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Organizations International, Foreign Affairs & National Security Human Rights Watch Inc.

Human Rights Watch Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on May 13, 2021.

350 Fifth Avenue 34th Floor
New York, New York 10118

Human Rights Watch Inc. (EIN: 13-2875808) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2023. In its fiscal year 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, Human Rights Watch Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 16 out of 346 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $346,002. The highest compensated employee at Human Rights Watch Inc. is Kenneth Roth with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $657,425.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$70,485,098

Expenses

$83,697,899

Employee compensation

$54,730,891
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Kenneth Roth
Executive Director
$657,425
$591,491 No related comp$65,934
Nicholas Dawes
Deputy Executive Director
$492,988
$416,947 No related comp$76,041
Michele Alexander
Deputy EXEC Director for Development
$437,753
$362,553 No related comp$75,200
Bruno Stagno Ugarte
Deputy EXEC Director for Advocacy
$400,526
$361,157 No related comp$39,369
Charles Lustig
Deputy EXEC Director for Operations
$391,103
$322,671 No related comp$68,432
Liesl Gerntholtz
Deputy EXEC Director for Programs
$374,572
$304,568 No related comp$70,004
Barbara Pirto
Finance and Operations Director
$316,930
$253,266 No related comp$63,664
Joseph Saunders
Deputy Director, Program
$306,178
$244,871 No related comp$61,307
Dinah Pokempner
General Counsel
$289,091
$231,956 No related comp$57,135
Brad Adams
Executive Director, ASIA
$281,710
$223,480 No related comp$58,230
Tom Porteous
Deputy Director, Program
$279,379
$224,068 No related comp$55,311
James Ross
Legal and Policy Councel
$273,391
$237,024 No related comp$36,367

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Akwasi Aidoo
Director
Alicia Minana
Director
Ambassador Robin Sanders
Director
Amy Rao
Co-Chair
Amy Towers
Vice Chair and Treasurer
Andrew Zolli
Director (From 12/06/19)
Betsy Karel
Director
Bruce Simpson
Director
Caitlin Heising
Director
Catherine Zennstrom
Vice Chair
Darian W Swig
Director (Thru 12/06/19)
David Lakhdhir
Director

Contractors

Unispace of Boston LLC
Leasehold Improvement Consultant
$2,807,086
Faircom New York Inc.
Fundraising Consultant
$1,874,802
Landseer Services LLC
Investments Consultant
$757,500
Smart Ims Inc.
IT Consultant
$566,053
The Harrington Agency
Fundraising Consultant
$518,724

Mission Statement

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ("HRW") DEFENDS THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. WE SCRUPULOUSLY INVESTIGATE ABUSES, EXPOSE THE FACTS WIDELY, AND PRESSURE THOSE WITH POWER TO RESPECT RIGHTS AND SECURE JUSTICE. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH IS AN INDEPENDENT, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS AS PART OF A VIBRANT MOVEMENT TO UPHOLD HUMAN DIGNITY AND ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL.

Revisions to this organization profile

May 17, 2024:
2023 Human Rights Watch Inc. 990 filed
May 13, 2023:
2022 Human Rights Watch Inc. 990 filed
May 11, 2022:
2021 Human Rights Watch Inc. 990 filed

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