Amnesty International of the USA Inc

Analysis

Amnesty International of the USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Amnesty International of the USA Inc reported income of $63.1m and spending of $62.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $52.1m to $63.1m (+21%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Amnesty International of the USA Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Institute in Taiwan ($62.7m), Atlantic Council of the U S Inc ($63.6m) and Bancroft Global Development ($61.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.1m (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.5m. It paid $3.3m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $52.7m against liabilities of $16.9m, net assets of $35.9m. It reported 143 employees.