Editing Human Rights Watch (section)

== Financing and services ==
For the financial year ending June 2008, HRW reported receiving approximately US$44 million in public donations.<ref name="FS-2008">{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/FinancialStatements2008.pdf|title=Financial Statements. Year Ended June 30, 2008|publisher=Human Rights Watch|access-date=July 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714115225/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/FinancialStatements2008.pdf|archive-date=July 14, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, HRW said it received almost 75% of its financial support from North America, 25% from Western Europe and less than 1% from the rest of the world.<ref name="SA-2009-07">{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/en/node/84512|title=Human Rights Watch Visit to Saudi Arabia |date=July 17, 2009 |publisher=Human Rights Watch|access-date=July 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722190606/http://www.hrw.org/en/node/84512|archive-date=July 22, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to a 2008 financial assessment, HRW reports that it does not accept any direct or indirect funding from governments and is financed through contributions from private individuals and foundations.<ref name="Financials">{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/09/22/financials|title=Financials|date=September 22, 2008|publisher=Human Rights Watch|access-date=July 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216204250/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/09/22/financials|archive-date=February 16, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

Financier [[George Soros]] of the [[Open Society Foundations]] announced in 2010 his intention to grant US$100 million to HRW over ten years to help it expand its efforts internationally: "to be more effective", he said, "I think the organization has to be seen as more international, less an American organization." He continued, "Human Rights Watch is one of the most effective organizations I support. Human rights underpin our greatest aspirations: they're at the heart of open societies."<ref name="George Soros to Give $100 Million to Human Rights Watch">{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/09/07/global-challenge|title=George Soros to Give $100 Million to Human Rights Watch|date=September 7, 2010|publisher=Human Rights Watch|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715222950/http://www.hrw.org/news/2010/09/07/global-challenge|archive-date=July 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=WashingtonPost2010-09>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/11/AR2010091105057.html| title=With $100 million Soros gift, Human Rights Watch looks to expand global reach| newspaper=Washington Post| date=September 12, 2010| author=Colum Lynch| quote=The donation, the largest single gift ever from the Hungarian-born investor and philanthropist, is premised on the belief that U.S. leadership on human rights has been diminished by a decade of harsh policies in the war on terrorism.| access-date=August 31, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018022844/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/11/AR2010091105057.html| archive-date=October 18, 2017| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/financial-statements-2011.pdf|title=Financial Statements, Year Ended June 30, 2011 (See page 16 for the Open Society Foundation's contribution)|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305200542/https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/financial-statements-2011.pdf|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The donation, the largest in HRW's history, increased its operating staff of 300 by 120 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/07/george-soros-100-million-human-rights-watch|title=George Soros gives $100 million to Human Rights Watch|first=Ed|last=Pilkington|date=September 7, 2010|website=The Guardian|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030700/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/07/george-soros-100-million-human-rights-watch|archive-date=June 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Charity Navigator]] gave HRW a three-star rating for 2018. Its financial rating increased from three stars in 2015 to the maximum four as of 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3845|title=Charity Navigator - Rating for Human Rights Watch|website=Charity Navigator|language=en|access-date=May 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510144241/https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3845|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Better Business Bureau]] said HRW meets its standards for charity accountability.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://charityreports.bbb.org/public/seal.aspx?ID=34521032010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127074955/http://charityreports.bbb.org/public/seal.aspx?ID=34521032010|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2017|title=BBB Wise Giving Alliance Seal Confirmation Page|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=April 9, 2019}}</ref>