International Trademark Association Inc
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What it says it does
THE INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION (INTA) IS A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF BRAND OWNERS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO ELEVATING THE UNDERSTANDING OF AND RESPECT FOR IP RIGHTS TO FOSTER CONSUMER TRUST, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION.
- Income
- $29.1 million
- Spending
- $25.6 million
- Employees
- 56
- Volunteers
- 4,800
- Highest pay
- $1.0 million, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1878 BY 17 MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS WHO SAW A NEED FOR AN ORGANIZATION "TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF TRADEMARK OWNERS, TO SECURE USEFUL LEGISLATION, AND TO GIVE AID AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALL EFFORTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND OBSERVANCE OF TRADEMARK RIGHTS." SINCE THEN, WE HAVE GROWN INTO A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, WITH MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD AND OFFICES IN MULTIPLE REGIONS. OUR MEMBERSHIP COMPRISES MORE THAN 6,600 ORGANIZATIONS FROM 182 JURISDICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT NEARLY 38,000 PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING BRAND OWNERS FROM MAJOR CORPORATIONS, SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES, LAW FIRMS, AND NONPROFITS. OUR COMMUNITY ALSO INCLUDES GOVERNMENT AGENCY MEMBERS, PROFESSORS, AND LAW STUDENTS. OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET IS THE TALENTED AND DEDICATED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE ON OUR COMMITTEES. FROM ADVISING ON POLICY POSITIONS TO CREATING RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATING ON KEY ISSUES, THEIR EXPERTISE AND CONTRIBUTIONS ENHANCE OUR WORK-BENEFITING INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS AND SOCIETY. OUR EVENTS EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY. WE INTEGRATE CUTTING-EDGE EDUCATION AND GLOBAL EXPERTISE WITH UNPARALLELED NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. AMONG THE MANY TYPES OF EVENTS WE HOLD IN VARIOUS REGIONS OR VIRTUALLY, OUR RENOWNED ANNUAL MEETING IS THE LARGEST - AND IT'S ALSO THE LARGEST GATHERING OF BRAND OWNERS AND IP PROFESSIONALS IN THE WORLD. WE OFFER PRACTICAL, ON-THE-GROUND INFORMATION COVERING TRADEMARK AND RELATED AREAS OF LAW THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. OUR MUCH-USED RESOURCES INCLUDE THE INTA PRACTICE GUIDES, REFERENCE AND TRAINING TOOLS, FACT SHEETS, AND OUR WELL-RESPECTED PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL, THE TRADEMARK REPORTER. OUR STAFF COLLABORATE WITH MORE THAN 600 MEMBERS TO DEVELOP AND UPDATE THESE RESOURCES. GIVEN THE PROLIFERATION OF COUNTERFEITING WORLDWIDE, OUR AWARENESS-RAISING CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE YOUNG CONSUMERS ABOUT THE VALUE OF TRADEMARKS AND BRANDS AND THE DANGERS OF COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS HAS BEEN GROWING IN IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT. OUR UNREAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS INITIATIVE, WHICH REACHES STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS, AT YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND VIRTUALLY. WITH TRADEMARKS IMPACTING SO MANY ASPECTS OF OUR DAILY LIVES, CONSUMERS-WHETHER THEY REALIZE IT OR NOT-CAN BENEFIT FROM UNDERSTANDING THIS IP RIGHT AND TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT BRANDS. WE PROVIDE THE BASICS AND EXPLAIN HOT-BUTTON ISSUES, SUCH AS COUNTERFEITING, IN LANGUAGE THAT RESONATES WITH CONSUMERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1938.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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