Membership income for the year ending March 31, 2014, was 5.5 million (25.4% of the total ,0.4 million). On its website, under "History," and on 990 Forms, 2010–2013Archived September 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (part III, 4b, on p. 2; retrieved May 10, 2015) the ACLU states only a rough membership figure of 500,000. Using this rounded figure, the average donation per member for 2014 comes to ,1. Membership fee is not fixed – members donate an amount of their choosing.
Based on total expenses reported on the 990 forms of the Foundation and the Union, respectively; see 990 Forms, 2010–2013Archived September 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, American Civil Liberties Union website, "Financials" section.
American Civil Liberties Union ... Consolidated Financial Report, March 31, 2014, p. 10, Note 1. Organization: "Although the ACLU plays no direct role in the governance of ... the affiliates, the organizations jointly fund-raise and work together on certain programs and the ACLU, through either the Union or Foundation, as appropriate, at its sole discretion provides targeted financial and other support to the affiliates."
In 2000, the ACLU responded to such criticism by stating "[i]t is easy to defend freedom of speech when the message is something many people find at least reasonable. But the defense of freedom of speech is most critical when the message is one most people find repulsive." from ACLU Statement on Defending Free Speech of Unpopular Organizations, August 31, 2000. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
ACLU, ACLU Amicus Brief in Brown v. Board of Education, October 11, 1952 (PDF briefArchived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine).
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief ("NSA Spying Complaint"), ACLU v. NSA (E.D. Mich. January 17, 2006) (PDF of complaint availableArchived October 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at ACLU website, "Safe and Free: NSA Spying" section of website).
Jones, Glyn (November 10, 1973). "ACLU Would Impeach Nixon". Greenfield Recorder. Deerfield, Massachusetts: Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. #L06.052. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Online Collection – Memorial Hall Museum.
"Victims suffer double indignity". Wilmington Morning Star. Vol. 109, no. 47. Wilmington, N.C. December 15, 1975. p. 3. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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Ed McManus, "Nazi March: What's It All About?", Illinois Issues, v.13, Nov. 1978 (available at Illinois Periodicals OnlineArchived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine). The federal appeal case was Smith v. Collin 447 F. Supp. 676. See also Supreme Court: Smith v. Collin, 439 US 916 (1978), and National Socialist Party v. Skokie, 432 US 43 (1977).
Mark Joseph Stern (August 27, 2018). "Who Does the ACLU Fight For?". Slate. The Slate Group. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
Membership income for the year ending March 31, 2014, was 5.5 million (25.4% of the total ,0.4 million). On its website, under "History," and on 990 Forms, 2010–2013Archived September 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (part III, 4b, on p. 2; retrieved May 10, 2015) the ACLU states only a rough membership figure of 500,000. Using this rounded figure, the average donation per member for 2014 comes to ,1. Membership fee is not fixed – members donate an amount of their choosing.
Based on total expenses reported on the 990 forms of the Foundation and the Union, respectively; see 990 Forms, 2010–2013Archived September 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, American Civil Liberties Union website, "Financials" section.
Mark Joseph Stern (August 27, 2018). "Who Does the ACLU Fight For?". Slate. The Slate Group. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
ACLU, ACLU Amicus Brief in Brown v. Board of Education, October 11, 1952 (PDF briefArchived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine).
Jones, Glyn (November 10, 1973). "ACLU Would Impeach Nixon". Greenfield Recorder. Deerfield, Massachusetts: Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. #L06.052. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Online Collection – Memorial Hall Museum.
Ed McManus, "Nazi March: What's It All About?", Illinois Issues, v.13, Nov. 1978 (available at Illinois Periodicals OnlineArchived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine). The federal appeal case was Smith v. Collin 447 F. Supp. 676. See also Supreme Court: Smith v. Collin, 439 US 916 (1978), and National Socialist Party v. Skokie, 432 US 43 (1977).
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief ("NSA Spying Complaint"), ACLU v. NSA (E.D. Mich. January 17, 2006) (PDF of complaint availableArchived October 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at ACLU website, "Safe and Free: NSA Spying" section of website).
Nickerson, Gregory (April 1, 2015). National office closes Wyoming ACLU chapter. Wyofile: People, Places & Policy [Wyoming news service]. See paragraph 5. Nickerson mentions the Puerto Rico office, and a single office for North and South Dakota, as other examples of smaller offices receiving subsidies. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
