Human Rights Defense Center

Analysis

Human Rights Defense Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Boynton Beach, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Human Rights Defense Center reported income of $991k and spending of $1.8m, spending 186% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $991k (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Human Rights Defense Center sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Child Care Center Inc ($991k), Variety the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25 ($991k) and Mental Health America of the Heartland ($990k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $816k. At year end it held assets of $849k against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $801k. It reported 20 employees.