Human & Civil Rights Organizations of America, Inc.

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1 Human & Civil Rights Organizations of America, Inc. May 2011 April Washington Street, Suite 201, Salem MA

2 About Us Founded in 1994 as a tax exempt organization, seeks to support the human rights community in the United States and overseas primarily by providing access to workplace campaigns such as that operated by the U.S. government. We are governed by a volunteer board, and our finances are audited annually by an independent firm of certified public accountants. Our primary focus is to assist our members to enter the U.S. government s Combined Federal Campaign. For half a century, the CFC has been a key source of support for thousands of not for profit: CFC donors have given over $7 billion to eligible groups during this period. functions within the CFC as a federation an umbrella organization that screens charities to ensure they are in fact eligible for the program. We also help to transfer donated funds to our benefiting members. has partnered with other federations to share staff and keep administrative costs low. Together, this family of federations is known as the Workplace Giving Alliance, and we are proud to serve over 300 national and over 100 local not for profit groups across the United States. Board of Directors Marshall Strauss President & CEO Mikhail Kazachkov Vice President Richard O'Connor Secretary Jesse Sage Treasurer Henry Clark Don Gay Mark Lyons Lori Piccolo Eve Spangler Michael Washburn Staff Sisi Deng Charlie Drapala Leah Hamilton Barbara Pugliese Nancy Rexford Lisa Rosenthal Page 2 of 5

3 Program Highlights provided the following programs and services to our members and to the giving public in fiscal year 2011: Application assistance Representation of member organizations before OPM Disseminating information about the work of our member charities to the workplace giving public Connecting members to opportunities to participate in CFC promotional and educational events Forwarding contributor name and address information, as requested, and Accounting for and transmitting donated funds. In addition, as a founder of the Workplace Giving Alliance, provided similar services to other federations: Aging & Disabilities Charities of America Animal Welfare Fund Arts Federation Child Aid International Child Aid USA Children & Youth Services Jewish Aid Worldwide Medical Research Charities Mental Health and Addiction Network Partners for a Better World Peace & Reconciliation Charities Village by Village A Million Donors Choose In the summer of 2011, we published A Million Donors Choose, reporting pledge results from the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign. Each year, about a million U.S. government employees participate in the CFC. Before our report, no one including the government knew to what degree CFC donors had supported each of the thousands of organizations that had qualified for the program. For the first time, those involved with the CFC (whether government staff, donor, or charity) knew that the organization receiving the highest level of support was St. Jude s Children Research Hospital. The second highest level of support went to the American Red Cross. A Million Donors Choose is an ongoing study. Further reports will be published in future years. Page 3 of 5

4 2012 CFC Members 1 Advocacy Project 40 Institute for Food and Development Policy 2 Advocates for Human Rights 41 Interfaith Worker Justice 3 American Indian Science and Engineering Society 42 International Campaign for Tibet 4 American Islamic Congress 43 International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission 5 American Jewish Committee 44 International Labor Rights Forum 6 Americans for Indian Opportunity 45 Jobs with Justice Education Fund 7 Anti-Defamation League 46 Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund 8 Asian American Justice Center 47 Latin America Working Group Education Fund 9 Association for Union Democracy 48 Matthew Shepard Foundation 10 Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 49 National Center for Lesbian Rights 11 Blind Federation of America 50 National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty 12 Catholic Legal Immigration Network 51 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation 13 Center For American Progress 52 National Housing and Community Development Law 14 Center for Justice and Accountability 53 National Immigration Forum 15 Center for Law and Social Policy 54 National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild 16 Center for Victims of Torture 55 National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty 17 CenterLink 56 National Save the Family Farm Coalition 18 Citizens for Global Solutions Education Fund 57 Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays 19 Community Voice Mail National Office 58 Polaris Project 20 Criminal Justice Legal Foundation 59 Public Citizen Foundation 21 Dalai Lama Foundation 60 Quixote Center 22 Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund 61 Reconciling Ministries Network 23 Dui Hua Foundation 62 Robert F. Kennedy Center For Justice and Human Rights 24 EarthRights International 63 Sojourners 25 Electronic Frontier Foundation 64 Southeast Asia Resource Action Center 26 Equality Forum 65 Street Law 27 Equality Now 66 Survivors of Torture International 28 Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting 67 Tahirih Justice Center 29 Family Equality Council 68 Tibet Fund 30 Freedom House 69 United for a Fair Economy 31 Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation 70 United National Indian Tribal Youth 32 Gender Action 71 United to End Genocide 33 Global Exchange 72 Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights 34 GLSEN 73 Violence Policy Center 35 Gray Panthers Project Fund 74 Washington Office on Latin America 36 Human Rights in China 75 Wellstone Action Fund 37 Human Rights Watch 76 Witness 38 Immigration Equality 77 Women's Leadership Fund 39 Indian Law Resource Center Page 4 of 5

5 Our Revenue and Member Fees We received revenue from donations made directly to, from service fees charged to our member charities, and from fees paid by federations receiving administrative services. As reported on our Form 990, total revenue in FY 12 was $1,528,080. Of this amount, $600,382 represented fees charged to our members and other federations, with the bulk of these fees being paid by these other federations. We distributed $929,098 to our member charities, reflecting funds received on their behalf from the CFC. We state our fees in advance. Charities applying to the CFC in affiliation with our federation are asked to sign a form which acknowledges our fee policy. For the 2012 CFC, the federation s fee policy was stated as follows: asks members to contribute to the cost of screening applications, reporting pledges, distributing funds, and other CFC related activity. The fee to be paid by any organization reflects that organization s net receipts in the CFC. For the 2012 CFC, will charge 4.5 percent of a member s net receipts, with a minimum fee of $350. will never assess more than one third of an organization s net receipts even if this does not meet the $350 minimum. The fee will be capped at $5,000. Audited Financial Statement Summary Page 5 of 5