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Right to Be Inc

EIN 27-3199988 · Brooklyn, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair60 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A WORLD THAT IS FREE OF HARASSMENT AND FILLED WITH HUMANITY. WE CARRY OUT THIS MISSION BY BUILDING THE POWER OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO CREATE SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL.

Income
$3.4 million
Spending
$3.7 million
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
5.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 85%
Employees
37
Volunteers
13
Highest pay
$182,768, president & ed

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 32 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $1.4 million spent. ANTI-HARRASSMENT TRAINING: RIGHT TO BE HOLDS CUTTING EDGE ANTI-HARASSMENT TRAINING ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT AND RESPOND TO HARASSMENT INCLUDING BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION, IMPLICIT BIAS, AND RESILIENCE. RESEARCH IN 2021 SHOWS 76% OF ATTENDEES WHO SAW HARASSMENT AFTER ATTENDING ONE OF THE RIGHT TO BE'S TRAININGS REPORTED THAT THEY INTERVENED.
  2. $710,787 spent. EXPERT VOICES TOGETHER (EVT) PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT TO JOURNALISTS AND RESEARCHERS WHOSE VITAL PUBLIC-INTEREST WORK IS BEING UNDERMINED BY COORDINATED CAMPAIGNS OF ABUSE AND HARASSMENT. WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OFFERED BY EVT, EXPERTS MAY STOP SHARING THEIR IMPORTANT WORK, OR WORSE, QUIT ALTOGETHER. WE HELP KEEP EXPERT VOICES IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE.
  3. $207,164 spent. TRACKING STORIES OF HATE AND HOPE: RIGHT TO BE'S HATE AND HOPE TRACKER, IS RIGHT TO BE'S ONLINE STORYTELLING PLATFORM FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SHARE, DOCUMENT, AND MAP EXPERIENCES OF HATE, HARASSMENT, OR BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, AND TO RECEIVE REAL TIME SUPPORT FROM BYSTANDERS. BYSTANDERS CAN SUPPORT BY INCLUDING OR PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION, SENDING SUPPORTIVE MESSAGES, REPORTING PLATFORMS, AND MORE, ALL CHOSEN BY THE PERSON EXPERIENCING THE HARASSMENT. SINCE 2005, RIGHT TO BE HAS COLLECTED OVER 32,000 STORIES.
  4. $158,764 spent. THE ALLIES SOLIDARITY NETWORK IS A NETWORK OF PARTNERS THAT TAKE ACTION AGAINST HATE AND HARASSMENT, IN ALL ITS FORMS. WE ACT PROACTIVELY TO RAISE AWARENESS, AMPLIFY THE EFFORTS OF EACH PARTNER'S MISSION, AND FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING IN AREAS SUCH AS RAPID RESPONSE ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND POLICY CHANGE. ULTIMATELY, WE AIM TO HARNESS THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE TO STRENGTHEN ALL OUR EFFORTS FOR A MORE JUST WORLD.
  5. $168,052 spent. RIGHT TO BE'S 5DS FOR YOU(TH) PROGRAM IS A SCHOOL-BASED* ANTI-BULLYING CURRICULUM FOR YOUTH IN GRADES 8-12 THAT IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH BULLYING IS NOT WELCOMED. WE DO THIS BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO SAFELY INTERVENE WHEN THEY OBSERVE BULLYING AND DISRESPECT, USING RIGHT TO BE'S 5DS OF BYSTANDER INTERVENTION.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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