2025-11-15T14:31:20-05:00 2025-06-30 811374244 Schutz CPA Ltd PO Box 898 Stillwater MN 55082 990 2024-07-01 363292374 The Advocates For Human Rights % Michele McKenzie ADVO 6123413302 330 South Second Avenue Suite 800 Minneapolis MN 55401 MICHELE MCKENZIE Executive Director 6123413302 2025-11-15 true true JENNIFER SCHUTZ P01272516 6514395990 2025-11-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 4880475 false X www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org X 1983 MN To promote and protect human rights in the United States and around the world. 25 25 37 1617 0 0 3451351 4008130 553057 612412 15049 147717 133473 6248 4152930 4774507 0 0 2719472 2740752 61313 86206 231400 1392628 1745510 4173413 4572468 -20483 202039 4437448 4739712 712467 744359 3724981 3995353 X To promote and protect human rights in the United States and around the world. false false 1765630 612412 Migrants Human Rights: The Advocates mobilized 845 pro bono legal professionals to provide free immigration legal services to people fleeing persecution or torture, unaccompanied children, trafficking survivors, and people in detention in FY25. In FY25, we delivered legal assistance in approximately 3,000 cases to people living throughout the Upper Midwest. 707819 International Justice: The Advocates promotes international human rights by partnering with human rights defenders, coalitions, and affected communities to abolish the death penalty and protect the rights of LGBTIQ people, women, migrants, and others facing violence and discrimination. Engaging more than 350 volunteers, The Advocates documents violations, amplifies the voices of human rights defenders, and leverages international human rights mechanisms to influence local change. In FY25, The Advocates collaborated with 54 human rights partners in 51 countries to strengthen protections and drive legal reform. 664893 Research, Education, & Advocacy: The Advocates engages volunteers through the Immigration Court Observation Project to monitor hearings, expose systemic rights violations, and press for reform, with more than 1,400 participants since 2017. The Advocates also advances policy change to align U.S. federal, state, and local laws with international human rights standards. The Advocates combats sex and labor trafficking by addressing the root causes of trafficking, prioritizing survivor protection and agency, and reforming law, policies, and systems. 641595 284788 926383 4064725 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true X 10 0 true 37 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 25 25 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MN X X X Michele McKenzie 6123413302 330 South Second Avenue Suite 800 Minneapolis MN 55401 Robin Phillips Past Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 145932 0 0 Michele McKenzie Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 119519 0 0 Alison McElroy Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Will Manske Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dean Eyler Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cheryl Olseth Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Bercaw Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Kariuki Ries Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Vander Haar Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Speer Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Supalla Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Emily Wessels Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hiba Al Hasnawi Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Lenzmeier Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 X Kevin Zhao Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Howard Meyers III Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jen Miernicki Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Field Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim ONeal Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Koneck Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Ralph Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Walling Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bridget Chivimbiso Chigunwe Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Halferty Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bindi Swammi Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peggy Grieve Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Evans Chair 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 265451 0 0 2 false false false 1197342 2810788 335818 4008130 Contract Revenue 611710 601694 601694 Program Service Fees 611710 10718 10718 612412 147717 147717 112196 105968 6228 6228 Other 900001 20 20 20 4774507 612432 0 153945 X 265451 233596 13273 18582 2040350 1829130 136523 74697 258452 235485 15092 7875 176499 158849 10528 7122 69950 69950 115494 82767 29994 2733 86206 86206 543000 543000 128307 99309 25710 3288 311293 288444 13323 9526 390578 388581 1997 31152 15916 6441 8795 449 449 28811 28087 425 299 Subscriptions & Resources 34463 32147 1480 836 Postage 32938 23225 1310 8403 Printing and Duplication 24725 22488 1594 643 Telephone and Internet 13012 12057 557 398 21338 1694 19644 4572468 4064725 276343 231400 115100 520559 3328 3725 568837 261462 701617 563913 52059 83934 44916 44916 449 2509124 2975438 486934 330681 4437448 4739712 195217 336980 33863 517250 373516 712467 744359 X 3552570 3422661 172411 572692 3724981 3995353 4437448 4739712 202039 68333 0 X false true X true false X 2093927 3483271 3309880 3451351 4089286 16427715 2093927 3483271 3309880 3451351 4089286 16427715 1775894 14651821 2287 26637 15049 147717 191690 296931 2862 3127 1253 20 304193 16923598 0.86580 0.90380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44916 44916 Security Deposit 10132 Right of Use Asset 320549 330681 Lease Liability 373516 373516 20961721 68333 16118881 16187214 4774507 4774507 20691349 16118881 16118881 4572468 4572468 true Europe including Iceland and Greenland Program services Advocacy Education 65724 Central America and the Caribbean Program services Advocacy Education 3915 South Asia Program services Education 3812 North America Not the United States Program services Advocacy Education 3502 Sub-Saharan Africa Program services Advocacy Education 658 77611 77611 false false false false false false X X X X X true Future Funding LLC - Ellen Davis 3645 Pillsbury Ave S Minneapolis MN 55409 Grant writing false 568119 25200 542919 Gretchen Piper Consulting LLC 463 Highcroft Rd Wayzata MN 55391 Grant writing false 61006 -61006 568119 86206 481913 MN HRAD 112196 393127 -280931 65016 40952 112196 393127 -280931 65016 40952 105968 -386899 X Supplies and Event Costs 335818 Est FMV false false false Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Reviewed by finance committee and Board of Directors prior to filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The Board of Directors members each sign a conflict of interest statement annually. At each meeting the Board reviews and addresses potential conflicts. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The executive directors salary was initially set by, and is regularly reviewed by the Board of Directors Executive Committee and is based upon industry standards, Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b Salaries are reviewed with the Executive Committee when positions are filled and are based on industry standards. Any changes in compensation are reviewed by the finance committee, Executive Committee, and full Board of Directors as part of the annual budgeting process. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Available upon request. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Amounts include consultants, translators, contract staff, and other contracted services. Part III response or note to any other line in Part III Nepal School: Since 1999, The Advocates has partnered with the Sankhu-Palubari community in Nepal to provide the most at-risk children with a genuine alternative to child labor through the realization of the basic human right to education. The school provides an entirely free education, including textbooks, uniforms, and a daily meal, to 375 students enrolled in pre-K through grade 10. More than fifty percent of students are girls. Part V response or note to any other line in Part V Part III 4d Other Program Services - Womens Human Rights: The Advocates works to end violence against women by monitoring government responses, documenting gaps in protection, training civil society and systems actors, and advancing laws and policies that safeguard women and girls. We work with partners around the world to raise their issues to the international stage and collaborate to counter attacks on womens rights. In Minnesota, The Advocates WATCH project uses court observation to ensure the court system, and the justice system more broadly, provide access to justice for victims of violence while protecting the human rights of those in the justice system, including victims.