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HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL

EIN 55-0914744 SILVER SPRING, MD

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Revenue 2024
$51,320,691
Expenses 2024
$51,532,962

Program services were 95.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q30
Classification
1000
Street
8757 GEORGIA AVE STE 420

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL DBA HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) WORKS WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLE LIVING IN SITUATIONS OF VULNERABILITY, INCLUDING POVERTY, EXCLUSION, CONFLICT, AND DISASTER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE I.

  • DISABILITY RIGHTS AND INCLUSION:WORKING ALONGSIDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) ADVOCATES FOR THEIR ACCESS TO ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL LIFE, INCLUDING EDUCATION, DECENT, WAGED EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND MORE. CRITICAL WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO ORGANIZE AROUND EFFECTIVE POLICIES TO SEE THEIR RIGHTS UPHELD. ACCOUNTING FOR 31% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HI-US IN 2024, THIS WORK HAPPENS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ALL THE WAY UP TO GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY. PROJECTS IN PLACES LIKE MADAGASCAR AND NEPAL HELPED CHILDREN THRIVE AT ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS. IN IRAQ, HI TRAINED 43 WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES ON LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, AND MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. IN COUNTRIES LIKE JORDAN AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC), HI'S ECONOMIC INCLUSION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO HELP PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BECOME FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT, THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS. IN JORDAN, 24 PEOPLE ENROLLED IN AND COMPLETED VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES SUCH AS TAILORING, PHONE MAINTENANCE, AND HAIR DRESSING. FROM THE COURSE, TWO PARTICIPANTS EVEN TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. IN DRC, HI SUPPORTS SAVING AND INTERNAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO BOLSTER FINANCIAL LITERACY OF PARTICIPANTS WITH LOW SPENDING POWER AND USES MONITORING TOOLS TO ENSURE GROUPS ARE INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. IN KENYA, THE "INBUSINESS" PROJECT HELPED TO TRAIN AND EMPOWER ALMOST 1,200 MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS LIVING IN THE KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN SUPPORT TO DEFINE THEIR BUSINESSES AND TRAINING TO IMPROVE THEIR SALES, BUDGETARY AND MARKETING SKILLS.

    Expenses $15,238,173 · Grants $15,094,800 · Revenue $80,450

  • EMERGENCY:HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) RESPONDS TO CONFLICTS, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND FOOD CRISES, PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE ENDURING SOME OF OUR PLANET'S MOST CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. IN PARTICULAR, WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE WITH NEW INJURIES, AGING ADULTS, AND ISOLATED WOMEN AND CHILDREN. BY OFFERING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO REFUGEES, DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND THE MOST AFFECTED POPULATIONS, HI ENSURES THAT NO ONE FACES EXCLUSION DURING AN EMERGENCY. IN 2024, 25% OF FUNDS RAISED BY THE HI-US OFFICE FUNDED EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES.IN 2024, 24 CYCLONES MADE LANDFALL IN THE PHILIPPINES IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. HI PROVIDED FINANCIAL AID TO 3,900 HOUSEHOLDS, DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 500 HOUSEHOLDS, SUPPLIED MOBILITY AIDS TO 250 PEOPLE, AND DISTRIBUTED 250 WASH KITS IN THE CAGAYAN VALLEY.HI CONTINUED RESPONDING TO ONGOING CONFLICTS IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY AND UKRAINE. IN GAZA, TEAMS PROVIDED REHABILITATION SESSIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND NEW INJURIES AND DISTRIBUTED MOBILITY AIDS SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS AND WALKERS. TEAMS ALSO LED EXPLOSIVE RISK EDUCATION SESSIONS TO TEACH CHILDREN AND ADULTS HOW TO STAY SAFE DURING BOMBINGS AND AMID UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION. IN UKRAINE, DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS, DISTRIBUTION OF HYGIENE KITS AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE RISK EDUCATION. WITH SUPPORT FROM USAID'S BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, HI'S ATLAS LOGISTICS TEAM COORDINATED THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR DOZENS OF HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS SERVING COMMUNITIES NEAR THE FRONT LINE AND ACROSS UKRAINE.

    Expenses $12,538,963 · Grants $12,420,986

  • ARMED VIOLENCE REDUCTION:A COMPREHENSIVE HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION STRATEGY IS KEY TO ACHIEVING NOT JUST LANDS FREE OF WEAPONS, BUT ALSO TO ENSURING THAT CIVILIANS LIVING IN DANGEROUS ZONES ARE WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE RISKS OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THE WAYS TO STAY SAFE. IN 2024, 16% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HI-US SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE ARMED VIOLENCE, AND SUPPORT VICTIMS OF EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR IN PLACES SUCH AS COLOMBIA, CAMBODIA, LAOS AND SENEGAL.IN 2024, HI RAN LAND RELEASE OPERATIONS ACROSS COLOMBIA, INCLUDING VISTAHERMOSA, CHAPARRAL, ANTIOQUIA, META, AND CAUCA. HI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED LAND RELEASE EFFORTS, DECLARED THE AREAS MINE-FREE AND HANDED OVER THE LAND IN 5 MUNICIPALITIES: ACANDI, CAJIBIO, ZONE 5 CHAPARALL, VEGACHI AND YALI. LAND RELEASE ALLOWS AGRICULTURE, THE MAINSTAY OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY, TO TAKE OFF AGAIN WITH THE CULTIVATION OF COFFEE, SUGAR CANE, PINEAPPLE, CASSAVA AND BANANA CROPS.MEANWHILE, IN CAMBODIA, DEMINING TEAMS CONTINUED WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAMBODIAN SELF-HELP DEMINING ORGANIZATION (CSHD) TO CLEAR MINEFIELDS AND RESTORE THE LAND CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF COMMUNITIES. FURTHER, THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO STRENGTHEN CSHD'S CAPACITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS SO THAT IN 2025 THEY COULD TAKE OVER THE LAND RELEASE OPERATIONS. IN 2024, THE CAMBODIA PROJECT MANAGED TO RELEASE 308,908 M2 OF LAND. THESE TWO PROJECTS ARE FUNDED IN LARGE PART BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THROUGH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF WEAPONS REMOVAL AND ABATEMENT GRANTS.

