Human Rights Activists

Analysis

Human Rights Activists is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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 May 2024, Human Rights Activists reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income grew from $560k to $1.3m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 90%. 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, Human Rights Activists sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology ($1.3m), Chosen ($1.3m) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $530k against liabilities of $506k, net assets of $24k.