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Human and Civil Rights : Advocacy and Education
Board Leadership
Tom Sager and Judge Shira Scheindlin
Co-Chairs
CEO
Kristen Clarke
President & Executive Director
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The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is the nation's leading civil rights organization that works in partnership with the private bar to fight for a stronger and more inclusive democracy. The Lawyers' Committee is a nonpartisan organization, formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law. The Committee's major objective is to use the skills and resources of the bar to obtain equal opportunity for minorities by addressing factors that contribute to racial justice and economic opportunity. The Lawyers' Committee implements its mission and objectives by marshaling the pro bono resources of the bar for litigation, legal advocacy, public policy advocacy, and other forms of service by lawyers to the cause of civil rights.
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is the nation's leading civil rights organization that works in partnership with the private bar to fight for a stronger and more inclusive democracy. The Lawyers' Committee is a nonpartisan organization, formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law. The Committee's major objective is to use the skills and resources of the bar to obtain equal opportunity for minorities by addressing factors that contribute to racial justice and economic opportunity. The Lawyers' Committee implements its mission and objectives by marshaling the pro bono resources of the bar for litigation, legal advocacy, public policy advocacy, and other forms of service by lawyers to the cause of civil rights.
96.32
100.00
Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers) |
80.9% | |
Administrative Expenses | 11.3% | |
Fundraising Expenses | 7.7% | |
Fundraising Efficiency | $0.06 | |
Working Capital Ratio (years) | 1.27 | |
Program Expenses Growth | 10.1% | |
Liabilities to Assets | 23.3% |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
---|---|---|
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (DC) | 97.39 | |
Advocates International (VA) | 96.40 | |
Juvenile Law Center (PA) | 91.86 | |
Free Press (MA) | 95.37 | |
American Family Association (MS) | 90.71 |
REVENUE | |
Contributions | |
Contributions, Gifts & Grants | $8,127,713 |
Federated Campaigns | $1,043 |
Membership Dues | $0 |
Fundraising Events | $2,232,860 |
Related Organizations | $0 |
Government Grants | $0 |
Total Contributions | $10,361,616 |
Program Service Revenue | $1,449,390 |
Total Primary Revenue | $11,811,006 |
Other Revenue | $234,589 |
TOTAL REVENUE | $12,045,595 |
EXPENSES | |
Program Expenses | $7,792,125 |
Administrative Expenses | $1,435,593 |
Fundraising Expenses | $633,928 |
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES | $9,861,646 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Excess (or Deficit) for the year | $2,183,949 |
Net Assets | $12,488,766 |
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 |
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Voting Rights | $2,355,691 | 30.2% |
Public Education and General Legal | $1,593,109 | 20.4% |
Educational Opportunities | $663,851 | 8.5% |
Form 990 FYE | Date Published | Overall Score | Overall Rating | ||||||
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CN 2.1 | |||||||||
2018-12 | 05/01/2020 | 97.39 | |||||||
2017-12 | 02/01/2020 | 88.64 | |||||||
2017-12 | 08/01/2019 | 88.29 | |||||||
2017-12 | 04/01/2019 | 87.31 | |||||||
2016-12 | 06/01/2018 | 82.33 | |||||||
2015-12 | 12/01/2017 | 78.69 | |||||||
2015-12 | 07/01/2017 | 78.14 | |||||||
2015-12 | 06/01/2017 | 73.34 | |||||||
2014-12 | 06/01/2016 | 88.94 | |||||||
CN 2.0 | |||||||||
2014-12 | 04/01/2016 | 87.56 | |||||||
2013-12 | 07/01/2015 | 93.27 | |||||||
2012-12 | 05/01/2014 | 85.14 | |||||||
2011-12 | 06/01/2013 | 76.83 | |||||||
2010-12 | 04/01/2012 | 80.51 | |||||||
2009-12 | 09/20/2011 | 76.98 | |||||||
CN 1.0 | |||||||||
2009-12 | 06/01/2011 | 76.96 | |||||||
2008-12 | 06/01/2010 | 84.39 | |||||||
2007-12 | 05/01/2009 | 82.09 | |||||||
2006-12 | 04/01/2008 | 85.83 | |||||||
2005-12 | 02/01/2007 | 77.88 |
The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).
EIN | 52-0799246 |
Name in IRS Master File | LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW |
NTEE Code | [Not Provided by IRS] |
NTEE Classification | [Not Provided by IRS] |
NTEE Type | [Not Provided by IRS] |
Classification | Charitable Organization |
Subsection | 501(c)(3) (View the list of codes) |
Activities | (59) Other school related activities (430) Defense of human and civil rights |
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 | November, 1963 |
Filing Requirement | 990 (all other) or 990EZ return |
Fiscal Year End | December |
IRS Forms 990 (provided courtesy of Foundation Center) |
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Compensation | % of Expenses | Paid to | Title | |
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$271,530 | 2.75% | Kristen Clarke | President & Executive Director |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (DC) | 97.39 | |
ACLU Foundation of Maryland (MD) | 96.33 | |
American Family Association (MS) | 90.71 | |
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger (CA) | 88.80 | |
The Florida Bar Foundation (FL) | 89.39 |
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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
1500 K Street NW
9th Floor
Washington,
DC 20005
tel: (202) 662-8600
fax: (202) 783-0857
EIN: 52-0799246
Tom Sager and Judge Shira Scheindlin
Co-Chairs
Kristen Clarke
President & Executive Director
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299 Market Street Suite 250
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
EIN: 13-4148824
BRIDGE ID: 3108588923