Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc

Analysis

Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 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 September 2023, Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc reported income of $98.8m and spending of $55.9m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $45.5m to $98.8m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge in America ($97.1m), Brothers Brother Foundation ($99.4m) and International Vaccine Institute ($96.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5.1m (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25.4m. At year end it held assets of $246.3m against liabilities of $31.3m, net assets of $215.0m. It reported 529 employees.