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Western Center on Law & Poverty

EIN 95-2897721Human and Civil Rights California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fighting for justice for all Californians

Western Center on Law & Poverty leads the fight in the court, counties and capital to secure housing, healthcare and a strong safety net for low-income Californians. Western Center opened its doors in 1967 in the midst of the nation's "War on Poverty" as a joint legal clinic of USC, UCLA, and Loyola Law Schools. In 1996, Congress cut off federal financial support for programs like Western Center. Today Western Center's cutting edge advocacy, litigation and educational work are supported by private donations, foundation grants, and attorney fee awards. Western Center receives no federal funding.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.05Overall score
out of 100

83.11Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,118,150

Total expenses · USD$4,003,531

Program expenses

$3,150,778.90 recorded amount

78.7%

Fundraising expenses

$444,391.94 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$400,353.10 recorded amount

10.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Paul Tepper
Recorded compensation: $161,486.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.03%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Western Center on Law & Poverty
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Western Center on Law & Poverty leads the fight in the court, counties and capital to secure housing, healthcare and a strong safety net for low-income Californians. Western Center opened its doors in 1967 in the midst of the nation's "War on Poverty" as a joint legal clinic of USC, UCLA, and Loyola Law Schools. In 1996, Congress cut off federal financial support for programs like Western Center. Today Western Center's cutting edge advocacy, litigation and educational work are supported by private donations, foundation grants, and attorney fee awards. Western Center receives no federal funding.
`ein` EIN	95-2897721
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4003531.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.1
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.787
`fscore` Financial score	83.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Paul Tepper
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	161486.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0403
`motto` Tagline	Fighting for justice for all Californians
`name` Charity name	Western Center on Law & Poverty
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4118150.0
`score` Overall score	88.05
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3150778.8970000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	444391.941
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	400353.10000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2897721
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.