Citizens Commission on Human Rights
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What it says it does
THE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF AUSTIN (CCHR OF AUSTIN) IS A 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.
- Income
- $198,000
- Spending
- $281,127
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 19.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $42,071, executive director
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
Good: 75 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 19.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 42% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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
Good: 86 out of 100.
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (2)
- $152,195 spent. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:PUBLIC AWARENESSIN 2024 CCHR AUSTIN CONTINUED ON A STATE LEVEL AND NATIONALLY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGGING, THE NEED FOR INCREASED WARNINGS AND GREATER AVENUES OF INFORMED CONSENT. IN ADDITION IT CONTINUED ITS STATEWIDE SPEAKING TOUR, GIVING PRESENTATIONS IN LOCATIONS RANGING FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO THE TEXAS COAST, EDUCATING PARENTS AND PARENT GROUPS ON PARENTAL RIGHTS IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH. CCHR AUSTIN CONTINUED ITS CHILDREN'S CRUSADE TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND OTHERS ON HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES ON ISSUES SURROUNDING SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH AND PARENTAL CONSENT. MANY PARENTS SHOWED UP TO THE CAPITOL TO RELAY THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. CCHR AUSTIN CONTINUED TO SERVICE ALLIED GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS, AND ATTORNEYS, EDUCATING THEM ON ISSUES INCLUDING CONSENT, AND THE PROBLEM OF PATIENTS BEING HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL IN PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES.RESEARCHING PSYCHIATRIC ABUSEDURING 2024, CCHR AUSTIN RESPONDED TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH RELATED COMPLAINTS, AS WELL AS SEEING A POST-COVID RETURN OF ALLEGATIONS FROM PATIENTS AND LOVED ONES THAT THEY WERE HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL IN PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES. THIS LED TO A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BEING FILED.
- $34,906 spent. LEGISLATIVE:CCHR AUSTIN EDUCATED LEGISLATORS ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES ABOUT ISSUES OF PSYCHIATRIC ABUSE, INCLUDING VOLUNTARY PATIENTS BEING HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS. CCHR AUSTIN ALSO EDUCATED LEGISLATORS ON A NUMBER OF MENTAL HEATLH ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCTED IN SCHOOLS WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. MANY PARENTS CAME TO THE CAPITOL TO TELL LEGISLATORS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
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 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not 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 2024.
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 October 21, 2026.
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