2018-06-14T10:13:59-05:00 2017-12-31 GRANT THORNTON LLP 757 THIRD AVENUE 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 100172013 990 2017-01-01 520851555 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC % MICHAEL GREENBERG AMNE 2128078400 5 PENN PLAZA 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10001 MICHAEL GREENBERG CFO 2128078400 2018-06-13 true Scott Thompsett P00741490 2125990100 2018-06-13 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MARGARET HUANG 5 PENN PLAZA 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10001 57770980 false 9240 X WWW.AMNESTYUSA.ORG X 1966 NY To act in concert with the international human rights movement, within the context of its work to build a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights. 16 16 1580 8850 0 0 38723715 39538843 64009 33340 370984 1469407 216255 192494 39374963 41234084 10029952 10757609 0 0 9628554 10751434 815780 804810 6723367 17196271 16706392 37670557 39020245 1704406 2213839 27180560 29106506 5758453 4427732 21422107 24678774 X Amnesty international USA, Inc. is the U.S. section of Amnesty International Limited, a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. The organization's mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of these rights. false false 10526821 10526821 0 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM - Supports research into human rights violations worldwide and the coordination of international efforts to stop them. The largest component of this program is the annual assessment paid to the International Secretariat to fund its research and actions. Funds go to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights. Also included are support for international membership and program development in the global south and participation in international meetings furthering the goals of the collective movement. 8923269 174046 0 CAMPAIGNS & MEMBERSHIP The Campaigns and Membership program divides its work into five units: 1) Campaigns, 2) Programs, 3) Research, 4) Member Leadership & Training, and 5) Organizing & Activism. The Campaigns and Membership program following various theories of change creates strategies, project management, on-the-ground mobilization, activist training, case identification, and United States-based research initiatives in pursuit of the end goal to effect change on the following programmatic goals: 1) protecting the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers, 2) protecting human rights defenders, 3) responding to urgent human rights crises, 4) abolishing the death penalty, 5) pursuing police accountability and ending gun violence, 6) ending discrimination based on gender, sexuality, and identity, and 7) ending human rights violations in the name of national security. The Organizing & Activism unit cultivates relationships on behalf of AIUSA across issues and borders throughout the human rights movement and builds AIUSA's presence in local communities and within coalitions. The Member Leadership & Training unit builds organizing capacity by training on core competencies and facilitates AIUSA's grassroots efforts. AIUSA staff and members advocate for worldwide human rights issues to U.S. government officials and foreign ambassadors. Activists participate in lobbying and demonstrations, while staff and volunteer experts testify before key stakeholders to ensure that these important issues are brought to light. Volunteer members and activists drive forward AIUSA's programmatic work at both the grassroots and high-level through the activities of student activist coordinators, area coordinators, state legislative coordinators, the national youth action committee, the young professionals Amnesty International networks, state death penalty abolition coordinators, and country/thematic specialists (among many others). In 2017 some of our accomplishments include having 15 pro-refugee resolutions passed in cities, states, and schools across the United States. AIUSA helped to secure the release of four children and their mothers from the Berks detention center in Pennsylvania after being held for nearly 700 days. Anti-protest bills, which threatened human rights defenders, were defeated in six states, partly as a result of AIUSA's mobilization and advocacy efforts. In 2017, 11 death-penalty executions on which AIUSA campaigned were stopped. AIUSA helped to secure the release of 82 prisoners of conscience in 2017 and helped secure other favorable results on the cases of 175 individuals at risk. 6047518 0 33340 PUBLIC AFFAIRS The purpose of this program area is to shape public opinion by telling AIUSA's story, developing relationships, and leveraging those relationships to create measurable human rights impact. The Public Affairs group works closely with the Campaigns & Membership program to identify key moments for public engagement. The Public Affairs program segments its work into six areas: 1) media relations, 2) digital or online engagement, 3) events, 4) artist relations, 5) technology, and 6) government relations. Each unit is responsible for message development and distribution through its respective channels. The media relations unit is responsible for press releases, press conferences, editorial board outreach, op-ed submissions, and targeted media pitches. The media relations unit's efforts secured placements in top outlets such as TIME, USA Today, the Hill, CNN, and NY Daily News. The Events unit plans and executes five regional conferences, AIUSA's Annual General Meeting, and other convenings to educate, mobilize, and provide resources to AIUSA members and activists. The Digital unit manages online assets such as social media pages, content creation, online advocacy, and online fundraising, and in 2017 launched an innovative SMS text messaging program to empower individuals to take meaningful grassroots advocacy actions on Amnesty's programmatic issues. Amnesty activists took part in 874,316 online actions in 2017. The Artist Relations unit cultivates relationships with artists, celebrities, and entertainment industry professionals in order to advance AIUSA's programmatic goals and to increase AIUSA's visibility. In 2017 the flagship program for this unit was the "Give A Home Concert Series" producing 