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Nonprofit · EIN 74-2683124

CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Also known as AUSTIN

Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78704

Financials

$234K$277K2023$198K$281K2024
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$198,000$281,127-$83,127$469,375$7,612$461,763
December 31, 2023990$233,908$276,991-$43,083$550,878$5,988$544,890
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$193,313
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,312
Other revenue
$375

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$160,930
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$173,499
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$21,548
Travel
$4,811
Program services (functional)
$187,101
Management and general (functional)
$84,665
Fundraising (functional)
$9,361

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$550,878
Total assets, end of year
$469,375
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,612
Net assets, end of year
$461,763
Net assets without donor restrictions
$461,763
Gross receipts
$198,000
Employees
7
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1989
State of legal domicile
TX

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
LEE SPILLEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
30$42,071
JERRY BOSWELLPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
ROBERT CROSLEYSECRETARY & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BRETT GOWTREASURER & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
FRAN ANDREWSTRUSTEE
Institutional trustee
0.5$0
CARLA MOXONTRUSTEE
Institutional trustee
0.5$0
SERENITY MACDONALDTRUSTEE
Institutional trustee
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JERRY BOSWELLPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
ROBERT CROSLEYSECRETARY & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BRETT GOWTREASURER & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LEE SPILLEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
FRAN ANDREWSTRUSTEE
Institutional trustee
0.5$0
CARLA MOXONTRUSTEE
Institutional trustee
0.5$0
SERENITY MACDONALDTRUSTEE
Institutional trustee
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
403 E BEN WHITE BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78704-7305
In care of
% KELLY JACKSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JERRY W BOSWELL, 403 E BEN WHITE BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78704
Signed the 990
JERRY W BOSWELL, PRESIDENT
Phone
(512) 428-9840
Return prepared by
ERICKSON DEMEL & ASSOCIATES PLLC

Mission

THE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF AUSTIN (CCHR OF AUSTIN) IS A 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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:PUBLIC AWARENESSIN 2024 CCHR AUSTIN CONTINUED ON A STATE LEVEL AND NATIONALLY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGGING, THE NEED FOR INCREASED WARNINGS AND GREATER AVENUES OF INFORMED CONSENT. IN ADDITION IT CONTINUED ITS STATEWIDE SPEAKING TOUR, GIVING PRESENTATIONS IN LOCATIONS RANGING FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO THE TEXAS COAST, EDUCATING PARENTS AND PARENT GROUPS ON PARENTAL RIGHTS IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH. CCHR AUSTIN CONTINUED ITS CHILDREN'S CRUSADE TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND OTHERS ON HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES ON ISSUES SURROUNDING SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH AND PARENTAL CONSENT. MANY PARENTS SHOWED UP TO THE CAPITOL TO RELAY THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. CCHR AUSTIN CONTINUED TO SERVICE ALLIED GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS, AND ATTORNEYS, EDUCATING THEM ON ISSUES INCLUDING CONSENT, AND THE PROBLEM OF PATIENTS BEING HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL IN PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES.RESEARCHING PSYCHIATRIC ABUSEDURING 2024, CCHR AUSTIN RESPONDED TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH RELATED COMPLAINTS, AS WELL AS SEEING A POST-COVID RETURN OF ALLEGATIONS FROM PATIENTS AND LOVED ONES THAT THEY WERE HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL IN PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES. THIS LED TO A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BEING FILED.
    Expenses $152,195
  • LEGISLATIVE:CCHR AUSTIN EDUCATED LEGISLATORS ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES ABOUT ISSUES OF PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE, INCLUDING VOLUNTARY PATIENTS BEING HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS. CCHR AUSTIN ALSO EDUCATED LEGISLATORS ON A NUMBER OF MENTAL HEATLH ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED IN SCHOOLS WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. MANY PARENTS CAME TO THE CAPITOL TO TELL LEGISLATORS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
    Expenses $34,906

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

File the 2025 990-EZ for CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Due May 15, 2026 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
74-2683124
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$469,375
Income (IRS master file)
$198,000

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$198,000$281,127$469,375IRS
990December 2023$233,908$276,991$550,878XML
990December 2022$130,738$288,496$595,661IRS
990December 2021$778,894$260,118$754,944IRS

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 74-2683124).

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 74-2683124.
Is CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3).
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 JERRY W BOSWELL.
Who are the officers and directors of CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $42,071 (LEE SPILLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $198,000, expenses of $281,127 and total assets of $469,375 at year end.

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