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CARPLS

EIN 36-3863573Human and Civil Rights Illinois Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Everyday Justice for Everyday People

Established in 1993, CARPLS is an innovative legal aid service that offers an immediate response to the everyday problems confronting low- and moderate-income residents of Cook County, IL. CARPLS' free hotline and court-based advice desks give individuals direct access to experienced attorneys who are trained to quickly assess and respond to a wide range of civil legal problems. CARPLS attorneys resolve over 85% of all cases in-house by providing information, advice and brief services including the preparation and review of legal documents. CARPLS' unique "legal triage" system serves as a model for legal aid communities across the country and has increased access to justice by dramatically reducing the cost of legal aid services to the poor.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.17Overall score
out of 100

91.52Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,567,846

Total expenses · USD$2,056,206

Program expenses

$1,766,280.95 recorded amount

85.9%

Fundraising expenses

$180,946.13 recorded amount

8.8%

Administrative expenses

$104,866.51 recorded amount

5.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Allen Schwartz
Recorded compensation: $102,896.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for CARPLS
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1993, CARPLS is an innovative legal aid service that offers an immediate response to the everyday problems confronting low- and moderate-income residents of Cook County, IL. CARPLS' free hotline and court-based advice desks give individuals direct access to experienced attorneys who are trained to quickly assess and respond to a wide range of civil legal problems. CARPLS attorneys resolve over 85% of all cases in-house by providing information, advice and brief services including the preparation and review of legal documents. CARPLS' unique "legal triage" system serves as a model for legal aid communities across the country and has increased access to justice by dramatically reducing the cost of legal aid services to the poor.
`ein` EIN	36-3863573
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2056206.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.051
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.52
`leader` Recorded leader	Allen Schwartz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	102896.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.05
`motto` Tagline	Everyday Justice for Everyday People
`name` Charity name	CARPLS
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2567846.0
`score` Overall score	90.17
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1766280.9540000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	180946.12800000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	104866.506

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3863573
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.