ACLU of New Hampshire

What ACLU of New Hampshire does

ACLU of New Hampshire is a nonprofit civil liberties advocacy organization established in 1968 as the New Hampshire state affiliate of the national American Civil Liberties Union. It is structured as two separate legal entities — the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire (Union) and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of New Hampshire (Foundation) — both headquartered at 18 Low Avenue, Concord, NH, with a staff of approximately 15 employees led by Executive Director Devon Chaffee and Legal Director Gilles Bissonnette. The organization serves New Hampshire residents whose constitutional rights are threatened, operating across nine issue verticals: First Amendment, Voting Rights, Immigrants' Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, Racial Justice, Reproductive Freedom, Smart Justice, Student Rights, and Data Privacy. Its constituent base spans New Hampshire residents with civil liberties concerns, immigrants and immigrant communities, LGBTQ+ individuals and students, and voters and democracy advocates.

The organization's service portfolio includes a portfolio of non-software offerings: a searchable public database of 132 court cases filed or supported by the organization; "Know Your Rights" educational resources for immigrants and students; a free legal intake/story submission service available online and by mail; email-based action alerts routed through Mobilize.us and the national ACLU action portal; and publications including research reports. Legal representation is provided free of charge to qualifying individuals, and the organization augments its lean in-house legal team with national ACLU co-counsel and pro bono support from partner firms including Goodwin, McLane Middleton, Drummond Woodsum, and Foley Hoag. No proprietary technology platform, API, SDK, or AI/ML component is offered; the digital stack is limited to a WordPress-based website, the national ACLU's shared donation and intake infrastructure, and standard social media channels.

ACLU of New Hampshire generates revenue through individual donations and membership dues (the primary recurring stream), merchandise sales routed through shop.aclu.org, and grants or foundation funding that may flow through the national ACLU network. The go-to-market approach combines grassroots advocacy, volunteer mobilization, email campaigns, press releases, and direct legal action — there is no pricing model for core services, as all legal assistance is free. Geographic reach is concentrated within New Hampshire, with cross-state collaboration through the national ACLU affiliate network for regional and federal litigation.

Name

ACLU of New Hampshire

Legal name

American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire

Website

https://aclu-nh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACLU of New Hampshire is a nonprofit civil liberties advocacy organization and state affiliate of the national ACLU, founded in 1968 and based in Concord, NH. It provides free legal representation, Know Your Rights education, and legislative advocacy across nine issue areas to New Hampshire residents, immigrants, LGBTQ+ individuals, and voters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Rights Legal Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Digital Rights, Privacy & Free Expression Advocacy (BPAGAFAL), Legal Literacy & Public Legal Education (Know Your Rights) (EDAAAFAI)

Keywords

• Civil rights advocacy
• Legal aid services
• Constitutional litigation
• Civil liberties defense
• Nonprofit advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: The organization generates revenue primarily through donations from supporters and membership dues. The ACLU of New Hampshire operates as a nonprofit that relies on charitable contributions from individuals who support their mission of defending constitutional rights and civil liberties.
2. Merchandise Sales: The organization sells ACLU merchandise through shop.aclu.org to support fundraising efforts. Revenue is generated from the sale of branded items including apparel and accessories.
3. Grants and Foundation Funding: As part of the ACLU network, the organization may receive grant funding from foundations and institutional donors to support specific programs and advocacy initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ACLU of New Hampshire provides free legal representation, constitutional litigation, and legislative advocacy to defend civil rights and civil liberties for New Hampshire residents. The organization files lawsuits and amicus briefs on First Amendment, voting rights, immigrants' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice, reproductive freedom, and student rights matters, while operating a docket of 132 active court cases and running Know Your Rights education, community organizing, and coalition-building programs statewide.

