The organization promotes social welfare by conducting research and providing legal services to affected communities and other stakeholders in order to end corporate violations of human rights and international law in areas of armed conflict and occupation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Concern: 50% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 66% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 66% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $119K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$237K
+87% vs prior year
Spent
$230K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$8K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$237K
FY2020▲ +87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$127K
FY2020$237K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$534K
Expenses
$230K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$230K
FY2021$262K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$513K
Net assets
$8K
FY2020▲ +142%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$20K
FY2020$8K
FY2021$75K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$96K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $114K Management & general 35% · $81K Fundraising 15% · $35K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Direc
$40,320Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Direc
$40,320Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$35,297Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$35,297Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man$66,200$60,458$62,000$50,000—$40,419
Roi Bachmutsky—$40,980$62,000$50,000$35,297$33,897
Emily S Omer-Man————$40,320—

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for human rights by researching and providing legal aid against corporate violations in conflict zones.

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2 programs · $228K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Research

[60% of expenses] extensive legal and factual research into human rights abuses and other violations of international law in israel and the occupied palestinian territory. Desk and field research were conducted, research memorandums and records were produced, and conclusions were drawn about appropriate strategies for legalactions to be…

$114Kprogram expense
02

Research

[60% of expenses] Conducted extensive legal and factual research into human rights abuses and other violations of international law in areas of armed conflict and occupation. Desk and field research were conducted, research memorandums and records were produced, and conclusions were drawn about the prospect for legal services and action.

$114Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$237K
Money outPt IX
$230K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$8K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$237K
Total revenueLn 12$237K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$8K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $534K$513K$21K$96K 990 PDF
FY2023 $366K$360K$6K$75K 990 PDF
FY2022 $366K$332K$33K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021 $293K$262K$31K$75K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $237K$230K$7K$8K 990 PDF
FY2019 $127K−$20K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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