World Organization for Human Rights USA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311517401
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2010
Forms available
Form 990 2010
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2022965702
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
International Human Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$142,200
Expenses
$245,501
Assets
$160,179
Liabilities
$3,913

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Human Rights USA works to prevent human rights violations by strengthening human rights laws in the United States. We provide legal assistance to victims who seek protection from and redress for torture, human trafficking, and other human rights violations.

What it reported doing in 2010

Human Rights USAs legal action has an immediate impact on our clients lives, and a broad impact on U.S. law and policy. As a result of our direct services, amicus briefs, mentoring, and counseling, more people now have asylum in the United States from forced marriage and human trafficking. This work on behalf of refugees has established asylum as a viable form of protection from forced marriage and trafficking; our new handbook for lawyers representing asylum seekers aims to make this protection more widely accessible. In 2010, the federal courts upheld domestic human rights enforcement, setting a binding precedent that human rights violators can be prosecuted, tried, and convicted in the United States for the crime of torture. Survivors of torture from Liberia now have confidence to rebuild their lives because the U.S. citizen responsible for the horrors they endured will be in prison for the rest of his life. In 2010, we worked with 20 survivors of human trafficking, taking legal action so they can see the persons responsible for coercing them into modern-day slavery held accountable. We choose these cases because they provide important assistance for these individuals, but also because they make a lasting impact on U.S. laws and policies that assist many more people than our clients.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -72.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.1%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $201K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $47K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.