Media and Human Rights Community
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our purpose is to promote freedom of expression and media and human rights culture within local communities in the Middle East and North Africa. We support the independence of the media and providing a safe working environment for journalists and protect their economic and social rights. We aim to reduce rates of violations against media and expression freedoms, and we support the high professional and ethical standards of media through capacity building programs and technical support.
- Income
- $111,677
- Spending
- $104,868
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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 (3)
- $41,500 spent. Media and Human Rights Community received funding from the National Endowment for Democracy, an international donor funded by the United States Congress, to monitor press and media freedoms in Egypt. We monitored, documented and reported on 781 violations against journalists and media professionals in 2024. We documented 610 violations related to withholding payment from journalists, including a case where 200 journalists had their salaries withheld in one single press organization. We documented 74 violations of renewed pretrial detention against journalists with politicized criminal cases. Other noteworthy violations included arbitrary dismissals of journalists, arrests of journalists and media professionals, preventing media coverage, and physical assault and verbal threats against journalists by security officials, among others.
- $36,524 spent. Media and Human Rights Community received funding from the UK-based Media Defence to support media and journalism freedoms in Egypt through legal support to journalists and media professionals and legal research. In addition, we published five other legal papers on the increasing cost of court fees and its negative impact on litigation and legal defense, pretrial detention as a tool to restrict freedom of expression, arbitrary dismissals of newspaper editors from the journalists syndicate, the cybercrime law and its restrictions on the freedom of information, and pretrial detention usage as a result of authorities refusing to adhere to the penal code. The legal research included monthly and quarterly legal reports and an annual report on our legal support and legal trends related to the media environment. We also received support contributing to our legal support to journalists and media professionals, which helped 53 individuals in 15 criminal cases and 34 labor disputes cases in court, Ministry of Justice and within the journalist's syndicate.
- $33,653 spent. Media and Human Rights Community received funding from Czech-based People in Need to provide legal support to ensure the respect of journalism and media freedoms in Egypt. This included publishing a research paper on the effects of restrictive laws and regulations on journalism, a report on the threat posed by rising prices in cameras and photography equipment to photojournalists, a paper on the negative effects of the labor law on working women, an evaluation of the performance of the newly elected journalist syndicate council, and two guides on ethically covering funerals for photojournalists and gender-sensitive writing for journalists. We received support contributing to our legal support to journalists and media professionals, which helped 53 individuals in 15 criminal cases and 34 labor disputes cases in court, Ministry of Justice and within the journalist's syndicate. These mostly focused on arbitrary or wrongful dismissal of journalists by their employees with 32 cases filed. For criminal issues, we provided support on cases which included charges of spreading false news, joining a terrorist group, using an internet account to commit a crime, and protesting without a permit, among others. The legal support included attending investigations, detention renewal sessions, pleading before courts, writing lawsuits, appealing judgements, and appearing before committees and courts.
Source: Form 990EZ 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? 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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2022.
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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