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Financial Snapshot FY ending 2025-03-31 Financial history 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Latest FY2025: $62.8M · Peak FY2024: $71.9M · Avg: $45.7M
Foreign activity (Schedule F) Total spent abroad $1.7M
Foreign employees 38
Foreign offices 0
Foreign partnership interest No
Foreign trust interest No
Region Activity Spent Central America and the Caribbean — — East Asia and the Pacific — — Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) — — North America (Canada & Mexico only) — — Russia and Neighboring States — — South America — — South America — —
Political & Grant Activity Address 1000 Massachusetts AVE NW
Washington, DC, 20001-540
Governance Voting board members 13
Independent members 12
Conflict-of-interest policy Yes
Whistleblower policy Yes
Doc-retention policy Yes
Audit committee Yes
990 reviewed by board Yes
Compensation practices Severance payments No
Equity-based comp No
Supplemental retirement plan No
Compensation committee Yes
Board approved comp Yes
Initial contract exception No
Financial detail (Schedule D) Board-designated % 0.0%
Permanent endowment % 100.0%
Endowment held by related org No
Fundraising activity (Schedule G) Uses professional fundraisers Yes
Gross fundraising receipts $0
Net to org -$508K
Retained by contractors $508K
Channels Mail · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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