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Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU

EIN 36-2682569Human and Civil Rights Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

For 90 years, fighting for justice and freedom in Illinois

Founded in 1969, the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU) is dedicated to protecting freedom, liberty, equality and justice for all within the United States. The Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU facilitates an increased understanding of civil liberties and rights, inquire into the protection of civil liberties and rights, and to publish the results of these inquiries. They operate numerous programs that challenge restrictive, unconstitutional and discriminative conditions imposed on individuals.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.22Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,896,913

Total expenses · USD$4,101,273

Program expenses

$3,740,360.98 recorded amount

91.2%

Fundraising expenses

$229,671.29 recorded amount

5.6%

Administrative expenses

$127,139.46 recorded amount

3.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Colleen K. Connell
Recorded compensation: $173,065.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.21%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1969, the Roger Baldwin Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU) is dedicated to protecting freedom, liberty, equality and justice for all within the United States. The Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU facilitates an increased understanding of civil liberties and rights, inquire into the protection of civil liberties and rights, and to publish the results of these inquiries. They operate numerous programs that challenge restrictive, unconstitutional and discriminative conditions imposed on individuals.
`ein` EIN	36-2682569
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4101273.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.031
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.912
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Colleen K. Connell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	173065.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0421
`motto` Tagline	For 90 years, fighting for justice and freedom in Illinois
`name` Charity name	Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5896913.0
`score` Overall score	92.22
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3740360.9760000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	229671.28799999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	127139.463

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2682569
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.