EIN 27-5026293

Disability Rights Fund (DRF)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
13
City
Year formed
2011
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
DRF supports DPO in the developing world to take the lead in advocating for the human rights of persons with disabilities at local and national levels, utilizing the mechanism of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Total revenues
$4,774,231
2022
Total expenses
$6,153,567
2022
Total assets
$9,253,714
2022
Num. employees
13
2022

Program areas at DRF

In 2022, draf made $1,131,600 in grant awards and drf made $2,985,700 in grant awards. Grant awards from draf were made to organizations of persons with disabilities in bangladesh, ghana, haiti, india, indonesia, malawi, nepal, nigeria, rwanda, and uganda. Grants are also given to organizations in switzerland, the united kingdom, and united states doing Rights advocacy work in the global south.

Grants made by DRF

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Center for Independent Documentary (CID)Grant for Disabilty Justice Project$250,400

Who funds Disability Rights Fund (DRF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Wellspring Philanthropic FundOperating Support$1,000,000
The Ford FoundationGeneral Support and Core Support for Institutional Strengthening$400,000
Foundation for A Just Society (FJS)To Provide General Operating Support$150,000
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at DRF

NameTitleCompensation
Catalina Devandas AguilarExecutive Director$115,132
Alice PhinizyFinance Director$105,947
Christina ParasynDirector of Technical Assistance$107,088
Jennifer BokoffDirector of Development$136,811
Diana SamarasanPast Former Founding Executive Director / Executive Director and Assistant Clerk / Clerk / Clerk and Executive Director / Clerk and Executive D / Executive Director$55,731
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for DRF

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,767,990
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$1,127
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$5,114
Total revenues$4,774,231

Form 990s for DRF

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-10-18990View PDF
2019-122021-02-24990View PDF
2018-122019-10-12990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 14, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Global Fund for Women
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $1,000,000 from Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
December 31, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human rightsForeign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingOperates internationallyReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
89 S St 203
Boston, MA 02111
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Suffolk County, MA
Website URL
disabilityrightsfund.org/ 
Phone
(617) 261-4593
Facebook page
disabilityrightsfund 
IRS details
EIN
27-5026293
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2011
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R20: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups
NAICS code, primary
813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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