EIN 13-2875808

Human Rights Watch

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
374
Year formed
1976
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Human Rights Watch defends worldwide human rights by investigating abuses and pressuring those with power to respect rights and secure justice.
Also known as...
Watch Committee; PNC Bank Ex
Total revenues
$94,185,941
2023
Total expenses
$101,504,038
2023
Total assets
$241,144,801
2023
Num. employees
374
2023

Program areas at Human Rights Watch

Asia division of Human Rights Watch, Inc. Monitors and promotes Human Rights in asian countries from afghanistan to the east. Human Rights Watch sends investigative missions to collect information and reports its findings to the public.
Middle east & north africa - for more than two decades, Human Rights Watch has worked to expose and curb a wide range of Human Rights violations in the middle east and north africa. With a staff of more than 30 people, we report on 17 countries in the region from our localoffices in tunisia, lebanon, israel, jordan, as well as from our other international offices.
Africa division of Human Rights Watch, Inc. Monitors and promotes Human Rights in sub saharan africa. Human Rights Watch sends investigative missions to collect information and reports its findings to the public.
The europe & central asia
Disability Rights
Children's Rights
Women's Rights
Americas
Lgbt's Rights
United states
Other programs

Who funds Human Rights Watch

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Wellspring Philanthropic FundOperating Support and Program Support$5,625,000
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)International Development$4,899,733
Schwab Charitable FundInternational, Foreign Affairs$3,854,881
...and 295 more grants received totalling $42,040,490

Personnel at Human Rights Watch

NameTitleCompensation
MacArena SaezExecutive Director , Women's Rights Division
Marusya LazoChief Financial Officer
Tirana HassanExecutive Director
Sam DubberleyManaging Director, Digital Investigations
Stephen L. KassBoard Member
...and 24 more key personnel

Financials for Human Rights Watch

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$85,576,819
Program services$4,157
Investment income and dividends$3,675,802
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$104,302
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$4,405,644
Net income from fundraising events$411,308
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$7,909
Total revenues$94,185,941

Form 990s for Human Rights Watch

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-17990View PDF
2022-062023-05-13990View PDF
2021-062022-05-11990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062020-08-14990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 70 new grant, including a grant for $1,000,000 from The Hilda Mullen Foundation
July 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
July 11, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 9, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $2,000,000 from Sandler Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsInternational-focused organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human rightsForeign affairs
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
350 Fifth Ave 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
hrw.org/ 
Phone
(212) 216-1292
Facebook page
HumanRightsWatch 
Twitter profile
@hrw 
IRS details
EIN
13-2875808
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1976
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q70: International Human Rights
NAICS code, primary
813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
116738
FTB Entity ID
3504798
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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