IRS 990 Nonprofit Profile
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
At a historic meeting at the white house in 1963, president john f. kennedy, vice president lyndon b. johnson, and attorney general robert f. kennedy challenged 244 of america's most prominent attorneys to spearhead the cause for equal justice during a tumultuous civil rights era. the lawyers' committee was founded at this meeting and has been at the forefront of efforts to advance civil rights ever since. today, the lawyers' committee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to use 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. the lawyers' committee continues to marshal the resources of the private bar to advance its mission.
- Filing year
- 2024
- Total revenue
- $18.5M
- Total expenses
- $20.3M
- Program expenses
- $13.0M
- Administration
- $4.8M
- Fundraising
- $2.5M
- Program share of expenses
- 64%
- EIN
- 520799246
- Location
- Washington, DC
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