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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,095,583
Total expenses
$2,194,436
Contributions and grants received
$2,000,936
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$54,711
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$39,936
Total assets, end of year
$516,077
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,196
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$457,881
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,575,722
Management and general expenses
$284,116
Fundraising expenses
$334,598
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,575,722

Program services were 71.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $22,557

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $34,867

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,943,512

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $17,732

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $54,711 · related or exempt $54,711

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $43,530

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $9,261

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $34,269 · excluded $34,269

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,971

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,067

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,904 · related or exempt $4,904

  • 11a · Other revenue: REFERRAL FEES

    total $763 · related or exempt $763

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $763

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $387,301 · program services $288,404 · management and general $81,817 · fundraising $17,080

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,167,474 · program services $855,208 · management and general $150,298 · fundraising $161,968

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $122,891 · program services $90,317 · management and general $15,469 · fundraising $17,105

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,400 · program services $1,029 · management and general $176 · fundraising $195

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $88,725 · program services $65,207 · management and general $11,169 · fundraising $12,349

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,979 · program services $2,189 · management and general $375 · fundraising $415

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $88,677 · program services $68,251 · management and general $644 · fundraising $19,782

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $149,052 · program services $78,761 · management and general $8,473 · fundraising $61,818

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $75,002 · program services $61,561 · management and general $7,319 · fundraising $6,122

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,800 · program services $4,220 · management and general $752 · fundraising $828

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $29,139 · program services $23,917 · management and general $2,844 · fundraising $2,378

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $45,807 · program services $36,658 · management and general $4,780 · fundraising $4,369

  • 24a · Other expenses: REFERRAL FEES

    total $30,189 · fundraising $30,189

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $461,678 · end of year $366,437

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,865 · end of year $5,031

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,501 · end of year $7,836

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $17,597 · end of year $17,046

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,121,836

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,007,208

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $137,257 · end of year $114,628

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,929 · end of year $5,099

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $72,172 · end of year $56,817

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,921 · end of year $1,379

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $556,734 · end of year $457,881

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (CCHR) IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-POLITICAL, NON-RELIGIOUS MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG WHOSE MISSION IS TO ERADICATE ABUSES COMMITTED UNDER THE GUISE OF MENTAL HEALTH. WE WORK TO ENSURE PATIENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONS ARE ENACTED AND UPHELD AS THERE IS RAMPANT ABUSE IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPOSE PSYCHIATRIC ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

  • RESEARCH:AS CCHR IS A MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG, CCHR CONDUCTED RESEARCH INTO MANY AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT), THE USE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINTS IN PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES, PATIENT ABUSES AND HARM IN PSYCHIATRIC-BEHAVIORAL FACILITIES, THE PRESCRIBING OF MIND-ALTERING PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, AND THE LINK BETWEEN PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS AND VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE. DATA WAS ALSO OBTAINED ON PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES' VIOLATIONS OF STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES OR REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE COMMISSION OF FRAUD AND PATIENT ABUSE.

    Expenses $379,689

  • INFORMATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE & HOTLINE: CCHR'S WEBSITE, WWW.CCHRINT.ORG, PROVIDES A MEANS FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME BETTER INFORMED ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES THE PSYCHIATRIC DRUG SIDE EFFECTS DATABASE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEARCH AND FIND THE DOCUMENTED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL DRUG REGULATORY AGENCY WARNINGS AND STUDIES PUBLISHED ON PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS. IN ADDITION TO THE INTERACTIVE DATABASE, THERE ARE WEB PAGES SUMMARIZING THE DOCUMENTED RISKS OF THE MAIN CLASSES OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS.CCHR ALSO HAS ITS WWW.PSYCHCRIME.ORG WEBSITE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PSYCHIATRIC CRIME AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS DATABASE. THIS DATABASE CONTAINS SEARCHABLE INFORMATION ABOUT PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WHO HAVE BEEN CRIMINALLY CONVICTED AND/OR SENTENCED, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISCIPLINED BY STATE MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHER HEALTHCARE BOARDS FOR DISCREDITABLE CONDUCT.AN ADDITIONAL WEBSITE, FIGHTFORKIDS.ORG, IS A SPECIALIZED SERVICE FOR PARENTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON PEDIATRIC-YOUTH PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENTS AND ABUSE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM THESE.THE CCHRINT.ORG WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES CCHR'S ABUSE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN EASILY REPORT PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE ONLINE AND CCHR CAN DOCUMENT AND ASSIST THESE ABUSE CASES. CCHR ALSO PROVIDES A TOLL-FREE HOTLINE TO REPORT INCIDENTS OF PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE, FRAUD, OR OTHER CRIMINAL CONDUCT OR MENTAL HEALTH RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND TO REQUEST FREE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE WITH FILING COMPLAINTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. THE HOTLINE AND ONLINE ABUSE CASE REPORT FORM ARE PROMOTED THROUGH CCHR'S WEBSITES, MEDIA RELEASES, AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

