irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $45KHuman Rights Education: ICAAD developed an advocacy essentials human rights education program to train students, professionals, academics, artists, and activists to: better understand the root causes of structural discrimination and how it manifests; critically explore how systems change happens through an understanding of power-dynamics; and be exposed to a range of advocacy tools. In-Kind Contributions: $0
- #2 $43KICAAD's Artivism program aims to advance social justice through the arts while supporting emerging human rights advocates around the world. We have offered virtual artist residencies to underrepresented artists working on human rights issues in the US, India, and New Zealand. These artists are given human rights training to develop new collections that are then exhibited through public arts projects both virtually and in-person. In-Kind Contributions: $0
named programs · 6 · from sources
What they call their work
Advocacy Essentials Certificate Program
Online human rights education program training activists, professionals, and artists in advocacy strategies, legal frameworks, and movement building to drive systemic change.
Artivism
Program supporting underrepresented artists in the U.S., India, and New Zealand through residencies and human rights training to create public art advancing social justice.
Ending Workplace Sexual Harassment
Regional initiative in the Pacific conducting train-the-trainer programs to co-develop workplace anti-discrimination policies with governments and employers.
ImpartialAI
AI-powered tool that automates analysis of legal judgments to identify gender bias patterns, with human-in-the-loop validation to ensure accuracy and accountability.
Right To Life With Dignity (RTLWD)
Project developing a legal framework to protect climate-displaced persons, combining climate science, law, and human rights advocacy.
TrackGBV
Data-driven initiative analyzing judicial decisions in Pacific and Caribbean countries to expose systemic bias in gender-based violence cases and inform legal reforms.
activities · 8 groups
What they do
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Human Rights Advocacy & Accountability 2 activities
- Advocating for legal reforms to advance gender and climate justiceAdvocates for legal reforms benefiting women and girls globally, including modeling legal protections for climate-displaced persons under the Right To Life With Dignity project and contributing to legislative amendments in Solomon Islands, judicial practice directives in Fiji, and legal precedents in Barbados and other Caribbean Court of Justice countries.
- Implementing human rights projects with global partnersImplements human rights projects in collaboration with organizations across more than 30 countries, focusing on structural discrimination, systems change, and access to justice.
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Human Rights & Peace Education Curriculum 1 activity
- Building capacity through multidisciplinary training and technical supportProvides data training, legal research, workshops, and mentorship programs to activists, artists, law students, and civil society leaders globally; offers tailored trainings for law firms, universities, and government agencies; and operates an open online course and a law clinic to build skills in international human rights mechanisms. Has trained hundreds of individuals from 22 countries over the past decade.
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Gender Equity Research and Advocacy 1 activity
- Conducting research to expose systemic inequities and inform policyConducts large-scale research on domestic violence and gender-based violence (GBV), analyzes thousands of judicial decisions in Pacific Island countries, develops tools linking Universal Periodic Review recommendations to Sustainable Development Goals, and produces reports that have been cited in court decisions and used by UN agencies. Research includes cross-disciplinary work on deep seabed and outer space governance to amplify excluded voices.
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Data & Technology Capacity Building 1 activity
- Developing technology tools for human rights accountabilityDevelops data and technology tools such as HRightsAI (a database tracking AI-related human rights harms), ImpartialAI (which automates analysis of judicial bias), and interactive dashboards for governments and civil society to visualize data and support decision-making.
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Pro Bono Legal Representation and Support 1 activity
- Facilitating pro bono legal servicesFacilitated the provision of pro bono legal services valued at $15 million through partnerships and coordination efforts.
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Artist Support Grants 1 activity
- Funding artist-activists and human rights initiativesFunds emerging artist-activists through grants of up to $5,000 via the Artivist-in-Residence program and uses proceeds from its ARTivism Shop to finance human rights programs.
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Community-Engaged Public Art Projects 1 activity
- Operating artivism and creative advocacy programsIntegrates art and legal advocacy through initiatives like the Artivist-in-Residence program, public art exhibitions (including “Art & Discrimination” and poetry exhibition Dicta), support for award-winning films like American Sikh, and virtual reality experiences designed to reduce bias. Also incubates a Black-anchored mental health training program.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Litigating strategic cases to advance human rightsLitigated two successful asylum appeals in the U.S. for Fijian women based on gender-based violence and supports strategic litigation through legal research and human rights impact assessments in partnership with organizations.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$366K
Contributions & grants$366K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$1860%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$397K
Program expenses70%
Admin / overhead22%
Fundraising8%
Salaries & benefits$286K
Grants paid out$11K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$683K
Cash$200K
Investments$418K
Liabilities$278K
Net assets$404K
Liquid reserves18.7 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -12.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansdeep Singh | Co-Founder & Legal Innovator | 45 | $64K |
| Jaspreet Singh | Co-Founder & Advocacy Strategist | 45 | $64K |
board members · 7
- Abe Awasthi — Secretary
- Conan Hines — Director
- Courtney Cogburn — Board Chair
- Laura Toyofuku-Aki — Director
- Marsie Sweetland — Director
- Sean Dougherty — Treasurer
- Tori Horton — Vice Chair
relationships · 32
Who they work with
- Apunepara Ha’amwa’ora Natural Resources Association Partner — Joint reporting on access to justice and gender-based violence in Solomon Islands
- Clifford Chance Partner — Collaborates with ICAAD on pro bono legal work, including research and analysis related to gender-based violence and judicial bias.
