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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON RACE EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

EIN 47-2348129 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2024
$6,935,274
Expenses 2024
$7,330,750

Program services were 87.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
Q70
Classification
1000
Street
1701 PENNSYLVANIA 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).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON RACE, EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROMOTION AND DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION CONDUCTED AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. OUR VISION IS AN EQUAL SOCIETY BUILT ON THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, IN WHICH HUMAN RIGHTS ARE RESPECTED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF DISCRIMINATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HUMAN RIGHTS CAPACITY-BUILDING ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH LOCAL ACTIVISTS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO DOCUMENT AND EXPOSE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS RELATED TO RACIAL OR ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION OR DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. WE ADVOCATE FOR LEGAL AND POLICY REFORM AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, USING STRATEGIC LITIGATION AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS, AND ADVOCATE BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ON CRITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, INCLUDING AT THE UNITED NATIONS AND REGIONAL BODIES.

  • NORTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN: RACE AND EQUALITY WORKS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF OUR COUNTERPARTS TO MONITOR AND DOCUMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AFRO-DESCENDANTS AND MEMBERS OF THE LGBTI+ COMMUNITY, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASING ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSAL SYSTEM.IN NICARAGUA, RACE AND EQUALITY STRENGTHENS NICARAGUAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS' CAPACITY FOR DOCUMENTATION, LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM AND THE UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM, WITH THE AIM OF GUARANTEEING JUSTICE, COMPREHENSIVE REPARATION, AND NON-REPETITION FOR VICTIMS OF STATE REPRESSION. WE ALSO TRAIN WOMEN, INDIGENOUS, AFRO-DESCENDANT, AND LGBTI+ LEADERS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN KEY EVENTS SUCH AS THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS. IN MEXICO, RACE AND EQUALITY'S WORK IS CENTERED ON PROMOTING VARIOUS PROCESSES OF TRAINING AND PROVIDING CAPACITY-BUILDING TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, WITH THE AIM OF STRENGTHENING THEIR ACTIONS TOWARDS THE DEFENSE AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, AS WELL AS THEIR ADVOCACY EFFORTS WITH STATE INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO POSITION AN ANTI-RACIST AGENDA IN PUBLIC POLICY, AND TO RAISE THE VOICE OF LGBTI+ PEOPLE. TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS IN MEXICO, WE JOIN FORCES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND RELATED FORMS OF INTOLERANCE (CIRDI), TO WHICH MEXICO IS A PARTY. WE ALSO SUPPORT PROMOTIONAL VISITS BY HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEURS TO THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION OF THEMATIC REPORTS TO DIFFERENT BODIES OF THE UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM AND THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM.IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, RACE AND EQUALITY WORKS WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF AFRO-DESCENDANT AND DOMINICAN-HAITIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND PROMOTE RACIAL JUSTICE THROUGH TRAINING, DOCUMENTATION, AND STRENGTHENING THE RACIAL LITIGATION WORK OF THE LAWYERS. ADDITIONALLY, RACE AND EQUALITY WORKS WITH THE LGBTI ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING TRAINING ON HUMAN RIGHTS. WITH OUR TECHNICAL SUPPORT, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PREPARED REPORTS ON THE SITUATION OF AFRO-LGBTI+ PEOPLE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.IN HONDURAS, RACE AND EQUALITY WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF AFRO-DESCENDANT AND GARIFUNA ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE RACIAL JUSTICE IN HONDURAS, THROUGH TRAINING, DOCUMENTATION, AND STRENGTHENING THE WORK OF ADVOCATES IN RACIAL LITIGATION.

