Public Charity

CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INC

CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $15.1M, expenses of $13.6M, total assets of $14.2M. Imperigo tracks 145 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $10.4M.

EIN: 521961588 WASHINGTON, DC Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$15.1M
Total Expenses$13.6M
Total Assets$14.2M
Grant Records145
Funding Total$10.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER BELIEVES EVERY CHILD SHOULD GROW UP WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION OF FAMILY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND LIVE IN A WORLD FREE FROM POVERTY, TRAUMA, RACISM, AND OTHER FORMS OF OPPRESSION. OUR MORE THAN 100 STAFF TOGETHER WITH DC CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PRO BONO ATTORNEYS USE THE LAW TO SOLVE CHILDREN'S URGENT PROBLEMS TODAY AND IMPROVE THE SYSTEMS THAT WILL AFFECT THEIR LIVES TOMORROW. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1996, WE HAVE REACHED MORE THAN 50,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DIRECTLY AND MULTIPLIED OUR IMPACT BY ADVOCATING FOR CITY-WIDE SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE.

Where $100 goes at Children's Law Center Inc

How Children's Law Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$43
Guardian ad litem program
55% of program spending
$26
Healthy together
33% of program spending
$10
Systemic advocacy
12% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 50,000 children
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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 Ben Shapiro
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Brian D Shook
DIRECTOR Brian Smith
SECRETARY Brian V Breheny
DIRECTOR Daniel A Masur
DIRECTOR Debbie Feinstein

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,180,908 104 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,057,000 11 grants
Education
$505,000 10 grants
Human & Social Services
$426,360 10 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $15.1M $13.6M $14.2M
2023 $12.7M $12.6M $16.9M
2022 $10.6M $10.8M $17.6M
2021 $12.8M $9.7M $14.4M
2020 $10.8M $9.7M $11.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $10.8M to $15.1M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.2M.

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

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