- Clifford Chance Foundation Funder — Provides multi-year funding support for TrackGBV program
- Clifford Chance LLP Partner — Provides pro bono legal research and litigation support
- Columbia University Graduate School for Social Work Partner — Collaborates on a course focused on disrupting unjust systems using law, behavioral science, and design thinking.
- DLA Piper Partner — Methodology development partner and collaborator on case law analysis
- DataKind Partner — Collaborates on data visualization and analysis projects.
- Development Services Exchange Partner — Joint reporting on access to justice and gender-based violence in Solomon Islands
- Earth Refuge Partner — Collaborates with ICAAD on legal frameworks for climate-displaced persons, supporting the application of ICAAD’s proposed right to life with dignity standard.
- Family Support Centre, Solomon Islands Partner — Engages in data-driven local advocacy in Solomon Islands
- Fiji Women’s Rights Movement Partner — Co-created TrackGBV methodology and uses it for their own analysis
- Global Giving Network — ICAAD is a top-ranked organization on Global Giving since 2017.
- ImpartialAI Partner — Technology partner used to automate the TrackGBV system for judicial bias analysis.
- IntraHealth Partner — Partner organization receiving capacity-building support from ICAAD.
- King & Wood Mallesons Partner — Provides pro bono legal support through its KWM Community Impact program for ICAAD’s human rights research and publication projects.
- Leitner Center Partner — Partner organization collaborating with ICAAD on trainings and workshops.
- Linklaters Partner — Strategic legal partner working with ICAAD on projects to address systemic social challenges through human rights research and advocacy.
- MIT GenAI Lab Partner — Conducts independent technical review of ImpartialAI system
- Manatt Partner — Partner law firm supporting ICAAD’s research and advocacy on domestic violence in the Pacific Islands through pro bono legal services.
- NGOs Partner — Provides data frameworks and collaborates with NGOs on human rights monitoring and advocacy initiatives.
- Oceania Partner — Strategic direction and partnerships in Oceania guided by Erin Thomas, ensuring community-led priorities are central.
- Pacific Judicial Strengthening Initiative Partner — Collaborates on regional judicial training and implementation
- Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Funder — Provides funding support for ImpartialAI initiative
- Rabi Island Partner — Collaborated with Banaban communities on Rabi Island to co-create the Justice for Rabi exhibition and related artivism work.
- Toronto Declaration Partner — Early signatory and contributor to the Toronto Declaration on machine learning and human rights.
- UN agencies Partner — Collaborates with UN agencies by providing quantitative human rights data frameworks linked to Sustainable Development Goals.
- United Nations Economic & Social Council Government — ICAAD holds special consultative status with the UN ECOSOC.
- United Nations Economic and Social Council Government — Has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
- Vanuatu Women’s Crisis Centre Partner — Collaborates on advocacy and training initiatives
- foundations Partner — Provides data frameworks and collaborates with foundations on human rights and development monitoring.
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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.
- Artivism for Narrative Justice and Policy Influencemethodology: artivismBy combining artistic expression with human rights research and advocacy, the organization amplifies marginalized voices and transforms survivor testimonies into public records and policy influence because creative storytelling fosters empathy, corrects historical erasure, and reaches audiences traditional data cannot.
- Community-Centered Systems Advocacymethodology: community_centered_systems_changeBy integrating community-led action with legal, data, and policy tools, the organization produces systemic change because centering frontline knowledge ensures relevance, legitimacy, and sustainable impact in addressing structural discrimination.
- Data-Driven Legal Accountability with Technology Integrationmethodology: data_driven_legal_accountabilityBy using data science, AI-assisted legal analysis, and technology in tandem with law and community insight, the organization identifies systemic failures and drives judicial or policy reform because hybrid human-machine analysis enables scalable pattern detection while preserving contextual accuracy.
- Rights-Based Governance of Emerging Technologiesmethodology: rights_based_ai_governanceBy grounding AI and emerging technology governance in binding human rights frameworks rather than voluntary ethics, the organization ensures accountability because enforceable standards prevent harm before crises emerge and prioritize the rights of marginalized communities in design and deployment.