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Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights reported $24.5 million in revenue and $25.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.04 went to program services, $18.26 to management and general costs and $3.70 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.2% of the total. Government grants made up 35.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $215,400 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 82% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $26MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$64.46 $16M
- Government grants$35.52 $8.7M
- Investment income$0.02 $5,733
Other revenue was negative: −$63,630. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.0% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.3% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.2% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 35.6% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $215,400 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.83% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 17.3 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLegal Immigration Services: CHIRLA's Legal Service Department has been recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) since August 30, 2011, to provide immigration legal services at low-cost. CHIRLA's legal staff comprises licensed attorneys, Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited representatives, Juris Doctors (awaiting bar results), trained paralegals (all awaiting DOJ accreditation decisions), and legal assistants. Since 2012, CHIRLA's legal staff has submitted thousands of applications for U.S. Naturalization forms (N-400). Since August 15, 2012, CHIRLA has filed thousands of…
Organizing: CHIRLA organizes a membership base to harness the power of a collective voice. Over the years, CHIRLA has applied principles of community organizing leadership development, strategies and tactics. With a robust and organized membership, CHIRLA coordinates actions to win pro-immigrant policies that make a difference in the lives of members. CHIRLA organizes its membership base into the following committees: Household Worker Committee, Street Vendor Committee, as well as student committees for the California DREAM Network at 35 colleges and universities statewide, and Wise Up! at 10…
Community Outreach and Education: CHIRLA educates immigrant workers, students and families to know and use their constitutional rights. CHIRLA's community education staff presented information to over 150,000 immigrants on an annual basis about worker rights, resources and how to protect themselves against Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement, wage theft and other worker rights and civil rights violations
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $215,400 | $0 | $0 | $215,400 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $184,360 | $0 | $0 | $184,360 |
| Director of Legal Services Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $152,016 | $0 | $0 | $152,016 |
| Director of Programs Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $142,522 | $0 | $0 | $142,522 |
| Director of Administration/HR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $142,289 | $0 | $0 | $142,289 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $849K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5231
- Volunteers Part I, line 6144
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights spent in FY2025, $78.04 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights reported that 78.0% of its $25.8 million in expenses went to program services, 18.3% to management and general and 3.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $215,400, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights get its money?
Of $24.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 100.2% came from contributions and grants (including 35.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-4421521 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610849349302011 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501349349307610 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441319349305374 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349310519 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349318300 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202143359349301324 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-4421521: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.