Public Benefit : Advocacy and Civil Rights

American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education

Serving justice, helping people

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (56.27)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 89.6%    
Administrative Expenses 9.2%    
Fundraising Expenses 1.0%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.01    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.96)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 5.6%    
Program Expenses Growth 2.9%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.34    
Capacity Rating    
      (17.31)

Income Statement     (FYE 08/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $59,861,336
Other Revenue $788,226
Total Revenue $60,649,562
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $51,312,729
Administrative Expenses $5,319,871
Fundraising Expenses $619,583
Total Functional Expenses $57,252,183
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $3,397,379
   
Net Assets $22,568,957

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Contact Information

American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
tel: (312) 988-5404
fax: (312) 988-6392
EIN: 36-6110299

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Leadership      (FYE 08/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Henry White Jr. Executive Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $474,625 0.82%
Other Salaries of Note
Robert A. Stein Former Executive Director (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $350,046 0.61%

Donor Privacy Policy

NO, this charity does not have a written donor privacy policy.

Mission

The American Bar Association (ABA) Fund for Justice and Education (FJE) was created in 1961, as the Fund for Public Education, to allow the ABA to solicit and accept tax-exempt gifts and grants in support of law-related public service and educational programs of the Association. The mission of the FJE is to improve the legal system through law-related public service and educational programs which promote quality in legal services, equal access to justice, better understanding of the law, and improvements in the justice system. Each year, the FJE supports nearly 200 ABA programs that are dedicated to improving the legal system and ensuring access to justice for all citizens.

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