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Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

EIN 34-0866026Human and Civil Rights Ohio Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Home and happiness saved by the legal aid society

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland's mission is to secure justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who are low income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and working for systemic solutions. Founded in 1905, Legal Aid is the fifth oldest legal aid organization in the United States. Legal Aid's 40 staff attorneys, 25 other staff members, and 2900 volunteer lawyers ensure access to justice for low income people. Legal Aid has four offices and serves clients in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties. Legal Aid represents clients in court and in administrative hearings. We also provide advice and brief assistance. Legal Aid handles cases that impact on basic needs such as health, shelter and safety, economics and education, and access to justice.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.05Overall score
out of 100

95.34Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,506,953

Total expenses · USD$7,921,882

Program expenses

$6,464,255.71 recorded amount

81.6%

Fundraising expenses

$491,156.68 recorded amount

6.2%

Administrative expenses

$950,625.84 recorded amount

12.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Colleen Cotter
Recorded compensation: $152,512.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.92%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Legal Aid Society of Cleveland's mission is to secure justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who are low income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and working for systemic solutions. Founded in 1905, Legal Aid is the fifth oldest legal aid organization in the United States. Legal Aid's 40 staff attorneys, 25 other staff members, and 2900 volunteer lawyers ensure access to justice for low income people. Legal Aid has four offices and serves clients in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties. Legal Aid represents clients in court and in administrative hearings. We also provide advice and brief assistance. Legal Aid handles cases that impact on basic needs such as health, shelter and safety, economics and education, and access to justice.
`ein` EIN	34-0866026
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7921882.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.062
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.816
`fscore` Financial score	95.34
`leader` Recorded leader	Colleen Cotter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	152512.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0192
`motto` Tagline	Home and happiness saved by the legal aid society
`name` Charity name	Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8506953.0
`score` Overall score	94.05
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6464255.711999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	491156.684
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	950625.84

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 34-0866026
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.