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CHILDRENS LEGAL CENTER INC

EIN: 83-0994270 · CHICAGO, IL 60608-4546 · United States · FY 2024 Data
3 out of 5 50 / 100 Based on 2+ years of filings
Financial strength (30%) 68/100
Reliability (20%) 45/100
Effectiveness (25%) 81/100
Impact (25%) No data yet
Financial data: FY 2024 · Scored 9/13/2026
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Financial Overview — FY 2024
$3.9M
Total Revenue
$2.8M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Net Assets
50
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio 99.5%
Fundraising Efficiency N/A
Operating Reserve 6.28x
Liability-to-Asset 31.1%
Revenue Diversification 100.0%
Executive Compensation $101K
Compared with Peers
FY 2024
Compared with 889 similar organizations (United States, Crime & Legal-Related, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2024.
This organization Middle half of peers (P25–P75) Peer median
Ratio This org Peer median Position (P10 → P90)
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses · higher is better
99.5% 83.4%
P10P90
Top quarter
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses · lower is better
0.5% 11.8%
P10P90
Top quarter
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses · lower is better
0.0% 2.1%
P10P90
Top quarter
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets · higher is better
6.3 mo 8.5 mo
P10P90
Below median
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets · lower is better
31.1% 15.8%
P10P90
Below median
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source · lower is better
100.0% 96.0%
P10P90
Bottom quarter
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
56.9% 8.3%
P10P90
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
30.5% 8.7%
P10P90
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
28.0% 2.9%
P10P90
Financial History
Year Revenue Expenses Net Assets Program % Staff
2024 $3.9M $2.8M $1.5M 99.5% 50
2023 $2.5M $2.1M $375K 99.7% 42
2022 $1.1M $1.1M $42K 99.6% 27
2021 $1.1M $508K N/A — 6
2020 $361K $360K $2K 99.3% 0
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Organization Details
EIN
83-0994270
State
IL
City
CHICAGO
ZIP
60608-4546
Classification
I80
Category
Crime & Legal-Related
Rating
3★
Coverage
A
Last Updated
Aug 2026
Form 990
On File
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