Advanced Manufacturing International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 16% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
AMI WILL WORK TO SUPPORT SMM'S BY ADVANCING MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST. BY FOCUSING ON REGIONAL MANUFACTURING NETWORKS, AMI CAN TAILOR SOLUTIONS BASED ON THE DYNAMICS OF A SPECIFIC REGION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM AMI EFFORTS ARE: - AN INCREASE IN THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES OF THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE - INCREASED COOPERATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN REGIONAL MANUFACTURERS AND TRAINING PROVIDERS - AN INCREASE IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF SMART MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES BY THE SMM'S - A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS.
- Income
- $680,740
- Spending
- $337,558
- Spent on programs
- 16%
- Reserves
- -15 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1
- Highest pay
- $1.2 million, chair
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 19 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (science, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 50% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 77% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1516% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (science, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 251 of 4 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 September 30, 2025, 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)
- $53,640 spent. DEVELOP AND ALIGN STRATEGIES WHERE APPROPRIATE, FOSTER COLLABORATION, AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES ACROSS MANUFACTURING TRAINING INSTITUTIONS (E.G., COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TRADE & TECH SCHOOLS, K TO 16 LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS) LEADING TO A MORE ROBUST WORKFORCE. CURRENT AREAS OF NEED INCLUDE: SMART MANUFACTURING, CYBERSECURITY, ADVANCED MACHINING, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.
- ENGAGE SMM'S IN THE PROCESS OF DEFINING A COMPETENT WORKFORCE AND TRANSLATING THOSE NEEDS TO THE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS.
- ALIGN STRATEGIES, FOSTER COLLABORATION, AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES BETWEEN SMM'S AND THE LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE FOR "BEST FIT" LEARNING PRACTICES. IN ADDITION, LEVERAGE OTHER INVESTMENTS (DOD) IN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO FOSTER A ROBUST SMM MANUFACTURING BASE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 September 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 December 2020.
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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