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Screen a listCouncil on Foreign Relations Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$99Mrevenue
FY2025 · −3% in 3 yrs1,046staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−5.1%
Months of reserve10.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.1%
Middle half of peersMedianCouncil on Foreign Relations
Where the money goes FY2025 · $104M spent
Programs$78M74%Management and general$21M20%Fundraising$5.7M5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$15M in FY2024 and −$5.1M in FY2025. Cash covers 10.0 months, above the peer median of 3.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
35 of 36 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
126 of the 209 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists350funders
$19Ma year, last 3 years
10%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Blavatnik Family FoundationSince FY2018$50k$3.0M$3.0M$2.0M$2.0M$2.0MThe Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew in FY2023$5.9MCarnegie Corporation of New YorkOn and off$1.1M$467k$2.1M$904k$225k$645kPaulson Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$54k$2.6M$150k$554k$1.1M$1.0M–Sue & Edgar Wachenheim FoundationSince FY2022$2.5M$2.0MAnna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$750k$750k$750k$400k$400k$400k$800kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$3.4M$4.7M$6.2M$8.8M$5.0M$6.4M$4.4M296 other fundersUp to $2.0M a year each$4.9M$1.3M$5.9M$4.6M$6.3M$5.7M$7.8M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped