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Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund

EIN 52-1095066Human and Civil Rights Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Defending the police

Our mission is benevolent and educational. We support and defend the law enforcement profession and those law enforcement officers who have devoted their lives to upholding the Constitution and serving the United States and its citizens while enforcing its laws. We also seek to educate the public about the many risks and threats to law enforcement personnel in order to build a more informed, respectful, and appreciative society.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.54Overall score
out of 100

86.25Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,302,392

Total expenses · USD$1,632,586

Program expenses

$1,173,829.33 recorded amount

71.9%

Fundraising expenses

$249,785.66 recorded amount

15.3%

Administrative expenses

$205,705.84 recorded amount

12.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 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: Ronald T. Hosko
Recorded compensation: $183,681.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 11.25%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Our mission is benevolent and educational. We support and defend the law enforcement profession and those law enforcement officers who have devoted their lives to upholding the Constitution and serving the United States and its citizens while enforcing its laws. We also seek to educate the public about the many risks and threats to law enforcement personnel in order to build a more informed, respectful, and appreciative society.
`ein` EIN	52-1095066
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1632586.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.126
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.153
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7190000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Ronald T. Hosko
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	183681.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1125
`motto` Tagline	Defending the police
`name` Charity name	Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1302392.0
`score` Overall score	87.54
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1173829.334
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	249785.658
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	205705.836

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1095066
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
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.