Uyghur Human Rights Project

Analysis

Uyghur Human Rights Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Uyghur Human Rights Project reported income of $960k and spending of $1.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $609k to $960k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Uyghur Human Rights Project sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Achieving Independence and Mobility Center for Independent Living ($959k), Changinggears Inc ($960k) and Bensenville Wood Dale Food Pantry ($959k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $354k. At year end it held assets of $603k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $585k. It reported 8 employees.