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Nonprofit · EIN 20-2669700

HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10118

Financials

$17.5M$25.3M2023$38.7M$39.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$38,718,664$39,817,874-$1,099,210$96,930,292$9,917,784$87,012,508
December 31, 2023990$17,478,062$25,327,045-$7,848,983$58,286,837$3,991,036$54,295,801
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$29,668,013
Program service revenue
$513,596
Investment income
$8,536,346
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,991,888
Other revenue
$709

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$20,117,302
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,946,140
Other salaries and wages
$3,163,298
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,844,765
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$166,187
Accounting fees
$243,665
Occupancy
$552,558
Travel
$646,847
Depreciation
$32,779
Program services (functional)
$35,989,167
Management and general (functional)
$2,206,601
Fundraising (functional)
$1,622,106

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$58,286,837
Total assets, end of year
$96,930,292
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,917,784
Net assets, end of year
$87,012,508
Land, buildings and equipment
$125,591
Publicly traded securities
$17,425,411
Net assets without donor restrictions
$84,936,236
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,076,272
Gross receipts
$43,809,233
Employees
49
Volunteers
10
Year formed
2005
State of legal domicile
DC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CELINE BOUSTANIPRESIDENT
Key employee
40$329,588$14,503
THOR HALVORSSENCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$312,735$28,344
ALEXANDER GLADSTEINCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Key employee
40$268,138$15,087
JAVIER EL-HAGECHIEF LEGAL AND POLICY OFFICER
Key employee
40$249,988$29,592
ROBERTO GONZALEZCHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER
Key employee
40$236,888$32,125
SANDRA GERMAINECHIEF TALENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$221,846$17,645
CHRISTIAN KEROLESDIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM
Key employee
40$177,955$11,706
ELISHA MALDONADOCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$146,188$11,629
MICHELLE GULINODIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
40$119,373$11,629
MALAAK JAMALDIRECTOR OF POLICY AND RESEARCH
Highest-paid employee
40$118,603$11,629
OMAR AL-FOTIHI HEAD OFVIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$115,680$12,936
CASEY MICHELCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$110,231$99
GARRY KASPAROVCHAIRMAN THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RONALD M JACOBSSECRETARY THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAN GROSSMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALEXANDER LLOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YEONMI PARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAMERON COLBY THOMSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KONSTANTINA YANEVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CELINE ASSAF BOUSTANIPRESIDENT
Officer
40$330,551$12,940
JAVIER EL-HAGECHIEF LEGAL & POLICY OFFICER
Officer
40$250,911$26,548
ROBERTO GONZALEZCHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER
Officer
40$237,708$12,940
THOR HALVORSSENCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$233,889$12,940
ALEXANDER GLADSTEINCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Officer
40$232,812$12,940
SANDRA GERMAINECHIEF TALENT OFFICER
Officer
40$157,938$12,940
ELISHA MALDONADOCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$148,176$10,428
GUSTAV DEUTSCHVICE PRESIDENT EVENTS
Officer
40$124,581$8,646
MICHELLE GULINODIRECTOR OF LEGAL AND PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$106,793$10,428
MARIANA BERNARDEZ SARRIACREATIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$99,349$15,261
MALAAK JAMALDIRECTOR OF POLICY AND RESEARCH
Highest-paid employee
40$100,973$10,428
ALVARO PIAGGIO GANDARILLASSENIOR POLICY OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$97,410$10,428
JHANISSE VACA DAZASENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER & FREEDOM FELLOWHIP DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$94,868$10,428
MOHAMED HASSIM KEITASENIOR POLICY ADVISOR - AFRICA
Highest-paid employee
40$81,743$21,909
GARRY KASPAROVCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RONALD M JACOBSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAN GROSSMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEXANDER LLOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YEONMI PARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAMERON COLBY THOMSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
W BRADFORD STEPHENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KONSTANTINA YANEVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
350 5TH AVE STE 6500, NEW YORK, NY 10118-6500
In care of
% THOR HALVORSSEN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
THOR HALVORSSEN, 350 FIFTH AVENUE 6500, NEW YORK, NY 10118
Signed the 990
THOR HALVORSSEN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone
(212) 246-8486
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Mission

THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE IS TO UNITE PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND IDEOLOGICAL ORIENTATIONS IN THE COMMON CAUSE OF DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROMOTING LIBERAL DEMOCRACY GLOBALLY. THE MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT FREEDOM IS BOTH PROMOTED AND PROTECTED.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • GLOBAL ADVOCACY - HRF DEFENDS HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH GLOBAL ADVOCACY, EXECUTING INNOVATIVE CAMPAIGNS AND DEPLOYING INTERNATIONAL LEGAL MECHANISMS TO INFLUENCE INSTITUTIONS AND POLICYMAKERS.IN 2024, HRF'S IMPACT LITIGATION PROGRAM FILED ELEVEN COMPLAINTS, TWO URGENT APPEALS, AND ONE JOINT PETITION BEFORE THE UN, AND RECEIVED TWO FAVORABLE DECISIONS FROM THE UN WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION. FOR THE 2024 SESSIONS OF THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, HRF SUBMITTED 10 UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEWS. HRF'S TYRANNY TRACKER (FORMERLY, THE POLITICAL REGIME PROJECT) CONTINUED TO TRACK AUTHORITARIANISM ACROSS THE WORLD, FINISHING RESEARCH REPORTS FOR 96 COUNTRIES. THE TYRANNY TRACKER CLASSIFIES COUNTRIES AS DEMOCRATIC, HYBRID AUTHORITARIAN, OR FULLY AUTHORITARIAN USING A UNIQUE METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED BY HRF.HRF'S GLOBAL ADVOCACY CONTINUED TO ADDRESS REGIONAL ISSUES AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. IN 2024, THE UKRAINE SOLIDARITY FUND AND BELARUS SOLIDARITY FUND REACHED FUNDRAISING AMOUNTS OF $2.4 MILLION AND $1.1 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY, IN GRANTS FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. IN THE WAKE OF WIDESPREAD PROTESTS RESPONDING TO DICTATOR NICOLS MADURO PROCLAIMING A FRAUDULENT VICTORY IN 2024, THE VENEZUELA SOLIDARITY FUND RAISED $419,000 TO PROVIDE DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COURAGEOUS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO SECURE A PEACEFUL TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY. MEANWHILE, THE CHINESE COMMUNITY PARTY (CCP) DISRUPTION INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO WORK AGAINST XI JINPING'S BRUTAL REGIME, HOSTING A UYGHUR YOUTH MOBILIZATION WORKSHOP AND UNITING WITH THE HONG KONG DIASPORA AT THE UK-HK SYMPOSIUM. HRF'S KOREA DESK'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE OPPRESSIVE DICTATORSHIP IN NORTH KOREA CONTINUED WITH THE LAUNCH OF NK INSIDER (NKIN), THE FIRST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NEWS PLATFORM ABOUT NORTH KOREA WRITTEN BY NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS. IN ITS FIRST YEAR, NKIN PUBLISHED 169 ARTICLES THAT REACHED 4,900 READERS IN 105 COUNTRIES. ALSO UNDER HRF'S KOREA DESK, THE FLASH DRIVES FOR FREEDOM INITIATIVE GRANTED MORE THAN 22,000 NORTH KOREANS ACCESS TO 42,000 HOURS OF FOOTAGE AND 1 MILLION HOURS OF READING MATERIALS. FINALLY, THE MENA DESK SUPPORTED CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS BY GRANTING $10,000 TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LEBANON TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO LEBANESE CITIZENS CURRENTLY DISPLACED BY CONFLICT.HRF FURTHER EXPANDED ITS RESEARCH ON ISSUES INTERSECTING WITH AUTHORITARIANISM IN 2024. THE POLICY TEAM PUBLISHED TWO BRIEFS EXPOSING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND AUTHORITARIANISM. IN ITS SECOND SUCCESSFUL YEAR, THE COMBATING KLEPTOCRACY PROGRAM EXPOSED HOW DICTATORSHIPS USE FINANCIAL SECRECY AND INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS TO SMOTHER DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION AND ENRICH THEMSELVES, WITH OP-EDS, REPORTS, AND AN INTERACTIVE "KLEPTOCRACY LAUNDROMAT" EXPO BOOTH. MEANWHILE, THE CELEBRITIES & DICTATORS PROGRAM BROUGHT ATTENTION TO THE NECESSITY OF ABSTAINING FROM PARTICIPATION IN DICTATORS' ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE THEIR IMAGES THROUGH TOURISM, SPORTS, AND MUSIC.HRF IS UNIQUE IN ITS DIRECT SUPPORT OF DISSIDENTS ADVOCATING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. IN 2024, THE FINANCIAL FREEDOM PROGRAM GAVE GRANTS TO 96 PROJECTS THROUGH THE BITCOIN DEVELOPMENT FUND AND LONG TERM ACTIVIST SUPPORT, SUPPORTING INITIATIVES TO MAKE FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES MORE SECURE, PRIVATE, AND RESILIENT TO BETTER SERVE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM.
    Expenses $26,858,411 · grants $19,277,041 · revenue $401,009
