The Human Rights Project

Analysis

The Human Rights Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Great Falls, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 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 December 2023, The Human Rights Project reported income of $155k and spending of $151k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $123k to $155k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Human Rights Project sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Justice Justicia Unida ($155k), Jubilee Campaign USA Inc ($155k) and Gambia Academy - US Inc ($154k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $170k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $170k.