German Marshall Fund of the US

Analysis

German Marshall Fund of the US is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, German Marshall Fund of the US reported income of $31.5m and spending of $43.8m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from May 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $24.0m to $31.5m (+31%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, German Marshall Fund of the US sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nova Ukraine ($31.4m), International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry a ($31.7m) and Seiu Education & Support Fund ($31.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 7.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16.4m. At year end it held assets of $192.2m against liabilities of $23.6m, net assets of $168.6m. It reported 117 employees.