The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1920 to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
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The ACLU works through litigation and lobbying, and has over 1,800,000 members as of July 2018, with an annual budget of over $300 million.
Who is the ACLU funded by?
The ACLU is supported by dues and more than $50 million in contributions annually from individuals and grants from foundations and receives no government funding.
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It does not charge its clients. The ACLU Foundation is the tax-deductible, 501(c)(3) arm of the ACLU.
What is the ACLU political ideology?
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States”.
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