2017-11-15T15:23:27-06:00 2016-12-31 530229586 BGCKO LLP 10025 GOVERNOR WARFIELD PKWY 108 COLUMBIA MD 210443308 990 2016-01-01 202669700 HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION HUMA 2122468486 350 FIFTH AVENUE NO 4202 NEW YORK NY 10118 THOR HALVORSSEN PRESIDENT 2122468486 2017-11-15 1 ADAM M CLEARFIELD CPA P00306310 4107728090 2017-11-15 50.242.248.97 2017-11-15 16:19:09 ES P C160536D72654C0A282363C6161801E2FE6FED54 F3750417799412D237D9F60722AAB44D0DE68B97 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z THOR HALVORSSEN 350 FIFTH AVENUE NO 4202 NEW YORK NY 10118 4239740 0 X WWW.HUMANRIGHTSFOUNDATION.COM X 2005 NY PROTECTS AND PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY WITH A FOCUS ON CLOSED SOCIETIES 6 5 15 0 0 0 3161345 4076607 0 0 0 7064 0 0 3161345 4083671 0 0 0 0 1236747 1405678 0 0 178860 1529433 2505940 2766180 3911618 395165 172053 1752684 1956011 182842 200296 1569842 1755715 X THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE IS TO UNITE PEOPLE-REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND IDEOLOGICAL ORIENTATIONS-IN THE COMMON CAUSE OF DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS AND PROMOTING LIBERAL DEMOCRACY GLOBALLY. THE MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT FREEDOM IS BOTH PRESERVED AND PROMOTED. 0 0 1547371 OFF UNITES LEADERS FROM ACADEMIA, ADVOCACY, BUSINESS, MEDIA, POLITICS, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND TECHNOLOGY TO ADDRESS THE WORLD'S MOST CHALLENGING HUMANITARIAN ISSUES. THE FORUM AIMS TO ESTABLISH A HUMAN RIGHTS AXIS FOR JOURNALISTS, INSPIRE ACTION, BUILD A VIBRANT COMMUNITY, RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS TO THE TOP OF THE GLOBAL AGENDA, SPOTLIGHT THE WORK OF ACTIVISTS AND INNOVATORS, AND NETWORK PARTICIPANTS WITH SUPPORTERS. IN 2016, MORE THAN A DOZEN NEW GRANTS TOTALING $200,000 WERE AWARDED TO ACTIVISTS IN CLOSED SOCIETIES. ACTIVIST SPEAKERS WERE PROFILED BY MAJOR WORLD MEDIA, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 100 STORIES. MORE THAN 18,000 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ABOUT OFF REACHED OVER 225 MILLION PEOPLE IN 100 COUNTRIES. TEN NEW PARTNERSHIPS WERE LAUNCHED BETWEEN DISSIDENTS AND TECH AND MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS. 1088160 IN 2016, HRF CARRIED OUT SEVERAL ADVOCACY EVENTS, PROJECTS AND ISSUED HUNDREDS OF COMMUNICATIONS DENOUNCING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY DICTATORS AROUND THE WORLD. THESE INCLUDED INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT DISSIDENTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS INSIDE CLOSED SOCIETIES. HRF'S LEGAL AND POLICY TEAM ALSO FILED NUMEROUS PETITIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COURTS AND SEMI-JUDICIAL BODIES, DENOUNCING EMBLEMATIC CASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES. HRF SUBMITTED SEVERAL AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS, INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS, AND THEMATIC SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THE EUROPEAN COURT ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE U.N. WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION, AND THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW. 451044 HRF'S "SPEAKING FREELY" PROJECT ANALYZES LEGAL SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD, IDENTIFYING AND PROMOTING THOSE WITH A MORE ROBUST PROTECTION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO BETTER INFORM DECISION-MAKERS AROUND THE WORLD AND THE GLOBAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE VALUE OF A HIGH FREE SPEECH STANDARD. AS PART OF THE PROJECT, LAST YEAR HRF: HOSTED SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE TOPIC AT CONFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD, ADVANCED CASEWORK AND ADVOCACY IN MORE THAN 25 COUNTRIES, ORGANIZED INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS ABOUT FREE EXPRESSION IN OSLO AND SAN FRANCISCO, FILED LEGAL PETITIONS ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL POLITICAL PRISONERS, PUBLISHED NEARLY 40 PRESS RELEASES AND SIX ACADEMIC PAPERS RELATED TO THE PROJECT, AND BUILT AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MAP TO DEPICT GLOBAL FREE SPEECH STANDARDS.(ELLEN'S TEXT) 533820 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 533820 3620395 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2122468486 350 FIFTH AVENUE NO 4202 NEW YORK NY 10118 THOR HALVORSSEN PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 96923 0 0 ALEX LLOYD DIRCTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD JACOBS SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A SIRICO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARRY KASPAROV CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMERON C THOMSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 96923 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5030 4071577 4076607 163133 156069 7064 7064 7064 4083671 7064 0 0 96923 87473 4604 4846 1095042 990240 48696 56106 134087 110728 15992 7367 79626 71993 3561 4072 26883 26608 275 10281 10281 209247 198917 3060 7270 54076 37616 7548 8912 20942 16867 3033 1042 85484 75826 4506 5152 36932 20144 16788 20028 16822 3206 EVENT PRODUCTION 1443627 1443627 GENERAL PROGRAMS 350428 332879 3762 13787 CONSULTANT'S FEES 127115 82286 429 44400 PRINTING 38266 33857 546 3863 82631 74512 2864 5255 3911618 3620395 112363 178860 1333539 1475652 139800 227910 7081 6247 211036 150420 21538 21538 0 0 45285 6423 25289 9520 70493 1752684 1956011 182842 200296 182842 200296 X 1557342 1700051 12500 55664 1569842 1755715 1752684 1956011 172053 13820 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2955832 1892776 3281323 3161345 4076607 15367883 2955832 1892776 3281323 3161345 4076607 15367883 6883517 8484366 450 450 15368333 0.55210 0.55170 X PART IV SECTION-A LINE 9(A) LIST OF DISQUALIFIED PERSONS: 1. 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