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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

EIN 52-0799246Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Securing, through the rule of law, equal justice under law

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is a nonpartisan organization, formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law. The Committee's major objective is to use the skills and resources of the bar to obtain equal opportunity for minorities by addressing factors that contribute to racial justice and economic opportunity. The Lawyers' Committee implements its mission and objectives by marshaling the pro bono resources of the bar for litigation, public policy advocacy, and other forms of service by lawyers to the cause of civil rights.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.31Overall score
out of 100

83.94Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,533,880

Total expenses · USD$7,241,908

Program expenses

$5,612,478.70 recorded amount

77.5%

Fundraising expenses

$738,674.62 recorded amount

10.2%

Administrative expenses

$883,512.78 recorded amount

12.2%

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: Kristen Clarke
Recorded compensation: $256,019.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is a nonpartisan organization, formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law. The Committee's major objective is to use the skills and resources of the bar to obtain equal opportunity for minorities by addressing factors that contribute to racial justice and economic opportunity. The Lawyers' Committee implements its mission and objectives by marshaling the pro bono resources of the bar for litigation, public policy advocacy, and other forms of service by lawyers to the cause of civil rights.
`ein` EIN	52-0799246
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7241908.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.122
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.102
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.775
`fscore` Financial score	83.94
`leader` Recorded leader	Kristen Clarke
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	256019.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0353
`motto` Tagline	Securing, through the rule of law, equal justice under law
`name` Charity name	Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9533880.0
`score` Overall score	87.31
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5612478.7
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	738674.6159999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	883512.776

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0799246
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.