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Nonprofit · EIN 62-1025326

SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30303

Financials

$4.2M$5.5M2023$5.7M$5.4M2024$5.8M$6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$5,768,170$5,986,432-$218,262$14,792,639$315,952$14,476,687
December 31, 2024990$5,715,440$5,360,418$355,022$14,049,887$285,692$13,764,195
December 31, 2023990$4,233,073$5,495,397-$1,262,324$13,220,230$360,633$12,859,597
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,617,480
Program service revenue
$655,419
Investment income
$455,619
Net gain from sales of assets
$122,545
Other revenue
$39,652

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$323,050
Other salaries and wages
$2,957,049
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,140,665
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$42,744
Accounting fees
$72,680
Occupancy
$132,073
Travel
$276,759
Depreciation
$153,143
Program services (functional)
$4,862,050
Management and general (functional)
$471,179
Fundraising (functional)
$653,203

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$14,049,887
Total assets, end of year
$14,792,639
Total liabilities, end of year
$315,952
Net assets, end of year
$14,476,687
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,182,074
Publicly traded securities
$6,913,185
Net assets without donor restrictions
$12,280,635
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,196,052
Gross receipts
$6,393,003
Employees
38
Volunteers
60
Year formed
1978
State of legal domicile
GA

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TERRICA REDFIELD GANZYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$157,316$42,088
ATTEEYAH HOLLIEDEPUTY DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$146,813$41,853
TIFFANY ROBERTSPUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$151,193$30,530
PATRICK MULVANEYDIRECTOR, CAPITAL LITIGATION UNIT
Highest-paid employee
40$138,940$30,530
MARK LOUDON BROWNSENIOR ATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$117,167$20,316
MICHAEL B ADMIRANDSENIOR ATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$116,980$14,178
JULIA ROBINSON-HICKSFINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$98,904$24,741
C Allen GarrettBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
E Michelle DrakeVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
James KwakTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Melanie VelezSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MICHELLE ARRINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MAWULI DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
STEPHANIE DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RAJESH RAJ DEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
17 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN FLEMINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
VIVIANNE GUEVARA LMSWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
MATTHEW HELLMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
PHYLLIS A JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
MARY C KENNEDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JARRED KLORFEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
BEVERLY MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
WHITNEY O'BYRNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
MICHELE ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
PHILIPPA SCARLETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
CLIFF SLOANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
DAVID STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DONALD B VERRILLI JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
TANYA WASHINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
MARILYNN B WINNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
LAWRENCE J ZIMMERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
ELIZABETH ZITRINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 36 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Terrica Redfield-GanzyExecutive Director
Officer
40$153,656$32,838
Atteeyah HollieDeputy Director
Highest-paid employee
40$142,239$38,257
Patrick MulvaneyDirector, Capital Litigation Unit
Highest-paid employee
40$133,546$28,553
Tiffany RobertsPublic Policy Director
Highest-paid employee
40$132,443$28,553
Wiley FranklinSenior Movement Policy Counsel
Highest-paid employee
40$100,288$36,868
Mark Loudon BrownSenior Attorney
Highest-paid employee
40$103,810$27,658
Julie Robinson-HicksFinance Director
Officer
40$96,607$22,600
C Allen GarrettBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
E Michelle DrakeVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
James KwakTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Melanie VelezSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Mawuli DavisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Michelle ArringtonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Janet Dewart Bell PHDDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
James BoswellDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
John FlemingDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Stephanie DavisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Rajesh DeDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Vivianne GuevaraDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Matthew HellmanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Phyllis A JonesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Mary C KennedyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Jarred KlorfeinDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Whitney O'ByrneDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
L Joseph LovelandDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Beverly MartinDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bernard SaundersDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cliff SloanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Michele RobertsDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Donald B Verrilli JrDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Tanya WashingtonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Marilynn B WinDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Elizabeth ZitrinDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Philippa ScarlettDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
David SternDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Lawrence J ZimmermanDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Terrica Redfield-GanzyExecutive Director
Officer
40$132,500$26,567
Atteeyah HollieDeputy Director
Highest-paid employee
40$123,000$27,521
Patrick MulvaneyDirector, Capital Litigation Unit
Highest-paid employee
40$118,000$21,942
Tiffany RobertsPublic Policy Director
Highest-paid employee
40$117,250$21,912
Julia Robinson-HicksFinance Director
Officer
40$82,143$14,911
C Allen GarretBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
James KwakImmediate Past Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
E Michelle DrakeVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Michael A CaplanTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Melanie VelezSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Michelle ArringtonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Janet Dewart Bell PHDDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James BoswellDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mawuli DavisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Stephanie DavisDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rajesh DeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David DeBruinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ronan DohertyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John FlemingDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James M GarlandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Vivianne GuevaraDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mary C KennedyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
L Joseph LovelandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Beverly MartinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bernard SaundersDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cliff SloanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
L Chris StewartDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Donald B Verrilli JrDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Tanya WashingtonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Marilynn B WinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Elizabeth ZitrinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
60 WALTON STREET NW, ATLANTA, GA 30303-2149
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Terrica Redfield-Ganzy, 60 Walton Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Signed the 990
Terrica Redfield-Ganzy, Executive Director
Phone
(404) 688-1202
Return prepared by
JONES AND KOLB

Mission

The Southern Center for Human Rights is working for equality, dignity, and justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South. SCHR fights for a world free from mass incarceration, the death penalty, the criminalization of poverty, and racial injustice.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SCHRs Impact Litigation Unit files civil suits to protect our communities against numerous injustices. This includes defending people who face severe criminal charges and receive harsh sentences; people who are incarcerated as a form of wealthbased detention; and people who suffer abuse and inhumane treatment in jails and prisons.
    Expenses $1,493,893 · revenue $655,419
  • SCHRs Capital Litigation Unit provides direct representation to clients who are facing or who have received death sentences; consults with other capital defense teams and shares our expertise at trainings and conferences; and advocates for reforms to curtail the use of or abolish the death penalty.
    Expenses $2,131,388
  • SCHRs Public Policy Unit develops and advocates for legislation that reforms harshsentencing laws, provides alternatives to incarceration, abolishes the death penalty, strengthens the public defender system, and ends the criminalization of poverty. This unit works to engage and support local communities in advocating for needed criminal justice reforms.
    Expenses $1,083,686
  • SCHRs Reentry Program provides support to former SCHR clients who are returning home after being released from prison. SCHRs Client Services Advocate partners with these individuals to help remove obstacles towards housing, employment, healthcare, and social services as needed.
    Expenses $153,083 · revenue $39,652

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, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
62-1025326
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
1978
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$14,792,639
Income (IRS master file)
$6,393,003

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$5,768,170$5,986,432$14,792,639XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$5,715,440$5,360,418$14,049,887XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$4,233,073$5,495,397$13,220,230XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$5,933,800$5,710,884$13,458,722IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 62-1025326).

Questions about SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

What is the EIN of SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS is 62-1025326.
Is SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
Are donations to SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOUTHERN CENTER 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 SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Terrica Redfield-Ganzy.
Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 32 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $157,316 (TERRICA REDFIELD GANZY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,768,170, expenses of $5,986,432 and total assets of $14,792,639 at year end.

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