Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER
THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $34,314,479 to it, the largest being CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK ($8,620,000). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $15M
- Funders on record
- 58
- Grants received
- $34M
- Net assets
- $7.7M
What The Henry L Stimson Center does
Mission
The stimson center promotes international security, shared prosperity & justice through applied research and independent analysis, deep engagement, and policy innovation.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Grand strategy in pivotal places: focuses on the key players in global peace, security, and great power competition. Programmatic work examines how political, economic, and security dynamics in areas like the indo-pacific, latin america, the middle east, and north africa shape international stability. The work aims to reduce conflict, strengthen cooperation, and support security in these strategically important regions through new dialogue and policy solutions.
$5,026,074 spentof which $72,924 as grants$2,144,620 earned by the program43% of program spendingPromoting security and prosperity: examines how conventional and emerging technologies, economic statecraft, and shifting global power dynamics shape international security and foreign policy. Programmatic work spans critical issues like export controls, the international arms trade, supply chain security, digital governance, and the geopolitical implications of advanced technologiesincluding ai and semiconductorsalongside deterrence, arms control, non-proliferation, nuclear risk reduction, and the evolving role of alliances and partnerships.
$3,168,297 spent$772,532 earned by the program27% of program spendingProtecting people: explores how governance, human rights, and inclusive institutions can underpin peace and stability. Programmatic work examines challenges such as conflict, peacekeeping, and the protection of civilians in crisis settings, as well as the multilateral and regional institutions and mechanisms developed to address those challenges. Through research and engagement, the programmatic work promotes governance and policies that strengthen human security at the local, national, and international levels.
$1,401,647 spent$19,933 earned by the program12% of program spendingPreserving the planet: explores the links between natural resource management, environmental risk, and global stability. Programmatic work focuses on how water, energy, and other resource challenges exacerbate security concerns, particularly in fragile and conflict-prone regions. Through research, dialogue, and policy engagement, the programmatic work builds practical solutions to increase resilience, reduce risks, and support a more secure future.
$1,048,907 spent$187,729 earned by the program9% of program spendingSpecial projects
$911,187 spent8% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,556,112.
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 2021 to 2022, from $7.4M to $15M (+110%).
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 39% · 2018 37% · 2019 53% · 2020 56% · 2021 21% · 2022 21% · 2023 18% · 2024 36%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
78% of THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER’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. 2 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.
Chief executive
Brian Finlay
President & CEO
Board chair
Susan Chodakewitz
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 12 funders to 25 funders, grant income rose $2.4M → $5.6M.
13 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 HENRY L STIMSON CENTER’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 HENRY L STIMSON CENTER has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 42% · 2018 58% · 2019 43% · 2020 25% · 2021 28% · 2022 32% · 2023 26% — 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
46% of THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 59% 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 HENRY L STIMSON CENTER draws 95% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 17 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.6M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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 HENRY L STIMSON CENTER runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 363 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 363 international nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER
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
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER?
- THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 58 organizations whose IRS filings report $34,314,479 to it, the largest being CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK ($8,620,000). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 58 organizations giving $34,314,479 in grants to THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER, 34 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER?
- CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK is the largest funder on record, with $8,620,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing