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Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County

EIN 94-1451894Human and Civil Rights California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To help disadvantaged people improve their lives through equal access to justice

In 1959, a dedicated group of lawyers and community leaders recognized an unmet need to help the less fortunate in San Mateo County. Thanks to these founders, in a small one-room office, the Legal Aid Society was born. Since then, the Legal Aid Society has grown to become one of California's most respected public interest law firms. A vital voice for San Mateo County's underserved populations, the organization has received awards for excellence in the delivery of legal services. Legal Aid continues to provide free, quality civil legal services to San Mateo County's low-income residents. Our advocacy has evolved with the times; we fought for civil rights in the 1960s and fair wages for farmworkers in the 1980s. Today our work encompasses nine broad areas: Caregivers, Children, Children and Adults with Disabilities, Seniors, Survivors of Domestic Violence, Teen Parents, Health, Income Maintenance, and Housing.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.37Overall score
out of 100

86.70Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,678,683

Total expenses · USD$2,751,433

Program expenses

$2,118,603.41 recorded amount

77.0%

Fundraising expenses

$272,391.87 recorded amount

9.9%

Administrative expenses

$354,934.86 recorded amount

12.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: M. Stacy Hawver
Recorded compensation: $121,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.39%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	In 1959, a dedicated group of lawyers and community leaders recognized an unmet need to help the less fortunate in San Mateo County. Thanks to these founders, in a small one-room office, the Legal Aid Society was born. Since then, the Legal Aid Society has grown to become one of California's most respected public interest law firms. A vital voice for San Mateo County's underserved populations, the organization has received awards for excellence in the delivery of legal services. Legal Aid continues to provide free, quality civil legal services to San Mateo County's low-income residents. Our advocacy has evolved with the times; we fought for civil rights in the 1960s and fair wages for farmworkers in the 1980s. Today our work encompasses nine broad areas: Caregivers, Children, Children and Adults with Disabilities, Seniors, Survivors of Domestic Violence, Teen Parents, Health, Income Maintenance, and Housing.
`ein` EIN	94-1451894
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2751433.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.129
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.099
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.77
`fscore` Financial score	86.7
`leader` Recorded leader	M. Stacy Hawver
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	121000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.043899999999999995
`motto` Tagline	To help disadvantaged people improve their lives through equal access to justice
`name` Charity name	Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2678683.0
`score` Overall score	89.37
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2118603.41
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	272391.867
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	354934.857

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1451894
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.