Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass at
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING A WORLD THAT PREVENTS GENOCIDE. WE AIM TO SEE EVERY STATE EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE WITHIN GOVERNMENT THE DOMESTICALLY DEVELOPED FUNCTION OF PREVENTING GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES.
- Income
- $5.4 million
- Spending
- $3.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 5.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $195,752, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 41% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 83% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (4)
- $1.3 million spent. EXECUTIVE OFFICE PROGRAM:AT THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE SERVES AS THE CENTRAL HUB FOR PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. IT PROVIDES SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION TO AIPG'S OTHER THEMATIC AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPS ITS OWN PROGRAMMING, PARTICULARLY IN REGIONS NOT COVERED BY EXISTING PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDES, FOR EXAMPLE, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON ATROCITY PREVENTION AND MIGRATION ISSUES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, WAR CRIMES PREVENTION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF ATROCITY CRIMES IN UKRAINE, AS WELL AS PRODUCING RELEVANT AND APPLICABLE RESEARCH FOR PREVENTION.
- $346,390 spent. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM (RDOE): THE ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS VIRTUAL ATROCITY PREVENTION TRAINING TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE WORLD. RDOE OFFERS COURSES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE, ROMANIAN, GERMAN, BOSNIAN-CROATIAN-MONTENEGRIN-SERBIAN (BCMS), AND THAI IN THIRTEEN DIFFERENT THEMATIC AREAS. THESE TRAININGS ALSO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALUMNI OF OTHER AIPG PROGRAMS TO EXPAND THEIR CAPACITIES FOR PREVENTION WITH ONLINE MODULES THAT SPECIFICALLY REFLECT THE REALITIES OF THESE REGIONS. AS OF DECEMBER 2022, THE ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS MORE THAN 2300 ALUMNI FROM 59 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN ADDITION TO THIS GLOBAL PROGRAMMING, THE RDOE ALSO LEADS THE REDEFINING POLICING TO AFFIRM AND INSTILL HUMAN RIGHTS (REPAIR) PROJECT WHICH STRENGTHENS THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS PROJECT IS ORGANIZED IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF ATLANTA.
- $390,173 spent. MEDITERRANEAN BASIN PROGRAM (MBP):THROUGH ITS MEDITERRANEAN BASIN PROGRAM (MBP), THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES (AIPG) PROVIDES EDUCATION, SPECIALIZED TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO POLICYMAKERS, CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS, AND ACADEMIC EXPERTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE. COORDINATED FROM BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, AIPG'S ACTIVITIES IN THIS REGION ARE CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND NETWORKING CAPACITIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND POLICIES FOR PREVENTING IDENTITY-BASED VIOLENCE.THE GLOBAL RAPHAEL LEMKIN SEMINAR FOR GENOCIDE PREVENTION, WHICH IS ORGANIZED BY AIPG'S MBP, IS ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN PILLARS OF WORK. THE SEMINAR IS ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU STATE MUSEUM AND THE UN'S JOINT OFFICE OF SPECIAL ADVISERS ON GENOCIDE PREVENTION AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT. EACH WEEK-LONG PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER TWENTY TO TWENTY-FIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM AT LEAST FIFTEEN STATES RANGING FROM AT-RISK, IN-CRISIS, AND POST-CONFLICT STATES, TO DONOR COUNTRIES AND THOSE CURRENTLY INACTIVE IN THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ARENA. THE SEMINAR WELCOMES PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELEVANT AREAS, INCLUDING ATROCITY PREVENTION, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AMONG OTHERS. THROUGH THE "POWER OF PLACE," WE PROVIDE OUR PARTICIPANTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PERSONAL INVESTMENT AND COMMITMENT TO THE FIELD OF GENOCIDE PREVENTION. AIPG HAS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE THAT ONLY WHEN THERE IS THIS EMOTIONAL CONNECTION DOES THE MOTIVATION TO ACT STAY WITH OUR PARTICIPANTS WHEN THEY RETURN HOME.