  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH - SINCE ITS FOUNDING, HRF HAS CULTIVATED A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, CONNECTING ACTIVISTS, DISSIDENTS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS WHO SHARE IN THEIR DEDICATION TO THE PROTECTION OF DEMOCRACY.IN 2024, IN THE FORM OF MICROGRANTS, HRF PROVIDED FUNDING TO ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON THE FRONTLINES OF DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN 12 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH TARGETED SKILLS-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, HRF AUGMENTED THE ABILITIES OF AT-RISK ADVOCATES, ARTISTS, AND STUDENTS WHO ARE WORKING TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY IN COUNTRIES RULED BY AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES. THE ANNUAL FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP PROVIDED A COHORT OF NINE HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES WITH THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK THROUGH HANDS-ON TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP SESSIONS, INCLUDING A WEEK-LONG WORKING RETREAT IN COSTA RICA. IN AUGUST 2024, HRF ALSO HELD ITS FIRST-EVER RESILIENCE RETREAT IN COSTA RICA, EQUIPPING 20 ACTIVISTS FROM 12 COUNTRIES WITH THE RESOURCES AND PRACTICES NECESSARY TO BECOME RESILIENCE MOVEMENT LEADERS. IN DECEMBER, HRF AND 14 ACTIVISTS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ASSEMBLED IN GHANA FOR THE THIRD EDITION OF THE GEORGE AYITTEY DEMOCRACY RETREAT, WHERE THEY LEARNED ABOUT BEST PRACTICES FOR ADVOCACY IN THE FACE OF AUTHORITARIANISM, AND STRENGTHENED SOLIDARITY ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.HRF'S OSLO SCHOLARS PROGRAM EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY, PROVIDING 26 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH INTERNSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AT NINE DIFFERENT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS.FINALLY, THE 2024 OSLO FREEDOM FORUM (OFF), HRF'S 16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN OSLO, PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH A GLOBAL AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 1,400 ATTENDEES. AT THE EVENT, HRF HONORED THREE DISSIDENT ARTISTS WITH THE HAVEL PRIZE AND RECOGNIZED THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LATE ALEXEI NAVALNY WITH THE MASEKO PRIZE.
    Expenses $7,540,612 · grants $786,441 · revenue $112,587
  • AUDIENCE EDUCATION - THROUGH CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS, IMPACTFUL STORYTELLING, AND STRATEGIC MEDIA COVERAGE, HRF CONTINUED TO EDUCATE GLOBAL AUDIENCES ON THE THREAT OF AUTHORITARIANISM IN 2024. HRF HIGHLIGHTED THE INTERSECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH VARIOUS SECTORS, AMPLIFYING THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND AUDIENCES.HRF AUGMENTED ITS MEDIA PRESENCE ACROSS VARIOUS PLATFORMS IN 2024, GARNERING 22,000 MEDIA MENTIONS, 82 BILLION GLOBAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, AND 24 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. HRF'S WORK WAS FEATURED IN TOP INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TIMES, REASON, FOREIGN POLICY, NPR, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THE ECONOMIST, AND OTHERS.HRF'S PUBLIC-FACING PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO EXPOSE BROAD AUDIENCES TO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. TWO COLLEGE FREEDOM FORUM EVENTS IN 2024 CONNECTED STUDENTS AT UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUN (IN GUATEMALA) AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY WITH RENOWNED ACTIVISTS WORKING TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. HRF REPRESENTATIVES SPOKE AT CONFERENCES SUCH AS SXSW, RIGHTSCON, AND THE BITCOIN CONFERENCE. WITH THE RELAUNCH OF THE DISSIDENTS & DICTATORS PODCAST, HRF REACHED 91,000 LISTENS BY 2,500 LISTENERS WITH STORIES AND ANALYSES FROM ACTIVISTS, JOURNALISTS, ARTISTS, AND SCHOLARS ON THE FRONTLINES OF DEMOCRACY.
    Expenses $1,059,939 · grants $3,820
  • OTHER PROGRAMS
    Expenses $530,205 · grants $50,000

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-2669700
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2005
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$96,930,292
Income (IRS master file)
$43,809,233

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$38,718,664$39,817,874$96,930,292XML
990December 2023$17,478,062$25,327,045$58,286,837XML
990December 2022$28,840,839$13,296,276$34,686,596IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––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 20-2669700).

Questions about HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC is 20-2669700.
Is HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
Are donations to HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION 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 HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION 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 HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION 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 HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names THOR HALVORSSEN.
Who are the officers and directors of HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $329,588 (CELINE BOUSTANI, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $38,718,664, expenses of $39,817,874 and total assets of $96,930,292 at year end.

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