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Public Advocates

EIN 23-7103042Human and Civil Rights California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making rights real

Public Advocates is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing transportation equity and climate justice. We spur change through collaboration with grassroots groups representing low-income communities, people of color and immigrants, combined with strategic policy reform, media advocacy and litigation, “making rights real” across California since 1971.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.00Overall score
out of 100

84.97Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,611,804

Total expenses · USD$2,582,306

Program expenses

$1,740,474.24 recorded amount

67.4%

Fundraising expenses

$426,080.49 recorded amount

16.5%

Administrative expenses

$413,168.96 recorded amount

16.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Guillermo Mayer
Recorded compensation: $137,063.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.30%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Public Advocates
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Public Advocates is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing transportation equity and climate justice. We spur change through collaboration with grassroots groups representing low-income communities, people of color and immigrants, combined with strategic policy reform, media advocacy and litigation, “making rights real” across California since 1971.
`ein` EIN	23-7103042
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2582306.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.165
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.674
`fscore` Financial score	84.97
`leader` Recorded leader	Guillermo Mayer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	137063.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.053
`motto` Tagline	Making rights real
`name` Charity name	Public Advocates
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3611804.0
`score` Overall score	89.0
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1740474.2440000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	426080.49000000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	413168.96

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7103042
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.