American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Nonprofit civil liberties organization founded in 1920, with approximately 1,400 staff nationally. ACLU Foundation revenue approximately $307 million (FY 2024-2025); combined with 501(c)(4) entity, total budget is larger. Has an active AI and technology program challenging government and corporate AI deployments that threaten civil rights. Key AI-related activities include FOIA litigation against the NSA over AI in surveillance programs (filed April 2024), FOIA requests to 40+ federal agencies seeking records on DOGE's unrestricted access to sensitive personal data, and multiple challenges to government facial recognition deployments. Publicly opposed the Trump administration's December 2025 executive order preempting state AI regulation and the March 2025 AI Action Plan. Primary intervention types: litigation, legislative advocacy, public education.