Company Profile

Company Description:

The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. Since its inception 40 years ago, the ACLU of Montana has been working vigilantly on behalf of all Montanans to defend, preserve, and advance civil liberties.

History

• The ACLU, established in 1920, chartered the Montana affiliate in 1972. 
• In 1980 an office was established in Billings, staffed part-time. Since its inception, the ACLU of Montana has impacted public education, litigation and legislation.
• In 1988, Scott Crichton was hired as the ACLU of Montana’s first full-time executive director.
• In 1989, the ACLU of Montana Foundation was incorporated with the Montana Secretary of State and was granted its 501c3 status by the IRS. 
• In 1991, a full-time administrative assistant was hired. 
• In 1997, the staff expanded to three employees with the addition of a staff attorney. In 2003, the ACLU moved operations from Billings to Helena. An additional half-time position of intake coordinator was added the next year.
• In 2006, the Montana affiliate was selected as one of five ACLU state affiliates for special consideration as part of the Strategic Affiliate Initiative (SAI) to provide additional resources and staffing. Montana was selected because we demonstrated a track record of being ambitious, accountable, collaborative, disciplined and strategic.
• Today we have 15 employees at two offices – one in Helena and another in Missoula.