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C-FAM INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133964076 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE R20 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · Medium ($1M-$10M) · c-fam.org
revenue
$1.5M
expenses
$1.6M
net assets
$546K
employees
7
volunteers
10
program ratio
92%
mission · from form 990

EDUCATIONAL-TO DEFEND LIFE AND FAMILY. THE INSTITUTE IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION OPERATING AT THE UNITED NATIONS. ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO DEFEND LIFE AND FAMILY AT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND TO PUBLICIZE THE DEBATE.

profile · synthesized from sources

Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) is a New York-based advocacy organization focused on defending life and the traditional family within international institutions, particularly the United Nations. It conducts research, publishes policy analyses, and organizes events to influence global debates on issues including abortion, gender ideology, surrogacy, and religious freedom. The organization promotes a conservative perspective on human rights and family policy in multilateral forums.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Friday Fax
Weekly newsletter analyzing developments at the United Nations and global policy issues related to life, family, and religious freedom
Human Rights Database
Research initiative documenting human rights positions and activities of UN member states and NGOs
International Youth Coalition (IYc)
Program engaging college students in international social policy debates, with a focus on life and family issues; includes blogging and advocacy training
UN Event Sponsorship
Organizes side events at the United Nations to promote conservative perspectives on gender, family, and life issues during major UN sessions
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Nonprofit Internship Programs 1 activity
    • Capacity building through the International Youth Coalition
      Operates the International Youth Coalition program to engage college student interns as bloggers on international social policy issues, fostering civil society participation in pro-life advocacy.
  • Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
    • Engaging volunteer interns in research and advocacy operations
      Engages volunteer interns to support research, advocacy, and administrative operations in New York and Washington, DC.
  • Uncategorized 3 activities
    • Advocacy on life and family issues at international institutions
      Advocates for life and family issues at the United Nations and other international bodies, including through statements, reports, and event participation on topics such as abortion, gender ideology, surrogacy, and national sovereignty.
    • Funding scholarships for International Youth Coalition participants
      Funds scholarships for individuals who complete a 12-month term as bloggers in the International Youth Coalition program.
    • Research on international law, gender ideology, and public health policies
      Conducts and publishes policy analyses and research papers on international legal frameworks, including critiques of the WHO Pandemic Treaty, UN cybercrime treaty, USAID policies, and the definition of family and gender in international law.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.52M
Contributions & grants$1.47M97%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$45K3%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$1.63M
Program expenses92%
Admin / overhead8%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$973K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$748K
Cash$80K
Investments$537K
Liabilities$202K
Net assets$546K
Liquid reserves4.5 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +6.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
AUSTIN RUSE PRESIDENT 40 $246K
board members · 6
  • BRIAN SCARNECHIA — DIRECTOR
  • DAN OLIVER — DIRECTOR
  • DOUGLAS SYLVA — DIRECTOR
  • DREW OLIVER — DIRECTOR
  • JOHN O'SULLIVAN — DIRECTOR
  • REV PAUL SULLINS — DIRECTOR
relationships · 38

Who they work with

  • Campaign Life Coalition Partner — Co-organized events on digital safety for children and family advocacy.
  • CatholicVote Partner — Co-sponsored an event on life and family advocacy.
  • Concerned Women for America Partner — Co-sponsored an event on life and family issues.
  • Exodus Cry Partner — Co-sponsored events on family protection and human dignity.
  • Family Watch International Partner — Civil society co-sponsor of an event on gender ideology and children's health.
  • Family Watch International Partner — Co-sponsored events on family protection and digital safety.
  • Geneva Consensus Declaration Coalition — Member and active supporter of the Geneva Consensus Declaration coalition, promoting its four pillars in international forums.
  • Group of Friends of the Family Coalition — Collaborates on organizing events promoting the family within multilateral forums.
  • Heritage Foundation Partner — Co-hosted an event on gender ideology’s impact on women and the family.
  • Heritage Foundation Partner — Co-sponsor of an event on emerging forms of violence against women and girls.
  • Human Rights Council Government — Body within the UN system to which C-Fam submits official statements during the Universal Periodic Review process.
  • International Youth Coalition Network — C-Fam program that engages student interns as blog contributors on international social policy.
  • International Youth Coalition Partner — Co-sponsored events on pro-life youth leadership and censorship.
  • International Youth Coalition Partner — Co-sponsors events with C-Fam to promote pro-life youth advocacy.
  • La Manif Pour Tous Partner — Cosponsored an event with C-Fam on the harms of surrogacy.
  • Le Syndicat De La Famille Partner — Cosponsored an event with C-Fam on the harms of surrogacy.
  • OIC Permanent Observer Mission to the UN Partner — Co-sponsor of an event on emerging forms of violence against women and girls.
  • Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Partner — Co-sponsor of an event on emerging forms of violence against women and girls.
  • Permanent Mission of Cameroon to the United Nation Government — Co-sponsored an event on digital safety for children.
  • Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the United Nations Government — Co-sponsored an event on family and international policy.
  • Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the United Nations Government — Co-organized an event on support systems for families with children with Down syndrome.
  • Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the UN Partner — Co-sponsor of an event on emerging forms of violence against women and girls.
  • Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations Government — Co-sponsored an event on family and global development.
  • Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations Government — Co-organized multiple events on family-centered multilateralism and human dignity.
  • Permanent Mission of the Republic of Burundi to the United Nations Government — Co-sponsored an event on family and human rights advocacy.
  • Permanent Mission of the Republic of Djibouti to the UN Partner — Co-sponsor of an event on emerging forms of violence against women and girls.
  • Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the UN Partner — Co-sponsor of an event on emerging forms of violence against women and girls.
  • Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations Government — Co-sponsored an event on the family and humanity’s future.
  • Republic of Türkiye Partner — Co-sponsor of an event on emerging forms of violence against women and girls.
  • The Heritage Foundation Partner — Civil society co-sponsor of an event on gender ideology and children's health.
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strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Family-Centered Advocacy as a Preventive and Sovereignty-Protective Framework
    methodology: family-centered prevention
    By positioning the family as the central protective unit in social policy, the organization shapes advocacy on issues like violence against women, surrogacy, and gender ideology to promote preventive, sovereignty-respecting alternatives to international governance expansion, because it views the family as both a human rights safeguard and a bulwark against ideological overreach in global institutions.
  • Institutional Accountability Monitoring to Resist Global Governance Overreach
    methodology: institutional accountability monitoring
    By monitoring and analyzing international institutions’ policies and rhetorical strategies—particularly those linking public health, human rights, and gender ideology—the organization identifies and exposes initiatives it views as threats to free expression, parental rights, and national sovereignty, because transparency and critique can disrupt policy consensus and prevent expansion of supranational authority.
  • International Normative Challenge via Scientific and Legal Uncertainty
    methodology: normative_challenge_through_scientific_uncertainty
    By challenging the scientific and legal consensus on sexual orientation and gender identity at international institutions like the UN, the organization seeks to delegitimize emerging LGBTQ+ rights frameworks and prevent their codification into global policy, because it believes such frameworks lack sufficient empirical and juridical foundation and risk overriding national sovereignty and traditional family structures.
  • Youth Engagement Through Counter-Messaging and Storytelling
    methodology: fact_based_storytelling
    By combining fact-based storytelling and strategic social media campaigns, the organization mobilizes youth in pro-life advocacy to counter dominant narratives that associate young people with progressive sexual and gender policies, because emotionally resonant narratives backed by scientific claims increase credibility and engagement among younger audiences.