Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES
THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $30,767,348 to it, the largest being SANDLER FOUNDATION ($5,250,000). 28 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $38M
- Funders on record
- 58
- Grants received
- $31M
- Net assets
- $176M
What The German Marshall Fund of the United States does
Mission
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (gmf) strives to champion democratic values and the transatlantic alliance by strengthening civil society, forging bold and innovative policy ideas, and developing a new generation of leaders to tackle global challenges. Gmf delivers hope by upholding the dignity of the individual and defending freedom in the spirit of the marshall plan.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Democracy - as many countries in the transatlantic community and beyond held elections in 2024, gmf democracy focused its work on combating threats to democracy and the abuse of recent technologies. Both issues pose challenges to democratic values, in particular election administration. Gmf democracy shed light on widespread efforts to manipulate online information and interference in elections while helping to secure individual rights and freedoms.
$14,303,068 spentof which $8,663,386 as grants$2,930,738 earned by the program54% of program spendingGeostrategy - gmf provides policymakers and business leaders on both sides of the atlantic with in-depth and comprehensive analyses of the political, economic, and strategic trends that impact them. Gmf geostrategy focuses on specific geographic regions whose audiences require holistic risk management that integrates policy planning and resilience in an international environment increasingly defined by geopolitical competition, environmental crisis, and hybrid threats.
$6,458,514 spentof which $188,717 as grants24% of program spendingStrategic engagment - gmf convenes global leaders, policymakers, and experts across sectors to shape the transatlantic agenda and debate the most pressing global challenges. Gmf offers rising and established leaders dynamic opportunities to build transatlantic bridges.
$2,898,237 spent11% of program spendingInnovation - gmf innovation advances new thinking by conducting research and projects, and developing initiatives, through its two key divisions gmf cities and gmf technology.
$2,787,935 spentof which $314,750 as grants11% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $26,447,754.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $166M to $209M (+26%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 29% · 2018 33% · 2019 28% · 2020 23% · 2021 44% · 2022 52% · 2023 60% · 2024 39%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
77% of THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $1.3M → $3.9M.
14 of 58 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 58 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
33% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 31% · 2018 29% · 2019 24% · 2020 26% · 2021 19% · 2022 15% · 2023 27% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
35% of THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES draws 90% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 15 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES has grown faster than half of the 363 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 363 international nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $919k on record.
- Department of State$715k
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$204k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 16 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- 1700 18th Street LLC - Single Member LLC · disregarded
- The Transatlantic Foundation · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES?
- THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $30,767,348 to it, the largest being SANDLER FOUNDATION ($5,250,000). 28 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES have?
- IRS filings report 58 organizations giving $30,767,348 in grants to THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES, 28 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES?
- SANDLER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $5,250,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 58 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing