The Roger Baldwin Foundation of Aclu Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Justice program: corrections reform project - the project continues to work to improve health care for all persons in Illinois prisons. The state continues to lag in implementing a plan to make changes, as noted in reports from court appointed experts. We also are pursuing a lawsuit challenging conditions at the mary davis home, a facility designed to hold youth in detention prior to trial or further adjudication. The home, located in galesburg, has failed to meet constitutional standards, including through improper use of solitary confinement. Police practices project -the project continues to focus this year on implementing a consent decree between the city of chicago and the Illinois attorney generals office aimed at improving policing across the city. Our clients and partners have provided valuable input from their members, bringing diverse perspectives and life experiences from all across the city of chicago. The project has spoken out against proposed policies that fail to address input from the public, and those that fall short of the meaningful reform sought by chicago residents and promised under the decree. The project also continues a separate lawsuit against the chicago police on behalf of several chicago residents who have been subjected to repeated, unnecessary traffic stops. The traffic stops are part of a massive traffic stop program by the police department targeting black and latino drivers in chicago that are alleged to enhance safety, but data show no such positive impact.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 56.1%; rating input score 56
• Program expense ratio: 74.5%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $16.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 27.8%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.53; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 55.2%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings