Fund for Global Human Rights

Analysis

Fund for Global Human Rights is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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, Fund for Global Human Rights reported income of $23.5m and spending of $25.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $15.7m to $23.5m (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Fund for Global Human Rights sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American School in London Foundation ($23.4m), Womens World Banking Inc ($23.6m) and Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development ($23.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $417k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. It paid $278k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $40.2m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $34.5m. It reported 33 employees.