Roger Baldwin Foundation

The Roger Baldwin Foundation is a non-profit organization that serves as the charitable arm for the left-leaning organization, the ACLU.12

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Location: Chicago, IL View on map
Tax ID: 36-2682569
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $20,402,356 Revenue: $7,993,015 Expenses: $5,772,021

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $20,402,356 $7,993,015 $5,772,021 View
2024 $17,296,168 $5,561,616 $6,163,405 View
2023 $17,081,178 $7,166,257 $5,995,290 View
2022 $14,883,261 $6,240,135 $5,591,288 View
2021 $14,258,710 $6,734,661 $5,622,983 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 49

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Colleen ConnellEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$373,650
Kt SullivanASSOCIATE DIRECTOR$301,848
Ed YohnkaDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY$290,392
Khadine BennettDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS$265,727
Heidi DalenbergINTERIM LEGAL DIRECTOR$264,795
Rebecca GlenbergSENIOR SUPERVISING ATTORNEY$235,287
Emmalee ScottDIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY AND ENGAGEMENT$222,835
Angela GeminiDIRECTOR OF FINANCE$213,342
Camille BennettDIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS REFORM PROJECT$204,700
Kevin FeeSENIOR SPECIAL LITIGATION COUNSEL AND SUPERVISING ATTORNEY / LEGAL DIRECTOR$204,268
Michelle GarciaDEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR$203,178
Ameri KlafetaDIRECTOR OF WOMENS AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS PROJECT$195,127
Alexandra BlockDIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEMS AND POLICING PROJECT$194,555
Benjamin RuddellDIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY$176,384
Nora Collins-MandevilleDIRECTOR OF SYSTEMS REFORM POLICY$153,604
Allison SiebeneckSENIOR SUPERVISING ATTORNEY$145,997
Gabriel PachterSENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND TEAM OPERATIONS AS OF$132,280
Emily WerthSENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY$130,336

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $29,717,690
  • Number of Grants: 643
  • Number of Funders: 145

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$525,0002022 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundationto support policy research, public education, and other activities aimed at reducing unnecessary incarceration in Illinois as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge.
$500,0002021 The Libra Foundation
$400,0002023 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundationin support of its privacy, technology and surveillance work.
$300,0002021 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support
$300,0002020 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationIn support of the organization’s privacy, technology and surveillance work.
$300,0002020 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationTo support policy research, public education, and advocacy aimed at reducing unnecessary incarceration in Illinois as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge.
$260,0002022 American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc.AFFILIATE PROGRAM
$252,5852020 Best Portion FoundationPublic
$217,7752021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$200,0002023 American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc.Affiliate Program
$200,0002022 Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncPROJECT SUPPORT
$183,7032025 The Pro Archia FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL
$182,7572020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$170,8002023 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$169,3002022 Vanguard CharitableFor recipient's exempt purpose
$164,3002024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$161,1982024 The Pro Archia FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL
$156,9962022 The Pro Archia FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL
$153,2432023 The Pro Archia FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL
$150,0002022 Arie and Ida Crown MemorialCAPITAL
$150,0002021 The Joyce FoundationGun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform
$135,7502020 The Chicago Community TrustTO SUPPORT THE CHICAGO HOUSE HEALTH INSURANCE PROJECT, M4BL PROJECT, AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$134,2502024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$125,0002024 Polk Bros FoundationChildren's Initiative of the ACLU of Illinois
$125,0002023 Polk Bros FoundationStrong Communities

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References

1. “Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU .” MacArthur Foundation. Accessed August 4, 2022.https://www.macfound.org/grantee/roger-baldwin-foundation-of-aclu-530/
2. “American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).” Influence Watch. Accessed August 4, 2022.https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/american-civil-liberties-union-aclu/