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Citizens Commission on Human Rights

EIN 68-0005541 · Los Angeles, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair63 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (CCHR) IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-POLITICAL, NON-RELIGIOUS MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG WHOSE MISSION IS TO ERADICATE ABUSES COMMITTED UNDER THE GUISE OF MENTAL HEALTH. WE WORK TO ENSURE PATIENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONS ARE ENACTED AND UPHELD AS THERE IS RAMPANT ABUSE IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH.

Income
$2.1 million
Spending
$2.2 million
Spent on programs
72%
Reserves
1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 96%
Employees
47
Volunteers
18
Highest pay
$84,500, director/non-officer employee

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

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 11% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 6% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    72% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 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 64% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 7 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 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)
  1. $379,689 spent. RESEARCH:AS CCHR IS A MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG, CCHR CONDUCTED RESEARCH INTO MANY AREAS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT), THE USE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINTS IN PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES, PATIENT ABUSES AND HARM IN PSYCHIATRIC-BEHAVIORAL FACILITIES, THE PRESCRIBING OF MIND-ALTERING PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, AND THE LINK BETWEEN PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS AND VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE. DATA WAS ALSO OBTAINED ON PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES' VIOLATIONS OF STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES OR REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE COMMISSION OF FRAUD AND PATIENT ABUSE.
  2. $174,184 spent. INFORMATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE & HOTLINE: CCHR'S WEBSITE, WWW.CCHRINT.ORG, PROVIDES A MEANS FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME BETTER INFORMED ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES THE PSYCHIATRIC DRUG SIDE EFFECTS DATABASE WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEARCH AND FIND THE DOCUMENTED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL DRUG REGULATORY AGENCY WARNINGS AND STUDIES PUBLISHED ON PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS. IN ADDITION TO THE INTERACTIVE DATABASE, THERE ARE WEB PAGES SUMMARIZING THE DOCUMENTED RISKS OF THE MAIN CLASSES OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS.CCHR ALSO HAS ITS WWW.PSYCHCRIME.ORG WEBSITE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PSYCHIATRIC CRIME AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS DATABASE. THIS DATABASE CONTAINS SEARCHABLE INFORMATION ABOUT PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WHO HAVE BEEN CRIMINALLY CONVICTED AND/OR SENTENCED, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISCIPLINED BY STATE MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHER HEALTHCARE BOARDS FOR DISCREDITABLE CONDUCT.AN ADDITIONAL WEBSITE, FIGHTFORKIDS.ORG, IS A SPECIALIZED SERVICE FOR PARENTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON PEDIATRIC-YOUTH PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENTS AND ABUSE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM THESE.THE CCHRINT.ORG WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES CCHR'S ABUSE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN EASILY REPORT PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE ONLINE AND CCHR CAN DOCUMENT AND ASSIST THESE ABUSE CASES. CCHR ALSO PROVIDES A TOLL-FREE HOTLINE TO REPORT INCIDENTS OF PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE, FRAUD, OR OTHER CRIMINAL CONDUCT OR MENTAL HEALTH RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND TO REQUEST FREE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE WITH FILING COMPLAINTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. THE HOTLINE AND ONLINE ABUSE CASE REPORT FORM ARE PROMOTED THROUGH CCHR'S WEBSITES, MEDIA RELEASES, AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
  3. $35,179 spent. PUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACY, INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES:CCHR IS A MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY WATCHDOG AND A VOICE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT BEING ABUSED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. BY INVESTIGATING THE ABUSES REPORTED TO IT AND ASSISTING THOSE ABUSED AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES TO FILE COMPLAINTS, CCHR AIMS TO ERADICATE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED UNDER THE GUISE OF MENTAL HEALTH "CARE." CCHR, ALONG WITH ADVOCACY GROUPS AND EXPERTS, CONTINUED TO INFORM AND EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE INHERENT DANGERS OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTS, INVOLUNTARY DETAINMENT IN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PRACTICES.
  4. $820,088 spent. PUBLIC OUTREACH:CCHR CONDUCTED PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH ITS WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA. PRESS RELEASES WERE POSTED BY CCHR ON THE WEBSITE (WWW.CCHRINT.ORG), AND PROMOTED THROUGH ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND THROUGH MEDIA OUTLETS VIA ONLINE PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. CCHR ALSO POSTED DOCUMENTARIES, VIDEOS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THESE ONLINE AVENUES. IT ALSO PROMOTED ITS PUBLIC AWARENESS PSYCHIATRY MUSEUM.CCHR'S "PSYCHIATRY: AN INDUSTRY OF DEATH" MUSEUM DETAILS THE HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY AND HOW ITS TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO MANY, MANY DEATHS AND ABUSE. AS PART OF CCHR'S PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, THE MUSEUM'S GRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY-STYLE EXPOSE INCLUDES 14 STATE-OF-THE-ART MINI-DOCUMENTARIES ADDRESSING & EXPOSING THE LINEAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE PASSED OFF AS "TREATMENT" WITHIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF MODERN, MEDICAL "PRACTICE".
  5. $166,582 spent. PUBLICATIONS:AS A WATCHDOG ORGANIZATION, CCHR PRODUCES MANY EDUCATIONAL PROPERTIES, INCLUDING OFFICIAL REPORTS AND SUBMISSIONS TO POLICYMAKERS, POSITIONING STATEMENTS ON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND DOCUMENTARIES COVERING ASPECTS OF PSYCHIATRY'S HARMFUL IMPACT ON SOCIETY. THE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PROTECTIONS NEEDED FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES' CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO INFORMED CONSENT FOR TREATMENT AND TO BE SAFEGUARDED AGAINST COERCIVE PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICES.

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

  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 December 2024.

    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 October 1993.

    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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