    Expenses $174,184

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACY, INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES:CCHR IS A MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG AND A VOICE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT BEING ABUSED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. BY INVESTIGATING THE ABUSES REPORTED TO IT AND ASSISTING THOSE ABUSED AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES TO FILE COMPLAINTS, CCHR AIMS TO ERADICATE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED UNDER THE GUISE OF MENTAL HEALTH "CARE." CCHR, ALONG WITH ADVOCACY GROUPS AND EXPERTS, CONTINUED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE INHERENT DANGERS OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTS, INVOLUNTARY DETAINMENT IN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PRACTICES.

    Expenses $35,179

  • PUBLIC OUTREACH:CCHR CONDUCTED PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH ITS WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA. PRESS RELEASES WERE POSTED BY CCHR ON THE WEBSITE (WWW.CCHRINT.ORG), AND PROMOTED THROUGH ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND THROUGH MEDIA OUTLETS VIA ONLINE PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. CCHR ALSO POSTED DOCUMENTARIES, VIDEOS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THESE ONLINE AVENUES. IT ALSO PROMOTED ITS PUBLIC AWARENESS PSYCHIATRY MUSEUM.CCHR'S "PSYCHIATRY: AN INDUSTRY OF DEATH" MUSEUM DETAILS THE HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY AND HOW ITS TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO MANY, MANY DEATHS AND ABUSE. AS PART OF CCHR'S PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, THE MUSEUM'S GRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY-STYLE EXPOSE INCLUDES 14 STATE-OF-THE-ART MINI-DOCUMENTARIES ADDRESSING & EXPOSING THE LINEAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE PASSED OFF AS "TREATMENT" WITHIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF MODERN, MEDICAL "PRACTICE".

    Expenses $820,088 · Revenue $55,474

  • PUBLICATIONS:AS A WATCHDOG ORGANIZATION, CCHR PRODUCES MANY EDUCATIONAL PROPERTIES, INCLUDING OFFICIAL REPORTS AND SUBMISSIONS TO POLICYMAKERS, POSITIONING STATEMENTS ON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND DOCUMENTARIES COVERING ASPECTS OF PSYCHIATRY'S HARMFUL IMPACT ON SOCIETY. THE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PROTECTIONS NEEDED FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES' CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO INFORMED CONSENT FOR TREATMENT AND TO BE SAFEGUARDED AGAINST COERCIVE PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICES.

    Expenses $166,582 · Revenue $4,904

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JOYCE GAINES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • LUIGI SCUDELLARI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • JOAN TOFIL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • SCOTT WALDROFF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • ELIZABETH BAYBAK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • SAM GENDUSA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • ALICIA FULLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • WARREN MEYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • JAN EASTGATE MEYER

    DIRECTOR/NON-OFFICER EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $84,500
    From this org
    $84,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • FRAN ANDREWS

    PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $84,500
    From this org
    $84,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARLA FILIDEI

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $84,500
    From this org
    $84,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • AMBER RAUSCHER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $72,970
    From this org
    $72,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • PETER VAN AUKEN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $60,831
    From this org
    $60,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    34

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513219349322966

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