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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$959,522
Total expenses
$1,018,805
Contributions and grants received
$938,562
Grants paid
$78,649
Program service revenue
$20,960
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$603,159
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,084
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$585,075
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$927,018
Management and general expenses
$91,787
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$927,018

Program services were 91.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $938,562

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE INCOME

    total $20,960 · related or exempt $20,960

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $29,482 · program services $29,482

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $49,167 · program services $49,167

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $82,552 · program services $74,297 · management and general $8,255

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $353,829 · program services $318,446 · management and general $35,383

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,904 · program services $35,014 · management and general $3,890

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,176 · program services $10,958 · management and general $1,218

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,819 · program services $28,637 · management and general $3,182

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $267,775 · program services $250,160 · management and general $17,615

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $884 · program services $796 · management and general $88

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,414 · management and general $1,414

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,110 · program services $27,999 · management and general $3,111

  • 17 · Travel

    total $77,072 · program services $70,518 · management and general $6,554

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,938 · program services $18,304 · management and general $3,634

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,767 · management and general $1,767

  • 24a · Other expenses: OFFICE SUPPLIES

    total $5,400 · program services $4,860 · management and general $540

  • 24b · Other expenses: WEBSITE HOSTING FEE

    total $3,640 · program services $3,276 · management and general $364

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK & FINANCIAL ONLINE

    total $2,674 · program services $2,406 · management and general $268

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLISHING

    total $2,544 · program services $2,290 · management and general $254

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,658 · program services $408 · management and general $4,250

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $710,694 · end of year $600,659

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $118

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $2,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,110 · end of year $18,084

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $24,705

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $38,139 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $644,358 · end of year $585,075

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT (UHRP) PROMOTES THE RIGHTS OF THE UYGHURS AND OTHER TURKIC MUSLIM PEOPLES IN EAST TURKISTAN, REFERRED TO BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AS THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION, THROUGH RESEARCH-BASED ADVOCACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

UHRP CONDUCTS RESEARCH-BASED ADVOCACY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF UYGHURS.

  • RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS. UHRP CONTINUED TO DOCUMENT AND MOBILIZE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ATROCITY CRIMES AGAINST UYGHURS. IN 2023, UHRP PUBLISHED NINE RESEARCH REPORTS AND 19 RESEARCH-BASED ESSAYS AND COMMENTARIES IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE. DOCUMENTATION WAS CIRCULATED VIA OP-EDS, SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS IN FOUR LANGUAGES, PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND SUBMISSIONS TO FACT-FINDING BODIES. UHRP'S CHINESE-LANGUAGE REPORTS, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, AND EVENTS PROVIDE A UNIQUE RESOURCE OF ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS REGARDING UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS.

    Expenses $216,290 · Revenue $20,960

  • ADVOCACY. UHRP CONTINUED ITS ADVOCACY TO MOBILIZE ACTION TO SUPPORT UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS. UHRP STAFF TESTIFIED BEFORE PARLIAMENTARY AND INDEPENDENT FACT-FINDING PANELS AND SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED NATIONS. UHRP CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHINESE GOVERNMENT ATROCITY CRIMES OF GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. UHRP HIGHLIGHTED TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION, BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS, STATE-ORGANIZED FORCED LABOR, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, AND REFUGEES, AMONG OTHER ISSUES. UHRP CONTINUES TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN COALITIONS, INCLUDING ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE COALITION TO END FORCED LABOUR IN THE UYGHUR REGION

    Expenses $675,210 · Grants $78,648 · Revenue $736,935

  • HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. UHRP CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR UYGHUR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS, INCLUDING ACTION TO RESCUE UYGHURS AROUND THE WORLD FACING POSSIBLE DEPORTATION TO CHINA. UHRP IS A CO-MANAGER OF THE UYGHUR WELLNESS INITIATIVE, WHICH ORGANIZES ACTIVITIES TO HELP UYGHUR DIASPORA MEMBERS EXPERIENCING COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL TRAUMA DUE TO THE ONGOING GENOCIDE.

    Expenses $35,518

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nury Turkel

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Justin Rudelson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan O'Sullivan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Samet Awut

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julia Famularo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carl Gershman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mehmet O Kanat

    EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $80,000
    From this org
    $80,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349309311

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