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Centro Legal De La Raza

EIN 23-7181456Human and Civil Rights California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Strengthening our community, working for justice.

Founded in 1969 by Latino law students from Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley, Centro Legal de la Raza is a comprehensive legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant, low-income and Latino communities through bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy. By combining quality legal services with know-your-rights education and youth development, we promote access to justice for thousands of individuals and families each year throughout the East Bay region of Northern California.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.22Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,634,139

Total expenses · USD$5,659,231

Program expenses

$5,087,648.67 recorded amount

89.9%

Fundraising expenses

$164,117.70 recorded amount

2.9%

Administrative expenses

$401,805.40 recorded amount

7.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Susan Smartt
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Centro Legal De La Raza
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1969 by Latino law students from Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley, Centro Legal de la Raza is a comprehensive legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant, low-income and Latino communities through bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy. By combining quality legal services with know-your-rights education and youth development, we promote access to justice for thousands of individuals and families each year throughout the East Bay region of Northern California.
`ein` EIN	23-7181456
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5659231.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.071
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.899
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Susan Smartt
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Strengthening our community, working for justice.
`name` Charity name	Centro Legal De La Raza
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7634139.0
`score` Overall score	92.22
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5087648.669
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	164117.699
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	401805.40099999995

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7181456
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.