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D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center

EIN 52-1574217Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center transforms lives by providing free legal help through volunteer lawyers.

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center recruits, trains and mobilizes volunteer attorneys to take pro bono cases serving individuals living in poverty who are at risk of losing their homes, their livelihoods, and their families. The Center also helps small businesses and community-based non-profits needing legal help. Last year, the Pro Bono Center touched the lives of nearly 17,000 D.C. residents.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.74Overall score
out of 100

92.11Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,182,048

Total expenses · USD$2,824,873

Program expenses

$2,223,175.05 recorded amount

78.7%

Fundraising expenses

$274,012.68 recorded amount

9.7%

Administrative expenses

$324,860.40 recorded amount

11.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Monika Varma
Recorded compensation: $188,734.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.68%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center recruits, trains and mobilizes volunteer attorneys to take pro bono cases serving individuals living in poverty who are at risk of losing their homes, their livelihoods, and their families. The Center also helps small businesses and community-based non-profits needing legal help. Last year, the Pro Bono Center touched the lives of nearly 17,000 D.C. residents.
`ein` EIN	52-1574217
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2824873.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.115
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09699999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.787
`fscore` Financial score	92.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Monika Varma
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	188734.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0668
`motto` Tagline	The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center transforms lives by providing free legal help through volunteer lawyers.
`name` Charity name	D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3182048.0
`score` Overall score	93.74
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2223175.051
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	274012.681
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	324860.395

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1574217
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.