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Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

EIN 51-0189264Human and Civil Rights Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Protecting civil rights for all people.

The mission of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. is to promote and protect civil rights, particularly the rights of poor, minority, and disadvantaged people in order to facilitate their participation in the social, economic, and political systems of our nation. We pursue impact litigation that combats discrimination on a macro level, leverage volunteers to respond to individual cases of discrimination, and provide training to the private Bar to assist them in practicing law for the public good. The Chicago Lawyers' Committee does far more than defend individuals' civil rights. We defend the civil rights of groups of people whose rights are most likely to be threatened, while also teaching others to be allies to our cause.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.04Overall score
out of 100

83.61Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,027,155

Total expenses · USD$2,101,380

Program expenses

$1,615,961.22 recorded amount

76.9%

Fundraising expenses

$201,732.48 recorded amount

9.6%

Administrative expenses

$279,483.54 recorded amount

13.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Bonnie Allen
Recorded compensation: $127,200.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.05%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. is to promote and protect civil rights, particularly the rights of poor, minority, and disadvantaged people in order to facilitate their participation in the social, economic, and political systems of our nation. We pursue impact litigation that combats discrimination on a macro level, leverage volunteers to respond to individual cases of discrimination, and provide training to the private Bar to assist them in practicing law for the public good. The Chicago Lawyers' Committee does far more than defend individuals' civil rights. We defend the civil rights of groups of people whose rights are most likely to be threatened, while also teaching others to be allies to our cause.
`ein` EIN	51-0189264
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2101380.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.133
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.096
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.769
`fscore` Financial score	83.61
`leader` Recorded leader	Bonnie Allen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	127200.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0605
`motto` Tagline	Protecting civil rights for all people.
`name` Charity name	Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2027155.0
`score` Overall score	86.04
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1615961.22
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	201732.48
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	279483.54000000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0189264
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.