Nonprofit · EIN 36-3292374
THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,774,507 | $4,572,468 | $202,039 | $4,739,712 | $744,359 | $3,995,353 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,152,930 | $4,173,413 | -$20,483 | $4,437,448 | $712,467 | $3,724,981 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,008,130
- of which government grants
- $1,197,342
- Program service revenue
- $612,412
- Investment income
- $147,717
- Net income from fundraising events
- $6,228
- Other revenue
- $6,248
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $265,451
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,040,350
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,740,752
- Professional fundraising fees
- $86,206
- Legal fees
- $69,950
- Accounting fees
- $115,494
- Occupancy
- $311,293
- Travel
- $390,578
- Depreciation
- $449
- Program services (functional)
- $4,064,725
- Management and general (functional)
- $276,343
- Fundraising (functional)
- $231,400
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,437,448
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,739,712
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $744,359
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,995,353
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,975,438
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,422,661
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $572,692
- Gross receipts
- $4,880,475
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 1,617
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Phillips | Past Executive Director Officer | 40 | $145,932 |
| Michele McKenzie | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $119,519 |
| Alison McElroy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Will Manske | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Eyler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Olseth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Bercaw | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Kariuki Ries | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Vander Haar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Speer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dan Supalla | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Emily Wessels | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hiba Al Hasnawi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Lenzmeier | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| X Kevin Zhao | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Meyers III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jen Miernicki | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Field | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jim ONeal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Koneck | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Ralph | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Walling | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bridget Chivimbiso Chigunwe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Halferty | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bindi Swammi | Secretary Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Peggy Grieve | Treasurer Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Karen Evans | Chair Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Phillips | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $133,513 | $13,998 |
| X Kevin Zhao | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Diane B Bratvold | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Tom Fraser | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Lenzmeier | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Supalla | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Wessels | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hiba Al Hasnawi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Koneck | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Ralph | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Walling | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim ONeal | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Meyers III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jen Miernicki | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Field | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dean Eyler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cheryl Olseth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly McLain | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alison McElroy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie H Firestone | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Will Manske | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Kariuki Ries | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Vander Haar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Speer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bridget Chivimbiso Chigunwe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Bercaw | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bindi Swammi | Secretary Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Peggy Grieve | Treasurer Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Evans | Chair Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 330 2ND AVE S STE 800, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401-2447
- In care of
- % MICHELE MCKENZIE
- Signed the 990
- MICHELE MCKENZIE, Executive Director
- Phone
- (612) 341-3302
- Return prepared by
- Schutz CPA Ltd
Mission
To promote and protect human rights in the United States and around the world.
Program accomplishments
- Migrants Human Rights: The Advocates mobilized 845 pro bono legal professionals to provide free immigration legal services to people fleeing persecution or torture, unaccompanied children, trafficking survivors, and people in detention in FY25. In FY25, we delivered legal assistance in approximately 3,000 cases to people living throughout the Upper Midwest.Expenses $1,765,630 · revenue $612,412
- International Justice: The Advocates promotes international human rights by partnering with human rights defenders, coalitions, and affected communities to abolish the death penalty and protect the rights of LGBTIQ people, women, migrants, and others facing violence and discrimination. Engaging more than 350 volunteers, The Advocates documents violations, amplifies the voices of human rights defenders, and leverages international human rights mechanisms to influence local change. In FY25, The Advocates collaborated with 54 human rights partners in 51 countries to strengthen protections and drive legal reform.Expenses $707,819
- Research, Education, & Advocacy: The Advocates engages volunteers through the Immigration Court Observation Project to monitor hearings, expose systemic rights violations, and press for reform, with more than 1,400 participants since 2017. The Advocates also advances policy change to align U.S. federal, state, and local laws with international human rights standards. The Advocates combats sex and labor trafficking by addressing the root causes of trafficking, prioritizing survivor protection and agency, and reforming law, policies, and systems.Expenses $664,893
- Expenses $641,595
- Expenses $284,788
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3292374
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q700)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,739,712
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,880,475
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,774,507 | $4,572,468 | $4,739,712 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,152,930 | $4,173,413 | $4,437,448 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,930,266 | $3,314,752 | $4,488,423 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 36-3292374).
Questions about THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
- What is the EIN of THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS is 36-3292374.
- Is THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 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 THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,932 (Robin Phillips, Past Executive Director).
- How much revenue does THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,774,507, expenses of $4,572,468 and total assets of $4,739,712 at year end.
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