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Human Rights Law Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 13-4317297

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on May 11, 2024

Organization Profilehrlf.net
1701 Rhode Island Ave NWWashington, DC 20036-3001

(202) 774-0893

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2023

Net Margin

19th percentile

-21%

Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$64,752

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 36.3% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

30th percentile

-12%

Faster asset growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

16th percentile

-37%

Faster revenue growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Flat

$290,775

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$290,775

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin19th percentile

Revenue

Flat

$178,622

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Flat

$217,004

Flat from 2023

Net Income

Flat

-$38,382

Flat from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth30th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $72,381Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $37,750Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $37,7502012Assets 2013: $88,662Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $88,6622013Assets 2014: $114,199Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $114,1992014Assets 2015: $88,220Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $88,2202015Assets 2016: $107,133Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $107,1332016Assets 2017: $171,363Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $171,3632017Assets 2018: $148,205Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $148,2052018Assets 2019: $153,684Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $153,6842019Assets 2020: $108,651Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $108,6512020Assets 2021: $259,951Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $259,9512021Assets 2022: $329,157Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $329,1572022Assets 2023: $290,775Net Assets 2023: $290,7752023Assets 2023: $290,775Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$290,775
Liabilities-
Net Assets$290,775
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth16th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2011: $224,633Expenses 2011: $227,047Net Income 2011: -$2,4142011Revenue 2012: $239,858Expenses 2012: $274,488Net Income 2012: -$34,6302012Revenue 2013: $280,865Expenses 2013: $249,953Net Income 2013: $30,9122013Revenue 2014: $263,204Expenses 2014: $237,667Net Income 2014: $25,5372014Revenue 2015: $212,320Expenses 2015: $238,299Net Income 2015: -$25,9792015Revenue 2016: $325,144Expenses 2016: $306,231Net Income 2016: $18,9132016Revenue 2017: $285,553Expenses 2017: $221,323Net Income 2017: $64,2302017Revenue 2018: $287,715Expenses 2018: $310,873Net Income 2018: -$23,1582018Revenue 2019: $241,055Expenses 2019: $228,582Net Income 2019: $12,4732019Revenue 2020: $110,387Expenses 2020: $155,419Net Income 2020: -$45,0322020Revenue 2021: $356,952Expenses 2021: $205,652Net Income 2021: $151,3002021Revenue 2022: $281,949Expenses 2022: $212,744Net Income 2022: $69,2052022Revenue 2023: $178,622Expenses 2023: $217,004Net Income 2023: -$38,3822023Revenue 2023: $178,622Expenses 2023: $217,004Net Income 2023: -$38,3822023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$178,622
Expenses$217,004
Net Income-$38,382
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
May 11, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$178,622
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Human Rights Law Foundation uses strategic litigation and targeted advocacy to ensure perpetrators of human rights violators are brought to justice.

The Human Rights Law Foundation uses strategic litigation and targeted advocacy to ensure perpetrators of human rights violations are brought to justice. Recently, HRLF has focused on the impact of propaganda on atrocity crimes in the 20th and 21st centuries, the role of technology in both furthering and deterring atrocity crimes in China during the same time frame, and the implementation of a genuine rule of law in China today.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Human rights litigation: filing and litigating cases in US federal courts on behalf of victims of human rights violations-$217,004
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Matthew GriechenStaff AttorneyFT$55,288$9,464$64,752
Terri MarshExecutive DirectorFT$16,150-$16,150
Dr Can SunBoard Of DirectorPT$0--
Mary ByromBoard Of DirectorPT$0--
Jianmin HuangBoard Of DirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Human Rights Law Foundation
EIN
13-4317297
Phone
2027740893
Address
1701 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3001

Signing Officer

Name
Terri Marsh
Title
executive director
Phone
2027740893
Signed
2024-05-11
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

N/A

“This Form 990 will be sent to all members of HRLF's governing body for their review before filing The Executive Director sent out copies of the conflict of interest policy and filed responses electronically. HRLF made its governing documents and financial statements available to the public during the tax year upon request. Members of the public may contact HRLF to obtain such information by mail, phone or email. All contact information is available on HRLF's website at www.hrlf.net”

Part I, Line 16;

“Business expenses, including business trips, legal books, etc.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$290,775
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$290,775
Revenue
$178,622
Expenses
$217,004
Net income
-$38,382
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.91$2.91$1.79$2.17$0.38
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.91$0.00$1.79$2.17$0.38
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.29$0.00$3.29$2.82$2.13$0.69
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.60$0.00$2.60$3.57$2.06$1.51
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.09$0.00$1.09$1.10$1.55$0.45
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.54$0.00$1.54$2.41$2.29$0.12
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.48$0.00$1.48$2.88$3.11$0.23
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.71$0.00$1.71$2.86$2.21$0.64
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.07$0.00$1.07$3.25$3.06$0.19
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.88$0.00$0.88$2.12$2.38$0.26
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.14$0.00$1.14$2.63$2.38$0.26
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.89$0.00$0.89$2.81$2.50$0.31
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.38$0.00$0.38$2.40$2.74$0.35
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.72$0.00$2.25$2.27$0.02