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Christian Legal Aid of the District of

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 26-1493743 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · tax-exempt since 2008

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 48.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 5,118 civil rights & advocacy nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K 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.0.1 months2
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.72
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.103% from one source4
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.75.6%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.15.3%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.08not scored

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Year by year

2017201820202022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$436K$479K−$43K$2,4120.19D
Sep 2024Form 990$442K$459K−$18K$119K3.17B
Sep 2023Form 990$386K$420K−$34K$152K4.35C
Sep 2022Form 990$320K$261K$59K$186K8.65C
Dec 2020Form 990$208K$209K−$1,819$45K2.65B
Dec 2018Form 990$210K$229K−$19K$60K3.23C
Dec 2017Form 990$169K$162K$7,124$79K5.93C

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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