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American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $138,774 for Melinda Brennan, Executive Director (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.

After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $142,426. It is higher than the D + F figure for 8 of 19 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (R60), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 42%; median $157,285). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$2,331,950Total revenue (FY 2024)
$138,774Reported Part VII D + F figure
8 / 19Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 42%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (R60), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + F (2025 dollars)
Southeastern Legal Foundation Inc GA$2,329,180 $266,536
Foster's Outriders Foundation WY$2,336,121 $107,307
American Constitutional Rights Union FL$2,320,110 $287,397
Aclu Foundation Of Colorado Inc CO$2,177,167 $179,897
Peace Is Loud Inc NY$2,501,862 $127,918
American Civil Liberties Union NH$2,079,161 $155,700
Texas Defender Service TX$2,638,801 $140,740
Foundation For Moral Law Inc AL$1,963,187 $115,578

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