    Expenses $7,865,766 · Grants $7,791,758

  • REHABILITATION: PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION HAS BEEN A COMPONENT OF HUMANITY & INCLUSION'S (HI) WORK SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1982. PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, ALONG WITH ASSISTIVE DEVICES, HELP TO FOSTER AUTONOMY FOR PEOPLE WITH INJURIES, CHRONIC DISEASES, OR DISABILITIES. AS A PIONEER IN HUMANITARIAN REHABILITATION, ESPECIALLY AFTER NATURAL DISASTER AND CONFLICT, HI HAS FIRMLY EMBEDDED PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION COMPONENTS INTO MANY OF OUR PROJECTS. IN 2024, 15% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HI-US SUPPORTED REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES.IN PLACES LIKE BANGLADESH, THAILAND AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CIVILIANS INJURED BY ARMED VIOLENCE RECEIVED TAILORED REHABILITATION SERVICES, INCLUDING FITTINGS FOR PROSTHETICS AND OTHER MOBILITY AIDS. IN UGANDA, HI'S TEAMS SERVING REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES, UTILIZED 3D-PRINTING TO CREATE STATE-OF-THE-ART, CUSTOM BRACES AND PROSTHETICS FOR INDIVIDUALS. THIS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY HELPS PATIENTS UNABLE TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO PROSTHETICS WORKSHOPS AND REHABILITATION CLINICS TO BE FITTED WITH DEVICES THROUGH HOME VISITS BY HI'S SPECIALISTS. HI PROVIDED PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES 519 REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN UGANDA, OVERACHIEVING THE GOAL BY 30%.

    Expenses $7,189,251 · Grants $7,121,609

  • HEALTH AND PREVENTION: WORLDWIDE, MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING EXPOSED TO DISEASE, ROAD ACCIDENTS, OR INJURIES THAT CAN RESULT IN PERMANENT DISABILITY. IN 2024, 13% OF FUNDS RAISED SUPPORTED A MIX OF PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROJECTS. IN ETHIOPIA, HI IMPLEMENTED A CONSORTIUM PROJECT FOCUSED ON NUTRITION FOR REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN GAMBELLA. HI PROVIDED STIMULATION THERAPY FOR MALNOURISHED CHILDREN, WHICH PROMOTES SWIFT RECOVERY AND PREVENTS LONG TERM DISABILITY. AS A PART OF THE PROJECT, IN 2024 HI PROVIDED 2,917 STIMULATION THERAPY SESSIONS TO CHILDREN UNDER FIVE. IN SYRIA, HI PROVIDED STIMULATION THERAPY TO 1,377 MALNOURISHED CHILDREN OVER 7,214 SESSIONS.

    Expenses $6,574,406 · Grants $6,512,550

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Nancy Kelly

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gael Osullivan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joseph Omeara

    TREASURER (START 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Christine Kanuch

    TREASURER THEN MEMBER (EFF. 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tony Searing

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Odonnell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Natoschia Scruggs

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kris Ritter

    MEMBER (START 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jeff Meer

    EXEC. DIRECTOR (UNTIL 05/24)

    Total calculated
    $217,372
    From this org
    $173,813
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,559
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,077
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $36,736
    Deferred
    $3,153
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,406
    Filer's total
    $217,372
  • Kelley Skelton

    INT. ED & DIR. OF FIN (05/24-11/24)

    Total calculated
    $146,625
    From this org
    $109,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,045
    Hours/week
    40
  • Hannah Guedenet

    EXEC. DIRECTOR (START 11/24)

    Total calculated
    $22,985
    From this org
    $22,985
    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. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $51,320,691
    Expenses
    $51,532,962
    Contributions
    $51,142,806
    Grants paid
    $48,941,703
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $44,593,007
    Expenses
    $44,765,565
    Contributions
    $43,701,959
    Grants paid
    $42,312,472
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $42,111,446
    Expenses
    $41,914,041
    Contributions
    $42,102,263
    Grants paid
    $39,621,210

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,015,204
    Expenses
    $32,001,536
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,927,332
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $36,631,392
    Expenses
    $36,674,593
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,898,142
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $26,196,518
    Expenses
    $26,021,021
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,197,804
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,522,033
    Expenses
    $32,499,599
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,062,353
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $24,877,833
    Expenses
    $24,847,450
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,813,078
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,149,382
    Expenses
    $15,055,556
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,834,897
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,877,970
    Expenses
    $16,136,967
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,994,550

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.