Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 187 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,345,493 to it, the largest being FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS EDUCATION FUND ($472,832). 77 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $50M
- Funders on record
- 187
- Grants received
- $3.3M
- Net assets
- $11M
What Human Rights Campaign Inc does
Mission
The human rights campaign is organized and operated for the promotion of the social welfare of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (lgbtq+) community. By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, hrc strives to end discrimination against lgbtq+ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Federal, field, and legal advocacy: hrc advocates for full legal equality for lgbtq+ people at the federal, state, and local levels. In fy25, we promoted pro-equality legislation, opposed discriminatory policies, and educated lawmakers and the public about the social and economic impacts of pro-lgbtq+ inclusion in schools, workplaces, and throughout public life. Through advocacy, research, and coalition-building, hrc continued its work to advance fair policies, defend against harmful legislation, and strengthen protections nationwide.
$15,049,089 spentof which $68,973 as grants41% of program spendingMembership education and mobilization: with more than 3.6 million members and supporters, hrc mobilizes people across the country to take action for equality. Through events, pride celebrations, and community-led engagement, we continued to elevate lgbtq+ leaders, build volunteer networks, and expand public support for our mission.
$11,978,857 spentof which $576,326 as grants$233,958 earned by the program33% of program spendingCommunications & media advocacy: hrc drives public understanding and support for lgbtq+ equality through strategic communications and media engagement. By telling our community's stories and responding to key national moments, hrc amplified lgbtq+ voices, helped shape public discourse, and strengthened visibility for equality efforts across major and community media outlets. Social media, webinars, and digital training enabled hrc to reach the media, members, and the public and amplify our work toward full equality.
$5,013,332 spentof which $20,796 as grants14% of program spendingPublic policy, education & training
$4,386,501 spentof which $83,247 as grants12% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $36,427,779.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $32M to $44M (+38%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 37 funders to 51 funders, grant income rose $150k → $630k.
4 of 187 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 4% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $8.7M from 9 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Human Rights Campaign Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC raised.
From the IRS filings of HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 187 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 14% of grant income, and it takes 9 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 9 funders to its left
57% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 19% · 2018 20% · 2019 13% · 2020 20% · 2021 40% · 2022 19% · 2023 40% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
17% of HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 41% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC draws 70% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 33 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $120k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC's funding base is broadening — from 37 funders to 51 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 63 civil rights nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $38 on record.
- REFUNDS - GENERAL $38
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 49 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Hrc PAC · exempt
- Hrc Equality Votes · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC?
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 187 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,345,493 to it, the largest being FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS EDUCATION FUND ($472,832). 77 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC have?
- IRS filings report 187 organizations giving $3,345,493 in grants to HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC, 77 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC?
- FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS EDUCATION FUND is the largest funder on record, with $472,832 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 187 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing