Public Charity

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Washington, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $18.5M, expenses of $20.3M, total assets of $75.8M. Imperigo tracks 221 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $43.9M.

EIN: 520799246 Washington, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$18.5M
Total Expenses$20.3M
Total Assets$75.8M
Grant Records221
Funding Total$43.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

The Lawyers' Committee uses legal advocacy to achieve racial justice, fighting inside and outside the courts to ensure that Black people and other people of color have the voice, opportunity, and power to make the promises of our democracy real.

Where $100 goes at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

How Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $71 for programs

$38
Voting 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…
54% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 300 members
$6
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…
9% of program spending
$6
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…
9% of program spending

Plus 6 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Adam Klein
VP Communications Carlita Salazar
Vice President Developmment Courtney Spellacy
President/Executive Director Damon T Hewitt
Co-Chair (JOINED) Danielle R Holley
Acting Co- Chief Counsel Dariely Rodriguez

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$34,604,022 148 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$3,811,246 26 grants
Economic Development
$2,180,000 6 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$398,313 6 grants
Education
$159,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $18.5M $20.3M $75.8M
2023 $16.7M $23.9M $82.4M
2022 $21.5M $16.1M $80.6M
2020 $42.3M $14.3M $50.5M
2019 $13.2M $10.2M $20.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $13.2M to $18.5M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $75.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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