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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

EIN 13-1655255Human and Civil Rights New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Defend, educate, empower

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) was founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall. Although LDF's primary purpose was to provide legal assistance to poor African Americans, its work over the years has brought greater justice to all Americans. Originally affiliated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), LDF has been an entirely separate organization since 1957. LDF has been involved in more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any organization except the U.S. Department of Justice. Although LDF works primarily through the courts, its strategies include advocacy, educational outreach, legislation monitoring, coalition building and policy research. Additionally, it provides scholarships for exceptional African-American students.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.31Overall score
out of 100

89.90Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$33,949,413

Total expenses · USD$17,005,637

Program expenses

$12,907,278.48 recorded amount

75.9%

Fundraising expenses

$2,380,789.18 recorded amount

14.0%

Administrative expenses

$1,683,558.06 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sherrilyn A. Ifill
Recorded compensation: $339,682.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.99%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) was founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall. Although LDF's primary purpose was to provide legal assistance to poor African Americans, its work over the years has brought greater justice to all Americans. Originally affiliated with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), LDF has been an entirely separate organization since 1957. LDF has been involved in more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any organization except the U.S. Department of Justice. Although LDF works primarily through the courts, its strategies include advocacy, educational outreach, legislation monitoring, coalition building and policy research. Additionally, it provides scholarships for exceptional African-American students.
`ein` EIN	13-1655255
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17005637.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.759
`fscore` Financial score	89.9
`leader` Recorded leader	Sherrilyn A. Ifill
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	339682.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0199
`motto` Tagline	Defend, educate, empower
`name` Charity name	NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	33949413.0
`score` Overall score	92.31
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	12907278.483000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2380789.18
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1683558.063

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1655255
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.