Washington Brazil Office
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To promote and defend democracy human rights socio-environmental justice and equity in Brazil and in U.S.-Brazil relations through advocacy research and transnational collaboration.
- Income
- $188,420
- Spending
- $191,303
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $54,870, public affairs specialist
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $78,765 spent. The WBO strengthened democracy human rights and socioenvironmental justice in Brazil through international advocacy in the U.S. and multilateral arenas. In 2025 the WBO supported congressional engagement on Brazil including work related to disinformation democratic institutions tariffs and threats to the rule of law. The WBO also co-organized a multi-sector Brazilian civil society delegation to NYC and Washington D.C. from September 24 to October 1 2025 bringing together organizations working on Indigenous rights environmental protection LGBTQI equality democracy and territorial defense. The delegation participated in meetings with U.S. congressional offices the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights the Mission of Brazil to the OAS the Atlantic Council AFL-CIO and other civil society and policy organizations.
- $61,716 spent. The WBO carried out capacity-building research and communications activities to strengthen the ability of Brazilian civil society and international audiences to understand and respond to challenges related to democracy human rights and socioenvironmental justice in Brazil. In 2025 the WBO organized an online course on the Inter-American System of Human Rights held 8 sessions totaling 24 hours for Brazilian civil society leaders legal professionals students and human rights advocates. The course reached an average of 30-40 participants per session and 26 participants received certificates of completion. The WBO also maintained public-facing communications including its weekly newsletter podcast website opinion articles press releases and social media channels. By December 2025 the newsletter reached 1,957 subscribers in English and 428 subscribers in Portuguese while the website recorded 28,000 unique visitors and 46,000 page views.
- $48,800 spent. The WBO advanced a joint project with Instituto Lavoro titled Strengthening International Advocacy on Labor and Social Rights approved by the Open Society Foundations in 2025. Through this project the WBO supported Brazilian labor organizations and social movements in developing international advocacy strategies including the presentation of cases and thematic reports to international bodies. The project also aims to connect labor rights to broader debates on climate democracy and economic justice in multilateral forums and to build an integrated advocacy calendar between Brazil Washington and key European institutions. This work will Brazilian labor organizations social movements and allied civil society actors by expanding their capacity to engage international mechanisms and policy spaces.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 2025.
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 March 2022.
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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