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Youth Law Center

EIN 94-1715280Human and Civil Rights California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

standing up for children at risk

The Youth Law Center is a public interest law firm that works to protect children in the nation's foster care and justice systems from abuse and neglect, and to ensure that they receive the necessary support and services to become healthy and productive adults. Since 1978, our lawyers have worked across the United States to reduce the use of out-of-home care and incarceration; ensure safe and humane conditions in out-of home placements; keep children out of adult jails; and secure equitable treatment for children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.04Overall score
out of 100

87.78Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,035,272

Total expenses · USD$2,596,075

Program expenses

$2,196,279.45 recorded amount

84.6%

Fundraising expenses

$127,207.68 recorded amount

4.9%

Administrative expenses

$267,395.73 recorded amount

10.3%

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: Jennifer Rodriguez
Recorded compensation: $128,844.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.96%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Youth Law Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Youth Law Center is a public interest law firm that works to protect children in the nation's foster care and justice systems from abuse and neglect, and to ensure that they receive the necessary support and services to become healthy and productive adults. Since 1978, our lawyers have worked across the United States to reduce the use of out-of-home care and incarceration; ensure safe and humane conditions in out-of home placements; keep children out of adult jails; and secure equitable treatment for children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
`ein` EIN	94-1715280
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2596075.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.049
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.846
`fscore` Financial score	87.78
`leader` Recorded leader	Jennifer Rodriguez
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128844.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0496
`motto` Tagline	standing up for children at risk
`name` Charity name	Youth Law Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2035272.0
`score` Overall score	90.04
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2196279.4499999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	127207.675
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	267395.72500000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1715280
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.