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| Charity Name | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | Highlander Research and Education Center | Center For Consumer Freedom | Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Public Advocates |
| Location | New York, NY | New Market, TN | Washington, DC | Washington, DC | San Francisco, CA |
| Overall Rating |
(96.66) |
(91.35) |
(85.55) |
(86.67) |
(89.54) |
| Financial Rating | (97.50) |
(94.68) |
(92.50) |
(81.58) |
(85.22) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(89.00) |
(81.00) |
(96.00) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 87.8% | 83.9% | 94.6% | 81.8% | 68.3% |
| Admin Expenses | 3.7% | 5.8% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 15.7% |
| Fund Expenses | 8.3% | 10.1% | 0.8% | 11.3% | 15.9% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.07 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.11 |
| Program Growth | 11.8% | 36.9% | 27.3% | -2.3% | 11.0% |
| Working Capital | 2.68 | 1.54 | 0.48 | 1.29 | 3.50 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 24.3% | 6.9% | 22.8% | 11.7% | 8.1% |
| Total Revenue | $146,251,550 | $2,732,131 | $2,834,373 | $2,765,757 | $4,847,444 |
| Total Expenses | $115,464,165 | $3,030,128 | $3,097,274 | $3,121,510 | $2,819,294 |
| Excess/Deficit | $30,787,385 | $-297,997 | $-262,901 | $-355,753 | $2,028,150 |
| Net Assets | $342,625,524 | $3,545,254 | $1,727,900 | $4,944,305 | $9,061,002 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$0 0.00% |
$60,577 1.99% |
$11,850 0.38% |
$176,897 5.66% |
$144,299 5.11% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | |  | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
