American Association for the International Commission of Jurist
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE BUILT FROM A BASE OF LITIGATORS, JUDGES, AND LEGAL SCHOLARS WORKING IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS IN GENEVA. FOUNDED IN 1967, WE BELIEVE ATTORNEYS HAVE A UNIQUE IMPERATIVE TO EXPAND THE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE RULE OF LAW CAN, AND SHOULD, MEAN. BY EVOLVING HOW WE THINK ABOUT LAWYERING, WE ARE FORGING NEW PATHWAYS TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL AND EXCEPTIONAL MEMBERS OF THE JUSTICE PROFESSION, TO HELP BUILD A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE IS TRULY EQUAL UNDER THE LAW.
- Income
- $5,435
- Spending
- $6,703
- Reserves
- 12 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $3,228 spent. ACCESS TO JUSTICE=EQUAL PROTECTIONSSUMMARY: A SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED INITIATIVE PROBING HOW UNDER-FUNDED CIVIL JUSTICE RESOURCES DISPARATELY EFFECT MARGINALIZED U.S. COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCING AN EXPANDED LEGAL ECOSYSTEM.ISSUE: THE INADEQUATE RESOURCING OF CORE HUMAN AND JUSTICE NEEDS LIKE SHELTER, SAFETY, SUSTENANCE, AND FAMILY, ERODES HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY, AND PERPETUATES INEQUALITY. FINDINGS EXPOSE HOW LITTLE INFORMATION IS COLLECTED IN THE UNITED STATES ABOUT THE COMPOUNDED CIVIL JUSTICE STRUGGLES OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ALREADY FACING BARRIERS. APPROACH: BY APPLYING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHT STANDARDS TO DOMESTIC FRAMEWORKS, THE AAICJ IS CRAFTING CUTTING-EDGE LEGAL ARGUMENTS TO EXPOSE HOW THE FAILURE TO INCREASE RESOURCES MAY BREACH CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES OF EQUAL PROTECTIONS AND DUE PROCESS.ENDANGERED LAWYERS LISTSUMMARY: A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO TRACK AND MONITOR ATTACKS AGAINST LAWYERS AROUND THE WORLD, TO STRENGTHEN ADVOCACY EFFORTS, PARTNERSHIPS, JUSTICE WORKERS' SAFETY AND WELLBEING, AND THE RULE OF LAW.ISSUE: WHEN LAWYERS ARE DETERRED FROM DOING THEIR WORK, DISTRUST IN GOVERNMENT IS HEIGHTENED, AND CITIZENS ARE POWERLESS AGAINST TYRANNY.APPROACH: TO COMBAT THIS, THE AAICJ IS DEVELOPING A RESOURCE TO BETTER CONNECT AND SUPPORT LAWYERS AND JUSTICE WORKERS WHO TAKE ON PERSONAL RISK TO BUILD A MORE JUST SOCIETY. WE ARE SPEARHEADING A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SIX ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD A CENTRAL AND SECURE DATABASE AGGREGATING ALL ATTACKS AGAINST LAWYERS AROUND THE WORLD. THIS DATABASE WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND SEEKING COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL COVERAGE. IT WILL REFLECT AND PROPEL THE ADVOCACY EFFORTS OF NUMEROUS PARTNER CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS.PROMINENT ADVOCATES AND STAKEHOLDERS AGREE THAT A CENTRAL DATABASE IS ESSENTIAL, BECAUSE IT IS ONLY AFTER ADVOCATES, GOVERNMENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDERSTAND THE SIZE AND SCALE OF THIS GLOBAL PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY FIGHT TO COMBAT IT.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1968.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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