Earl Warren Legal Training Program Inc

Overview

Mission

The program extends financial support to prospective and matriculating law students who have shown a special devotion to working for racial justice.

What it reported doing in 2024

The earl warren legal training program, inc. (ewltp) offers scholarships to law students in the amount of $15,000 annually. Earl warren scholarships are awarded to candidates with exceptional academic records who are dedicated to civil rights and public interest work. Applicants for earl warren scholarships must be able to demonstrate a history of outstanding community service and a well-defined interest in civil rights through their academic records and personal essays.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 70% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132695683
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129652200
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.6%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: $157.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 96%; rating input score 96; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -80.9%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.27; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 130.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 24 of 25 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $129K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $655K · 27 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 annual filings from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JANAI NELSON (PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR-COUNSEL): $654,993 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN THOMSON (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $340,792 total reported compensation
  • ELISABETH NORTH (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER-UNTIL MAR 2025): $300,555 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.