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Citizens Commission on Human Rights: Form 990 filings

General information

Quickcard: Citizens Commission on Human Rights

Employer Identification Number (EIN):

68-0005541

Stated primary purpose ()

"To investigate and expose psychiatric abuses of human rights."

Address (as of 2007):

6616 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90028
United States

Main web site:

www.cchr.org

At a glance

Revenue, expenses, and changes in net assets or funds balances [From Part 1 of 990 filings]
Line	Description		2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	Comment
1a	Contributions to donor advised funds
1b	Direct public support		1,713,641	1,438,974	1,907,358	1,563,483	1,336,592	1,153,690	1,275,700	1,360,904	1,177,865	974,162
1c	Indirect public support		2,795,894	1,521,724	1,461,150	555,832	949,517	282,781	2,132,272	4,311,205	1,215,039	1,462,843
1d	Government contributions (grants)
1e cash	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received		4,509,535	2,960,698	3,368,508	2,118,815	2,286,109	1,436,471	3,375,568	5,672,109	2,392,904	2,437,005
1e non-cash	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received					500			32,404
2	Program services revenue including government fees and contracts		436,035	360,326	406,423	82,820	70,999	74,327	56,162	11,801
3	Membership dues and assessments
4	Interest on savings and temporary cash investments		315	169	94	211	302	390	2,049	994	1,725	2,368
5	Dividends and interest from securities
6a	Gross rents
6b	Less rental expenses
6c	Net rental income or (loss)
7	Other investment income
8Aa	Gross amount from sales of securities					294,122
8Ab	Less cost of goods sold					299,961
8Ba	Gross amount from sales of other assets					17,804				1,696
8Bb	Less cost of goods sold				202,463	4,830	470	8,532	27,973	11,500
8d	Net gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory				-202,463	7,135	-470	-8,532	-27,973	-9,804
9a	Gross revenue from special events and activities								4,950	37,610
9b	Less direct expenses other than fundraising expenses								7,796	154,501
9c	Net income or (loss) from special events								-2,846	-116,891
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less return and allowances		85,606	89,073	51,934	31,750	56,552	78,233	67,776	65,846	64,270	36,247
10b	Less cost of goods sold		14,114	25,073	16,950	9,256	15,183	27,154	22,356	10,811	16,109	16,247
10c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory		71,492	64,000	34,984	22,494	41,369	51,079	45,420	55,035	48,161	20,000
11	Other revenue		14,271	4,568	5,501	1,469	21,245	2,177	2,425	4,335	5,190	33
990T-3	Net income from unrelated business activities
12	Total revenue		5,031,648	3,389,761	3,613,047	2,233,444	2,419,554	1,555,912	3,483,209	5,617,579	2,447,980	2,459,406
13	Program services expenses		3,958,774	2,992,842	2,122,895	1,739,459	4,939,049	1,413,625	1,972,522	1,719,153	2,127,727	1,810,669
14	Management and general expenses		488,417	328,537	425,977	271,498	294,907	241,168	313,936	157,924	203,101	126,436
15	Fundraising expenses		450,677	385,729	678,471	359,428	326,841	260,624	240,489	239,972	234,265	231,074
16	Payments to affiliates
17	Total expenses		4,897,868	3,707,108	3,227,343	2,370,385	5,560,797	1,915,417	2,526,947	2,117,049	2,565,093	2,168,179
18	Excess or (deficit) for the year		133,780	-317,347	385,704	-136,941	-3,141,243	-359,505	956,262	3,500,530	-117,113	291,227
19	Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year		1,135,199	1,452,546	1,167,654	1,304,595	4,445,838	4,805,343	3,849,081	348,551	465,659	174,432
20	Other changes in net assets or fund balances				-100,812						5
21	Net assets or fund balances at end of year		1,268,979	1,135,199	1,452,546	1,167,654	1,304,595	4,445,838	4,805,343	3,849,081	348,551	465,659
Analysis of income-producing activities [From Part 7 of 990 filings]
	Raw statement - corrected		2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	Comment
	Annual awards dinner		341,195	315,425	384,491	64,300	56,875	53,000	37,950
	Commissions					264	350	2,177	2,319	4,335	576
	Educational and promotional materials sold		71,492	64,000	34,984	22,494	41,369	51,079	45,420	55,101	48,161	20,000
	Licensing fees		94,840	44,901	21,932	18,520	14,124	21,327	18,212	11,735	4,614
