Public Charity

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $7.6M in revenue, $12.2M in expenses, $8.9M in total assets. 154 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 133116646 NEW YORK, NY International Human Rights NTEE: Q70 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.6M
Total Expenses$12.2M
Total Assets$8.9M
Grant Records154
Funding Total$27.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, ADVOCACY AND ACTION ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO ADVANCE FREE AND EQUAL SOCIETIES. WE HOLD PERPETRATORS ACCOUNTABLE, PROTECT PEOPLE FROM INJUSTICE, AND STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONS THAT SAFEGUARD UNIVERSAL RIGHTS. FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST HAS BUILT BIPARTISAN COALITIONS AND WORKED WITH LAWYERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES. THE ORGANIZATION IS BASED IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND LOS ANGELES.

Sample Grants Received

2025
General Operating Support
$20,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$750,400
2024
International Development
$400,000
2024
REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE STATE/REPLACEMENT DESIGNEE ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS
$334,234
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$313,499

Showing up to 5 of 154 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SENIOR DIRECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY Adam Keith
DIRECTOR Alencia Johnson
SENIOR DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES Anwen Hughes
DIRECTOR Ben Jealous
DIRECTOR Ben Morelli
DIRECTOR Brendan Condon

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Top Grant Purposes

INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$9,551,574 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$4,644,551 8 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$2,800,999 4 grants
International Development
$1,789,150 5 grants
URBAN AFFAIRS
$750,000 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.6M $12.2M $8.9M
2023 $14.7M $15.1M $16.9M
2022 $14.5M $15.9M $16.2M
2021 $13.9M $13.5M $18.5M
2020 $12.9M $10.4M $18.3M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $12.9M to $7.6M (-41%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.9M.

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