LAWYERS' RIGHTS WATCH (LEGAL RESEARCH) CANADA
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·PO BOX 35115 RPO HILLSIDE · VICTORIA, BC · V8T 5G2·BN 860563139RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
LEGAL RESEARCH: LRW(LR)C CONDUCTS AND PROVIDES TO THE PUBLIC LEGAL RESEARCH ABOUT INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW (IHRL). 2018 WORK INCLUDED PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH ABOUT IHRL RIGHTS TO: CONSULAR PROTECTION AND DIPLOMATIC INTERVENTION PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM LEGAL AID IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND TO ENGAGE IN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY. LRW(LR)C ALSO PRODUCED STATEMENTS AND BRIEFS ON A WIDE RANGE OF IHRL ISSUES IN MANY COUNTRIES INCLUDING STATEMENTS FOR THE UNITED NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. PUBLIC EDUCATION: LRW(LR)C PROVIDED FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT IHRL ONLINE THROU… Show more
LEGAL RESEARCH: LRW(LR)C CONDUCTS AND PROVIDES TO THE PUBLIC LEGAL RESEARCH ABOUT INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW (IHRL). 2018 WORK INCLUDED PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH ABOUT IHRL RIGHTS TO: CONSULAR PROTECTION AND DIPLOMATIC INTERVENTION PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM LEGAL AID IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND TO ENGAGE IN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY. LRW(LR)C ALSO PRODUCED STATEMENTS AND BRIEFS ON A WIDE RANGE OF IHRL ISSUES IN MANY COUNTRIES INCLUDING STATEMENTS FOR THE UNITED NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. PUBLIC EDUCATION: LRW(LR)C PROVIDED FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT IHRL ONLINE THROUGH EMAIL AND BY MAIL DISTRIBUTION OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS BRIEFS AND PUBLICATIONS AND HOSTED CO-HOSTED AND CONTRIBUTED TO FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION EVENTS IN VANCOUVER OTTAWA TORONTO AND MONTREAL. LRW(LR)C CONTINUES TO WORK IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE RESEARCH AND PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT IHRL THE RULE OF LAW THE INTEGRITY OF LEGAL SYSTEMS AND ADVOCACY RIGHTS.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)—
Not computable from this filing.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)—
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$15K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)91%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $21K | 93¢ | 7% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $13K | 74¢ | 26% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $12K | 83¢ | 17% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $11K | 29¢ | 71% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $11K | — | 100% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $15K | — | — | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
No director records in this filing.
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