Physicians for Human Rights Inc

Analysis

Physicians for Human Rights Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Physicians for Human Rights Inc reported income of $5.9m and spending of $9.0m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $9.8m to $5.9m (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Physicians for Human Rights Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Institute on Race Equality and Human Rights ($5.9m), Christian Health Service Corps ($5.9m) and Junior Achievement of Central Ohio ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $756k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. It paid $142k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 39 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.