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Public Justice Foundation

EIN 59-1730478Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Impact. Change.

Public Justice pursues high impact lawsuits to combat social and economic injustice, protect the Earth's sustainability, and challenge predatory corporate conduct and government abuses.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.89Overall score
out of 100

72.44Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,242,628

Total expenses · USD$4,042,339

Program expenses

$2,720,494.15 recorded amount

67.3%

Fundraising expenses

$824,637.16 recorded amount

20.4%

Administrative expenses

$489,123.02 recorded amount

12.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 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: Frank Paul Bland
Recorded compensation: $144,036.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.56%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Public Justice Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Public Justice pursues high impact lawsuits to combat social and economic injustice, protect the Earth's sustainability, and challenge predatory corporate conduct and government abuses.
`ein` EIN	59-1730478
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4042339.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.121
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.204
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6729999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	72.44
`leader` Recorded leader	Frank Paul Bland
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	144036.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0356
`motto` Tagline	Impact. Change.
`name` Charity name	Public Justice Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5242628.0
`score` Overall score	79.89
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2720494.147
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	824637.156
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	489123.019

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-1730478
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.