Center for Constitutional Rights
Ccr is a non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the united states constitution the universal declaration of human rights. Ccr stands with social justice movements communities under threat-fusing litigation, advocacy narrative shifting to dismantle systems of oppression.
Center for Constitutional Rights at a glance
- Total assets
- $46,557,851
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $13,493,394
- -14.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,148,044
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,021,916
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Center for Constitutional Rights funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $25K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Migrant Justice 179 S Winooski Burlington, VT | Legal Fee Award | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,557,851 | $13,493,394 | $14,021,916 | — | — | $1,148,044 |
| 2024 | $45,971,290 | $15,792,163 | $14,276,783 | — | — | $1,216,438 |
| 2023 | $43,928,783 | $14,848,424 | $12,468,239 | — | — | $730,626 |
| 2022 | $41,124,158 | $13,327,325 | $11,817,006 | — | — | $158,469 |
| 2021 | $41,105,351 | $18,445,910 | $9,987,679 | $25,000 | 1 | $589,089 |
| 2020 | $32,834,489 | $13,620,263 | $10,720,479 | $5,000 | Total only | $442,638 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Center for Constitutional Rights
Based on IRS filings
Center for Constitutional Rights is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $46.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Center for Constitutional Rights is led by Ernest V. Warren, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 11 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ernest V. Warren
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$251K (2020) → $316K (2025)
Baher Azmy
Legal Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$208K (2020) → $242K (2025)
Nadia Ben Youssef
Advocacy Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$141K (2021) → $200K (2025)
Deophister Uffer
Finance Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$185K (2025)
Jennifer Altenor
Communications Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$191K (2025)
Masha Katz Baer
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$185K (2025)
Amanda Alexander
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colette Pichon Battle
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gay J. McDougal
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Hansford
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie Fine
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Southerland
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meena Jagannath
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alejandra Ancheita
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Burnham
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Makani Themba
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noura Erakat
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rukia Lumumba
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donita Judge
Associate Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$160K (2020) → $224K (2025)
Maria Lahood
Deputy Legal Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$147K (2020) → $224K (2025)
Shayana Kadidal
Senior Staff Attorney
Senior Managing Attorney → Senior Staff Attorney, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$134K (2022) → $154K (2025)
Ian Head
Open Records Proj Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$156K (2025)
Pamela Spees
Senior Staff Attorney
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$157K (2025)
Jumana Musa
Co-Chair
Trustee → Co-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
3.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Crooms-Robinson
Co-Chair
Trustee → Co-Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
3.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sylvester Johnson
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
3.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nermeen Arastu
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Jeffrey Weinrich (2020–2024) — Finance Director
- Former: Leila Hessini (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Rosemary R. Corbett (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Theda Jackson Mau (2020–2024) — Director of Development
- Former: Ken Montenegro (2023–2024) — Technology Director
- Former: Weishin Huang (2023–2024) — Interim Director of Operations
- Former: Emily Early (2024) — Associate Director - Southern Regional Officer
- Former: Katherine Acey (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Amy Greenstein (2021–2023) — Associate Director of Development
- Former: Grace Lile Former (2023) — Director of Operations
- Former: Lauren Gazzola (2023) — Communications Associate
- Former: Amna Akbar (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Chandra Hayslett (2020–2022) — Communications Director
- Former: Grace Lile (2020–2022) — Director of Operations
- Former: Laila Al-Arian (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Rachel Meeropol (2020–2022) — Associate Director of Legal Training Edu.
- Former: Catherine Coleman Flowers (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Priscilla Ocen (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Katherine Franke (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Leonardo Aldridge (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle Depass (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Nsombi Lambright (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Omar Farah (2021) — Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives
- Former: Jean Entine (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Monami Maulik (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Natasha Lycia Ora Bannon (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $316K, to Ernest V Warren (Executive Director). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Center for Constitutional Rights
How large is Center for Constitutional Rights?
Center for Constitutional Rights reported $46.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $13.5M.
What is Center for Constitutional Rights?
Center for Constitutional Rights is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. It holds $46.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Center for Constitutional Rights operate?
Center for Constitutional Rights has awarded grants in Vermont.
What is Center for Constitutional Rights's EIN?
Center for Constitutional Rights's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6082880. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 30, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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