Law Related Education Project Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization continued to provide law-related and citizenship education through interactive educational experiences and curricula that foster in youth and communities an understanding of the law, the legal system, and their rights and responsibilities as engaged citizens. It also continued to help our youth develop the knowledge and skills to be effective, engaged citizens through the following: 1. Program: we the people: the citizen and the constitution - 40+ teachers received books to teach the curriculum. -30+ volunteers supporting the program competitions - 25+ schools are active in learning curriculum and/or participating in the competition - the schools are a mix of public, private, and charter from throughout the state. - 200+ students participated in state competitions in the last year. 2. Program: salt lake peer court - approximately 50-60 youth volunteers serve on the youth peer panel. -approximately 5-15 adult advisor volunteers and 2 interns - approximately 10,000 hours of community service is completed each year. - 100-150 cases referred to peer court referrals come from salt lake city school district or other school districts in salt lake county. - partnerships: school districts, Utah state bar, Utah state courts, salt lake police department, Utah youth court association, and other community nonprofits serving youth and families. 3. Program: mock trial - 50-60 youth teams participate each year. - the average number of participants per team is 10. - approximately 500+ junior and senior high school students across Utah participate in the program, where the winning team has the opportunity to go to the national competition. - approximately 125+ judges, attorneys, law students, and community representatives volunteer as judges and attorney coaches in the mock trial competitions.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 51.6%; rating input score 52
• Program expense ratio: 74%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $58.29 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 33.9%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.11; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 16.8%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings