AI continues to be the most discussed & talked about topic in the business world since its meteoric rise in late 2022 with the introduction of ChatGPT. Although influential & prominent AI companies, like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini are known for their AI products used across billions of users, there are also numerous organizations and associations, particularly non-profits and conferences organizers, doing great work to advance AI.
Today, we are showcasing the most trusted and credible AI associations in the United States.
The organizations are listed in no particular order.
Founded in 1979, AAAI is the oldest and most common AI trade association accessible to a wide & open audience. With over 5,000 members worldwide as of May 2025, its annual membership fee is cheap and affordable at $135 for the year. Students can receive annual membership fees of just $50.
AAAI hosts 12 conferences throughout the year, including international locations like Vancouver and Dubai. It also operates through more than 100 chapters across the world.
Mission Statement: Membership in AAAI helps support ongoing efforts to encourage and facilitate research, education, and development in the artificial intelligence field, including our most recent open access initiative.
Headquarters: Washington D.C.
Funding: According to AAAI’s 2022 990 filing with the IRS, it had an excess of $14 million in net assets and fund balance.
President: Stephen Smith (since 2024)
ASFAI is typically regarded as the most prestigious and elite of the AI associations given its highly-restrictive membership system that operates through an invitation-only system. According to its website, it allows a maximum of 125 members which include vetted leaders across industry, government, and academia.
Founded in 2023, it emerged as a response to the high-rise of AI noise in the aftermath of the ChatGPT release, becoming a convening place for senior leaders to meet each other and discuss pressing topics in AI. Its membership includes US Senators, Fortune 500 C-Suite, and leading AI researchers.
Mission Statement: Our goal is to create a better world with AI.
Headquarters: New York City and Washington D.C.
Funding: ASFAI publicly states they accept zero donations nor sponsorships. As a two-year old organization, its IRS available data (2022 and before) is nonexistent.
President: Rei Llazani (since 2023)
IMLS is a research and academic-focused organization that asks its membership to submit paper submissions at the end of January for its annual July conference, the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML).
It was initially launched as the First Machine Learning Workshop, but later evolved into a top conference of professionals dedicated to the advancement of machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistics, and data science.
Mission Statement: The International Conference on Machine Learning is the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of the branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning.
Headquarters: San Diego, California
Funding: According to ICML’s 2022 990 filing with the IRS, it had an excess of $4 million in net assets and fund balance. Its parent organization, IMLS, reported an excess of $1 million in 2018 (more recent information could not be found).
President: Kamalika Chaudhuri (since 2025)
Similar to IMLS, ICLR is often regarded as its sister organization because its primary focus is bringing together leading researchers and academics in the field of AI. It is most-known for its founding organizer, famous AI scientist Yann LeCunn.
IMLS was founded in 2023 and has employed an open peer review system, allowing for public discussion and feedback on submitted papers.
Mission Statement: The International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) is the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of the branch of artificial intelligence called representation learning, but generally referred to as deep learning.
Headquarters: Appleton, Wisconsin
Funding: According to ICLR’S 2022 990 filing with the IRS, it had an excess of $3 million in net assets and fund balance.
President: Yann LeCun (since 2022)
O-SAIF is the newest AI association and organization, which immediately came to the scene after it announced it had raised $10 million in a campaign aimed to promote the adoption of open-source AI.
Launched in 2025, it has a focus toward U.S. Government Agencies and it champions transparency, accountability, and of course, open-source software.
Mission Statement: Our mission is to ensure that AI technologies employed in public sectors are transparent, publicly auditable, and aligned with the principles of democracy and constitutional rights.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Funding: As a new organization, its IRS available data (2022 and before) is nonexistent.
President: Brittany Kaiser (since 2025)
Founded in 1987, NIPSF is the organization that organizes the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Conference, one of the most prestigious conferences in AI and machine learning. Originally focused on neural computation, the conference has since broadened its scope to include deep learning, computational neuroscience, and reinforcement learning.
NIPSF operates NeurIPS as an annual peer-reviewed conference that attracts more than 20,000 global attendees and over 200 sponsors. Researchers submit papers by May, with final selections presented at the December event.
Mission Statement: NeurIPS aims to foster the exchange of research advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning by hosting an annual interdisciplinary academic conference with the highest ethical standards for a diverse and inclusive community.
Headquarters: San Diego, California
Funding: According to NIPSF's 2023 990 filing with the IRS, it had an excess of $14 million in net assets and fund balance.
President: Terrence Sejnowski (since 1993)
Founded in 2016, the Partnership on AI is a nonprofit coalition that brings together academic institutions, major tech companies, civil society organizations, and policy experts to develop best practices for AI and ensure its benefits are broadly and fairly shared.
PAI is unique among AI organizations in its explicit emphasis on AI ethics, fairness, and policy. Founding members include Amazon, Google, IBM, Apple, and Microsoft, along with academic and nonprofit partners like the ACLU and UC Berkeley.
Mission Statement: To bring together diverse voices to address the most important and difficult questions on the future of AI.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Funding: According to PAI’s 2022 990 filing with the IRS, it had an excess of $8 million in net assets and fund balance.
President: Rebecca Finlay (since 2021)
Founded in 2015, AI4Good focuses on using artificial intelligence to address global challenges such as climate change, public health, and inequality. It integrates data science, social impact, and interdisciplinary research to build tools for governments, nonprofits, and NGOs.
AI4Good is known for its partnerships with the United Nations and provides research fellowships, hosts events, and funds projects aimed at socially responsible AI development.
Mission Statement: To advance AI for the benefit of humanity by solving the world’s greatest challenges.
Headquarters: Berkeley, California
Funding: According to AI4Good’s 2022 990 filing with the IRS, it had an excess of $95,000 in net assets and fund balance.
President: James Hodson (since 2015)
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