Charity profile · Historical source record

Center for Constitutional Rights

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change. CCR uses litigation proactively to advance the law in a positive direction, to empower poor communities and communities of color, to guarantee the rights of those with the fewest protections and least access to legal resources, to train the next generation of constitutional and human rights attorneys, and to strengthen the broader movement for constitutional and human rights.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.14Overall score
out of 100
93.14Financial score
out of 100
100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$22,733,539
Total expenses · USD$10,523,997

Program expenses

$8,261,337.65 recorded amount
78.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,252,355.64 recorded amount
11.9%

Administrative expenses

$999,779.71 recorded amount
9.5%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader
Ernest V. Warren
Recorded compensation
$200,183.00
Recorded compensation percentage
1.90%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for Constitutional Rights
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
100.0
category
Category
Human and Civil Rights
description
Mission & description
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change. CCR uses litigation proactively to advance the law in a positive direction, to empower poor communities and communities of color, to guarantee the rights of those with the fewest protections and least access to legal resources, to train the next generation of constitutional and human rights attorneys, and to strengthen the broader movement for constitutional and human rights.
ein
EIN
22-6082880
tot_exp
Total expenses
10523997.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.095
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.11
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.11900000000000001
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.785
fscore
Financial score
93.14
leader
Recorded leader
Ernest V. Warren
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
200183.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.019
motto
Tagline
Dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution
name
Charity name
Center for Constitutional Rights
tot_rev
Total revenue
22733539.0
score
Overall score
95.14
state
State code
NY
subcategory
Subcategory
Advocacy and Education
size
Source size label
mid
program_exp
Program expenses
8261337.6450000005
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
1252355.6430000002
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
999779.715

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.