Public Charity

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $50.1M revenue, $53.3M expenses, $34.6M total assets. 66 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521243457 WASHINGTON, DC Lesbian & Gay Rights NTEE: R26 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$50.1M
Total Expenses$53.3M
Total Assets$34.6M
Grant Records66
Funding Total$9.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER (LGBTQ+) COMMUNITY. BY INSPIRING AND ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, HRC STRIVES TO END DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND REALIZE A WORLD THAT ACHIEVES FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY FOR ALL.

Where $100 goes at Human Rights Campaign Inc

How Human Rights Campaign Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$28
Federal, field, and legal advocacy
41% of program spending
$23
Membership education and mobilization
33% of program spending
$9
Communications & media advocacy
14% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
DIRECT LOBBYING IN FURTHERANCE OF HRCF'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,000,000
$35,000
2024
TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING INITIATIVES OF THE HRC IN ORDER TO FURTHER ITS MISSION OF ENDING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND REALIZE A WORLD THAT ACHIEVES FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY FOR ALL.
$25,000
2024
Donation
$10,000
2024
CHARITABLE
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 66 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 10/2024 Aaron Rutledge
VP, OPERATIONS & SECURITY Andrea Green Asst Treasurer
BOARD MEMBER Andrew La Badie
BOARD MEMBER Betty Pei Ching Sun
BOARD MEMBER Brian Michael Smith
BOARD MEMBER Brigid Scarbrough

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,619,372 27 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$679,800 11 grants
Education
$495,582 5 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$190,865 14 grants
Health & Medicine
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $50.1M $53.3M $34.6M
2024 $45.9M $51.9M $37.3M
2023 $50.0M $53.8M $44.0M
2022 $38.7M $40.2M $32.0M
2021 $46.3M $35.2M $30.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $46.3M to $50.1M (+8%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.6M.

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

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