103 concerts with over 300 artists supporting human rights. The Technology unit manages digital technology tools and AIUSA's website. FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINE 4D ADVOCACY & STRATEGIC INITIATIVES The Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives Program includes 1) the office of the Executive Director, 2) Strategy and Governance, and 3) Government Relations. The office of the Executive Director is tasked by the Board of Directors with advancing the vision and mission of the organization, managing the organization's day-to-day operations and activities, serving as the lead spokesperson for the organization, and ensuring the organization's financial health. The Strategy and Governance unit centralizes alignment between the strategies and the policies of the International Program and Amnesty International USA's other Programs, and oversees monitoring and evaluation of human rights impact. 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ENDOWMENT ASSETS INCLUDE THOSE ASSETS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION MUST HOLD IN PERPETUITY, and as directed by the Investment Committee of the Board of Directors the endowment funds are invested in vehicles such as money market funds, stock mutual funds, and bonds. ASC 740 FOOTNOTE SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 AIUSA WAS INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND, THEREFORE, HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, AIUSA HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") NOT TO BE A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016. UNDER ASC 740-10 (FORMERLY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") INTERPRETATION NO. 48), "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES," AN ORGANIZATION MUST RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR TAX RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. AIUSA DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX BENEFITS. AIUSA HAS FILED IRS FORM 990 TAX RETURNS, AS REQUIRED, AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE RETURNS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE REQUIRED. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THERE WAS NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECORDED OR INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THE YEARS STILL SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY ARE 2014 THROUGH 2016. 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THESE PARTNERSHIPS MAY INCLUDE THE SHARING OF DONOR RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS EAR-MARKED FOR THESE UNDERTAKINGS. IN THESE CASES, THE ORGANIZATION RE-GRANTS A PORTION OF ITS RESOURCES TO THESE PARTNERS UNDER WRITTEN AGREEMENTS THAT DESCRIBE PRECISELY THE TERMS OF THE COLLABORATION, DELIVERABLES, TIMING AND ELEMENTS OF COOPERATION. THE SUB-GRANTEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET BENCHMARKS AND PROVIDE WRITTEN REPORTS ON A PERIODIC AND TIMELY BASIS. HITTING THE PREDETERMINED MILESTONES IS A PREREQUISITE FOR RECEIVING STAGED TRANCHES. POCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE U.S. TO INDIVIDUALS A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF VOLUNTEER MEMBERS, AUGMENTED BY INPUT FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF, RECEIVE AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR SMALL GRANTS IN THE RANGE OF $500 TO $4,000 FOR WORK IN PROJECTS CENTERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BASED UPON THE MERITS OF THEIR PROPOSALS AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR SUBMISSIONS. 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DRAFT FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THEN PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL, WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO COMMENT OR MAKE INQUIRY BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MONITORING & ENFORCEMENT FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HAS A ROBUST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE THAT ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO OBSERVE AND BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY REQUIRES THAT EACH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER, UPON ELECTION, MUST SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM THAT REQUIRES THEM TO DISCLOSE ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IF ANY). THEREAFTER, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM MUST BE COMPLETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, NOT ONLY BY BOARD MEMBERS, BUT BY ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FORMS ARE REVIEWED AND MONITORED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD. ANY CONFLICTS ARE IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED AND ALL DECISIONS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE TIME OF HER HIRING AND MEMORIALIZED IN A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH FIXED TERM OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MINUTES. THE BOARD ENSURED THAT COMPENSATION WAS COMMENSURATE WITH HER LEVEL AND WITH WHAT IS PAID IN THE INDUSTRY. A FORMAL COMPENSATION STUDY WILL BE COMMISSIONED UPON THE COMPLETION OF HER INITIAL CONTRACT. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS & KEY EMPLOYEES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON THE FORM 990 IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. TO BENCHMARK COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS COMPENSATION PAID TO SIMILAR POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE NON-PROFITS IN THE INDUSTRY. IN 2017, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONED A FORMAL BENCHMARKING SURVEY FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE WAGES IT PAYS ARE COMMENSURATE WITH THE MARKET. HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY RETAINING A COPY AT ITS PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE FORM 990 IS LIKEWISE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT ORDINARILY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT, IF REQUESTED, WILL BE PROVIDED AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION. 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