Nonprofit · EIN 13-3744727
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10019
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,244,259 | $1,054,338 | $189,921 | $567,383 | $437,971 | $129,412 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,113,026 | $1,440,955 | -$327,929 | $205,996 | $266,505 | -$60,509 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,237,310
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,845
- Other revenue
- $5,104
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $56,598
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $155,357
- Other salaries and wages
- $481,730
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $673,734
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $61,414
- Travel
- $59,867
- Depreciation
- $1,102
- Program services (functional)
- $798,041
- Management and general (functional)
- $192,742
- Fundraising (functional)
- $63,555
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $205,996
- Total assets, end of year
- $567,383
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $437,971
- Net assets, end of year
- $129,412
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,147
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $129,412
- Gross receipts
- $1,244,259
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIA RON BALSERA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $132,533 |
| MEGHNA ABRAHAM | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $22,823 |
| IMAD SABI | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KARIN LISSAKERS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN T GREEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARLA GARCIA ZENDEJAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| FATIMAH KELLEHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSHMI GOSWAMI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSA PAVANELLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEGHNA ABRAHAM | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $136,938 |
| IMAD SABI | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KARIN LISSAKERS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN T GREEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARLA GARCIA ZENDEJAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MILOON KOTHARI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FATIMAH KELLEHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSHMI GOSWAMI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSA PAVANELLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LILIAN GONCALVES-HO KANG YOU | FORMER BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE OLOKA-ONYANGO | FORMER BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1330 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY 10019-5400
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROSA PAVANELLI
- Signed the 990
- ROSA PAVANELLI, CHAIR
- Phone
- (212) 653-0978
- Website
- WWW.CESR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BEDERSON LLP
Mission
RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, CESR CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE BY LINKING PARTNERS ACROSS THE GLOBE TO STRATEGIZE AND WORK TOGETHER IN PURSUIT OF A MORE EQUITABLE AND RIGHTS-BASED GLOBAL ECONOMY. THIS INCLUDES CONVENING PARTNERS TO SHARE STRATEGIES AND LEARNINGS ON THE SIDELINES OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY EVENTS, INCLUDING THOSE ORGANIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), GROUP OF TWENTY (G20), AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF). WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO BUILD ALLIANCES AND BRIDGE MOVEMENTS THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA THROUGH OUR ROLE AS THE SECRETARIAT OF THE INITIATIVE ON FISCAL POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. CESR CONTINUED ITS ADVOCACY WORK TO CHALLENGE UNJUST TAX, DEBT AND BUDGET POLICIES IN NUMEROUS COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE - INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINES, NEPAL, UGANDA, GHANA, ZAMBIA AND ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, WHILE ALSO ADVOCATING INTERNATIONALLY FOR FAIRER FISCAL POLICIES TO REALIZE HUMAN RIGHTS AND REDUCE INEQUALITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE CARRIED OUT WORK ON A WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE FINANCE PROJECTS WITH PARTNERS IN NEPAL. WE ALSO UNDERTOOK ADVOCACY IN INTERNATIONAL FORA SUCH AS THE UN, THE IMF, AND THE G20. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE TO INPUT INTO THE DEBATES AND PROCESSES AROUND A UN TAX CONVENTION, AS WELL AS BROUGHT TOGETHER PARTNERS FROM BRAZIL AND SOUTH AFRICA TO SHARE G20 ADVOCACY STRATEGIES. CESR PROVIDED TOOLS, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO SCORES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND DEFENDERS ACROSS THE GLOBE ON HOW TO MONITOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS AND ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEM. THIS INCLUDED THE ONGOING APPLICATION OF THE DECODING INJUSTICE TOOLKIT. DECODING INJUSTICE WAS USED IN TRAININGS WITH PARTNERS IN NEPAL, GHANA, UGANDA, AND EL SALVADOR. IT WAS ALSO THE FOCUS OF THE DECODING INJUSTICE LEARNING LAB, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER 25 ACTIVISTS FROM ASIA, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND NORTH AMERICA TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS AND PEER LEARNING.Expenses $798,041 · grants $56,598
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3744727
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $567,383
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,244,259
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,244,259 | $1,054,338 | $567,383 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,113,026 | $1,440,955 | $205,996 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,023,985 | $1,455,016 | $575,956 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3744727).
Questions about CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC is 13-3744727.
- Is CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROSA PAVANELLI.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,533 (MARIA RON BALSERA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,244,259, expenses of $1,054,338 and total assets of $567,383 at year end.
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