American National Standards Institute

What it reported doing in 2025

Standards facilitationansi is the sole u.s. Representative and dues-paying member of the two major non-treaty international standards organizations, the international organization for standardization (iso) and, via ansi's u.s. National committee (usnc) to the international electrotechnical commission (iec). Regionally, ansi is the u.s. Representative to the pacific area standards congress (pasc) and the pan american standards commission (copant). Through the usnc, ansi also participates in the forum of iec national committees of the americas (finca) and the asia-pacific cooperation forum (apcf).the ansi national accreditation board (anab), ansi's wholly owned subsidiary, is a member of the international accreditation forum (iaf) and the international laboratory accreditation cooperation (ilac). Regionally, anab is also a member of the asia pacific accreditation cooperation (apac) and the inter-american accreditation cooperation (iaac). Anab is also member of the north american accreditation forum (naaf).ansi actively represents the u.s. In various regional and international standardization fora and advances u.s. Objectives and perspectives through bilateral relationships with its peer standardization bodies. Ansi held bilateral meetings and/or signed memoranda of understanding with a number of its peer standardization bodies with the aim of advancing u.s. Goals and priorities for standardization internationally. Through ansi and its u.s. National committee (usnc), the u.s. Has access to the full spectrum of technical activities of iso and iec, and administers many key international committees and subgroups. Through its u.s. Technical advisory groups (tags), more than 5,000 u.s. Positions on activities and ballots of the various international technical committees are developed and advocated annually. Through these tags, u.s. Experts are active participants in the standards development work of both iso and iec. The u.s. Holds participating membership (p-membership) status in more than 720 iso and iec technical committees and subcommittees. In addition to active participation in these committees, the u.s., through ansi and its usnc, are able to hold key leadership roles, serving as chair and/or secretary to more than 200 iso and iec committees and subcommittees, and serving as convenor to more than 750 iso and iec working groups.iec175 usnc-approved technical advisory groups (tags) covering:92% of iec technical activitythe u.s. Holds/administers:175 p-memberships27 chairs28 secretariats263 convenorshipsiso246 ansi-accredited technical advisory groups (tags) covering:73% of iso technical activitythe u.s. Holds/administers:567 p-memberships99 chairs90 secretariats517 convenorshipsin addition, ansi and its usnc play strong leadership roles in the governing bodies of iso and iec. Within iso, the ansi president and ceo serves on the international organization for standardization (iso) council and its council standing committee on finance. A member of ansi's management team also serves on the iso technical management board (tmb); an ansi staff member serves as the alternate on the iec standardization management board (smb). An anab representative was appointed vice-chair of the international accreditation forum (iaf) in 2021, and continued to serve in this role in 2025.strategic leadership was also at the forefront for the usnc in 2025. In january 2025, the u.s. Candidate for iec president began his term as iec president-elect. The usnc's president continues to serve on the iec's governing board. The usnc also continued its leadership internationally with individuals from the u.s. Serving as the iec conformity assessment board (cab) chair and vice president, iec governance review and audit committee (grac) chair, and iec diversity advisory committee (dac) chair.in 2025, ansi was instrumental in contributing to iso council decisions on iso smart standards, on iso regional engagement, improvements to iso governance, and on a new iso fina

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 69.5%; rating input score 69
• Program expense ratio: 69.1%; rating input score 69
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1.1%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.9; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings