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Amnesty International of the USA
Amnesty International of the USA reported $61.2 million in revenue and $62.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $70.71 went to program services, $5.51 to management and general costs and $23.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $386,026 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 70 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $63MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $61MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 70.7% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.5% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 23.8% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.25 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.9% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $386,026 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.61% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 70 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe 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…
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…
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…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $328,720 | $0 | $57,306 | $386,026 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $278,485 | $0 | $54,637 | $333,122 |
| CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $249,129 | $0 | $50,455 | $299,584 |
| CHIEF LEGAL AND POLICY OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $247,686 | $0 | $40,827 | $288,513 |
| CHIEF MOVEMENT BLDG. & MBER ENG Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $243,755 | $0 | $36,624 | $280,379 |
| IDEA, PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $252,606 | $0 | $27,219 | $279,825 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY AND IMPACT OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $258,859 | $0 | $11,572 | $270,431 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $253,451 | $0 | $13,434 | $266,885 |
70 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Amnesty International of the USA (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5144
- Volunteers Part I, line 610,196
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PUBLIC OUTREACH FUNDRAISING LLC Prof. Fundraiser | $4,134,502 |
| AB DATA Prof. Fundraiser | $3,641,738 |
| GIVEBRIDGE INC Prof. Fundraiser | $2,924,877 |
| DV CANVASS LLC Prof. Fundraiser | $2,024,151 |
| GRASSROOT TEAM LLC Prof. Fundraiser | $1,116,481 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 28 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
125 private foundations reported grants to Amnesty International of the USA totaling $764K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Amnesty International of the USA's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Amnesty International of the USA, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Amnesty International of the USA spent in 2024, $70.71 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Amnesty International of the USA's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Amnesty International of the USA reported that 70.7% of its $62.8 million in expenses went to program services, 5.5% to management and general and 23.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Amnesty International of the USA pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Amnesty International of the USA reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $386,026, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Amnesty International of the USA get its money?
Of $61.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Amnesty International of the USA a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-0851555 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501759349301220 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412279349303006 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312689349301401 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241969349300134 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121589349300717 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012129349300346 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-0851555: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.