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National Center for Lesbian Rights

EIN 94-3086885Human and Civil Rights California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The audacity to fight for justice. The perseverance to win.

Founded in 1977, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. NCLR is a public interest law firm which litigates precedent-setting cases at the trial and appellate court levels; advocates for equitable public policies affecting the LGBT community; provides free legal assistance to LGBT people and their legal advocates; and conducts community education on LGBT legal issues. We serve more than 5,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families in all fifty states each year, including LGBT seniors, immigrants, athletes, and youth. Our impact litigation serves all LGBT people in the United States.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.03Overall score
out of 100

72.09Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,575,413

Total expenses · USD$4,861,287

Program expenses

$3,806,387.72 recorded amount

78.3%

Fundraising expenses

$806,973.64 recorded amount

16.6%

Administrative expenses

$243,064.35 recorded amount

5.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kate Kendell
Recorded compensation: $232,560.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Center for Lesbian Rights
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1977, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. NCLR is a public interest law firm which litigates precedent-setting cases at the trial and appellate court levels; advocates for equitable public policies affecting the LGBT community; provides free legal assistance to LGBT people and their legal advocates; and conducts community education on LGBT legal issues. We serve more than 5,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families in all fifty states each year, including LGBT seniors, immigrants, athletes, and youth. Our impact litigation serves all LGBT people in the United States.
`ein` EIN	94-3086885
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4861287.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.05
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.166
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7829999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	72.09
`leader` Recorded leader	Kate Kendell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	232560.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0478
`motto` Tagline	The audacity to fight for justice. The perseverance to win.
`name` Charity name	National Center for Lesbian Rights
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4575413.0
`score` Overall score	79.03
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3806387.7209999994
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	806973.642
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	243064.35

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-3086885
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.