Amnesty International USA

What it reported doing in 2024

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.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 70.7%; rating input score 71
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 91.2%; rating input score 91; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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: -2.7%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings