American Association for the International Commission of Jurist
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 136260189
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 3473525052
- Rating
- 73
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Human Rights
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,435
- Expenses
- $6,703
- Assets
- $6,728
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARTIN S FLAHERTY (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MARTIN S FLAHERTY (PRESIDENT)
- ANNE STETSON (TREASURER)
- ELISABETH WICKERI (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
We built from a base of litigators, judges, and legal scholars working in support of the international commission of jurists in geneva. Founded in 1967, we believe attorneys have a unique imperative to expand the global understanding of what the rule of law can, and should, mean. By evolving how we think about lawyering, we are forging new pathways to support essential and exceptional members of the justice profession, to help build a world where everyone is truly equal under the law.
What it reported doing in 2024
Access to justice=equal protectionssummary: a solutions-oriented initiative probing how under-funded civil justice resources disparately effect marginalized u.s. Communities, and advancing an expanded legal ecosystem.issue: the inadequate resourcing of core human and justice needs like shelter, safety, sustenance, and family, erodes human rights and democracy, and perpetuates inequality. Findings expose how little information is collected in the united states about the compounded civil justice struggles of individuals and communities already facing barriers. Approach: by applying international human right standards to domestic frameworks, the aaicj is crafting cutting-edge legal arguments to expose how the failure to increase resources may breach constitutional guarantees of equal protections and due process.endangered lawyers listsummary: a global initiative to track and monitor attacks against lawyers around the world, to strengthen advocacy efforts, partnerships, justice workers' safety and wellbeing, and the rule of law.issue: when lawyers are deterred from doing their work, distrust in government is heightened, and citizens are powerless against tyranny.approach: to combat this, the aaicj is developing a resource to better connect and support lawyers and justice workers who take on personal risk to build a more just society. We are spearheading a collaboration between six organizations to build a central and secure database aggregating all attacks against lawyers around the world. This database will be the first of its kind seeking comprehensive global coverage. It will reflect and propel the advocacy efforts of numerous partner civil society organizations.prominent advocates and stakeholders agree that a central database is essential, because it is only after advocates, governments, and international institutions understand the size and scale of this global problem that they can most effectively fight to combat it.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 55
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 38
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 59.4%; rating input score 59
- Program expense ratio: 48.2%; rating input score 48
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -23.3%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 32% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 32% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -33.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 59.4% of revenue deployed · 48.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 48/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.