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Other
Employees
27,279
Volunteers
145
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2024-08-31
Revenue
$4.2B
Expenses
$3.9B
Assets
$19.2B
Liabilities
$3.6B
Financial history
$4.2B$2.1B$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $4.2B · Avg: $3.4B
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$4.5B
Foreign employees256
Foreign offices1
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
Region
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Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
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North America (Canada & Mexico only)
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South Asia
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Central America and the Caribbean
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Middle East and North Africa
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North America (Canada & Mexico only)
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Russia and Neighboring States
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South America
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South Asia
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Middle East and North Africa
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North America (Canada & Mexico only)
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Central America and the Caribbean
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501(h) election
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.
Political & Grant Activity
Campaign Spending
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Lobbying
$471K
Grants Given
$605.4M
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Governance
Voting board members36
Independent members36
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %47.6%
Permanent endowment %52.4%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$0
Net to org-$141K
Retained by contractors$141K
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