	Other miscellaneous income		13,842	4,568	5,501
	Payroll tax refunds		429
	Property tax refund					1,205	20,895
	Scrap sales								106
Statement of functional expenses [From Part 2 of 990 filings]
Line	Description		2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	Comment
22 cash	Grants and allocations		204,100	63,793	81,732	3,993		22,511	49,731	92,156
22 non-cash	Grants and allocations						3,367,067
23A	Specific assistance to individuals
24A	Benefits paid to or for members
25Aa	Compensation of officers, directors, etc.		163,028	146,363	129,354	100,270	78,106	75,721	74,838	73,922	63,234	67,630
25Ab	Compensation of former officers, directors, etc.
26A	Other salaries and wages		853,523	718,857	641,127	474,346	345,219	285,572	211,465	159,858	185,539	232,092
27A	Pension plan contributions
28A	Other employee benefits		21,530	12,087	23,364	15,001	7,890	6,142	1,551			2,544
29A	Payroll taxes		90,644	77,053	70,996	54,029	35,368	29,960	23,627	21,796	20,197	30,425
	Sum of salary-related expenses		1,128,725	954,360	864,841	643,646	466,583	397,395	311,481	255,576	268,970	332,691
90b	Number of employees		52	44	37	37	33	31	23	18	18	24
30A	Professional fundraising fees			50,231	11,045
31A	Accounting fees		53,874			17	6,679	17,676	16,908	1,825	6,805	7,695
32A	Legal fees		57,620			33,148	81,334	12,246	24,542	19,918	83,793	25,437
33A	Supplies		56,698	67,782	105,857	50,241	55,329	45,394	103,743	86,361	50,827	37,586
34A	Telephone		66,990	43,287	78,313	50,168	62,905	53,875	51,576	47,121	44,914	38,623
35A	Postage and shipping		546,448	101,252	29,429	114,989	149,561	292,613	427,897	465,836	746,818	758,937
36A	Occupancy		412,531	442,402	347,338	43,836	50,125	39,837	64,979	69,593	45,253	47,107
37A	Equipment rental and maintenance		19,361	8,762	25,989	37,603	29,723	14,516	20,904	29,255	8,644	11,694
38A	Printing and publications		738,505	304,516	196,768	461,297	397,273	79,240	535,794	658,615	889,084	648,909
39A	Travel		34,980	27,904	61,241	51,081	60,124	6,260	59,174	63,498	85,906	38,460
40A	Conferences, conventions, and meetings
41A	Interest
42A	Depreciation, depletion, etc.		266,565	311,032	248,605	246,774	227,932	289,651	162,668	20,733	13,938	13,275
43A	Other expenses not covered above		1,311,471	1,331,787	1,176,185	633,592	606,162	644,203	697,550	306,562	320,141	207,765
44A	Total functional expenses		4,897,868	3,707,108	3,227,343	2,370,385	5,560,797	1,915,417	2,526,947	2,117,049	2,565,093	2,168,179
Other expenses [From Part II/Line 43 of 990 filings]
	Raw statement - corrected		2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	Comment
	Bank charges		45,433	40,608	41,102	29,775	25,768	23,170	21,974	20,151	16,490	14,035
	Cleaning and laundry										888
	Commissions		107,479	66,536	148,924	115,736	98,201	51,251	54,543	47,815	31,898	19,211
	Donation							1,399
	Insurance		17,959	15,016	5,788
	Legal settlement											6,403
	Licenses, fees and dues										996
	Licenses, fees and dues											7,031
	Outside services										3,292
	Promotion		1,074,206	1,163,971	933,054	488,081	482,193	529,934	589,016	230,975	215,775	144,951
	Property taxes							7,958	32,017	4,546
	Returned grant							30,491
	Staff training									150	48,239	16,134
	Taxes, dues and fees		4,437	1,301	19,406
	Utilities		61,957	44,355	27,911
	Workers compensation insurance									2,925	2,563
Grants and allocations [From Part II/Line 22 of 990 filings]
	Grantees	Statement	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	Comment
	Church of Scientology East US	Educational	51,529
	Church of Scientology EU	Educational	78,252
	Church of Scientology of Los Angeles	Educational						7,581	15,500	54,848
	Church of Scientology South Africa	Educational	39,302
	Church of Scientology Western United States (CSWUS)	Educational	35,017	63,793	81,732	3,993		14,930	34,231	37,308
	Social Betterment Properties International	Educational					3,367,067
Payments to affiliates [From Part I/Line 16 of 990 filings]
N/A
Balance sheets [From Part 4 of 990 filings]
Line	Description		2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	Comment
45B	Cash – non-interest-bearing		49,747	85,162	375,867	319,791	180,935	166,871	177,190	249,272	133,645	48,818
46B	Savings and temporary cash investments		616,911	60,079	7,830	201,147	283,252	54,486	219,182	403,388	127,752	358,355
