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Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights

Grantmaking foundation in Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 13-2522784

Total giving
$280KTax year 2024
Total assets
$41MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

ROBERT F. KENNEDY BOLDLY FACED TOUGH PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGED THE COMFORTABLE AND COMPLACENT. HE BELIEVED THAT INDIVIDUAL ACTION COULD OVERCOME INJUSTICE AND OPPRESSION. HE AWAKENED UNKNOWN STRENGTHS AND INSPIRED A GENERATION TO CHANGE THE WORLD. ESTABLISHED IN 1968 BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF ROBERT KENNEDY, THE ROBERT F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS (THE "CENTER") IS A NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT FOR OVER THREE DECADES HAS FURTHERED THE VISION AND SPIRIT OF ROBERT KENNEDY BY ADVANCING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE AND PROMOTING THE IDEA THAT INDIVIDUAL ACTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH COMMITMENT TO CIVIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$1M2020
$890K2021
$480K2022
$350K2023
$280K2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Thomson Reuters Foundation$45K2022
Just City Inc$25K2022
Rfk Community Alliance$25K2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: rfkhumanrights.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.