Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice

What it reported doing in 2024

Adhikaar advances dignity and justice for working-class immigrant communities primarily from nepal, bhutan, india, burma and of tibetan descendant that speak nepali through an integrated model of organizing, advocacy, community engagement, and direct services. Rooted in social justice, adhikaar builds power by organizing domestic workers, nail salon workers, and immigrant communities around workers rights, immigration protections such as tps, and civic engagement, while also providing critical direct services including english for empowerment, new immigrant navigation, healthcare access, case management, workforce development, and youth programming. Through community education, leadership development, research, and advocacy, adhikaar ensures that immigrants are not only supported in meeting immediate needs, but are equipped to lead, organize, and shape policies that impact their lives and communities. In 2025 adhikaar celebrated a major victory with the passage of the New Jersey domestic workers bill of rights. Additionally, adhikaars impact through our direct services and organizing are as follows: expanded healthcare access to nearly 1,200 individuals. Reached over 500 people in know your rights trainings. Supported over 500 individuals in cpr, nanny, and on the job nail salon health training through our workforce development program. Assisted over 350 individuals through casework services in immigration, wage theft, workplace discrimination, labor, and housing, government benefits and labor trafficking. Supported over 200 individuals in literacy training with 75% student retention.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 76.7%; rating input score 77
• Program expense ratio: 76.2%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: $12.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.42; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings