Handicap International U.S. is an aid organization that provides aid to refugees and displaced persons around the globe, especially those who have physical disabilities. The organization works closely with United Nations and the World Bank, ^{1 2} and it has various government and corporate partners including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State, and the Google Foundation. ³

Background

Handicap International U.S. (HI-US), also known as Humanity and Inclusion U.S., is the U.S.-based affiliate of Handicap International, an aid organization that provides humanitarian aid to refugees and persons displaced by armed conflict and natural disasters, including rehabilitation and support to persons with physical disabilities and the elderly. ⁴

The group changed its name to Humanity and Inclusion and became an international federation in 2010. The Humanity and Inclusion Federation, which is based in Lyon, France, has offices for its national associations in Belgium, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Handicap International’s national associations raise funds for global aid programs in more than 60 countries. Those programs are implemented by the Humanity and Inclusion Federation. ^{5 2}

The national associations of Handicap International also play a “crucial role” by holding campaign events, fundraising, and lobbying politicians. According to its website, Handicap International U.S. works closely with United Nations, the World Bank, and nongovernmental organizations.  The group has advocated for the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions and is calling for the United States government to ban passive weapons such as mines. HI-US is also a supporter of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. ²

Handicap International is a member organization of the United States International Council on Disabilities. ⁶

Financials

Handicap International U.S. receives nearly all its funding from contributions, gifts, and grants from government institutions, corporate partners, and private foundations.

The organization had a total revenue of just under $16 million in 2015, just over $15 million in 2016, slightly less than $25 million in 2017, just over $32 million in 2018, $26 million in 2019, and just over $36.5 million in 2020. In total, the organization received approximately 100 percent of its revenue in the form of contributions, gifts, and grants. ⁷

HI-US’s total functional expenses amounted to $16.1 million in 2015, $15 million in 2016, just under $25 million in 2017, $32.5 million in 2018, $26 million in 2019, and $36.6 million in 2020. ⁷

Funding

Handicap International U.S. has various institutional partners, corporate partners, and donors.

Institutional partners of HI-US include the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State, and MiracleFeet. ³

Handicap International U.S. received a total of $1,724,483 from the United States government in 2015. The organization also received two grants in 2021, one grant for $782,000 and another for $1.2 million. The OPEC Fund for International Development also granted HI-US $750,000 in 2014. ^{8 9 10}

Corporate partners of Handicap International U.S. includes video game developer SocialPoint and its video game “Dragon City”; structural engineering company Boccard; and the Google Foundation (also known by its internet address, Google.org), the corporate charitable arm of Alphabet, Inc., and its subsidiary, Google. ³

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, a foundation that has historically supported Catholic religious sisters and programs that aid the poor in developing countries, although it has made an increasing emphasis on public policy, gave HI-US a total of $100,000 to HI-US in March 2021. ¹¹

Handicap International U.S. was also listed in the top 20 donors to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees at number 16 after donating a total of $138,136 in 2021. ¹²

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