, policies or ballot measures that impact civil liberties. We work to influence elected officials and policymakers at the local, state and federal levels to protect constitutional rights and use a variety of communications strategies to engage our members, (which totaled 20,635 in 2025) and supporters in advocacy and lobbying, changing public opinion, responding to civil liberties-related news items and influencing decision makers. The aclu of arizona and 36,438 subscribers on our email list and maintained a website that attracted 343,192 hits throughout the year and had 29,500 social media followers.
$1,128,777 spentof which $1,000,000 as grants80% of program spendingPolicy -the aclu of arizona lobbies arizona legislators and members of local government bodies, including school boards, to take action on public policies that impact civil liberties. We engage in research and policy analysis to develop and draft policies and take positions and actions on ballot measures that impact civil liberties. During the 2025 fiscal year, the aclu of arizona's lobbying-related activities included testifying 70 times before members of the arizona legislature and submitting 176 written recommendations to those elected officials. During the 2025 session, the aclu of arizona assisted in defeating 105 of the bills we opposed that would have threatened civil liberties, tracked 553 bills, drafted 4 pieces of legislation, and sent 9 veto letters.
$188,373 spent13% of program spendingOrganizing -the aclu of arizona utilizes grassroots activism to recruit, train and mobilize aclu members and activists in the fight to protect our civil rights and liberties. We believe in elevating the voices of directly impacted people to share their stories, help develop policy goals and lead discussions with policymakers. Through a variety of outreach and community-based activities including training, phone banks, workshops, community meetings and conversations, the aclu of arizona recruits, trains and develops volunteer leaders, while also educating people in communities statewide about their constitutional rights and important civil liberties issues. As part of our organizing/advocacy efforts, we maintained 349 volunteers to lead our advocacy efforts and conducted 110 one-on-one meetings to expand our volunteer/leader base.
$90,681 spent6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,407,831.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $971k to $2.5M (+157%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020, and between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $10k → $15k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $4.7M from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Civil Liberties Union Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA raised.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 86% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 83% · 2020 100% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
95% of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA's grant income comes from Arizona funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- ACLU Foundation of Arizona · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA?
- AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA (Arizona) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $188,700 to it, the largest being Kautz Family Foundation ($162,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $188,700 in grants to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA?
- Kautz Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $162,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ARIZONA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing