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 392 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $153.3M.

EIN: 132875808 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$85.0M
Total Expenses$101.6M
Total Assets$216.7M
Grant Records392
Funding Total$153.3M
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.

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

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$52,023,159 9 grants
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$25,555,261 7 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,334,317 66 grants
International Development
$19,857,716 6 grants
INTERNATIONAL
$4,872,663 6 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.

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