Product overview

ACLU of New Hampshire is a nonprofit civil rights organization consisting of two entities — the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire (Union) and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of New Hampshire (Foundation) — dedicated to defending constitutional rights. The organization does not offer a unified software product but rather provides a portfolio of services including: a searchable court cases database documenting 132 civil liberties cases; Know Your Rights educational resources covering immigrants' rights and student free speech; a legal intake/story submission service enabling community members to report civil liberties violations; email-based advocacy action alerts for campaigns and legislative outreach; and publications including research reports on public safety and civil liberties issues. These offerings function as an integrated advocacy ecosystem rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Rights Legal Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• Court victory declaring NH anti-voter law unconstitutional (May 2026)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ACLU of MassachusettscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Regional ACLU affiliate partnership in the Hussey v. City of Cambridge amicus brief coalition, working together with Maine, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and national ACLU on First Amendment protections for public employees.
• ACLU of MainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Regional ACLU affiliate partnership in multiple cases including Hussey v. City of Cambridge and Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz immigration bond hearings case.
• ACLU of Rhode IslandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Regional ACLU affiliate partnership in Hussey v. City of Cambridge amicus brief on First Amendment protections.
• League of Women Voters of New HampshirecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026Partnership in United States v. New Hampshire Secretary of State amicus brief challenging federal government's attempt to access unredacted voter files, represented by Campaign Legal Center and Brennan Center.
• Campaign Legal CentercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 15 January 2026Legal representation partner representing ACLU-NH and League of Women Voters in challenging federal government's voter file access lawsuit.
• Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of LawcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 15 January 2026Legal representation partner in amicus brief opposing federal government access to New Hampshire voter files.
• National ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. and ACLU Foundation, Inc.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2025National ACLU organization providing support, resources, and co-counsel on major cases including Barbara v. Donald J. Trump birthright citizenship challenge, 287(g) FOIA lawsuit, and DEI legislation challenges.
• ACLU Immigrants' Rights ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025National ACLU project co-leading Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz class action challenging denial of bond hearings to ICE detainees in New England.
• Harvard Immigration and Refugee ClinicmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 24 September 2025Academic legal clinic partner in immigration class action lawsuit challenging bond hearing denials for ICE detainees.
• Araujo and Fisher Law FirmmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 24 September 2025Law firm partner in Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz immigration class action.
• Foley Hoag Law FirmmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 24 September 2025Law firm partner in immigration bond hearings class action lawsuit.
• National Education Association - New Hampshire (NEA-NH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2025State's largest educator union serving as lead plaintiff in lawsuit challenging anti-DEI legislation (HB 2), with ACLU-NH and national ACLU providing legal representation.
• GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 August 2025Legal partner representing plaintiffs in NEA-NH v. New Hampshire Department of Justice case challenging anti-DEI legislation, and in Tirrell and Turmelle v. Edelblut transgender sports ban case.
• Drummond Woodsum & MacMahonmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 August 2025Law firm partner in NEA-NH v. New Hampshire Department of Justice lawsuit challenging anti-DEI legislation in schools.
• ACLU of MassachusettscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2025Regional partner in Barbara v. Donald J. Trump birthright citizenship class action lawsuit nationwide.
• Legal Defense FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2025Civil rights organization partner in birthright citizenship lawsuit.
• Asian Law CaucuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2025Asian American civil rights organization partner in birthright citizenship lawsuit.
• Democracy Defenders FundmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2025Organization partner in birthright citizenship class action lawsuit.
• GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 September 2024Legal partner representing Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle in lawsuit challenging HB 1205 transgender sports ban, achieving court order blocking enforcement.
• New England First Amendment CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2024Coalition partner in amicus brief supporting Robert Azzi and Union Leader in defamation case, with ACLU-NH and GLAD.
• New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024Legal aid organization partner in joint letter to Manchester officials urging against criminalization of homelessness following Supreme Court's Grants Pass decision.
• New Hampshire Reproductive Rights CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2024Coalition of reproductive rights organizations including Lovering Health Center, Equality Health Center, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Reproductive Equity Now, and NH Women's Foundation.
• McLane Middleton (Pro Bono)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 August 2020New Hampshire law firm providing pro bono support in Drewniak/Fuentes v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection lawsuit challenging unconstitutional checkpoints.
• Mark Sisti and Albert Buzz ScherrmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 August 2020Individual attorneys providing representation in CBP checkpoint lawsuit.
• Goodwin Law FirmcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 August 2020Law firm partner in Tirrell and Turmelle v. Edelblut transgender sports ban case.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• NAACP Legal Defense Fund: National civil rights legal organization that co-partnered with ACLU-NH on the Barbara v. Trump birthright citizenship lawsuit. Comparable in legal-advocacy model but operates nationally across all 50 states with much larger headcount and resources.
• Lambda Legal: National legal organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ civil rights, operating overlapping issue areas with ACLU-NH's LGBTQ+ Rights docket (transgender sports, healthcare access). Adjacent rather than directly competing in NH, but highly comparable in advocacy strategy.
• Brennan Center for Justice: National law and policy institute partnering with ACLU-NH on voting rights amicus briefs. Comparable in civil liberties and democracy-focused advocacy, but operates at national policy level rather than state litigation.
• National ACLU: National umbrella organization and parent affiliate of ACLU-NH, providing strategic co-counsel, shared resources, and infrastructure. Not a direct competitor — operates as the central body that ACLU-NH is affiliated with.

Emerging players

• Electronic Frontier Foundation: National civil liberties organization focused on digital rights, privacy, and free expression in electronic media — overlapping with ACLU-NH's Data Privacy issue area. Broader in scope but does not compete directly in NH state-level civil rights litigation.

Direct peers

• ACLU of Maine: Another New England ACLU affiliate partnering with ACLU-NH on multiple cases (Hussey, Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz). Operates with the same Union + Foundation structure and focuses on civil liberties litigation in a comparably sized state.
• New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA): New Hampshire's primary statewide civil legal aid provider, partnering with ACLU-NH on homelessness decriminalization advocacy. Comparable in mission to provide free legal services to vulnerable populations in NH, though with broader civil legal aid scope.
• ACLU of Rhode Island: Small New England ACLU affiliate that co-signed the Hussey v. City of Cambridge amicus brief with ACLU-NH. Closely comparable in organizational structure, geographic scope, and civil liberties focus.
• ACLU of Massachusetts: Fellow New England ACLU state affiliate with parallel structure (Union + Foundation), statewide litigation docket, and shared coalition participation in cases like Hussey v. City of Cambridge and Barbara v. Trump. Most comparable peer given shared organizational model and adjacent geography.
• GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law): Regional civil rights legal organization serving New England on LGBTQ+ rights, with co-counsel relationship on the Tirrell/Turmelle transgender sports case and the anti-DEI NEA-NH lawsuit. Directly comparable in mission, legal-aid model, and geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ACLUNH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aclunh
• Instagraminstagram.com/aclunh

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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