---
title: "Prepare an artificial-intelligence use policy for a charity"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/not-for-profit-charities-and-associations/draft-an-ai-use-policy-for-a-charity/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A35-B6-1-US"
practice_area: "Not-for-Profit, Charities & Associations"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare an artificial-intelligence use policy for a charity

> List each tool the file shows the charity uses, what information it receives, and whether that information is about a client, a donor or an employee. Write no policy sentence.

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Not-for-Profit, Charities & Associations](https://ailawframework.com/practice/not-for-profit-charities-and-associations.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List each tool the file shows the charity uses, what information it receives, and whether that information is about a client, a donor or an employee. Write no policy sentence. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write the policy. Model Rule 1.1 requires competent representation, and Comment 8 says a lawyer should keep abreast of the benefits and risks of relevant technology. ABA Formal Opinion 512 says a lawyer must independently verify generated output, and that informed consent is required before the lawyer inputs information relating to a representation into a tool that will not keep it confidential. Model Rule 1.6(a) and (c) are that confidentiality duty and the duty to make reasonable efforts against inadvertent or unauthorised disclosure. Opinion 512 binds the lawyer. It does not, by itself, bind the charity's nonlawyer staff. If the charity uses a tool to recruit, screen or hire, Title VII (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2) and the ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12112), and the EEOC explainer of 29 April 2024, are the employment rules opened for that part of the policy. You do not copy those statutes into the policy as if they were the charity's exemption conditions. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft an AI-use policy for a charity](https://ailawframework.com/practice/not-for-profit-charities-and-associations/draft-an-ai-use-policy-for-a-charity.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each tool the file shows the charity uses, what information it receives, and whether that information is about a client, a donor or an employee. Write no policy sentence.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- No charity-specific artificial-intelligence statute was opened. Do not invent an Internal Revenue Service approval, or a ban, for a charity's use of a tool.
- If the policy will be filed with a Form 1023 or a Form 990, you write every sentence that is filed.

## Sources

- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8, maintaining competence and technology](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [EEOC, What is the EEOC's role in AI? (29 April 2024)](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/20240429_What%20is%20the%20EEOCs%20role%20in%20AI.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*