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Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers

EIN 27-2347671 • 501(c)3 • New York, NY

Profile

The committee to support chinese lawyers ("the cscl") is a group of independent lawyers from outside china whose mission is to support lawyers in china in their quest to uphold the rule of law there. The cscl, which is housed at the leitner center for international law and justice at fordham law school in new york city, seeks to strengthen the role of lawyers and to promote their independence.

150 West 62nd Street 7th FloorNew York, NY 10023

csclawyers.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

13th percentile

-56%

Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

29th percentile

-26%

Faster asset growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

8th percentile

-87%

Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Assets

Down

$16,156

Down $5,592 (-26%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$16,156

Down $5,592 (-26%) from 2017

Revenue

Down

$10,000

Down $66,037 (-87%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$15,592

Down $40,005 (-72%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$5,592

Down $26,032 (-127%) from 2017

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2014: $45,647Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $45,6472014Assets 2015: $36,086Liabilities 2015: $1,830Net Assets 2015: $34,2562015Assets 2016: $1,308Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $1,3082016Assets 2017: $21,748Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $21,7482017Assets 2018: $16,156Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $16,1562018

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$16,156
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$16,156

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $89,960Expenses 2014: $54,326Net Income 2014: $35,6342014Revenue 2015: $65,000Expenses 2015: $76,391Net Income 2015: -$11,3912015Revenue 2016: $40,000Expenses 2016: $72,948Net Income 2016: -$32,9482016Revenue 2017: $76,037Expenses 2017: $55,597Net Income 2017: $20,4402017Revenue 2018: $10,000Expenses 2018: $15,592Net Income 2018: -$5,5922018

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$10,000
Expenses$15,592
Net Income-$5,592

Filings

Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2018 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2015 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Nov 15, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$65,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The committee to support chinese lawyers ("the cscl") is a group of independent lawyers from outside china whose mission is to support lawyers in china in their quest to uphold the rule of law there. The cscl, which is housed at the leitner center for international law and justice at fordham law school in new york city, seeks to strengthen the role of lawyers and to promote their independence.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
COMMUNITY ENPOWERMENT PROJECTTHE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT CHINESE LAWYERS HELPS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE CHINA'S PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY OF RIGHTS DEFENSE LAWYERS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS BY STRENGTHENING PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH FACILITATION OF EVENTS AND RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND GROWTH; PRODUCING STRATEGIC, TAGETED ADVOCACY FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS AND STAKEHOLDERS; AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LEAL COMPAIGNS ON BEHALD OF RIGHTS DEFENSE LAWYERS.$0$52,500
CHINA RIGHTS LAWYERS PROJECTTHE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT CHINESE LAWYERS CONDUCTED FIELD-BASED AND LEGAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF AN EXTENSIVE REPORT EXAMINING THE SITUATION OF RIGHTS LAWYERS AND LEGAL ACTIVISTS IN LIGHT OF DEVELOPMENTS, NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE, THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 2011 CRACKDOWN. THIS REASEARCH INCLUDED AN ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRACTICES AND TARGETED INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED IN CSCL'S PREVIOUS 2011 REPORT, AS WELL AS IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE GROWING COMMUNITY OF RIGHTS LAWYERS AND LEGAL ACTIVISTS ENTANGLED IN THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN.$0$5,000
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ELISABETH WICKERIOfficerPT$1,250-$1,250
ROBERT HORNICKDirector-$0--
SCOTT GREATHEADDirector-$0--
MARTIN FLAHERTYDirector-$0--
JOEY LEEOfficerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers
EIN
27-2347671
Phone
2126367271
Address
150 WEST 62ND STREET 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10023

Signing Officer

Name
Scott Greathead
Title
Director
Phone
2126367271
Signed
2016-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Elliot Horowitz & Company Llp
Address
675 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017
Preparer
Stuart Kamelhar
Phone
2129727500
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

Description: administration. Amount: 1,214. Description: research. Amount: 1,312. Description: humanitarian assistance to support chinese rights defenders (pilnet). Amount: 5,000. Description: community enpowerment project (transferred to china). Amount: 52,500. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 60,026.

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

Description: other liabilities. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 1,830.

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