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Human Rights Watch

EIN 13-2875808International New York Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Defending and protecting human rights

Human Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Our rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.82Overall score
out of 100

80.35Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$55,633,864

Total expenses · USD$70,558,186

Program expenses

$52,495,290.38 recorded amount

74.4%

Fundraising expenses

$12,418,240.74 recorded amount

17.6%

Administrative expenses

$5,503,538.51 recorded amount

7.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kenneth Roth
Recorded compensation: $527,767.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.74%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Human Rights Watch
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Human Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Our rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.
`ein` EIN	13-2875808
`tot_exp` Total expenses	70558186.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.078
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.17600000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	80.35
`leader` Recorded leader	Kenneth Roth
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	527767.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0074
`motto` Tagline	Defending and protecting human rights
`name` Charity name	Human Rights Watch
`tot_rev` Total revenue	55633864.0
`score` Overall score	85.82
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	52495290.38400001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	12418240.736000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5503538.508

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2875808
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.