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Mississippi Center for Justice

EIN 13-4203234Human and Civil Rights Mississippi Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

advancing racial and economic justice

The Mississippi Center for Justice opened its doors in 2003, giving Mississippi a critical capacity for social change: a home grown, non-profit public interest law firm that pursues racial and economic justice through advocacy for systemic change. The Mississippi Center for Justice carries out its mission through a community lawyering approach that advances specific social justice campaigns in partnership with national and local organizations and community leaders. The Mississippi Center for Justice has three offices in Mississippi, located in Jackson, Indianola and Biloxi. Staffed by a team of attorneys, advocates and others, the Mississippi Center for Justice is dedicated to developing policies and strategies that combat discrimination and poverty throughout Mississippi. The Center engages the services of pro bono attorneys from across the United States.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.39Overall score
out of 100

84.22Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,364,336

Total expenses · USD$3,606,434

Program expenses

$2,968,095.18 recorded amount

82.3%

Fundraising expenses

$328,185.49 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$302,940.46 recorded amount

8.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joseph Reilly Morse
Recorded compensation: $165,712.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.59%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mississippi Center for Justice
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Mississippi Center for Justice opened its doors in 2003, giving Mississippi a critical capacity for social change: a home grown, non-profit public interest law firm that pursues racial and economic justice through advocacy for systemic change. The Mississippi Center for Justice carries out its mission through a community lawyering approach that advances specific social justice campaigns in partnership with national and local organizations and community leaders. The Mississippi Center for Justice has three offices in Mississippi, located in Jackson, Indianola and Biloxi. Staffed by a team of attorneys, advocates and others, the Mississippi Center for Justice is dedicated to developing policies and strategies that combat discrimination and poverty throughout Mississippi. The Center engages the services of pro bono attorneys from across the United States.
`ein` EIN	13-4203234
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3606434.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.084
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.823
`fscore` Financial score	84.22
`leader` Recorded leader	Joseph Reilly Morse
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	165712.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.045899999999999996
`motto` Tagline	advancing racial and economic justice
`name` Charity name	Mississippi Center for Justice
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5364336.0
`score` Overall score	86.39
`state` State code	MS
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2968095.182
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	328185.494
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	302940.456

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-4203234
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Mississippi (MS)
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.