The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of the District of Columbia is a 501(c)(3) D.C. affiliate of the left-leaning ACLU activist organization.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
| Year | Total Assets | Total Revenue | Total Expenses | Filing |
|---|
| 2025 | $12,068,798 | $3,668,386 | $3,099,284 | View |
| 2024 | $11,208,146 | $1,754,969 | $2,972,323 | View |
| 2023 | $11,169,279 | $2,925,989 | $2,842,076 | View |
| 2022 | $11,488,843 | $2,923,036 | $2,011,948 | View |
| 2021 | $10,525,166 | $3,514,564 | $1,513,072 | View |
| 2020 | $6,766,998 | $2,208,941 | $1,196,488 | View |
Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail
Employee Compensation
Highest Earning Employees
| Employee | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|
| Monica Hopkins | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $226,664 |
| Arthur Spitzer | SENIOR COUNSEL | $206,825 |
| Brigid Slipka | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY | $190,035 |
| Nathan Warner | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | $176,883 |
| Scott Michelman | LEGAL DIRECTOR | $164,343 |
| Amber Taylor | STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | $132,948 |
Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $3,558,930
- Number of Grants: 283
- Number of Funders: 44
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|
| $520,003 | 2021 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| $212,640 | 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| $208,679 | 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| $149,230 | 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| $148,877 | 2022 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $121,612 | 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $110,540 | 2024 | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Public, Societal Benefit |
| $91,634 | 2023 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $91,225 | 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| $84,370 | 2024 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $74,778 | 2023 | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | |
| $50,000 | 2020 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | |
| $45,050 | 2024 | American Endowment Foundation | HUMAN SERVICE |
| $25,000 | 2024 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | |
| $25,000 | 2023 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | |
| $25,000 | 2022 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | 2021 Bill of Rights |
| $20,000 | 2024 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | |
| $20,000 | 2022 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | |
| $18,525 | 2020 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. | Public, societal benefit |
| $15,700 | 2023 | American Endowment Foundation | CIVIL RIGHTS |
| $14,450 | 2025 | T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | MULTIPLE |
| $13,200 | 2022 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| $12,685 | 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| $12,460 | 2023 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| $10,900 | 2022 | T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | MULTIPLE |
