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Updated 02.23.10 The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is headquartered at the
Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center in Cleveland.
The Ohio ACLU has received numerous awards over the years for its
cutting-edge work defending civil liberties, including:
- Impact Award, presented by the national ACLU for our outstanding
"Stop the Ohio Patriot Act" campaign.
- Social Justice Member of the Year Award, presented by Greater
Cleveland Community Shares for our education and advocacy work related
to the USA Patriot Act.
- New Blood Prize, presented by the national ACLU in recognition of
our youth outreach programs.
- Pathfinder Award, presented by GLSEN Cleveland (Gay, Lesbian,
Straight Education Network) for our advancement of LGBT rights for
students.
- Certificate of Achievement, presented by the Ohio Association of
Nonprofit Organizations for our statewide newsletter, ACLU News.
The ACLU of Ohio is an affiliate of the national ACLU. Founded in
1920, the national ACLU includes more than 500,000 members in all 50
states, making it our country's foremost advocate of individual
rights.
The ACLU of Ohio has nearly 30,000 members and supporters statewide.
We are supported by annual dues and contributions from supporters,
as well as grants from private foundations. We do not receive any
government funding.
Through education, litigation, and lobbying the ACLU seeks to
preserve civil liberties for each new generation.
Because the ACLU has a limited budget and staff, it is impossible to
represent every person whose civil liberties have been violated.
Instead, the organization tries to select cases which will impact
the greatest number of people -- those cases which have the potential
to break new ground or establish new precedents to strengthen our
freedoms.
Mission Statement
The mission of the ACLU of Ohio is to aid in maintaining and
extending constitutional and other fundamental rights, liberties,
privileges, and immunities, and to take all legitimate action in
furtherance of that object without political partisanship.
ACLU of Ohio -- 501(c)(4) and
ACLU of Ohio Foundation -- 501(c)(3)
The ACLU is composed of two non-profit corporations.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio ("the Union") is a 501(c)(4)
membership organization. Funded primarily by the dues of its members, it
engages in membership, grassroots organizing and lobbying activities to
promote civil liberties. Dues and other contributions to the ACLU of
Ohio are not tax-deductible.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation ("the Foundation")
engages in education and litigation. It has been granted 501(c)(3)
status by the Internal Revenue Service, making contributions to the
Foundation tax deductible. The Foundation is funded primarily by
generous donations from ACLU supporters.
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In Memory: Tributes to Past Civil Liberties Leaders
Benson A. Wolman 1936 - 2007
Howard M. Metzenbaum 1917 - 2008
Al Stern 1927 - 2008
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 1949 - 2008
David Westcott 1926 - 2009
Jerry Cohn 1939 - 2009
David
Shevin 2010
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