Avaaz Foundation
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What it says it does
OUR DEMOCRATIC MISSION: TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD WE HAVE AND THE WORLD MOST PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WANT. BY ENGAGING WITH AVAAZ, MEMBERS ARE RAPIDLY ALERTED TO URGENT GLOBAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE CHANGE.
- Income
- $26.1 million
- Spending
- $24.0 million
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $234,855, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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)
- $17.5 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE OGLOBAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTIN 2024, AVAAZ MOBILIZED ITS GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP OF NEARLY 70 MILLION INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED THE ORGANIZATION OF GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS ADDRESSING CRITICAL SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES, FACILITATED BY ACTIONS SUCH AS PETITION SIGNATURES AND DELIVERIES, DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITH POLITICAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF CAMPAIGN EFFORTS.EUROPEAN UNION ELECTIONS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNIN THE CONTEXT OF THE 2024 EUROPEAN UNION ELECTIONS, AVAAZ CONDUCTED A CONTINENT-WIDE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVE. THE CAMPAIGN INVOLVED TARGETED VOTER OUTREACH COMMUNICATIONS REACHING MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, THE COORDINATION OF PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES IN STRATEGIC URBAN CENTERS, INCLUDING MADRID AND BRUSSELS, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCORPORATING TESTIMONY AND PARTICIPATION FROM SURVIVORS OF ANTI-DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL VIOLENCE.COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN MIDDLE EAST THIS INITIATIVE AIMED TO SUPPORT PEACE EFFORTS RELATED TO CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE PROJECT FOCUSED ON MOBILIZATION CITIZENS VOICES TO PUSH FOR LASTING PEACE IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND ADVOCACY ACTIONS AIMED AT ENDING VIOLENCE, ADDRESSING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AND CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR LASTING PEACECLIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEGAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNAVAAZ PURSUED ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CAMPAIGN. KEY ACTIONS INCLUDED THE SUBMISSION OF AN AMICUS BRIEF TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON STATE RESPONSIBILITIES IN CLIMATE MATTERS, CAMPAIGNING FOR A MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY (BP) TO STOP HARMFUL GAS FLARING AND PAY REPARATIONS TO VICTIMS, AND CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH STRATEGIC CLIMATE LITIGATION BEFORE THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.ADVANCING INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS AND BIODIVERSITY ADVOCACYIN COLLABORATION WITH LEADING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS OPIAC IN COLOMBIA, AVAAZ SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' LAND RIGHTS GLOBALLY. THE WORK FOCUSED ON INFLUENCING POLICY OUTCOMES RELATED TO THE UN CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (COP16), WITH ACTIVITIES AIMED AT SECURING FURTHER LEGAL RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES AND ADVOCATING FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY FINANCING MECHANISMS.BREAK THE BLACKOUT IN SUDANAVAAZ CONTRIBUTED TO EFFORTS AIMED AT INCREASING INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ONGOING CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SUDAN, WHERE OVER 12 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED, AND CONDITIONS SUGGEST THE EMERGENCE OF THE WORLD'S MOST SEVERE HUNGER CRISIS. AVAAZ UNDERTOOK STRATEGIC ADVOCACY INITIATIVES TO ENCOURAGE MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS TO EXPAND THEIR REPORTING ON THE CRISIS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATED HIGH-LEVEL BRIEFINGS THAT SUCCEEDED IN DRAWING THE ATTENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.GLOBAL ADVOCACY FOR SAFE AND RIGHTS-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCEIN 2024, AVAAZ LED AN ADVOCACY INITIATIVE AIMED AT REDIRECTING THE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE DEBATE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO PRIORITIZE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIETAL WELL-BEING OVER THE THEORETICAL RISKS OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF AI. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED COMMISSIONING A UNIQUE DATABASE OF AI HARMS, PRODUCING PUBLICATIONS BASED ON THIS AND USING THEM ALONGSIDE LEGAL ARGUMENT IN SUPPORT OF ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR A UN-ENDORSED "IPCC FOR AI" EXPERT PANEL, MODELLED ON CLIMATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES, TO BUILD SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS AND DRIVE THE FORMATION OF A GLOBAL TREATY FRAMEWORK. AVAAZ PARTICIPATED AS AN INVITED SPEAKER TO THE FIRST UN DIALOGUE ON AI GOVERNANCE TO PROMOTE THESE IDEAS. AVAAZ WAS ALSO A LEAD CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DRAFTING OF EUROPEAN UNION'S CODE OF PRACTICE ON GENERAL PURPOSE AI AS A MEMBER OF TWO WORKING GROUPS DRAFTING THE CODE. AVAAZ ALSO CO-LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR USE UNDER THE EU AI ACT. AVAAZ CO-LED COALITIONS ADDRESSING DIGITAL GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND OTHER SYSTEMIC RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AI.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)(4) social welfare 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization 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 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 November 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 October 21, 2026.
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