2025-07-02T15:24:20-05:00 2024-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2024-01-01 133801864 CHILDREN'S RIGHTS INC CHIL 2126832210 88 PINE STREET SUITE 800 NEW YORK NY 10005 SANDY SANTANA PRES./EXEC.DIR. 2126832210 2025-07-02 1 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2126618640 2025-07-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SANDY SANTANA 88 PINE STREET SUITE 800 NEW YORK NY 10005 11622994 0 X WWW.CHILDRENSRIGHTS.ORG X 1994 NY THROUGH STRATEGIC ADVOCACY AND CIVIL RIGHTS IMPACT LITIGATION, CHILDREN'S RIGHTS HOLDS GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE AND HEALTHY. 17 17 53 16 0 0 5362824 3418751 860706 1486091 292473 703605 3673 6934 6519676 5615381 0 0 0 0 5920765 6131074 150764 160687 1005029 1867434 1552437 7938963 7844198 -1419287 -2228817 14925184 15226402 1870754 4258589 13054430 10967813 X CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IS A NATIONAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT INVESTIGATES, EXPOSES, AND COMBATS VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN. THROUGH STRATEGIC ADVOCACY AND CIVIL RIGHTS IMPACT LITIGATION, CHILDREN'S RIGHTS HOLDS GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE, HEALTHY, AND FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1995, CHILDREN'S RIGHTS HAS ACHIEVED LASTING, SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ACROSS OVER 20 STATES. 0 0 6016408 1486091 CHILD INSTITUTIONALIZATION:IN NEW YORK, WE PARTNERED WITH A GROUP OF YOUNG LEADERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO ADVOCATE FOR AN END, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, TO THE PRACTICE OF PLACING YOUTH IN PRISON-LIKE CONGREGATE FACILITIES -- AND INSTEAD, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESOURCES SO THEY CAN BE CARED FOR BY LOVING ADULTS IN HOME SETTINGS. WE SUBMITTED TESTIMONY TO THE U.S. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH INVESTIGATED ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT AT CERTAIN FOR-PROFIT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES, PROVIDING EVIDENCE THAT THE UNNECESSARY PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS IS ONE OF THE MOST PERNICIOUS WAYS THAT GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS INFLICT VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN.(CONTINUTED ON SCHEDULE O)MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS: IN RHODE ISLAND WE FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE FOR DENYING MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH THEIR RIGHT TO APPROPRIATE MENTAL HEALTH CARE. WE FILED A SIMILAR LAWSUIT IN NEW YORK IN 2022. AND IN MAINE WE REACHED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT KIDS IN THE FOSTER SYSTEM FROM A LACK OF OVERSIGHT OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF DANGEROUS PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS. HOUSING JUSTICE: IN LOS ANGELES WE WON A SIGNIFICANT LEGAL VICTORY ON BEHALF OF YOUNG ADULTS TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE FOSTER SYSTEM, HOLDING LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SAFE HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AFFIRMING THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUTH BEYOND THE AGE OF 18, AND SETTING A CRITICAL PRECEDENT FOR THE FUTURE.LGBTQ+ YOUTH RIGHTS:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAMBDA LEGAL, WE PUBLISHED SAFE HAVENS, A POWERFUL REPORT CALLING FOR PROTECTIONS FOR TRANS AND NONBINARY YOUTHAND DETAILING STRATEGIES THAT CAN KEEP YOUTH SAFE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, PREVENT SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, AND PROTECT CHILDREN IN CHILD WELFARE, JUVENILE LEGAL, AND HOMELESSNESS SYSTEMS. 6016408 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 1 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AS CA CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD ME MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PW RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY X MARJORIE MCANDREWS 2126832210 88 PINE STREET SUITE 800 NEW YORK NY 10005 DAN GALPERN CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LEWIS TEPPER VICE CHAIR/TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ANNE ROBINSON SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 LEIGH FARRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN C MYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWANNA KIMBRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH KORCHIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN SHATTUCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KASSEEM DEAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN NEUKOM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER D SERATING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES STANTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHIARA TRENTO MAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY GALLUZZO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBI TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZACHARY BURKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA HARTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY SANTANA PRES./EXEC.DIR. 35.00 X 251361 0 36053 MARJORIE MCANDREWS CFO 30.00 X 181412 0 8691 IRA LUSTBADER CPO 35.00 X 235473 0 35387 HARRY FRISCHER CHIEF COUNSEL 35.00 X 212276 0 25763 SAMANTHA BARTOSZ DEP LITIGATION DIR 35.00 X 202547 0 17153 LEECIA WELCH DEP LITIGATION DIR 35.00 X 192406 0 17740 SHEREEN WHITE DIR. 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