The Advocates for Human Rights

Analysis

The Advocates for Human Rights is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 2024, The Advocates for Human Rights reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.5m to $4.2m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Advocates for Human Rights sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nacel Open Door Inc ($4.1m), Pacific Forum International ($4.2m) and Oxford University Development North America Inc ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. It paid $61k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $712k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 40 employees.