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| Charity Name | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Electronic Frontier Foundation | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | People's Action Institute |
| Location | New York, NY | San Francisco, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Seattle, WA |
| Overall Rating |
(85.22) |
(96.04) |
(85.88) |
(65.85) |
| Financial Rating | (82.24) |
(94.41) |
(83.34) |
(82.50) |
| A&T Rating | (89.00) |
(100.00) |
(89.00) |
(55.00) |
| Financial Metrics | ||||
| Program Expenses | 75.3% | 74.2% | 79.2% | 85.7% |
| Admin Expenses | 10.3% | 12.9% | 14.8% | 8.1% |
| Fund Expenses | 14.3% | 12.8% | 5.9% | 6.0% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.16 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.10 |
| Program Growth | -0.5% | 23.3% | -3.5% | 30.5% |
| Working Capital | 1.72 | 2.85 | 1.01 | 0.12 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 18.3% | 1.4% | 32.7% | 45.4% |
| Total Revenue | $12,106,218 | $11,056,928 | $4,986,812 | $1,310,103 |
| Total Expenses | $15,225,262 | $10,364,758 | $6,083,862 | $4,647,039 |
| Excess/Deficit | $-3,119,044 | $692,170 | $-1,097,050 | $-3,336,936 |
| Net Assets | $42,683,046 | $28,399,333 | $6,478,234 | $385,307 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$335,554 2.20% |
$242,374 2.33% |
$244,443 4.01% |
N/A N/A |
| 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 | | | | |
