U S Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Donations deductibleU S Committee for Human Rights in North Korea's network
19 people9 organisationsi19 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Cooper | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrew Natsios | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Maxwell | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jack David | Co-Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jacqueline Park | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| JAI-Poong RYU | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Despres | Co Vice-Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John H Tilelli JR | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jung-Hoon Lee | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katrina Lantos Swett | Co-Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin McCann | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nicholas Eberstadt | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paula Dobriansky | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Joseph | Co Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert King | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steven Kahng | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sung-Yoon Lee | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Thomas Barker | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Winston Lord | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Scarlatoiu | President/CEO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Scarlatoiu | President/CEO | 50 | $167k | ||
| Winston Lord | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Abraham Cooper | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicholas Eberstadt | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katrina Lantos Swett | Co-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Natsios | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Despres | Co Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven Kahng | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacqueline Park | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin McCann | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Maxwell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert King | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jung-Hoon Lee | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Barker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paula Dobriansky | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John H Tilelli Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jack David | Co-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Joseph | Co Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sung-Yoon Lee | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jai-Poong Ryu | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- U S Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
- EIN
- 522345895
- Address
- 1801 F St Nw Rm 308, Washington, DC, 20006-4406
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The US committee for human rights in north korea is a bi-partisan, not-for-profit 501(c3) human rights organization. Launched in 2001, the committee was created to generate a broad base of interest about conditions in north korea and to conduct and publish research focusing US. And world attention on human rights abuses in that country. The commtitee's work will lay a foundation of current... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q70 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 2 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Grigore Scarlatoiu (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAbraham Cooper
≥8years on the filingsAndrew Natsios
≥8years on the filingsDavid Maxwell
≥8years on the filingsJack David
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $15k
- Total liabilities
- $8k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7k
- Contributions and grants received
- $517k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $34k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 6
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $642k | $647k | Deficit $5k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.U.S. Committee For Human Rights In North Korea likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 18 September 2001
- Registered agent
- Northwest Registered Agent Service, Inc. (city and state not held)