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DISABILITY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INC

EIN 52-2035860 WASHINGTON, DC

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Revenue 2025
$1,147,495
Expenses 2025
$1,023,378

Program services were 78.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
R23
Classification
2000
Street
1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW

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).

Other organizations at this address

6 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

DISABILITY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL (DRI) IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WORLDWIDE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • AMERICAS: DRI'S AMERICAS PROGRAMS BRING ATTENTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE AMERICAS, SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN THE REGION, AND ENGAGE IN POLICY ADVOCACY ON A REGIONAL LEVEL THAT INCLUDES THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES.THROUGH THE AMERICAS PROGRAMS, DRI COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO:- EXPOSE ABUSES AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; - MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH REFORM; - EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS; - HELP TRAIN AND SUPPORT NEW ORGANIZATIONS RUN BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES; - WORK WITH ESTABLISHED, MAINSTREAM HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE INCLUSION OF DISABILITY RIGHTS INTO THEIR CORE ADVOCACY AGENDAS; - WORK THROUGH THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES TO BRING ABOUT LEGAL RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. CURRENT COUNTRY PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA:MEXICO, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, PERU, COLOMBIA, AND ARGENTINA

    Expenses $494,220

  • ADVOCACY AND TRAINING: DRI IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT OF ACTIVISTS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE DONORS SEEKING TO PROMOTE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (CRPD) IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES AND AROUND THE WORLD. DRI USES OUR HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION TO TRAIN ACTIVISTS AND TO INFORM AND ADVISE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND DONORS. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. WE FILE CASES WITH REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES AND THE UNITED NATIONS TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS OVERSIGHT AND IMPLEMENTATION.

    Expenses $137,833 · Revenue $1,250

  • EUROPE: DRI'S EUROPEAN PROGRAMS BRING ATTENTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN EUROPE, UKRAINE AND REPUBLICS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN THE REGION, AND ENGAGE IN POLICY ADVOCACY ON A REGIONAL LEVEL THAT INCLUDES THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.THROUGH THE EUROPEAN PROGRAM, DRI COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO:- EXPOSE ABUSES AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; - MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH REFORM; - EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS; - HELP TRAIN AND SUPPORT NEW ORGANIZATIONS RUN BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES; - WORK WITH ESTABLISHED, MAINSTREAM HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE INCLUSION OF DISABILITY RIGHTS INTO THEIR CORE ADVOCACY AGENDAS.CURRENT COUNTRY PROJECTS IN EUROPE, UKRAINE, SERBIA AND UNITED KINGDOM.

    Expenses $121,304

  • INFORM AND EDUCATE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT POLICYMAKERS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN THE UNITED STATES ABOUT THE URGENT NEED TO PROTECT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AROUND THE WORLD AND ABOUT STEPS NECESSARY TO BRING ABOUT EFFECTIVE INCLUSION IN THEIR PROGRAMS. THE U.S. PROGRAM ALSO BRINGS ATTENTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENGAGES IN POLICY ADVOCACY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW.

    Expenses $44,934

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

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • John Heffernan

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Holly Burkhalter

    BOARD SECRETARY (UNTIL 5/31/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ilene Cook

    BOARD TREASURER/SEC. (FROM 6/1/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald Bassman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debora Benchoam

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Bradshaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Curtis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Mathews

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Juan F Mendez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Silvia Quan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Durocher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela Molina

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Milanoi Koiyet

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Rosenthal

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $212,969
    From this org
    $165,143
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,826
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,143
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,813
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,013
    Filer's total
    $212,969
  • Laurie Ahern

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $84,386
    From this org
    $76,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,719
    Hours/week
    17.5

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

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $1,147,495
    Expenses
    $1,023,378
    Contributions
    $1,082,738
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,175,411
    Expenses
    $995,575
    Contributions
    $1,123,665
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $544,782
    Expenses
    $1,162,943
    Contributions
    $540,007
    Grants paid
    $5,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,750,834
    Expenses
    $1,163,497
    Contributions
    $1,744,614
    Grants paid
    $22,750

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
    $634,152
    Expenses
    $916,084
    Assets (EOY)
    $861,682
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,175,136
    Expenses
    $937,750
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,147,000
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $779,760
    Expenses
    $1,127,280
    Assets (EOY)
    $918,795
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,128,980
    Expenses
    $1,009,954
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,244,398
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $754,781
    Expenses
    $975,256
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,120,714
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,055,422
    Expenses
    $1,065,586
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,334,749
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,072,637
    Expenses
    $1,056,921
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,361,414

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

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 13 October 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 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.