47Ba	Accounts receivable		70,232	58,189	52,134
47Bb	Less: allowance for doubtful accounts		35,116	29,094	26,067
47Bc	Accounts receivable net of doubful accounts		35,116	29,095	26,067
48Ba	Pledges receivable		5,430	60,254
48Bb	Less: allowance for doubtful accounts		2,715	30,127
48Bc	Pledges receivable net of doubful accounts		2,715	30,127
49B	Grants receivable
50B	Receivables from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees
51Ba	Other notes and loans receivable
51Bb	Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
51Bc	Other notes and loans receivable net of doubtful accounts
52B	Inventories for sale or use		41,824	39,787	44,603	48,251	51,717	54,141	53,623	21,603	15,392	15,500
53B	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		10,355	28,728	10,000
54B	Investments – publicly-traded securities
54Bb	Investments – other securities
55Ba	Investments – land, buildings, and equipment: basis
55Bb	Less: accumulated depreciation
55Bc	Investments – land, buildings, and equipment net of accumulated depreciation
56B	Investments – other		4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	4,500	5,400	11,900	11,900
57Ba	Land, buildings, and equipment: basis		2,110,602	2,104,567	1,916,352	1,382,735	1,335,428	4,644,805	4,533,287	3,272,219	150,162	110,697
57Bb	Less: accumulated depreciation		1,342,522	1,075,961	764,928	794,048	549,936	475,555	186,996	110,111	92,635	78,693
57Bc	Land, buildings, and equipment net of accumulated depreciation		768,080	1,028,606	1,151,424	588,687	785,492	4,169,250	4,346,291	3,162,108	57,527	32,004
58B	Other assets		12,660	7,023	10,785	10,905	4,021	3,223	11,098	9,772	3,167	24
59B	Total assets		1,541,908	1,313,107	1,631,076	1,173,281	1,309,917	4,452,471	4,811,884	3,851,543	349,383	466,601
60B	Accounts payable and accrued expenses		266,313								832	942
61B	Grants payable
62B	Deferred revenue		5,370	2,304	2,942
63B	Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees
64Ba	Tax-exempt bond liabilities
64Bb	Mortgages and other notes payable
65B	Other liabilities		1,246	175,604	175,588	5,627	5,322	6,633	6,541	2,462
66B	Total liabilities		272,929	177,908	178,530	5,627	5,322	6,633	6,541	2,462	832	942
67B	Unrestricted
68B	Temporarily restricted
69B	Permanently restricted
70B	Capital stock, trust principal, or current funds
71B	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, and equipment fund
72B	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		1,268,979	1,135,199	1,452,546	1,167,654	1,304,595	4,445,838	4,805,343	3,849,081	348,551	465,659
73B	Total net assets or fund balances		1,268,979	1,135,199	1,452,546	1,167,654	1,304,595	4,445,838	4,805,343	3,849,081	348,551	465,659
Statement of program service accomplishments [From Part III of 990 filings]
			2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	Comment
Hotline and information requests
Detailed statements
Grants			146	87	471			2,734	7,139	17,862
Expenses			101,822	95,847	64,151	70,456	61,632	53,822	47,299	61,165	55,843	79,927
Total expenses			101,968	95,934	64,622	70,456	61,632	56,556	54,438	79,027	55,843	79,927
Selected statistics
Calls				2,400	3,000	1,900	1,800		5,600	7,000	8,464	7,500
Legislation
Detailed statements
Grants			171	97	384			862	1,596	1,527
Expenses			238,309	183,783	188,885	112,813	87,496	84,368	44,356	14,770	41,379	17,589
Total expenses			238,480	183,880	189,269	112,813	87,496	85,230	45,952	16,297	41,379	17,589
Public awareness
Detailed statements
Grants			203,120	63,147	77,662	1,997		9,108	14,510	15,952
Expenses			2,906,036	2,125,948	1,181,247	754,165	740,549	662,930	697,143	335,995	394,050	307,756
Total expenses			3,109,156	2,189,095	1,258,909	756,162	740,549	672,038	711,653	351,947	394,050	307,756
Publications
Detailed statements
Grants			371	244	1,344	1,996		4,189	13,259	24,305
Expenses			311,461	279,510	380,500	633,719	3,919,564	464,699	1,012,666	1,101,890	1,548,886	1,321,056
Total expenses			311,832	279,754	381,844	635,715	3,919,564	468,888	1,025,925	1,126,195	1,548,886	1,321,056
Research and investigations
Detailed statements
Grants			292	217	1,871			5,618	13,227	32,510
Expenses			197,046	243,962	226,380	164,313	129,808	125,295	121,327	113,178	87,569	84,341
Total expenses			197,338	244,179	228,251	164,313	129,808	130,913	134,554	145,688	87,569	84,341

