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Mountain States Legal Foundation

EIN 84-0736725Human and Civil Rights Colorado Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Committed to preserving the liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and defending the rule of law

Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) is a nonprofit, public- interest legal foundation dedicated to individual liberty, the right to own and use property, limited and ethical government, and the free enterprise system. MSLF undertakes nationally significant public interest litigation, throughout the country, without charge (pro bono) on behalf of deserving clients who cannot afford to hire private counsel. MSLF provides a strong and effective voice for freedom of enterprise, the rights of private property ownership, and the multiple use of federal and state resources. MSLF also champions the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution in support of individual and business enterprises and against unwarranted government intrusion.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.73Overall score
out of 100

70.08Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,576,770

Total expenses · USD$2,497,281

Program expenses

$1,495,871.32 recorded amount

59.9%

Fundraising expenses

$691,746.84 recorded amount

27.7%

Administrative expenses

$304,668.28 recorded amount

12.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: William Perry Pendley
Recorded compensation: $265,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.61%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mountain States Legal Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) is a nonprofit, public- interest legal foundation dedicated to individual liberty, the right to own and use property, limited and ethical government, and the free enterprise system. MSLF undertakes nationally significant public interest litigation, throughout the country, without charge (pro bono) on behalf of deserving clients who cannot afford to hire private counsel. MSLF provides a strong and effective voice for freedom of enterprise, the rights of private property ownership, and the multiple use of federal and state resources. MSLF also champions the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution in support of individual and business enterprises and against unwarranted government intrusion.
`ein` EIN	84-0736725
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2497281.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.122
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.27699999999999997
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.599
`fscore` Financial score	70.08
`leader` Recorded leader	William Perry Pendley
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	265000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1061
`motto` Tagline	Committed to preserving the liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and defending the rule of law
`name` Charity name	Mountain States Legal Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2576770.0
`score` Overall score	78.73
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1495871.319
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	691746.8369999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	304668.282

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 84-0736725
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.