American Humanist Association
| Abbreviation | AHA |
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| Formation | 1941 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | Advocate for equality for humanists, atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers. |
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| Membership | 34,000 |
Key people | Candace Gorham (President) Fish Stark (Executive Director) |
| Website | www |
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The American Humanist Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that advances secular humanism.
The American Humanist Association was founded in 1941 and currently provides legal assistance to defend the constitutional rights of secular and religious minorities, lobbies Congress on church-state separation and other issues, and maintains a grassroots network of 250 local affiliates and chapters that engage in social activism and community-building events. The AHA has several publications, including The Humanist, Free Mind, peer-reviewed semi-annual scholastic journal Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism, and TheHumanist.com. The organization states that it has over 34,000 members.