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Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program

EIN 76-0090652Human and Civil Rights Texas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting equal access to justice

The mission of Houston Volunteer Lawyer Program (HVLP) is to provide pro bono legal services to low-income men and women of Harris County and to promote volunteerism among the legal community. Founded in 1981 by the Houston Bar Association, HVLP has delivered free legal services to low-income resident of Harris County for almost a quarter of a century by linking qualified applicants with attorneys volunteering their time on a pro bono basis. Volunteer attorneys assist clients who meet HVLP's eligibility standards and who have been screened and interviewed by HVLP staff members on their legal issues. Over 4,000 Harris County attorneys serve as HVLP volunteers, each making a difference in the lives of low-income clients, their families and communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.33Overall score
out of 100

84.11Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,826,254

Total expenses · USD$2,543,934

Program expenses

$2,070,762.28 recorded amount

81.4%

Fundraising expenses

$22,895.41 recorded amount

0.9%

Administrative expenses

$447,732.38 recorded amount

17.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Wafa Abdin
Recorded compensation: $19,962.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Houston Volunteer Lawyer Program (HVLP) is to provide pro bono legal services to low-income men and women of Harris County and to promote volunteerism among the legal community. Founded in 1981 by the Houston Bar Association, HVLP has delivered free legal services to low-income resident of Harris County for almost a quarter of a century by linking qualified applicants with attorneys volunteering their time on a pro bono basis. Volunteer attorneys assist clients who meet HVLP's eligibility standards and who have been screened and interviewed by HVLP staff members on their legal issues. Over 4,000 Harris County attorneys serve as HVLP volunteers, each making a difference in the lives of low-income clients, their families and communities.
`ein` EIN	76-0090652
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2543934.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17600000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.009000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8140000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	84.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Wafa Abdin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	19962.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0078000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Promoting equal access to justice
`name` Charity name	Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1826254.0
`score` Overall score	86.33
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2070762.276
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	22895.406000000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	447732.384

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 76-0090652
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.