| CAMPAIGN AND MEMBERSHIPS (CONTINUED) |
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B 1) CAMPAIGNS - THE CAMPAIGNS UNIT MANAGES CROSS-FUNCTIONAL EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE TIMEBOUND DELIVERABLES ON URGENT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. CURRENTLY, THESE CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE ENDING GUN VIOLENCE AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS. 2) PROGRAMS - THE PROGRAMS UNIT CONSISTS OF ISSUE EXPERTS WHO MANAGE ONGOING BODIES OF WORK SURROUNDING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNS. 3) RESEARCH - THE RESEARCH UNIT DOCUMENTS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND ABUSES IN THE UNITED STATES AND DEVELOPS INDIVIDUAL CASES FOR ADVOCACY BY THE CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS UNITS. 4) ORGANIZING & ACTIVISM - THE ORGANIZING AND ACTIVISM UNIT ORGANIZES AND BUILDS REGIONAL MOBILIZATION CAPACITY IN THE UNITED STATES. 5) MEMBER LEADERSHIP & TRAINING - THE MEMBER LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING UNIT BUILDS CAPACITY FOR GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY BY CONDUCTING TRAINING FOR MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. THE MEMBER LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING UNIT ALSO MANAGES FIVE VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP GROUPS: 1) STATE LEGISLATIVE COORDINATORS; 2) AREA COORDINATORS; 3) STUDENT ACTIVIST COORDINATORS; 3) COUNTRY AND THEMATIC SPECIALISTS; AND 4) STATE DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION COORDINATORS. IN 2018 AIUSA ACHIEVED A NUMBER OF GOALS INCLUDING HELPING TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF 200 PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE WHO ARE INDIVIDUALS IMPRISONED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR BELIEFS OR IDENTITY. IN 2018, AIUSA PUBLISHED "IN THE LINE OF FIRE: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE US GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS", A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT WHICH DOCUMENTED TWO YEARS OF RESEARCH ON GUN VIOLENCE AS A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE IN THE UNITED STATES. AIUSA ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEFEAT OF THE OHIO "STAND YOUR GROUND" LAW AND TO THE HALTING OF SEVEN EXECUTIONS IN 2018. PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM (CONTINUED) FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C 1) MEDIA RELATIONS - THE MEDIA RELATIONS UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESS STRATEGY AND CREATES CONTENT LIKE PRESS RELEASES, PRESS CONFERENCES, EDITORIAL BOARD OUTREACH, OP-ED SUBMISSIONS, AND TARGETED MEDIA PITCHES. 2018 HAS SEEN THE MEDIA RELATIONS UNIT PLACE EDITORIALS, OP-EDS AND ARTICLES IN OUTLETS SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, CNN, NBC, THE NATION, AND AL JAZEERA. 2) DIGITAL PRODUCTION AND SOCIAL MEDIA - THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL PRODUCTION UNITS CREATE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND CONTENT FOR AIUSAS TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND OTHER CHANNELS AS WELL AS CREATE CONTENT LIKE VIDEOS AND GRAPHICS TO DISTRIBUTE TO AIUSA ACTIVISTS, SUPPORTERS, AND MEMBERS TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATIONS INFLUENCE. 3) EVENTS - THE EVENTS UNIT ORCHESTRATES THE PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF AIUSA'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND FIVE ANNUAL REGIONAL CONFERENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT EDUCATE, MOBILIZE, AND DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES TO BOTH AIUSA MEMBERS AND ACTIVISTS. 4) WEBSITE PRESENCE - THE WEB TEAM OVERSEES ALL AIUSA'S WEBSITES, MICROSITES, WEB APPLICATIONS, MOBILE APPLICATIONS, AND ONLINE FORMS. 5) ARTIST RELATIONS - THE ARTIST RELATIONS UNIT FOSTERS AND DEEPENS WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND INFLUENCERS TO EXPAND AIUSAS REACH ACROSS NEW AUDIENCES. IN 2018, THE ARTIST RELATIONS UNIT SECURED COLIN KAEPERNICK AS AMNESTY INTERNATIONALS AMBASSADOR OF CONSCIENCE, HONORING HIM BY WORKING WITH AMNESTY COLLEAGUES TO HOST A HUMAN RIGHTS CELEBRATION IN AMSTERDAM. THE ARTIST RELATIONS UNIT GENERATED 2,078 PETITION SIGNATURES AND LETTERS, 2,399 EMAILS, AND 1,907 PHONE NUMBERS BY PARTNERING WITH SOFAR SOUNDS AND TUMBLR TO SUPPORT AIUSA'S WRITE FOR RIGHTS CAMPAIGN WHICH HEADLINED WITH MUSICAL ARTIST LAUREN JAUREGUI. 6) INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS - THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS UNIT STRATEGIZES ON SYSTEMS AND PROTOCOLS TO UPDATE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF, AND MEMBER LEADERS ON SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING UNITS: 1) INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ("IDEA"); 2) ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; 3) STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE; AND 4) SILICON VALLEY INITIATIVE. 1) IDEA - THE IDEA GROUP OVERSEES ENSURING MORE JUST, INCLUSIVE, AND EQUITABLE WORK THROUGHOUT AIUSA, WITHIN OUR INTERNAL WORKPLACE PRACTICES, AS WELL AS THE HUMAN RIGHTS WORK WE DO GLOBALLY. THEY USE A STRATEGIC BLEND OF SURVEYING BOTH MEMBER LEADERS AND STAFF TO ASSESS ISSUES OF DIVERSITY AND EQUITY, IDENTIFYING CRITICAL GOALS TO BE SET, PROVIDING STAFF AND MEMBER LEADER TRAININGS, AND DEVELOPING AND EMPLOYING A SET PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THIS NEW AGENDA OVER A CONTINUED PERIOD. 2) ADVOCACY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - THE ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UNIT EDUCATES AND URGES CONGRESS AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO END U.S. GUN VIOLENCE AND TO PROTECT REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE. 3) STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE - THE STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE UNIT STREAMLINES ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT AND AIUSA AS WELL AS OVERSEEING THE INTERNAL GOVERNANCE PRACTICES OF THE ORGANIZATION BY COLLABORATING WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND INTERNAL AIUSA STAFF TO FACILITATE AIUSAS GOVERNANCE PROCESSES FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ON UP THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT AND THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD. 4) SILICON VALLEY INITIATIVE - THE SILICON VALLEY INITIATIVE IS A JOINT ENDEAVOR BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT AND AIUSA TO COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. IN 2018 THE SILICON VALLEY INITIATIVE PARTNERED WITH ACCESS NOW TO LAUNCH, AND CALL FOR SIGN-ONS TO, THE TORONTO DECLARATION, A COMMITMENT TO NON-DISCRIMINATION IN MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS. MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 6 & 7A AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HAS A LARGE MEMBERSHIP BASE INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DONORS, ACTIVISTS, AND PARTICIPANTS IN OUR WORK. THESE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS MAY NOMINATE OTHER MEMBERS TO RUN FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MEMBERSHIP AS A WHOLE IS THEN ENTITLED TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A COMPREHENSIVE SECRET BALLOT AND VOTING PROCESS ADMINISTERED BY A THIRD PARTY. THE MEMBERSHIP MAY ALSO PROPOSE RESOLUTIONS AND ACTIONS AT REGIONAL LEVELS THAT ARE VOTED ON AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. MEMBERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO VOTE ON DECISIONS THAT ARE THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS |
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RENOWNED ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE 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 CONFLICT 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 CONFLICT 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. AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM SPECIALIZING IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR PREPARED A FORMAL COMPENSATION STUDY COVERING ALL PAID STAFF AND THIS DATA WAS UTILIZED IN 2018. |
| 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. WHEN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONED A FORMAL BENCHMARKING SURVEY IN 2018 FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IT ALSO HAD THE OTHER OFFICER POSITIONS (AS WELL AS ALL STAFF POSITIONS) BENCHMARKED 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. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AND FUND BALANCES |
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN VALUE OF CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS $124,595 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.