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RAICES

EIN 74-2436920Human and Civil Rights Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrants

RAICES (Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services) promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees in Texas. Founded in 1986, by community activists in South Texas, RAICES has grown to be the largest immigration legal services provider in Texas. With offices in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, RAICES is a frontline organization in the roiling debate about immigration and immigrants in the world. As an organization that combines expertise developed from the daily practice of immigration law with a deep commitment to advocacy, RAICES is unique among immigration organizations. A diverse staff of 130 attorneys, legal assistants, and support staff provide consultations, direct legal services, representation, assistance and advocacy to communities in Texas and to clients after they leave the state.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.24Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,063,575

Total expenses · USD$5,536,781

Program expenses

$5,154,743.11 recorded amount

93.1%

Fundraising expenses

$99,662.06 recorded amount

1.8%

Administrative expenses

$271,302.27 recorded amount

4.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jonathan Ryan
Recorded compensation: $127,654.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.30%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for RAICES
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	RAICES (Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services) promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees in Texas. Founded in 1986, by community activists in South Texas, RAICES has grown to be the largest immigration legal services provider in Texas. With offices in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, RAICES is a frontline organization in the roiling debate about immigration and immigrants in the world. As an organization that combines expertise developed from the daily practice of immigration law with a deep commitment to advocacy, RAICES is unique among immigration organizations. A diverse staff of 130 attorneys, legal assistants, and support staff provide consultations, direct legal services, representation, assistance and advocacy to communities in Texas and to clients after they leave the state.
`ein` EIN	74-2436920
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5536781.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.049
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.018000000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9309999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Jonathan Ryan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	127654.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.023
`motto` Tagline	Providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrants
`name` Charity name	RAICES
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7063575.0
`score` Overall score	89.24
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5154743.111
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	99662.058
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	271302.26900000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2436920
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.