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Christian Legal Society

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Seeking justice with the love of God

Founded in 1961, Christian Legal Society (CLS) is the largest non-denominational organization of Christian attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students in the country. We are in over 1,100 cities, all 50 states and 28 foreign countries, working in association with thousands of supportive lay people. CLS' mission is to be the national grassroots network of lawyers and law students committed to proclaiming, loving and serving Jesus Christ through all we do and say in the practice of law, and advocating biblical conflict reconciliation, legal assistance for the poor and the needy, religious freedom and the sanctity of human life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.71Overall score
out of 100

92.82Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,643,838

Total expenses · USD$1,386,703

Program expenses

$1,167,603.93 recorded amount

84.2%

Fundraising expenses

$113,709.65 recorded amount

8.2%

Administrative expenses

$102,616.02 recorded amount

7.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: David Nammo
Recorded compensation: $119,409.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.61%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Christian Legal Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1961, Christian Legal Society (CLS) is the largest non-denominational organization of Christian attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students in the country. We are in over 1,100 cities, all 50 states and 28 foreign countries, working in association with thousands of supportive lay people. CLS' mission is to be the national grassroots network of lawyers and law students committed to proclaiming, loving and serving Jesus Christ through all we do and say in the practice of law, and advocating biblical conflict reconciliation, legal assistance for the poor and the needy, religious freedom and the sanctity of human life.
`ein` EIN	36-6101090
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1386703.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8420000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	92.82
`leader` Recorded leader	David Nammo
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	119409.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0861
`motto` Tagline	Seeking justice with the love of God
`name` Charity name	Christian Legal Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1643838.0
`score` Overall score	90.71
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1167603.9260000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	113709.64599999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	102616.02200000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-6101090
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.