- $592,856 spent. AFRICA PROGRAM OFFICE (APO):THROUGH ITS AFRICA PROGRAMS OFFICE, THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES (AIPG) DESIGNS AND DELIVERS AN ARRAY OF TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS THAT FAMILIARIZE AFRICAN STATE OFFICIALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PREVENT GENOCIDE AND OTHER MASS ATROCITIES. AIPG BELIEVES THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE PREVENTIVE MECHANISMS WILL SUSTAINABLY CURB FUTURE CONFLICT ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. TO THIS END, AIPG'S APO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PREVENTION PROJECTS AT REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY LEVELS AND IS INSTRUMENTAL IN ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THE COOPERATION OF STATES THROUGH REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS TO ADVANCE PREVENTION. THE GOAL OF AIPG'S AFRICA PROGRAMS OFFICE IS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY PREVENTION EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT REFLECTS THE LATEST CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES DEVELOPED BY AUTHORITIES IN THE FIELD. THE APO ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY ORGANIZING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SEMINARS, AND BY PRODUCING TOOLS, SUCH AS RESOURCE MANUALS, TO FAMILIARIZE LEADERS AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE CONCEPTS OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES, THE PROCESSES BY WHICH THEY OCCUR, AND THE METHODS FOR THEIR PREVENTION.LATIN AMERICA PROGRAM (LAP):THE LATIN AMERICA PROGRAM WORKS TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES (AIPG) BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INCLUDING NATIONAL ARMED FORCES AND OTHER SECURITY SECTOR ACTORS, POLICYMAKERS, CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS, AND ACADEMIC EXPERTS IN THE REGION. THE LAP OPERATES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ADVANCING POLICY INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND INSTITUTIONS, MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE TO MINORITY AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ACROSS LATIN AMERICA. COORDINATED FROM ITS OFFICE IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, AIPG'S LAP DEVELOPS AND SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMMING THAT INCORPORATES ATROCITY PREVENTION INTO EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION INITIATIVES, AND HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDAS, AS WELL AS OTHER REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL MEASURES THAT PROTECT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE PRIORITIES OF THE LATIN AMERICA PROGRAM ARE REFLECTED IN ITS CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES, WHICH WORK TO FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, PROTECT VULNERABLE GROUPS, AND ADVANCE MEASURES RELATED TO THE ESSENTIAL ROLES PLAYED BY MEMORY, TRUTH, AND JUSTICE IN THE PREVENTION OF MASS ATROCITIES IN THE REGION. THESE PRIORITIES UNDERSCORE THE PROGRAM'S THEMATIC FOCUS AREAS, INCLUDING THE DEFENSE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LGBTI+ COMMUNITIES, MIGRATORY AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS THE ROLE OF ARMED AND SECURITY FORCES AND EDUCATION WITHIN THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF PREVENTIVE POLICIES.WARREN EDUCATIONAL POLICIES PROGRAM (WEPP):TAKING A LONG-TERM OR "UPSTREAM" PREVENTION PERSPECTIVE, THE WARREN EDUCATIONAL POLICIES PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TO AIPG'S GLOBAL MISSION BY COLLABORATING WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS FROM THOSE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO THOSE IN CIVIL SOCIETY IN ORDER TO DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATING YOUNGER GENERATIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COMBATTING PREJUDICE, HATRED, AND DISCRIMINATION TO PREVENT GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES.THE EXPERIENCE BUILT OVER THE COURSE OF THE PREVIOUS SEVEN YEARS OF PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN FUNDAMENTAL TO THE WEPP'S DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKING METHODOLOGY THAT IS BUILT ON THE PREMISE THAT EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS WITH A PREVENTIVE AIM HAVE TO BE LOCALLY DRIVEN AND LOCALLY DEVELOPED. TO THIS END, THE WEPP INVESTS SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS IN ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A VARIETY OF ACTORS INCLUDING PRACTITIONERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND RESEARCHERS WHO ARE WORKING ON SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL AGENDAS, AS WELL AS THOSE FROM COMPLEMENTARY FIELDS, SUCH AS HUMAN RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, PEACE EDUCATION, HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, AND MEMORY EDUCATION. WHETHER THROUGH DIRECT COOPERATION, PARTICIPATION IN MULTILATERAL NETWORKS, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, OR RESEARCH INITIATIVES, AIPG SEEKS TO FOSTER AN ACTIVE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS IN WHICH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIC PREVENTION OBJECTIVES AND TO DEVELOP DURABLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARDS SIMILAR GOALS.SINCE 2016, THE PROGRAM HAS TRAINED OVER 3,450 TEACHERS AND INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 103,620 STUDENTS FROM BRAZIL, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, AND PARAGUAY.
Source: Form 990 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 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? 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2007.
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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