EIN 53-0184647

Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
42
Year formed
1948
Most recent tax filings
2022-09-01
Description
Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a nonpartisan educational and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure freedom of religion.
Related structure
AU is a parent organization to a group of 52 other organizations.
Total revenues
$11,862,561
2022
Total expenses
$10,340,274
2022
Total assets
$21,019,553
2022
Num. employees
42
2022

Program areas at AU

Educational and publication division: provide both print and electronic educational material for distribution to the general public regarding the constitutional principle of Separation of Church and State.
Legal division: legal expenses incurred in the defense of the Separation of Church and State.
Field services division: maintain close contact with various government leaders and faith leaders nationwide. Alert members to proposed legislation on church-state Separation issues.
Board of trustees meetings.

Who funds Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$485,920
Deer Creek FoundationSupport Education, Advocacy, and Litigation Against Religious Discrimination$125,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$111,225
...and 65 more grants received totalling $1,394,503

Personnel at AU

NameTitleCompensation
Rachel LaserPresident and Chief Executive Officer$244,395
Cynthia HessChief Operating Officer
Michael SmootChief Financial Officer / Director of Finance / Finance Director$122,250
Elena QuevedoChief Development Officer
Andrew L. SeidelVice President of Strategic Communications
...and 27 more key personnel

Financials for AU

RevenuesFYE 09/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$11,187,289
Program services$2,338
Investment income and dividends$320,940
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-238,614
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$590,608
Total revenues$11,862,561

Form 990s for AU

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-092022-09-30990View PDF
2021-092022-08-05990View PDF
2020-092021-07-21990View PDF
2019-092021-01-21990View PDF
2018-092019-09-13990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
July 8, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
June 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 33 new grant, including a grant for $125,000 from Deer Creek Foundation
May 13, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 10, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman rightsReligionPublic policy
Characteristics
ReligiousPolitical advocacyLobbyingNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1310 L St NW 200
Washington, DC 20005
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Website URL
au.org/ 
Phone
(202) 466-3234
Facebook page
americansunited 
Twitter profile
@americansunited 
IRS details
EIN
53-0184647
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1948
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy
NAICS code, primary
813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status
Parent of group exemption
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