Ways to Give

One Mission, Two Entities: ACLU of New Hampshire and ACLU Foundation of NH

To protect the enduring values of freedom and equality, the ACLU of New Hampshire uses a three-pronged approach: litigation, public education, and lobbying. In order to support all three advocacy tools and to comply with federal tax law, it is necessary to have two organizational entities. Both are nonprofit organizations but with different IRS classifications.

ACLU of New Hampshire is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.

• ACLU of New Hampshire is a membership organization principally supporting our legislative lobbying work in Concord.
• Gifts to the ACLU of New Hampshire are not tax deductible, according to federal law.

ACLU Foundation of NH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

• Gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible.
• Donations support our litigation and public education efforts.

Full funding of both organizations is vital to protecting civil liberties in New Hampshire.

Many donors choose to make their larger tax-deductible gifts to the ACLU Foundation of NH, and continue to make smaller gifts to the ACLU of New Hampshire in order to maintain their “card-carrying” membership status and to support our important lobbying efforts.