Handicap International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL DBA HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) WORKS WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLE LIVING IN SITUATIONS OF VULNERABILITY, INCLUDING POVERTY, EXCLUSION, CONFLICT, AND DISASTER.
- Income
- $51.3 million
- Spending
- $51.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 94%
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $217,372, exec. director (until 05/24)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 97% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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, 2024, 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)
- $15.2 million spent. DISABILITY RIGHTS AND INCLUSION:WORKING ALONGSIDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) ADVOCATES FOR THEIR ACCESS TO ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL LIFE, INCLUDING EDUCATION, DECENT, WAGED EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND MORE. CRITICAL WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO ORGANIZE AROUND EFFECTIVE POLICIES TO SEE THEIR RIGHTS UPHELD. ACCOUNTING FOR 31% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HI-US IN 2024, THIS WORK HAPPENS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ALL THE WAY UP TO GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY. PROJECTS IN PLACES LIKE MADAGASCAR AND NEPAL HELPED CHILDREN THRIVE AT ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS. IN IRAQ, HI TRAINED 43 WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES ON LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, AND MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. IN COUNTRIES LIKE JORDAN AND DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC), HI'S ECONOMIC INCLUSION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO HELP PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BECOME FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT, THROUGH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS. IN JORDAN, 24 PEOPLE ENROLLED IN AND COMPLETED VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES SUCH AS TAILORING, PHONE MAINTENANCE, AND HAIR DRESSING. FROM THE COURSE, TWO PARTICIPANTS EVEN TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. IN DRC, HI SUPPORTS SAVING AND INTERNAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO BOLSTER FINANCIAL LITERACY OF PARTICIPANTS WITH LOW SPENDING POWER AND USES MONITORING TOOLS TO ENSURE GROUPS ARE INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. IN KENYA, THE "INBUSINESS" PROJECT HELPED TO TRAIN AND EMPOWER ALMOST 1,200 MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS LIVING IN THE KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN SUPPORT TO DEFINE THEIR BUSINESSES AND TRAINING TO IMPROVE THEIR SALES, BUDGETARY AND MARKETING SKILLS.
- $12.5 million spent. EMERGENCY:HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HI) RESPONDS TO CONFLICTS, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND FOOD CRISES, PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE ENDURING SOME OF OUR PLANET'S MOST CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. IN PARTICULAR, WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE WITH NEW INJURIES, AGING ADULTS, AND ISOLATED WOMEN AND CHILDREN. BY OFFERING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO REFUGEES, DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND THE MOST AFFECTED POPULATIONS, HI ENSURES THAT NO ONE FACES EXCLUSION DURING AN EMERGENCY. IN 2024, 25% OF FUNDS RAISED BY THE HI-US OFFICE FUNDED EMERGENCY ACTIVITIES.IN 2024, 24 CYCLONES MADE LANDFALL IN THE PHILIPPINES IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. HI PROVIDED FINANCIAL AID TO 3,900 HOUSEHOLDS, DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 500 HOUSEHOLDS, SUPPLIED MOBILITY AIDS TO 250 PEOPLE, AND DISTRIBUTED 250 WASH KITS IN THE CAGAYAN VALLEY.HI CONTINUED RESPONDING TO ONGOING CONFLICTS IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY AND UKRAINE. IN GAZA, TEAMS PROVIDED REHABILITATION SESSIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND NEW INJURIES AND DISTRIBUTED MOBILITY AIDS SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS AND WALKERS. TEAMS ALSO LED EXPLOSIVE RISK EDUCATION SESSIONS TO TEACH CHILDREN AND ADULTS HOW TO STAY SAFE DURING BOMBINGS AND AMID UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION. IN UKRAINE, DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS, DISTRIBUTION OF HYGIENE KITS AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE RISK EDUCATION. WITH SUPPORT FROM USAID'S BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, HI'S ATLAS LOGISTICS TEAM COORDINATED THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR DOZENS OF HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS SERVING COMMUNITIES NEAR THE FRONT LINE AND ACROSS UKRAINE.
