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Pacific Justice Institute

EIN 91-1823641Human and Civil Rights California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Raising the torch of justice for our civil liberties

Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) is a legal defense organization specializing in the defense of religious freedom, parental rights, and other civil liberties. PJI works diligently, without charge, to provide their clients with all the legal support they need. PJI's strategy is to coordinate and oversee large numbers of concurrent court actions through a network of over 1,000 affiliate attorneys nationwide. In addition, PJI offers the Legal Edge, a weekly radio commentary on religious liberty cases or issues in which PJI is currently involved. These commentaries serve both to inform and encourage the public, and the Christian community in particular, about the increasing battle to preserve First Amendment religious freedoms.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.41Overall score
out of 100

93.81Financial score
out of 100

73.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,301,480

Total expenses · USD$2,058,162

Program expenses

$1,669,169.38 recorded amount

81.1%

Fundraising expenses

$139,955.02 recorded amount

6.8%

Administrative expenses

$246,979.44 recorded amount

12.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Brad Dacus
Recorded compensation: $175,535.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.52%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Pacific Justice Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	73.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) is a legal defense organization specializing in the defense of religious freedom, parental rights, and other civil liberties. PJI works diligently, without charge, to provide their clients with all the legal support they need. PJI's strategy is to coordinate and oversee large numbers of concurrent court actions through a network of over 1,000 affiliate attorneys nationwide. In addition, PJI offers the Legal Edge, a weekly radio commentary on religious liberty cases or issues in which PJI is currently involved. These commentaries serve both to inform and encourage the public, and the Christian community in particular, about the increasing battle to preserve First Amendment religious freedoms.
`ein` EIN	91-1823641
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2058162.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.068
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8109999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	93.81
`leader` Recorded leader	Brad Dacus
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	175535.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0852
`motto` Tagline	Raising the torch of justice for our civil liberties
`name` Charity name	Pacific Justice Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2301480.0
`score` Overall score	80.41
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1669169.382
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	139955.016
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	246979.44

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-1823641
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.