People/corporations linked to the entity

[From various sources]

Name	Relation	Duty	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1993	1991	1988
Elliot J. Abelson	Contractor	Legal services						69,866
Shaun Allen	Director	Director		0
Fran Andrews	Director	Director										13,374	13,382
	Director	Director, vice president							14,913	15,080	17,347
	Director	Vice president		32,950	29,280	28,380	19,680	15,240
Ann Auburn	Other	Officer	✔
Charles Blakeslee, Jr. Blakeslee CPA Group	Contractor	Tax return preparer											✔
Sandy Block	Director	Director, president												✔
Sam (Samuel) A. Brunelli	Contractor	Public relations		137,500		162,500	115,708	158,054	150,000	115,000	90,581
Isadore (Izzy) M. Chait	Director	Director		0	✔	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Director	Director, trustee												✔
Dennis H. Clarke	Director	President													✔	✔
Peter Dockx	Contractor	Public relations					54,205	53,702
	Director	Vice president										5,525	14,413
William Earnshaw	Director	Treasurer								13,251	14,061	14,074	15,618
Janice "Jan" Eastgate Meyer	Director	Key employee										13,374	13,542
	Director	Trustee		31,750	28,740	27,840	19,625	14,970	14,564	15,382	14,620
Marla Filidei	Director	Vice president		32,950	29,280	28,380	19,380	15,040	14,738	14,879	14,026
John Fleming	Contractor	Fundraising				57,055
Pat Frey Creative Productions Unlimited	Contractor	Event production			87,593	296,075	60,075
Pat Frey	Contractor	Event production								157,058
Kevin Hall	Other	Spokesperson	✔
Anne Hogarth	Director	Director			✔	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Allen Hubbert	Director	Trustee												✔
Karen Johnson (Senator) Arizona State Senate	Other	Board member	✔
Serenity MacDonald	Director	Treasurer		32,750	29,080	28,380	19,380	15,040	14,738
Mick McFarland	Director	Trustee		0	✔	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carla Moxon	Director	Secretary		31,800	27,990
Marisol Nichols	Other	Spokesperson		✔
Pat Frey Creative Productions Unlimited	Contractor	Event production		116,136
Myra Severtson	Director	Secretary			334	15,038	19,380	15,040	14,738	14,562	12,770	13,274
Megan Shields	Director	Trustee		0	✔	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Spagnola	Contractor	Fundraising				67,256		54,981
Bonnie Steele	Director	Treasurer												✔
Rose Tinklenberg	Director	Secretary											8,447
Dana Ulan	Director	Secretary												✔
Freddy Ulan	Director	Director, trustee												✔
Bruce Wiseman	Director	President		828	1,659	1,336	2,825	2,776	2,030	1,684	1,098	3,613	2,228
NSBN LLP	Contractor	Paid tax return preparer		✔
	Contractor	Tax return preparer			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

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