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EIN 94-3143411

Human Rights Defense Center

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
20
City
Lake Worth Beach
State
Florida
Year formed
1991
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy
Description
Human Rights Defense Center advocates for the Human Rights of individuals held in various types of detention facilities through publishing a magazine called "Prison Legal News" and providing self-help material. It is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Florida.
Total revenues
$991,138
2023
Total expenses
$1,843,380
2023
Total assets
$849,007
2023
Num. employees
20
2023

Program areas at Human Rights Defense Center

Human Rights Defense Center is a nonprofit corporation, organized to advocate on behalf of the Human Rights of those detained by the united states government and its agents. It publishes a magazine, prison legal news, provides selfhelp material and nonfiction reference books aimed at prisoners, public education, testimony before legislative and regulatory about the detention of citizens and residents, litigates on behalf of prisoners, does public speaking engagements, media campaigns, and maintain websites as the premiere online sources of detention facilities news. Criminal legal news (cln) focuses on criminal law and procedure and policing issues.

Who funds Human Rights Defense Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$54,300
Defense Against Thought Control FoundationSupport for Prisoner Rights$50,000
Sonya Staff FoundationFunding for Education and Legal Research.$35,000
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at Human Rights Defense Center

NameTitleCompensation
Chris BaileyChief Financial Officer and It Manager
Paul WrightExecutive Director$224,135
Jonathan PicardLitigation Director
Cornelia SmithSecretary$0
Armando RomoTreasurer$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Human Rights Defense Center

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$194,244
Program services$704,086
Investment income and dividends$22,374
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$70,434
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$991,138

Form 990s for Human Rights Defense Center

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-31990View PDF
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-11-16990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 31, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
October 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
October 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Defense Against Thought Control Foundation
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,500 from Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHuman rightsCrime and lawRehabilitation for ex-offenders
Characteristics
Tax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1151
Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460
Metro area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
County
Palm Beach County, FL
Website URL
humanrightsdefensecenter.org/ 
Phone
(561) 360-2523
IRS details
EIN
94-3143411
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1991
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy
NAICS code, primary
813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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