Public Charity

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC

Based in NEW YORK, NY, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $85.0M in revenue, $101.6M in expenses, $216.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 402 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $154.5M.

EIN: 132875808 NEW YORK, NY International Human Rights NTEE: Q70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$85.0M
Total Expenses$101.6M
Total Assets$216.7M
Grant Records402
Funding Total$154.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ("HRW") DEFENDS THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. WE SCRUPULOUSLY INVESTIGATE ABUSES, EXPOSE THE FACTS WIDELY, AND PRESSURE THOSE WITH POWER TO RESPECT RIGHTS AND SECURE JUSTICE. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH IS AN INDEPENDENT, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS AS PART OF A VIBRANT MOVEMENT TO UPHOLD HUMAN DIGNITY AND ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL.

Where $100 goes at Human Rights Watch Inc

How Human Rights Watch Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$18 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $71 for programs

$23
Other programs:other program services include our work on refugees, the environment, technology rights and investigations, advocacy, legal and policy, and public engagement
33% of program spending
$12
Asia division of Human Rights Watch, inc
16% of program spending
$9
Middle east & north africa
13% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30 people

Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Abir Ghattas
VICE CHAIRMAN Akwasi Aidoo
FOR OPERATIONS/FMR. ACTING GC Alan Feldstein Gen Counsel
DIRECTOR Alicia Minana
VICE CHAIRMAN Ambassador Robin Sanders
CO-CHAIRMAN Amy Rao

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$88,896,738 273 grants
International Aid & Development
$57,385,946 39 grants
Human & Social Services
$3,149,521 15 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$2,364,498 24 grants
Research & Policy
$580,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $85.0M $101.6M $216.7M
2024 $77.7M $107.8M $219.0M
2023 $94.2M $101.5M $241.1M
2022 $93.5M $92.2M $224.3M
2021 $96.7M $83.6M $242.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $96.7M to $85.0M (-12%), with total assets most recently reported at $216.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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