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Thomas More Law Center

EIN 38-3448297Human and Civil Rights Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The sword and shield for people of faith.

The Thomas More Law Center is a not-for-profit public interest law firm dedicated to the defense and promotion of the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life. Our purpose is to be the sword and shield for people of faith, providing legal representation without charge to defend Christians and their religious beliefs. We achieve this goal principally through litigation, seeking out significant cases, consistent with our mission, where our expertise can be of service to others. Above all, the lawyers of the Thomas More Center seek to meet the highest moral and ethical standards of our Christian faith and our legal profession. The mission of the Thomas More Law Center is to: Preserve America's Judeo-Christian heritage; Defend the religious freedom of Christians; Restore time-honored moral and family values; Protect the sanctity of human life; Promote a strong national defense and a free and sovereign United States of America.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.10Overall score
out of 100

86.39Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,823,982

Total expenses · USD$1,799,459

Program expenses

$1,455,762.33 recorded amount

80.9%

Fundraising expenses

$136,758.88 recorded amount

7.6%

Administrative expenses

$205,138.33 recorded amount

11.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Richard Thompson
Recorded compensation: $216,490.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.03%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Thomas More Law Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Thomas More Law Center is a not-for-profit public interest law firm dedicated to the defense and promotion of the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life. Our purpose is to be the sword and shield for people of faith, providing legal representation without charge to defend Christians and their religious beliefs. We achieve this goal principally through litigation, seeking out significant cases, consistent with our mission, where our expertise can be of service to others. Above all, the lawyers of the Thomas More Center seek to meet the highest moral and ethical standards of our Christian faith and our legal profession. The mission of the Thomas More Law Center is to: Preserve America's Judeo-Christian heritage; Defend the religious freedom of Christians; Restore time-honored moral and family values; Protect the sanctity of human life; Promote a strong national defense and a free and sovereign United States of America.
`ein` EIN	38-3448297
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1799459.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.114
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.076
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.809
`fscore` Financial score	86.39
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard Thompson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	216490.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.12029999999999999
`motto` Tagline	The sword and shield for people of faith.
`name` Charity name	Thomas More Law Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1823982.0
`score` Overall score	81.1
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1455762.331
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	136758.884
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	205138.326

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-3448297
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.