	Score (out of 100)	Rating
Overall Score & Rating	96.47
Financial	95.01
Accountability & Transparency	100.00

This rating was published 02/01/2019 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.

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The Alliance for Children's Rights protects the rights of impoverished, abused and neglected young people. By providing free legal services, advocacy, and programs that create pathways to jobs and education, the Alliance levels the playing field for children who experience foster care and works to promote the stability and support that children need to thrive. Since 1992, we have served over 150,000 children. Our efforts are focused in three main areas: free legal services and advocacy for children who have been removed from home or placed in foster care; training and education for those who work with or care for these children; and system-wide reform to change policies to improve children's lives.

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Financial

95.01

Accountability & Transparency

100.00

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	Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers)	79.6%
	Administrative Expenses	11.3%
	Fundraising Expenses	9.0%
	Fundraising Efficiency	$0.08
	Working Capital Ratio (years)	2.14
	Program Expenses Growth	5.6%
	Liabilities to Assets	3.6%

All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Alliance for Children's Rights on recent 990s filed with the IRS.

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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 and Destruction Policy
	CEO listed with salary
	Process for determining CEO compensation
	Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?
	Donor Privacy Policy
	Board Members Listed
	Audited Financials
	Form 990
	Key staff listed

Charity Name & State	Overall Score	Overall Rating
Alliance for Children's Rights (CA)	96.47
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York (NY)	88.26
Connecticut Voices for Children (CT)	90.86
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PA)	94.03
KC Healthy Kids (KS)	87.15

REVENUE
Contributions
Contributions, Gifts & Grants	$4,482,661
Federated Campaigns	$0
Membership Dues	$0
Fundraising Events	$1,625,465
Related Organizations	$0
Government Grants	$0
Total Contributions	$6,108,126
Program Service Revenue	$0
Total Primary Revenue	$6,108,126
Other Revenue	$155,048
TOTAL REVENUE	$6,263,174

EXPENSES
Program Expenses	$4,654,781
Administrative Expenses	$634,288
Fundraising Expenses	$519,877
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES	$5,808,946

Payments to Affiliates	$0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year	$454,228

Net Assets	$12,046,714

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name	Amount Spent	% of Program Expenses
Public Benefits and Services	$2,099,410	45.1%
Education	$919,203	19.7%
Adoption, Guardianship, and Volunteer Attorney Network	$859,429	18.5%
NextStep for Transition-Age Foster Youth	$776,739	16.7%

Ratings History
Alliance for Children's Rights has received 9 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

Form 990 FYE	Date Published	Overall Score
CN 2.1
2018-03	02/01/2019	96.47
2017-03	03/01/2018	96.50
2016-03	04/01/2017	98.72
2015-03	06/01/2016	96.75

CN 2.0
2015-03	12/22/2015	96.79
2014-03	04/01/2015	94.14
2013-03	09/01/2014	94.82
2013-03	02/01/2014	94.10
2012-03	02/01/2013	96.58
2011-03	12/01/2011	90.58
2010-03	09/20/2011	90.67

CN 1.0
2010-03	12/01/2010	82.54
2009-03	12/01/2009	91.06
2008-03	02/01/2009	89.06
2007-03	02/01/2008	92.42
2006-03	02/01/2007	92.45
2005-03	03/01/2006	92.55
2004-03	03/01/2005	92.38
2003-03	04/01/2004	80.03
2002-03	11/01/2003	94.96

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN	95-4358213
Name in IRS Master File	ALLIANCE FOR CHILDRENS RIGHTS
NTEE Code	Z99
NTEE Classification	Unknown
NTEE Type	Unknown
Classification	Charitable Organization
Subsection	501(c)(3) (View the list of codes)
Activities	(320) Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc.
Foundation Status	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Affiliation	Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name	[Not Applicable]
Ruling Date	March, 1992
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End	March
IRS Forms 990 (provided courtesy of Foundation Center)	(Log In or Register Now to View Forms 990!) March, 2018 March, 2017 March, 2016 March, 2015 March, 2014

The data displayed in this profile is provided by the IRS for free in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

Compensation	% of Expenses	Paid to	Title
$105,961	1.82%	Jennifer Braun	President & CEO
Other Salaries of Note
$220,747	3.80%	Janis Spire	President & CEO
$78,759	1.35%	Laurie Rubiner	President & CEO

Charity Name & State	Overall Score	Overall Rating
Alliance for Children's Rights (CA)	96.47
Memphis Child Advocacy Center (TN)	88.71
Children's Action Alliance (AZ)	92.92
Florida's Children First (FL)	94.54
Family First (FL)	91.16

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Alliance for Children's Rights has received 9 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.

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