Form 990 for tax year 2022

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $9,084,890

• 1d · Related organizations

  $11,863,382

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $64,628,547

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $1,188,107

• 2a · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

  total $4,157 · related or exempt $4,157

• 3 · Investment income

  total $3,675,802 · unrelated business -$618,439 · excluded $4,294,241

• 6a · Gross rents

  real property $104,302

• 6b · Less rental expenses

  real property $0

• 6c · Rental income or loss

  real property $104,302

• 6d · Net rental income or loss

  total $104,302 · excluded $104,302

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  securities $23,504,789

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

  securities $19,099,145

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $4,405,644

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total $4,405,644 · unrelated business $353,079 · excluded $4,052,565

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $2,462,201

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

  $9,084,890

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $2,050,893

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total $411,308 · excluded $411,308

• 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

  total $7,909 · excluded $7,909

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $7,909

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

  total $10,000 · program services $10,000

• 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

  total $6,391 · program services $6,391

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $5,636,974 · program services $2,809,894 · management and general $2,041,739 · fundraising $785,341

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $46,951,933 · program services $35,225,303 · management and general $3,566,606 · fundraising $8,160,024

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $3,457,250 · program services $2,413,726 · management and general $337,384 · fundraising $706,140

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $6,716,268 · program services $4,992,786 · management and general $392,888 · fundraising $1,330,594

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $5,531,914 · program services $3,985,556 · management and general $612,609 · fundraising $933,749

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $133,358 · management and general $133,358

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $351,595 · program services $33,952 · management and general $317,643

• 11d · Fees: lobbying

  total $2,500 · program services $2,500

• 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

  total $3,158,802 · fundraising $3,158,802

• 11f · Fees: investment management

  total $1,908,112 · management and general $1,908,112

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $6,770,442 · program services $3,353,733 · management and general $1,450,132 · fundraising $1,966,577

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $191,619 · program services $21,327 · fundraising $170,292

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $1,644,555 · program services $1,083,333 · management and general $181,967 · fundraising $379,255

• 14 · Information technology

  total $2,965,016 · program services $1,588,954 · management and general $619,541 · fundraising $756,521

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $6,095,187 · program services $3,791,042 · management and general $660,076 · fundraising $1,644,069

• 17 · Travel

  total $5,116,506 · program services $4,210,884 · management and general $412,370 · fundraising $493,252

• 20 · Interest

  total $9,270 · program services $3,958 · management and general $3,583 · fundraising $1,729

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $1,776,067 · program services $999,198 · management and general $340,437 · fundraising $436,432

• 23 · Insurance

  total $1,122,872 · program services $683,831 · management and general $140,356 · fundraising $298,685

• 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS & MULTIMED

  total $1,876,570 · program services $1,694,345 · management and general $58,741 · fundraising $123,484

• 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

  total $70,837 · program services $8,232 · management and general $62,496 · fundraising $109

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $1,297,874 · end of year $110,181

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $23,462,241 · end of year $15,461,369

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $19,963,949 · end of year $27,434,651

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $843,628 · end of year $661,314

• 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

  beginning of year $10,875

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $2,079,586 · end of year $1,129,176

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

  $17,519,099

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

  $13,045,375

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $6,329,159 · end of year $4,473,724

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $56,422,366 · end of year $56,136,406

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $111,050,532 · end of year $113,749,680

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $2,810,049 · end of year $21,988,300

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $940,822 · end of year $4,540,931

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $4,511,319 · end of year $21,952,542

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $22,858,726 · end of year $9,544,978

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $195,959,392 · end of year $205,106,350

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A

MICHELLE ALEXANDER, FORMER CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, LEFT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, INC. IN JANUARY OF 2022 AND RECEIVED SEVERANCE OF $207,187. DINAH POKEMPNER, FORMER GENERAL COUNSEL, LEFT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, INC. IN JUNE OF 2021 AND RECEIVED SEVERANCE OF $175,000. HRW ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ITS FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KEN ROTH, MEMORIALIZING THE TERMS OF HIS TRANSITION FROM THE ORGANIZATION AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE. IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD ELEMENTS OF AGREEMENTS OF THIS NATURE, HRW AGREED TO PAY MR. ROTH CERTAIN REMUNERATION UPON HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE ORGANIZATION, ALL OF WHICH IS REFLECTED ON THIS RETURN AND ON THE ATTACHED FORM 4720. THIS INCLUDES REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR HIS ONGOING ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE TO HRW.