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Nonprofit · EIN 68-0005541

CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90028

Financials

$2.2M$2.4M2023$2.1M$2.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,095,583$2,194,436-$98,853$516,077$58,196$457,881
December 31, 2023990$2,218,813$2,422,374-$203,561$630,827$74,093$556,734
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,000,936
Membership dues
$22,557
Program service revenue
$54,711
Investment income
$0
Net income from gaming
$34,269
Net income from sales of inventory
$4,904
Other revenue
$39,936

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$387,301
Other salaries and wages
$1,167,474
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,677,666
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,400
Accounting fees
$88,725
Occupancy
$75,002
Travel
$5,800
Depreciation
$29,139
Program services (functional)
$1,575,722
Management and general (functional)
$284,116
Fundraising (functional)
$334,598

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$630,827
Total assets, end of year
$516,077
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,196
Net assets, end of year
$457,881
Land, buildings and equipment
$114,628
Net assets without donor restrictions
$457,881
Gross receipts
$2,106,911
Employees
47
Volunteers
18
Year formed
1982
State of legal domicile
CA

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 / weekCompensation
JAN EASTGATE MEYERDIRECTOR/NON-OFFICER EMPLOYEE
Trustee or director
40$84,500
FRAN ANDREWSPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$84,500
MARLA FILIDEIVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$84,500
AMBER RAUSCHERSECRETARY
Officer
40$72,970
PETER VAN AUKENTREASURER
Officer
34$60,831
JOYCE GAINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
LUIGI SCUDELLARITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JOAN TOFILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.25$0
SCOTT WALDROFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.25$0
ELIZABETH BAYBAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
SAM GENDUSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
ALICIA FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
WARREN MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JAN EASTGATE MEYERDIRECTOR/NON-OFFICER EMPLOYEE
Trustee or director
40$83,900
FRAN ANDREWSPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$83,900
MARLA FILIDEIVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$83,900
AMBER RAUSCHERSECRETARY
Officer
40$72,438
PETER VAN AUKENTREASURER
Officer
33$57,704
JOYCE GAINESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
LUIGI SCUDELLARITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JOAN TOFILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.25$0
SCOTT WALDROFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.25$0
ELIZABETH BAYBAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
SAM GENDUSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
ALICIA FULLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
WARREN MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
6616 W SUNSET BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028-7104
In care of
% FRAN ANDREWS
Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
8252 tiara st, ventura CA 93004
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
FRAN ANDREWS, 6616 SUNSET BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
caroll horton, 8252 tiara st, ventura CA 93004
Signed the 990
PETER VAN AUKEN, TREASURER
Phone
(323) 467-4242
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 68-0005541 or by the name CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (CCHR) IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-POLITICAL, NON-RELIGIOUS MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG WHOSE MISSION IS TO ERADICATE ABUSES COMMITTED UNDER THE GUISE OF MENTAL HEALTH. WE WORK TO ENSURE PATIENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONS ARE ENACTED AND UPHELD AS THERE IS RAMPANT ABUSE IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • RESEARCH:AS CCHR IS A MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG, CCHR CONDUCTED RESEARCH INTO MANY AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT), THE USE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINTS IN PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES, PATIENT ABUSES AND HARM IN PSYCHIATRIC-BEHAVIORAL FACILITIES, THE PRESCRIBING OF MIND-ALTERING PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, AND THE LINK BETWEEN PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS AND VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE. DATA WAS ALSO OBTAINED ON PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES' VIOLATIONS OF STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES OR REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE COMMISSION OF FRAUD AND PATIENT ABUSE.
    Expenses $379,689
  • INFORMATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE & HOTLINE: CCHR'S WEBSITE, WWW.CCHRINT.ORG, PROVIDES A MEANS FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME BETTER INFORMED ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES THE PSYCHIATRIC DRUG SIDE EFFECTS DATABASE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEARCH AND FIND THE DOCUMENTED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL DRUG REGULATORY AGENCY WARNINGS AND STUDIES PUBLISHED ON PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS. IN ADDITION TO THE INTERACTIVE DATABASE, THERE ARE WEB PAGES SUMMARIZING THE DOCUMENTED RISKS OF THE MAIN CLASSES OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS.CCHR ALSO HAS ITS WWW.PSYCHCRIME.ORG WEBSITE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PSYCHIATRIC CRIME AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS DATABASE. THIS