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Software Freedom Law Center Inc

New York, New York · EIN 41-2165986 · Crime & Legal-Related · tax-exempt since 2005

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 69.8 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended January 2025.

Graded against 10,096 crime & legal-related 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.2.3 months77
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.81% of practices81
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.31
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.75% from one source66
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.80.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.17.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.03not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jan 2025Form 990$478K$478K$227$92K2.33B
Jan 2024Form 990$925K$700K$225K$92K1.63C
Jan 2023Form 990$600K$792K−$191K−$133K-2.05D
Jan 2022Form 990$834K$844K−$10K$58K0.85C
Jan 2021Form 990$706K$857K−$150K$68K1.05C
Jan 2019Form 990$1.07M$1.05M$24K−$24K-0.38C
Jan 2018Form 990$1.24M$1.36M−$122K−$47K-0.47C
Jan 2017Form 990$1.47M$1.34M$129K$74K0.712C
Jan 2016Form 990$1.43M$1.45M−$21K−$55K-0.512C

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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