Amnesty International of the USA Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC. IS THE UNITED STATES SECTION OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE WHO CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (CONTINUED):THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH AND ACTION FOCUSED ON PREVENTING AND ENDING GRAVE ABUSES OF THESE HUMAN RIGHTS.
- Income
- $61.2 million
- Spending
- $62.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 5.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 144
- Volunteers
- 10,196
- Highest pay
- $386,026, 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
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 25 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (3)
- $15.9 million spent. THE STRATEGY AND IMPACT DEPARTMENT DRIVES CONTENT, SUBSTANCE AND STRATEGY FOR AIUSA'S HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT. THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS DOMESTIC AND LEVERAGES INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AS A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM STRATEGIC ADVOCACY ON THE UNITED STATES (AND OTHER) GOVERNMENT AND U.S. CORPORATIONS, LEVERAGING THEIR INFLUENCE AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE ON A RANGE OF PRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS TARGETED BURSTS OF STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNING TO DRIVE IMPACT WHEN A STRONG HUMAN RIGHTS OPPORTUNITY OR CRISIS EMERGES; ALL SUPPORTED BY A MARKETING AND PUBLIC-FACING COMMUNICATIONS TEAM THAT SERVES AIUSA AND THE BROADER AMNESTY MOVEMENT. THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS 1) PROGRAMS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).STRATEGY AND IMPACT DEPARTMENT (CONTINUED):2) GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND ADVOCACY, 3) CAMPAIGNS AND CRISIS RESPONSE, 4) SILICON VALLEY INITIATIVE, 5) RESEARCH, AND 6) MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION. 1. THE PROGRAMS UNIT CONSISTS OF ISSUE EXPERTS WHO MANAGE ONGOING BODIES OF WORK ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND WHO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO WIN HUMAN RIGHTS VICTORIES AND MAKE LONG-TERM HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT IN PARTICULAR THEMATIC AREAS. 2) THE CAMPAIGNS AND CRISIS RESPONSE UNIT MANAGES CROSS-FUNCTIONAL EFFORTS TO CAMPAIGN ON AND ACHIEVE TIMEBOUND AND INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO WIN HUMAN RIGHTS VICTORIES AND HELP STOP URGENT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 3) THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND ADVOCACY UNIT EDUCATES U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, AND ADVOCATES FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO HELP STOP HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY COUNTRIES AND OTHER ACTORS, IN ADDITION TO ENSURING THE U.S. IS NOT VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS ABROAD. 4) THE SILICON VALLEY INITIATIVE IS A JOINT ENDEAVOR BETWEEN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT AND AIUSA TO ENGAGE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.5) THE RESEARCH UNIT CONDUCTS ORIGINAL HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH (REPORTS, POLICY BRIEFINGS, CASE FILES, AMICUS BRIEFS, PROTEST MONITORING, AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY) ON DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES. 6) THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING AIUSA'S MEDIA/PRESS WORK AND ENGAGING WITH US-BASED MEDIA, PUBLIC-FACING DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING AIUSA'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND WEBSITE, MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION, AND MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS INDUSTRY.
- $14.5 million spent. THE MOVEMENT BUILDING AND MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AT AIUSA IS COMPOSED OF FIVE KEY DIVISIONS: 1) ORGANIZING & ACTIVISM, 2) EVENTS, 3) GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP & ENGAGEMENT, 4) INDIVIDUALS AT RISK (IAR) AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION (HRE) AND 5) MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS. THE MOVEMENT BUILDING AND MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).MOVEMENT BUILDING AND MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT (CONTINUED):1) ORGANIZING & ACTIVISM - THE ORGANIZING AND ACTIVISM UNIT ORGANIZES AND BUILDS MOBILIZATION CAPACITY IN THE UNITED STATES. 2) EVENTS - THE EVENTS UNIT ORCHESTRATES THE PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF AIUSA'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ANNUAL REGIONAL CONFERENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE AIUSA MEMBERS, ACTIVISTS, AND ATTENDEES. 3) GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP & ENGAGEMENT - THE UNIT BUILDS CAPACITY FOR GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY BY RECRUITING, COACHING, AND TRAINING VOLUNTEER MEMBER LEADERS4) INDIVIDUALS AT RISK (IAR) AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION - THE IAR-ME UNIT INTERSECTS WITH DEPARTMENTS AND UNITS ACROSS AIUSA, SEEKING TO GROW ACTION-TAKERS, BUILD MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, AND DIVERSIFY THE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE FOUNDATIONAL LENS OF INDIVIDUALS AT RISK WORK, CENTRAL TO THE MOVEMENT.5) MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS FOCUSES ON DELIVERING HIGH IMPACT, DIGESTIBLE COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR MEMBERS, SIMPLIFYING AND MODERNIZING MEMBER-TO-MEMBER AND MEMBER-TO-STAFF COMMUNICATION.
- $14.0 million spent. EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ADVOCACY AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES - INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS 1) INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY ("IDEA"), AND 2) CHIEF OF STAFF 1) IDEA - THE IDEA GROUP OVERSEES ENSURING MORE JUST, INCLUSIVE, AND EQUITABLE WORK THROUGHOUT AIUSA, WITHIN OUR INTERNAL WORKPLACE PRACTICES, AS WELL AS THE HUMAN RIGHTS WORK, WE DO GLOBALLY. THEY USE A STRATEGIC BLEND OF SURVEYING BOTH MEMBER LEADERS AND STAFF TO ASSESS ISSUES OF DIVERSITY AND EQUITY, IDENTIFYING CRITICAL GOALS TO BE SET, PROVIDING STAFF AND MEMBER LEADER TRAINING, AND DEVELOPING AND EMPLOYING A SET PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THIS NEW AGENDA OVER A CONTINUED PERIOD. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O).2) CHIEF OF STAFF - THE CHIEF OF STAFF DEPARTMENT STREAMLINES ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT AND AIUSA AS WELL AS OVERSEES THE INTERNAL GOVERNANCE PRACTICES OF THE ORGANIZATION BY COLLABORATING WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AIUSA STAFF. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT MANAGES AN INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS UNIT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING PRODUCTS AND ENSURING INFORMATION FLOWS THAT ENABLE AIUSA'S COMMUNITY TO FUNCTION TRANSPARENTLY, COLLABORATIVELY, EFFECTIVELY, AND IN UNISON. FURTHER, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OVERSEES AIUSA'S PLANNING & EVALUATION UNIT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEARNING AND REPORTING, INCLUDING THROUGH MEL EVALUATIONS. AND, FINALLY, THE DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE INNOVATION & COLLABORATION UNIT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING FRAMEWORKS, SYSTEMS, AND PROCESSES TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING IN ORGANIZATION-WIDE OPERATIONS.
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 October 13, 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 November 1992.
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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