Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc
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What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE ENACTMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF EFFECTIVE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION AND POLICY.
- Income
- $2.3 million
- Spending
- $3.3 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 32
- Highest pay
- $108,907, evp, government affairs
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (8)
- $686,127 spent. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, FIELD AND POLICY: THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HAS SERVED AS THE CONVENER AND ORGANIZER OF THE NATION'S LEADING CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE LAST 70 YEARS. THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HAS WORKED TO UNIFY AND DEPLOY THE PASSIONS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMUNITY AND ENSURE ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF OUR SHARED VALUES. TOGETHER WITH OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION, THE EDUCATION FUND, WE FIGHT FOR LAWS AND POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF EVERY PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES.
- $620,067 spent. COMMUNICATIONS: AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS NOT ONLY NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THOSE RIGHTS ENDURE. THROUGH CREATING TRAINING AND TOOLS, WE ARE ABLE TO BUILD A COUNTRY THAT ACTIVELY EMBRACES COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE. WE DO THIS BY DISSEMINATING UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. BY ACTIVATING THE POWER OF THE COALITION, THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND OUR PARTNERS CAN SHARE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION AROUND THE COUNTRY - AND ULTIMATELY, SHIFT THE NARRATIVE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS.
- $489,906 spent. VOTING RIGHTS: AT THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, WE ARE WORKING TO MODERNIZE ELECTIONS AND BUILD A 21ST CENTURY DEMOCRACY. A DEMOCRACY WHERE ALL OF OUR VOICES ARE HEARD. WITH OUR COALITION PARTNERS, WE INFORM THE PUBLIC, DECISION-MAKERS, AND THE MEDIA ABOUT BARRIERS TO VOTING AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT EXPAND THE RIGHT TO VOTE, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. VOTING, AND THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRACY, IS A RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUE. IT IS A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE. AND WE ARE OVERDUE FOR A CHANGE.
- $272,959 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ECONOMIC SECURITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CENSUS DATA EQUITY, FIGHTING HATE AND BIAS, AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
- $134,508 spent. CRIMINAL JUSTICE: INFLUENCE FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND AGENCY POLICYMAKING AROUND JUSTICE REFORM AND ADVANCE FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE REFORMS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PRE-TRIAL JUSTICE REFORM, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MILITARIZATION, SENTENCING AND PRISON REFORM, AND RE-ENTRY INITIATIVES
- $112,435 spent. EDUCATION EQUITY
- $97,376 spent. FAIR COURTS
- $65,181 spent. MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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