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Legal Momentum

EIN 23-7085442Human and Civil Rights New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund

Legal Momentum's mission is to ensure economic and personal security for all women and girls. Founded in 1970 as the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, it is the nation's oldest legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the rights of women and girls. For nearly 40 years, Legal Momentum has made historic and enduring contributions to the rights and opportunities available to women through its advocacy, litigation, and educational initiatives.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.25Overall score
out of 100

69.51Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,865,626

Total expenses · USD$2,191,015

Program expenses

$1,441,687.87 recorded amount

65.8%

Fundraising expenses

$517,079.54 recorded amount

23.6%

Administrative expenses

$227,865.56 recorded amount

10.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Carol Robles-Roman
Recorded compensation: $200,138.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.13%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Legal Momentum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Legal Momentum's mission is to ensure economic and personal security for all women and girls. Founded in 1970 as the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, it is the nation's oldest legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the rights of women and girls. For nearly 40 years, Legal Momentum has made historic and enduring contributions to the rights and opportunities available to women through its advocacy, litigation, and educational initiatives.
`ein` EIN	23-7085442
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2191015.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.23600000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6579999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	69.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Carol Robles-Roman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	200138.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0913
`motto` Tagline	The Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund
`name` Charity name	Legal Momentum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1865626.0
`score` Overall score	78.25
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1441687.8699999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	517079.54000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	227865.56000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7085442
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.