- $7.9 million spent. ARMED VIOLENCE REDUCTION:A COMPREHENSIVE HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION STRATEGY IS KEY TO ACHIEVING NOT JUST LANDS FREE OF WEAPONS, BUT ALSO TO ENSURING THAT CIVILIANS LIVING IN DANGEROUS ZONES ARE WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE RISKS OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THE WAYS TO STAY SAFE. IN 2024, 16% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HI-US SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE ARMED VIOLENCE, AND SUPPORT VICTIMS OF EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR IN PLACES SUCH AS COLOMBIA, CAMBODIA, LAOS AND SENEGAL.IN 2024, HI RAN LAND RELEASE OPERATIONS ACROSS COLOMBIA, INCLUDING VISTAHERMOSA, CHAPARRAL, ANTIOQUIA, META, AND CAUCA. HI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED LAND RELEASE EFFORTS, DECLARED THE AREAS MINE-FREE AND HANDED OVER THE LAND IN 5 MUNICIPALITIES: ACANDI, CAJIBIO, ZONE 5 CHAPARALL, VEGACHI AND YALI. LAND RELEASE ALLOWS AGRICULTURE, THE MAINSTAY OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY, TO TAKE OFF AGAIN WITH THE CULTIVATION OF COFFEE, SUGAR CANE, PINEAPPLE, CASSAVA AND BANANA CROPS.MEANWHILE, IN CAMBODIA, DEMINING TEAMS CONTINUED WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAMBODIAN SELF-HELP DEMINING ORGANIZATION (CSHD) TO CLEAR MINEFIELDS AND RESTORE THE LAND CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF COMMUNITIES. FURTHER, THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO STRENGTHEN CSHD'S CAPACITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS SO THAT IN 2025 THEY COULD TAKE OVER THE LAND RELEASE OPERATIONS. IN 2024, THE CAMBODIA PROJECT MANAGED TO RELEASE 308,908 M2 OF LAND. THESE TWO PROJECTS ARE FUNDED IN LARGE PART BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THROUGH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF WEAPONS REMOVAL AND ABATEMENT GRANTS.
- $7.2 million spent. REHABILITATION: PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION HAS BEEN A COMPONENT OF HUMANITY & INCLUSION'S (HI) WORK SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1982. PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, ALONG WITH ASSISTIVE DEVICES, HELP TO FOSTER AUTONOMY FOR PEOPLE WITH INJURIES, CHRONIC DISEASES, OR DISABILITIES. AS A PIONEER IN HUMANITARIAN REHABILITATION, ESPECIALLY AFTER NATURAL DISASTER AND CONFLICT, HI HAS FIRMLY EMBEDDED PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION COMPONENTS INTO MANY OF OUR PROJECTS. IN 2024, 15% OF FUNDS RAISED BY HI-US SUPPORTED REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES.IN PLACES LIKE BANGLADESH, THAILAND AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CIVILIANS INJURED BY ARMED VIOLENCE RECEIVED TAILORED REHABILITATION SERVICES, INCLUDING FITTINGS FOR PROSTHETICS AND OTHER MOBILITY AIDS. IN UGANDA, HI'S TEAMS SERVING REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES, UTILIZED 3D-PRINTING TO CREATE STATE-OF-THE-ART, CUSTOM BRACES AND PROSTHETICS FOR INDIVIDUALS. THIS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY HELPS PATIENTS UNABLE TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO PROSTHETICS WORKSHOPS AND REHABILITATION CLINICS TO BE FITTED WITH DEVICES THROUGH HOME VISITS BY HI'S SPECIALISTS. HI PROVIDED PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES 519 REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN UGANDA, OVERACHIEVING THE GOAL BY 30%.
- $6.6 million spent. HEALTH AND PREVENTION: WORLDWIDE, MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING EXPOSED TO DISEASE, ROAD ACCIDENTS, OR INJURIES THAT CAN RESULT IN PERMANENT DISABILITY. IN 2024, 13% OF FUNDS RAISED SUPPORTED A MIX OF PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROJECTS. IN ETHIOPIA, HI IMPLEMENTED A CONSORTIUM PROJECT FOCUSED ON NUTRITION FOR REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN GAMBELLA. HI PROVIDED STIMULATION THERAPY FOR MALNOURISHED CHILDREN, WHICH PROMOTES SWIFT RECOVERY AND PREVENTS LONG TERM DISABILITY. AS A PART OF THE PROJECT, IN 2024 HI PROVIDED 2,917 STIMULATION THERAPY SESSIONS TO CHILDREN UNDER FIVE. IN SYRIA, HI PROVIDED STIMULATION THERAPY TO 1,377 MALNOURISHED CHILDREN OVER 7,214 SESSIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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? 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 September 10, 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 June 2006.
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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