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Lambda Legal

EIN 23-7395681Human and Civil Rights New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making the case for equality

Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. At Lambda Legal, we imagine a different world - a world of full equality for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV - and we work to create that world every day. We pursue impact litigation, education and advocacy to make the case for equality in state and federal court, the Supreme Court and in the court of public opinion. The work we do has impact on the way we live - we change laws, policies and ideas.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.46Overall score
out of 100

75.77Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,014,876

Total expenses · USD$3,373,779

Program expenses

$2,368,392.86 recorded amount

70.2%

Fundraising expenses

$620,775.34 recorded amount

18.4%

Administrative expenses

$381,237.03 recorded amount

11.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Rachel B. Tiven
Recorded compensation: $300,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.89%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lambda Legal
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. At Lambda Legal, we imagine a different world - a world of full equality for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV - and we work to create that world every day. We pursue impact litigation, education and advocacy to make the case for equality in state and federal court, the Supreme Court and in the court of public opinion. The work we do has impact on the way we live - we change laws, policies and ideas.
`ein` EIN	23-7395681
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3373779.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.113
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.184
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7020000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	75.77
`leader` Recorded leader	Rachel B. Tiven
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	300000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0889
`motto` Tagline	Making the case for equality
`name` Charity name	Lambda Legal
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5014876.0
`score` Overall score	81.46
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2368392.858
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	620775.336
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	381237.027

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7395681
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.