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Lincoln, NE501(c)(4) EIN 23-7093415Revenue $820K in FY2025

On file with the IRSaclunebraska.org134 S 13th St Ste 1010, 68508-1924 · Lincoln, NETax-exempt since Dec 1970

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For over 50 years in Nebraska, the ACLU has worked in courts, legislatures, and communities to protect the constitutional and individual rights of all people. With a nationwide network of offices and millions of members and supporters, including an ever-growing presence in Nebraska, we take up the toughest civil liberties fights. Beyond one person, one party, or one side - we the people dare to create a more perfect union.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$820K
+154% vs prior year
Spent
$659K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$685K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$820K
FY2025▲ +154%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$159K
FY2022$174K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$820K
Expenses
$659K
FY2025▲ +62%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$168K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$408K
FY2025$659K
Net assets
$685K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$194K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$524K
FY2025$685K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1970.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $633K Management & general 4% · $27K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Bare
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shivani Sharma
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Aleman
National Board Rep
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yolanda Chavez-Nuncio
Affiliate Equity Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lasunya Phillips
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Defends constitutional and individual rights through legal and community action.

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1 program · $633K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We provide research and testimony to individual legislators and the legislative committees on bills and resolutions affecting civil liberties; we contact members of nebraska's congressional delegation on issues affecting the same and we provide political advocacy on ballot initiatives.

$633Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Cooper FoundationFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $64K · 2021–2021
Benenson Strategy GroupFY2021$54,500
Individual RecipientFY2021$9,546

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$820K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$811K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$659K
Ln 25
Programscol B$633K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$685K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$670K
Total assetsLn 16$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$811K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$820K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$670K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$670K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$685K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$587K$670K
Total assetsLn 16$605K$710K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$524K$685K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$66K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$60
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K$188
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$133
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$507K$507K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K$214
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$60
TravelLn 17$308$302$6
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$1K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$230$230
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$19
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$659K$633K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $820K$659K$161K$685K 990 PDF
FY2024 $322K$408K−$86K$524K 990 PDF
FY2023 $465K$96K$369K$609K 990 PDF
FY2022 $174K$128K$46K$240K 990 PDF
FY2021 $159K$168K−$9K$194K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $820,096 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $316,061$811,135
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,394$8,961
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $322,455$820,096
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,856$88,104
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $389,125$571,187
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $407,981$659,291
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$85,526$160,805
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $820,096 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,557
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$802,578
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$811,135
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,961$8,961
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,961 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$820,096
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $659,291 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,922 · Management $1,222$67,144
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,168 · Management $60$3,228
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,226 · Management $188$10,414
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,185 · Management $133$7,318
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,771$2,771
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,019$2,019
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $506,983$506,983
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,694$9,694
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,511 · Management $214$11,725
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,225 · Management $60$3,285
IX-17 TravelPrograms $302 · Management $6$308
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,112 · Management $10,069$11,181
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $230$230
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,010 · Management $19$1,029
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,942 · Management $20$21,962
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $632,586 · Management $26,705 · Fundraising $0$659,291
Part X · Balance sheet $709,885 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $586,950$670,478
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,667$33,333
X-14 Intangible assets$2,074
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,285$4,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,902$709,885
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $74,630$21,098
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,379$4,089
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,009$25,187
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $516,252$523,723
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,641$160,975
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $523,893$684,698
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,902$709,885
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $684,698 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$820,096
XI-2 Total expenses$659,291
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$160,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$523,893
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$684,698

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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