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The Campaign Legal Center

EIN 04-3608387Human 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

Representing the public interest to protect and strengthen our democracy

Through litigation, policy analysis and public education, the Campaign Legal Center works as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to protect and strengthen the U.S. democratic process across all levels of government. The Campaign Legal Center seeks a future in which the American political process is accessible to all citizens, resulting in representative, responsive and accountable government.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.45Overall score
out of 100

86.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,729,054

Total expenses · USD$4,833,452

Program expenses

$3,093,409.28 recorded amount

64.0%

Fundraising expenses

$575,180.79 recorded amount

11.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,155,195.03 recorded amount

23.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Trevor Potter
Recorded compensation: $273,104.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.65%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Campaign Legal Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Through litigation, policy analysis and public education, the Campaign Legal Center works as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization to protect and strengthen the U.S. democratic process across all levels of government. The Campaign Legal Center seeks a future in which the American political process is accessible to all citizens, resulting in representative, responsive and accountable government.
`ein` EIN	04-3608387
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4833452.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.239
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.64
`fscore` Financial score	86.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Trevor Potter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	273104.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0565
`motto` Tagline	Representing the public interest to protect and strengthen our democracy
`name` Charity name	The Campaign Legal Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5729054.0
`score` Overall score	90.45
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3093409.2800000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	575180.7880000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1155195.028

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3608387
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.