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Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT)

EIN 13-3910567Human and Civil Rights New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Justice for all. One family at a time.

The mission of Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) is to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education, and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies. LIFT was launched in 1996 when three lawyers had the simple but revolutionary idea of establishing go-to locations in New York City's Family Courts that would provide on-the-spot help and legal information for vulnerable families struggling to make their way through the complex Court system. Before LIFT, there was no source of information or guidance available, and families were left to fend for themselves in a confusing and intimidating Court system. Today, LIFT operates innovative, award-winning programs in the Family Courts and in the community, all of which share the goal of promoting positive outcomes for families and children.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.20Overall score
out of 100

80.91Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,042,946

Total expenses · USD$1,812,443

Program expenses

$1,372,019.35 recorded amount

75.7%

Fundraising expenses

$291,803.32 recorded amount

16.1%

Administrative expenses

$146,807.88 recorded amount

8.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Cathy Cramer
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT)
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) is to enhance access to justice for children and families by providing legal information, community education, and compassionate guidance, while promoting system-wide reform of the courts and public agencies. LIFT was launched in 1996 when three lawyers had the simple but revolutionary idea of establishing go-to locations in New York City's Family Courts that would provide on-the-spot help and legal information for vulnerable families struggling to make their way through the complex Court system. Before LIFT, there was no source of information or guidance available, and families were left to fend for themselves in a confusing and intimidating Court system. Today, LIFT operates innovative, award-winning programs in the Family Courts and in the community, all of which share the goal of promoting positive outcomes for families and children.
`ein` EIN	13-3910567
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1812443.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.161
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.757
`fscore` Financial score	80.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Cathy Cramer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Justice for all. One family at a time.
`name` Charity name	Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT)
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2042946.0
`score` Overall score	86.2
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1372019.351
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	291803.32300000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	146807.883

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3910567
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.