Public Charity

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF KENTUCKY FOUNDATION INC

Based in LOUISVILLE, KY, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF KENTUCKY FOUNDATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.2M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, $4.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 66 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.3M.

EIN: 616058569 LOUISVILLE, KY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.2M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$4.4M
Grant Records66
Funding Total$5.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF KENTUCKY (ACLU) IS FREEDOM'S WATCHDOG, WORKING DAILY IN COURTS, LEGISLATURES AND COMMUNITIES TO DEFEND THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES GUARANTEED TO ALL PEOPLE BY THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.

Where $100 goes at American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Foundation Inc

How American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$67 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $67 for programs

$26
Continued fallout from the movement for justice for breonna taylor:litigation related to the 2020 protests for justice for breonna taylor is still on the docket
39% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 14 organizations
$21
Addressing jail deaths/expanding amnesty court dockets:unfortunately, the jail deaths crisis at Louisville metro department of corrections continued with more lives lost in the facility during this fiscal year
32% of program spending
$11
Litigating on behalf of transgender kentuckians:our legal team continued litigating with parents of transgender youth across kentucky to challenge the healthcare portions of a law that inserts lawmakers…
16% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
R60 CIVIL LIBERTIES ADVOCACY
$190,381
$117,000
2024
THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO STATE-BASED COALITIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.
$98,512
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$87,475
$71,368

Showing up to 5 of 66 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Amber Duke
BOARD MEMBER Anella Wetter
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Angela Cooper
BOARD MEMBER Basel Touchan
SECRETARY B Sofia Calleja
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Charlene Buckles

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,366,941 34 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,849,943 23 grants
Education
$123,512 2 grants
Economic Development
$20,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$6,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.2M $2.1M $4.4M
2024 $3.2M $2.4M $4.3M
2023 $1.3M $2.9M $3.5M
2022 $2.9M $2.1M $4.6M
2021 $2.2M $2.1M $3.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $2.2M (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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