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Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

EIN 53-0196600Human 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

Making Justice Real

The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia was formed in 1932 to provide civil legal aid to individuals, families and communities in the District who could not otherwise afford to hire a lawyer. For more than 86 years, Legal Aid has helped tens of thousands of District residents obtain meaningful access to justice. Legal Aid is the law firm for clients who cannot afford a lawyer. Our staff and volunteers work each day in making the justice system work. Each year, with the support of the legal community, we extend our reach further and work harder to make justice meaningful for everyone.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

99.46Overall score
out of 100

99.25Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,360,292

Total expenses · USD$5,594,783

Program expenses

$4,610,101.19 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$497,935.69 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$475,556.56 recorded amount

8.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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: Eric Angel
Recorded compensation: $176,085.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia was formed in 1932 to provide civil legal aid to individuals, families and communities in the District who could not otherwise afford to hire a lawyer. For more than 86 years, Legal Aid has helped tens of thousands of District residents obtain meaningful access to justice. Legal Aid is the law firm for clients who cannot afford a lawyer. Our staff and volunteers work each day in making the justice system work. Each year, with the support of the legal community, we extend our reach further and work harder to make justice meaningful for everyone.
`ein` EIN	53-0196600
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5594783.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.085
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	99.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Eric Angel
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	176085.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.031400000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Making Justice Real
`name` Charity name	Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8360292.0
`score` Overall score	99.46
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4610101.192000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	497935.68700000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	475556.55500000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0196600
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.