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Lawyers for Children Inc

New York, New York · EIN 13-3202043 · Crime & Legal-Related · tax-exempt since 1984

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 71.4 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended March 2025.

Graded against 1,482 crime & legal-related nonprofits with revenue $10M–$50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.3.8 months100
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.96% of practices96
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.27
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.99% from one source22
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.94.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.4%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.05not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Mar 2025Form 990$11.86M$10.53M$1.33M$3.32M3.870B
Mar 2024Form 990$9.64M$9.94M−$294K$1.99M2.473B
Mar 2023Form 990$9.15M$9.62M−$474K$2.28M2.874C
Mar 2022Form 990$12.45M$9.48M$2.97M$2.76M3.568C
Mar 2021Form 990$7.73M$9.06M−$1.33M−$214K-0.369D
Mar 2019Form 990$8.49M$8.59M−$103K$1.24M1.779B
Mar 2018Form 990$8.30M$8.41M−$102K$1.35M1.971B
Mar 2017Form 990$8.38M$8.35M$31K$1.45M2.176C
Mar 2016Form 990$8.78M$8.00M$780K$1.42M2.177C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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