Humanitarian China
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT IN CHINA. HELP TO DEVELOP A CIVIL SOCIETY IN CHINA. PROMOTE RULE-OF-LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSIONS. FOCUS ON GRASS-ROOTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE NEGLECTED BY THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
- Income
- $3.5 million
- Spending
- $376,903
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 100
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 89% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 934% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (3)
- $362,314 spent. HUMANITARIAN CHINA PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN AID TO OVER 100 CASES FOR CHINESE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND POLITICAL PRISONERS. MOST WERE NEGLECTED AND FORGETTEN. THERE IS INCREASING DEMAND EVERY YEAR BECAUSE OF THE WORSENING HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION. HUMANITARIAN CHINA REACHED THE FAMILIES IN DESPERATE NEED, ALMOST ALWAYS THE FIRST TO DELIVER HELP. HUMANITARIAN CHINA SUPPORTED POLITICAL PRISONERS, LAWYERS, JOURNALISTS, HOUSE CHURCHES, LABOR AND WOMENS RIGHTS BECAUSE EVERY ACTIVE GROUP IS PERSECUTED BY THE COMMUNIST REGIME. RECENT YEARS, WE ALSO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID TO PERSECUTED POLITICAL ACTIVISTS FROM AND WITHIN HONG KONG.
- $4,895 spent. HUMANITARIAN CHINA SUPPORTS THE ACTIVISTS OF 1989 PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT AND VICTIMS OF THE TIANANMEN MASSACRE. HUMANITARIAN CHINA IS THE MAIN AND CONTINUING SUPPORTER OF TIANANMEN MOTHERS, THE FAMILIES OF THESE WHO DIED DURING TIANANMEN MASSACRE. HUMANITARIAN CHINA WORKS CONTINUOUSLY TO PRESERVE THE TRUTH OF TIANANMEN MASSACRE AGAINST FORCED AMNESIA BY CCP. COMEMERATING 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF TIANANMEN MASSACRE, HUMANITARIAN CHINA HELD EXHIBITIONS IN MANY PROMINENT LOCATIONS, INCLUDING BROWN UNIVERSITY, UK PARLIMENT, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, ST JOHN CHURCH, LIBERTY PLAZA IN TAIPEI. MOST NOTEWORTHY WAS THE TIANANMEN EXHIBITION IN BERLIN IN FRONT OF THE BERLIN CITY PARLIMENT, WHICH WAS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL.
- $3,000 spent. HUMANITARIAN CHINA HOSTS CONFERENCES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO RAISE AWARENESS TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHINA. HUMANITARIAN CHINA WAS THE FIRST MAJOR ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS, MANY OF WHOM WERE ARRESTED. HUMANITARIAN CHINA EXPOSES HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN HONGKONG AND OTHER PLACES UNDER CHINA INFLUENCES. PARTNERING WITH ART FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMANITARIAN CHINA ERECTED A BUST SCULPTURE OF THE LATE NOBEL PEACE LAUREAT LIU XIAOBO AT IRISH CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AT GALWAY UNIVERSITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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