DATABASE CONTAINS SEARCHABLE INFORMATION ABOUT PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WHO HAVE BEEN CRIMINALLY CONVICTED AND/OR SENTENCED, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISCIPLINED BY STATE MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHER HEALTHCARE BOARDS FOR DISCREDITABLE CONDUCT.AN ADDITIONAL WEBSITE, FIGHTFORKIDS.ORG, IS A SPECIALIZED SERVICE FOR PARENTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON PEDIATRIC-YOUTH PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENTS AND ABUSE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM THESE.THE CCHRINT.ORG WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES CCHR'S ABUSE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN EASILY REPORT PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE ONLINE AND CCHR CAN DOCUMENT AND ASSIST THESE ABUSE CASES. CCHR ALSO PROVIDES A TOLL-FREE HOTLINE TO REPORT INCIDENTS OF PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE, FRAUD, OR OTHER CRIMINAL CONDUCT OR MENTAL HEALTH RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND TO REQUEST FREE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE WITH FILING COMPLAINTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. THE HOTLINE AND ONLINE ABUSE CASE REPORT FORM ARE PROMOTED THROUGH CCHR'S WEBSITES, MEDIA RELEASES, AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
    Expenses $174,184
  • PUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACY, INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES:CCHR IS A MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG AND A VOICE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT BEING ABUSED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. BY INVESTIGATING THE ABUSES REPORTED TO IT AND ASSISTING THOSE ABUSED AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES TO FILE COMPLAINTS, CCHR AIMS TO ERADICATE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED UNDER THE GUISE OF MENTAL HEALTH "CARE." CCHR, ALONG WITH ADVOCACY GROUPS AND EXPERTS, CONTINUED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE INHERENT DANGERS OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTS, INVOLUNTARY DETAINMENT IN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PRACTICES.
    Expenses $35,179
  • PUBLIC OUTREACH:CCHR CONDUCTED PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH ITS WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA. PRESS RELEASES WERE POSTED BY CCHR ON THE WEBSITE (WWW.CCHRINT.ORG), AND PROMOTED THROUGH ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND THROUGH MEDIA OUTLETS VIA ONLINE PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. CCHR ALSO POSTED DOCUMENTARIES, VIDEOS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THESE ONLINE AVENUES. IT ALSO PROMOTED ITS PUBLIC AWARENESS PSYCHIATRY MUSEUM.CCHR'S "PSYCHIATRY: AN INDUSTRY OF DEATH" MUSEUM DETAILS THE HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY AND HOW ITS TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO MANY, MANY DEATHS AND ABUSE. AS PART OF CCHR'S PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, THE MUSEUM'S GRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY-STYLE EXPOSE INCLUDES 14 STATE-OF-THE-ART MINI-DOCUMENTARIES ADDRESSING & EXPOSING THE LINEAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE PASSED OFF AS "TREATMENT" WITHIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF MODERN, MEDICAL "PRACTICE".
    Expenses $820,088 · revenue $55,474
  • PUBLICATIONS:AS A WATCHDOG ORGANIZATION, CCHR PRODUCES MANY EDUCATIONAL PROPERTIES, INCLUDING OFFICIAL REPORTS AND SUBMISSIONS TO POLICYMAKERS, POSITIONING STATEMENTS ON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND DOCUMENTARIES COVERING ASPECTS OF PSYCHIATRY'S HARMFUL IMPACT ON SOCIETY. THE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PROTECTIONS NEEDED FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES' CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO INFORMED CONSENT FOR TREATMENT AND TO BE SAFEGUARDED AGAINST COERCIVE PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICES.
    Expenses $166,582 · revenue $4,904

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
68-0005541
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)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1993
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
4169 (20 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$516,077
Income (IRS master file)
$2,106,911

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,095,583$2,194,436$516,077XML
990December 2023$2,218,813$2,422,374$630,827XML
990December 2022$1,959,895$2,392,781$786,386IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2007
Officer: caroll horton
December 31, 2007≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 68-0005541).

Questions about CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

What is the EIN of CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS is 68-0005541.
Is CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
Are donations to CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does CITIZENS COMMISSION ON 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 CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 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 CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 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 CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names FRAN ANDREWS.
Who are the officers and directors of CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,500 (JAN EASTGATE MEYER, DIRECTOR/NON-OFFICER EMPLOYEE).
How much revenue does CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,095,583, expenses of $2,194,436 and total assets of $516,077 at year end.

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