Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Also known as Lccrul
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law reported $18.5 million in revenue and $20.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $64.25 went to program services, $23.43 to management and general costs and $12.32 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 80.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $457,001 (President/Executive Director). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 40% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$80.09 $15M
- Program service revenue$2.91 $540K
- Investment income$17.00 $3.2M
Other revenue was negative: −$74,726. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 64.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 23.4% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 12.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.17 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 80.4% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.9% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $457,001 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.25% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 38.5 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseVoting Rights Project:The Voting Rights Project works through coordinated and integrated programs of litigation, voter protection, advocacy, and education to protect the right to vote for communities of color who are most likely to be disenfranchised. The Project's signature voter protection effort is the nonpartisan Election Protection coalition, a national membership coalition boasting well over 300 organizational members. The Lawyers' Committee serves as co-convener of the coalition and coordinates infrastructure, training and development of volunteer attorneys for the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline…
General Legal:The General Legal department coordinates the legal work of the Lawyers' Committee, including litigation and related advocacy across all six projects: Voting Rights , Digital Justice, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Educational Opportunities, and Fair Housing & Community development. The Lawyers' Committee also leverages public education and national visibility to inform public discourse and to educate and inform the public and policy makers about our critical work and relevant civil rights issues
Public Education & Educational Opportunities Project:Through litigation, policy, and advocacy, the Educational Opportunities Project works to ensure that Black students and other historically marginalized students of color have access to meaningful and equitable opportunities to succeed in healthy, integrated, diverse, inclusive, and nurturing learning environments free of racism and discrimination The Project uses litigation and policy tools to promote access to higher education, racially inclusive learning environments, and K-12 educational equity. It also combats exploitation of students…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President/Executive Director Director/trustee, officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $422,508 | $0 | $34,493 | $457,001 |
| Dir., People & Culture (Interim COO in 2024) Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $242,155 | $0 | $33,969 | $276,124 |
| Vice President Developmment Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $247,263 | $0 | $26,237 | $273,500 |
| Acting Co- Chief Counsel Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $242,904 | $0 | $14,704 | $257,608 |
| Acting Co- Chief Counsel Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $240,404 | $0 | $13,488 | $253,892 |
| VP Communications Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $226,914 | $0 | $24,247 | $251,161 |
| Dir. of Finance Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $198,091 | $0 | $15,256 | $213,347 |
| VP of Strategy & Programs (term) Former, 37.50 hrs/week | $147,652 | $0 | $18,258 | $165,910 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $922K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 18 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5107
- Volunteers Part I, line 65
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
53 private foundations reported grants to Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law totaling $8.5M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law spent in 2024, $64.25 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law reported that 64.2% of its $20.3 million in expenses went to program services, 23.4% to management and general and 12.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $457,001, for the role of President/Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law get its money?
Of $18.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 80.4% came from contributions and grants and 2.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-0799246 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533219349315588 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349304505 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343189349317239 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223189349317842 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113199349320326 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033179349303228 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-0799246: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.