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New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

EIN 13-2860703Human and Civil Rights New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing equality and civil rights through community lawyering

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) works to advance equality and civil rights, with a focus on health justice, disability rights and environmental justice, through the power of community lawyering and partnerships with the private bar. Through community lawyering, NYLPI puts its legal, policy and community organizing expertise at the service of New York City communities and individuals. NYLPI's partnership with the private bar strengthens its advocacy and connects community groups and non-profits with critical legal assistance. NYLPI was founded in 1976 to serve the legal needs of underserved, underrepresented New Yorkers and their communities. What began as a small-scale staff working to link low income clients and organizations with attorneys willing to volunteer pro bono legal services has grown into an unparalleled resource for low income, community-driven legal representation.

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Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.74Overall score
out of 100

87.54Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,946,289

Total expenses · USD$4,682,174

Program expenses

$3,624,002.68 recorded amount

77.4%

Fundraising expenses

$463,535.23 recorded amount

9.9%

Administrative expenses

$589,953.92 recorded amount

12.6%

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: J. McGregor Smyth
Recorded compensation: $206,756.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) works to advance equality and civil rights, with a focus on health justice, disability rights and environmental justice, through the power of community lawyering and partnerships with the private bar. Through community lawyering, NYLPI puts its legal, policy and community organizing expertise at the service of New York City communities and individuals. NYLPI's partnership with the private bar strengthens its advocacy and connects community groups and non-profits with critical legal assistance. NYLPI was founded in 1976 to serve the legal needs of underserved, underrepresented New Yorkers and their communities. What began as a small-scale staff working to link low income clients and organizations with attorneys willing to volunteer pro bono legal services has grown into an unparalleled resource for low income, community-driven legal representation.
`ein` EIN	13-2860703
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4682174.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.126
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.099
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.774
`fscore` Financial score	87.54
`leader` Recorded leader	J. McGregor Smyth
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	206756.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0441
`motto` Tagline	Advancing equality and civil rights through community lawyering
`name` Charity name	New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4946289.0
`score` Overall score	90.74
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3624002.676
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	463535.226
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	589953.924

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2860703
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.