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Human Rights Watch INC EIN 13-2875808

Human Rights Watch INC

EIN  13-2875808 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 1976
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Investigates and documents human rights abuses worldwide, publishing reports to protect vulnerable populations and advocate for global justice.
Leadership
Tirana Hassan · Executive Director · $495K
Money in and out
$85.0M revenue, $101.6M expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency

Investigates and documents human rights abuses worldwide, publishing reports to protect vulnerable populations and advocate for global justice. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $85.0M in revenue, $101.6M in expenses, and $195.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$85.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$101.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$195.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$16.7M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
18.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-20%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +49% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$85.0M
FY2024▲ +9%
Expenses
$101.6M
FY2024▼ -6%
Total assets
$216.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$21.0M
FY2024▼ -7%
Total revenue
$85.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$101.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$195.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$16.7M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$216.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 325
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 425
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $23.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

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.

$8.6Mprogram expense
02

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.

$8.3Mprogram expense
03

The europe & central asia division of HRW 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.

$6.9Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHuman Rights Watch INC
EINHdr · item D13-2875808
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.hrw.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1976
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q700)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1976

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a25
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b25
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tirana Hassan
Executive Director
$494,642Pt VII · Sec A
Walid Ayoub
Former IT Director
$452,925Pt VII · Sec A
Wisla Heneghan
Former COO
$395,835Pt VII · Sec A
Bruno Stagno Ugarte
Chief Advocacy Officer
$350,609Pt VII · Sec A
Mei Fong
Chief Communications Officer
$322,980Pt VII · Sec A
Marusya Lazo
Chief Financial & Operating Officer
$314,260Pt VII · Sec A
Sari Bashi
Programs Director (thru 03/31/25)
$304,935Pt VII · Sec A
Lauren Camilli
General Counsel
$303,560Pt VII · Sec A

Tirana Hassan’s $495K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kenneth Roth——$2,736,748$622,656$578,486$591,491
Tirana Hassan$494,642$539,225————
Philippe Bolopion—$488,157$306,513$298,184$248,637—
Wisla Heneghan Deputy Exec——$481,923$360,915——
Wisla Heneghan Deputy—$457,150————
Walid Ayoub$452,925—$243,583———
Barbara Pirto Former—$443,954————
Tirana Hassan Chief Program——$425,609———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$81.3M · 96%
Investment income$3.0M · 4%
Other revenue$717K · 1%
Contributions & grants96%$81.3M
Investment income4%$3.0M
Other revenue1%$717K
Program service revenue$991
Total revenueLn 12$85.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.18
Program services69%$69.8M
Management & general14%$13.9M
Fundraising18%$17.9M
Total functional expensesLn 25$101.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$20.8M
Total assetsLn 16$216.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$21.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$195.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $151.5M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $101.6M · Less non-cash grants $1.8M · Cash operating expenses/yr $99.8M
18.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $69.8M · Total expenses $101.6M
69%
Management & General
Management & general $13.9M · Total expenses $101.6M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $17.9M · Total expenses $101.6M
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $19.5M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $78.5M
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $81.3M · Total revenue $85.0M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $85.0M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $991 · Total revenue $85.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3.0M · Total revenue $85.0M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $991 · Total expenses $101.6M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $85.0M · Prior year $77.7M
+9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $70.5M · FY2024 $85.0M
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $195.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $85.0M · Expenses $101.6M
-20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $216.7M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $195.8M · Total assets $216.7M
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $129.0M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $216.7M
60%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tirana Hassan · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $495K · Total expenses $101.6M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $65.1M · Total expenses $101.6M
64%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $1.9M · Gross raised $6.2M
31%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 22%——
Revenue growth 9%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Niemeyer Family FoundationFY2025$86K
Conant Family FoundationFY2025$50K
Branson Family FoundationFY2025$10K
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$8K
David D Dodge FoundationFY2025$6K
Bollag Family FoundationFY2025$5K
The David and Heidi Welch FoundationFY2025$5K
Universal Cultural Foundation INCFY2025$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$189K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$77.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$94.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$93.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$96.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$70.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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