Public Benefit : Research and Public Policy Institutions

Center for Law and Social Policy

Strengthening policy for low-income families

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (56.77)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 94.7%    
Administrative Expenses 0.6%    
Fundraising Expenses 4.5%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.06    
Efficiency Rating    
      (39.47)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth -5.0%    
Program Expenses Growth 9.7%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.85    
Capacity Rating    
      (17.29)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $3,141,147
Other Revenue $85,360
Total Revenue $3,226,507
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $4,428,140
Administrative Expenses $32,564
Fundraising Expenses $212,520
Total Functional Expenses $4,673,224
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-1,446,717
   
Net Assets $4,118,729

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Contact Information

Center for Law and Social Policy
1015 Fifteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
tel: (202) 906-8000
fax: (202) 842-2885
EIN: 23-7000150

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Alan Houseman 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.) $112,500 2.40%

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Mission

Founded in 1968 as a public interest law firm, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a national organization that works to improve the lives of low-income people. CLASP's mission is to improve the economic security, educational and workforce prospects, and family stability of low-income parents, children, and youth and to secure equal justice for all. CLASP conducts cutting-edge research, provides insightful policy analysis, advocates at the federal and state level, and offers information and technical assistance on a range of family policy and equal justice issues for our audience of federal, state, and local policymakers, advocates, researchers, and the media.

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