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Equal Justice Works

EIN 52-1469738Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Mobilizing passionate public service leaders.

Equal Justice Works is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and is the nation's largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law. Equal Justice Works brings together an extensive network of law students, lawyers, legal services organizations, and supporters to promote a lifelong commitment to public service and equal justice. The organization believes that a community of lawyers committed to public service can fulfill our nation's promise of equal justice for all. Following their Fellowships, more than 85% of Equal Justice Works Fellows remain in public service positions, continuing to pursue equal justice for underserved communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.17Overall score
out of 100

91.52Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$18,019,283

Total expenses · USD$17,605,902

Program expenses

$14,366,416.03 recorded amount

81.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,672,560.69 recorded amount

9.5%

Administrative expenses

$1,531,713.47 recorded amount

8.7%

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: David Stern
Recorded compensation: $282,513.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.60%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Equal Justice Works
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Equal Justice Works is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization and is the nation's largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law. Equal Justice Works brings together an extensive network of law students, lawyers, legal services organizations, and supporters to promote a lifelong commitment to public service and equal justice. The organization believes that a community of lawyers committed to public service can fulfill our nation's promise of equal justice for all. Following their Fellowships, more than 85% of Equal Justice Works Fellows remain in public service positions, continuing to pursue equal justice for underserved communities.
`ein` EIN	52-1469738
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17605902.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.087
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.095
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.816
`fscore` Financial score	91.52
`leader` Recorded leader	David Stern
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	282513.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.016
`motto` Tagline	Mobilizing passionate public service leaders.
`name` Charity name	Equal Justice Works
`tot_rev` Total revenue	18019283.0
`score` Overall score	90.17
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	14366416.032
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1672560.69
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1531713.474

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1469738
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.