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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,768,170
Total expenses
$5,986,432
Contributions and grants received
$4,617,480
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$655,419
Investment income
$455,619
Other revenue
$39,652
Total assets, end of year
$14,792,639
Total liabilities, end of year
$315,952
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,476,687
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,862,050
Management and general expenses
$471,179
Fundraising expenses
$653,203
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,862,050

Program services were 81.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $365,600

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,251,880

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $123,726

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Attorney fees

    total $655,419 · related or exempt $655,419

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $333,074 · excluded $333,074

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $578,709

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $456,164

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $122,545

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $122,545 · excluded $122,545

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $168,669

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $365,600

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $168,669

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $39,652 · related or exempt $39,652

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $39,652

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $323,050 · program services $99,702 · management and general $183,467 · fundraising $39,881

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,957,049 · program services $2,644,614 · management and general $42,247 · fundraising $270,188

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $90,692 · program services $80,520 · management and general $1,845 · fundraising $8,327

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $525,909 · program services $479,014 · management and general $310 · fundraising $46,585

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $243,965 · program services $206,761 · management and general $14,296 · fundraising $22,908

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $42,744 · program services $42,744

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $72,680 · management and general $72,680

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $40,008 · program services $40,008

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $8,674 · management and general $8,674

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $387,904 · program services $171,214 · management and general $91,134 · fundraising $125,556

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $149,515 · program services $94,220 · management and general $8,690 · fundraising $46,605

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $181,058 · program services $127,079 · management and general $23,784 · fundraising $30,195

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $132,073 · program services $112,099 · management and general $7,675 · fundraising $12,299

  • 17 · Travel

    total $276,759 · program services $245,628 · management and general $3,255 · fundraising $27,876

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $153,143 · program services $129,789 · management and general $8,974 · fundraising $14,380

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $45,198 · program services $39,635 · management and general $1,877 · fundraising $3,686

  • 24a · Other expenses: Litigation expenses

    total $236,462 · program services $236,462

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $40,525 · program services $36,828 · management and general $699 · fundraising $2,998

  • 24c · Other expenses: Outreach and engagement

    total $37,469 · program services $37,469

  • 24d · Other expenses: Staff development

    total $30,355 · program services $27,064 · management and general $1,572 · fundraising $1,719

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $11,200 · program services $11,200

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $570,230 · end of year $296,349

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,602,034 · end of year $1,776,161

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $935,616 · end of year $1,435,241

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $44,837 · end of year $106,460

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

    $4,963,857

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

    $781,783

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,930,649 · end of year $4,182,074

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,204,942 · end of year $6,913,185

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $761,579 · end of year $83,169

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $244,252 · end of year $164,866

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $67,917

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $21,440 · end of year $83,169

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,541,954 · end of year $12,280,635

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,222,241 · end of year $2,196,052

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The Southern Center for Human Rights is working for equality, dignity, and justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South. SCHR fights for a world free from mass incarceration, the death penalty, the criminalization of poverty, and racial injustice.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Southern Center for Human Rights ("SCHR") is working for equality, dignity, and justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South. SCHR fights for a world free from mass incarceration, the death penalty, the criminalization of poverty, and racial injustice. Over our forty-six year history, SCHR has forced county, state, and federal governments to make significant improvements in prisons and jails to reduce overcrowding, provide adequate medical and mental health care, and abate violence and abuse. We have argued and won five death penalty cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, four of which challenged profound race discrimination in capital trials. Our combined litigation and policy advocacy helped bring about the creation of a statewide public defender system in Georgia in 2003. Today, SCHR embraces multifaceted strategies in its fight for a world free from mass incarceration, the death penalty, the criminalization of poverty and racial injustices.

  • SCHRs Impact Litigation Unit files civil suits to protect our communities against numerous injustices. This includes defending people who face severe criminal charges and receive harsh sentences; people who are incarcerated as a form of wealthbased detention; and people who suffer abuse and inhumane treatment in jails and prisons.

    Expenses $1,493,893 · Revenue $655,419

  • SCHRs Capital Litigation Unit provides direct representation to clients who are facing or who have received death sentences; consults with other capital defense teams and shares our expertise at trainings and conferences; and advocates for reforms to curtail the use of or abolish the death penalty.

    Expenses $2,131,388

  • SCHRs Public Policy Unit develops and advocates for legislation that reforms harshsentencing laws, provides alternatives to incarceration, abolishes the death penalty, strengthens the public defender system, and ends the criminalization of poverty. This unit works to engage and support local communities in advocating for needed criminal justice reforms.

    Expenses $1,083,686

  • SCHRs Reentry Program provides support to former SCHR clients who are returning home after being released from prison. SCHRs Client Services Advocate partners with these individuals to help remove obstacles towards housing, employment, healthcare, and social services as needed.

    Expenses $153,083 · Revenue $39,652

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • C Allen Garrett

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • E Michelle Drake

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • James Kwak

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Melanie Velez

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michelle Arrington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mawuli Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Stephanie Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rajesh Raj De

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • John Fleming

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Vivianne Guevara Lmsw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Matthew Hellman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Phyllis A Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mary C Kennedy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jarred Klorfein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Beverly Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Whitney O'Byrne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michele Roberts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Philippa Scarlett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Cliff Sloan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • David Stern

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Donald B Verrilli Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tanya Washington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Marilynn B Winn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Lawrence J Zimmerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Elizabeth Zitrin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Terrica Redfield Ganzy

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $199,404
    From this org
    $157,316
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,088
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,904
    Bonus
    $11,412
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,112
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,976
    Filer's total
    $199,404

  • Julia Robinson-Hicks

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,645
    From this org
    $98,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,741
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tiffany Roberts

    PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $181,723
    From this org
    $151,193
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,530
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,041
    Bonus
    $17,152
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,738
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,792
    Filer's total
    $181,723

  • Atteeyah Hollie

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $188,666
    From this org
    $146,813
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,853
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $139,630
    Bonus
    $7,183
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,877
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,976
    Filer's total
    $188,666

  • Patrick Mulvaney

    DIRECTOR, CAPITAL LITIGATION UNIT

    Total calculated
    $169,470
    From this org
    $138,940
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,530
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,618
    Bonus
    $4,322
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,738
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,792
    Filer's total
    $169,470

  • Mark Loudon Brown

    SENIOR ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $137,483
    From this org
    $117,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,316
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michael B Admirand

    SENIOR ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $131,158
    From this org
    $116,980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,178
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
25 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202641949349301144

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