Governed by a Board of Directors, we have a 501-c-3 non-profit status. There is one part time paid position of Executive Director. We have developed Task Force groups to address certain concerns such as At-risk Youth, Family Violence, Landlord/Tenant safety issues, and gun violence, among others. Our annual fund-raiser "Salute to Public Safety" honors our local Public Safety Professionals.

The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is a non-partisan, non-profit membership organization whose mission is to assure that the Bill of Rights and the rights guaranteed by the West Virginia Constitution are preserved for each new generation. The ACLU-WV accomplishes these goals through legislative advocacy, litigation, grassroots organizing and public education on a broad array of issues affecting our liberties. The ACLU-WV is one of 53 affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union nationwide. In every era of American history, the government has tried to expand its authority at the expense of individual rights. The ACLU-WV exists to make sure that doesn't happen, and fight back when it does. The ACLU-WV is devoted exclusively to protecting the basic civil liberties