    Expenses $2,995,575 · Grants $580,185

  • SOUTH AMERICA: RACE AND EQUALITY WORKS IN SOUTH AMERICA TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF OUR COUNTERPARTS TO MONITOR AND DOCUMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AFRO-DESCENDANTS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND MEMBERS OF THE LGBTI COMMUNITY, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASING ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSAL SYSTEM.IN BRAZIL, RACE AND EQUALITY WORKS TO STRENGTHEN AND BUILD ALLIANCES BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. OUR GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME AUTONOMOUS POLITICAL ACTORS AND PROMOTE STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THEIR COUNTRIES. LIKEWISE, WE WORK TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR LEGAL ACTION IN CASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. WE ACT STRATEGICALLY TO CONNECT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GROUPS THEY DEFEND, OBSERVING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION. FINALLY, RACE AND EQUALITY TOGETHER WITH ITS PARTNERS SEEK TO PREPARE REPORTS AND DOSSIERS ON THE SITUATION OF THE COUNTRY WITH STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN GUIDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICIES, VISIBILITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, DEMOCRATIC STRENGTHENING AND, IN ADDITION, OFFER AN OVERVIEW OF THE BRAZILIAN SCENARIO AT REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.IN COLOMBIA, RACE AND EQUALITY PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR PARTNERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR STRATEGIC LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES. WE PROMOTE THE STRATEGIC USE OF LITIGATION TO OVERCOME HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, FROM TRAINING OUR PARTNERS IN THE USE OF LEGAL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO GENERATING DISCOURSE ON STRATEGIES FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY. AT THE DOMESTIC LEVEL, WE PROMOTE OUR PARTNERS' VISIBILITY AND PRESENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL PUBLIC POLICIES OR LEGAL CHANGES THAT ARE PERTINENT TO THEM. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, WE PROMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SPHERES OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE OFFERED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE VARIOUS ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, TO SUBMIT FORMAL COMPLAINTS OR PRESENT REPORTS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN COLOMBIA. RACE AND EQUALITY'S RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM IN COLOMBIA HAS BEEN DEVELOPING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION ACTIONS AIMED AT GUARANTEEING THE RIGHTS OF AFRO-DESCENDANT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, VICTIMS OF THE ARMED CONFLICT, BELONGING TO ETHNIC COMMUNITIES AND VICTIMS OF RACIST POLICE VIOLENCE. OUR HUMAN MOBILITY PROGRAM IN COLOMBIA AIMS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE IN SITUATIONS OF HUMAN MOBILITY, AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT FORMS OF VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN COLOMBIA, THROUGH IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES FOR THE DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ADVOCACY, INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION AND STRENGTHENING THE TECHNICAL CAPACITIES OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. FINALLY, RACE AND EQUALITY HAS A THEMATIC LINE FOCUSED ON LGBTI+ PEOPLE, WHICH SEEKS TO INFLUENCE THE GENERATION OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO OVERCOME HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN COLOMBIA FROM A DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE.IN PERU, RACE AND EQUALITY PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTS PERUVIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF LGBTI+ AND AFRO-DESCENDANT PEOPLE, IN ORDER TO ADVOCATE AND INFLUENCE THE COUNTRY'S PUBLIC POLICIES IN FAVOR OF PROTECTING THESE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS ADVOCATING BEFORE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. WE PROMOTE OUR PARTNERS' PARTICIPATION IN SPACES FOR ADVOCACY AND REGIONAL DEBATE, SUCH AS THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS AND THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM, WHERE WE MAINLY MANAGE THEMATIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (IACHR) AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. LIKEWISE, AT THE UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), WE URGE THE PARTICIPATION OF ALLIES IN SPACES SUCH AS: THE COMMITTEE THAT MONITORS THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (CERD) AND THE COMMITTEE THAT MONITORS THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW). WE STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITIES OF AFRO-DESCENDANT AND LGBTI+ ORGANIZATIONS TO DESIGN AND PREPARE REPORTS AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND IN INTERNATIONAL SPACES. WE SEEK STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SUCH AS CEDEMUNEP (THE CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK PERUVIAN WOMEN) AN AFRO-PERUVIAN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF AFRO-PERUVIAN WOMEN AND FIGHTS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, EXCLUSION AND MARGINALIZATION AND INVOLVE THEM IN SPACES FOR REGIONAL DEBATE, SUCH AS THE INTER-AMERICAN FORUM AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, AN ANNUAL RACE AND EQUALITY EVENT.

    Expenses $3,448,972 · Grants $583,459

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.

  • CARLOS QUESADA

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $217,481
    From this org
    $188,148
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,333
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,497
    Bonus
    $13,651
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,470
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,863
    Filer's total
    $217,481

  • GETYE MULAT

    FINANCE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $122,186
    From this org
    $92,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,059
    Hours/week
    40

  • CHRISTINA FETTERHOFF

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $131,785
    From this org
    $106,681
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,104
    Hours/week
    40

  • MITZI BOWEN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARGARETTE MAY MACAULAY

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LINDA BORST KOLKO

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • JUAN CARLOS MURILLO

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
    $6,935,274
    Expenses
    $7,330,750
    Contributions
    $6,893,010
    Grants paid
    $1,163,644
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $5,915,185
    Expenses
    $5,730,482
    Contributions
    $5,902,440
    Grants paid
    $489,400
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,936,605
    Expenses
    $5,058,306
    Contributions
    $4,936,489
    Grants paid
    $491,100

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
    $3,501,289
    Expenses
    $3,334,617
    Assets (EOY)
    $632,450

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,115,636
    Expenses
    $2,263,177
    Assets (EOY)
    $456,565

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,729,913
    Expenses
    $2,408,612
    Assets (EOY)
    $537,058

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,621,989
    Expenses
    $1,565,525
    Assets (EOY)
    $230,930

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,120,100
    Expenses
    $1,325,944
    Assets (EOY)
    $118,064

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $604,693
    Expenses
    $415,784
    Assets (EOY)
    $252,633

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2016

Tax period
1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016
Principal officer
CARLOS QUESADA
Mailing address
1666 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW No 410WASHINGTON DC 20009

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

  • FREEDOM HOUSE

    $455,000

    2024 THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS TO ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS."

  • PAN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

    $327,500

    2024 THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS TO ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS."

  • PAN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

    $250,000

    2023 THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS TO ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS."

  • PAN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

    $200,000

    2022 THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS TO ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS".

  • FREEDOM HOUSE

    $142,500

    2022 THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS TO ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS".

  • FREEDOM HOUSE

    $140,000

    2023 THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS TO ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS."

  • INTERNEWS NETWORK INC

    $49,204

    2024 THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS TO ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS."

Where these grants went next →

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 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.