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Washington Legal Foundation

EIN 52-1071570Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advocating for freedom and justice

Established in 1977, the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) shapes public policy and fights activist lawyers, regulators, and intrusive government agencies at the federal and state levels, in the courts and regulatory agencies across the country. WLF has one goal: to defend and promote the principles of freedom and justice. WLF is a unique institution with three essential cornerstone programs: shaping public policy through aggressive litigation and advocacy; publishing timely legal studies; and educating policy-makers and the public through extensive communications outreach. The Foundation has developed into the nation's preeminent center for public interest law, advocating free-enterprise principles, responsible government, property rights, a strong national security and defense, and a balanced civil and criminal justice system.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.08Overall score
out of 100

87.64Financial score
out of 100

67.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,301,268

Total expenses · USD$2,450,099

Program expenses

$1,648,916.63 recorded amount

67.3%

Fundraising expenses

$218,058.81 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$580,673.46 recorded amount

23.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Constance C. Larcher
Recorded compensation: $382,883.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 15.62%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Washington Legal Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	67.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1977, the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) shapes public policy and fights activist lawyers, regulators, and intrusive government agencies at the federal and state levels, in the courts and regulatory agencies across the country. WLF has one goal: to defend and promote the principles of freedom and justice. WLF is a unique institution with three essential cornerstone programs: shaping public policy through aggressive litigation and advocacy; publishing timely legal studies; and educating policy-makers and the public through extensive communications outreach. The Foundation has developed into the nation's preeminent center for public interest law, advocating free-enterprise principles, responsible government, property rights, a strong national security and defense, and a balanced civil and criminal justice system.
`ein` EIN	52-1071570
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2450099.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.237
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6729999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	87.64
`leader` Recorded leader	Constance C. Larcher
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	382883.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1562
`motto` Tagline	Advocating for freedom and justice
`name` Charity name	Washington Legal Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4301268.0
`score` Overall score	75.08
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1648916.6269999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	218058.81100000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	580673.463

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1071570
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.