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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace reported $57.6 million in revenue and $55.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.71 went to program services, $15.69 to management and general costs and $3.60 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 50.6% of the total. Government grants made up 5.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $914,164 (PRESIDENT). 69 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $56MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $58MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.7% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.6% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 50.6% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $914,164 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.64% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 69 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 120.3 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 30 of 31 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMiddle east - the middle east program combines in-depth regional knowledge with incisive comparative analysis to provide deeply informed recommendations. With expertise in the gulf, north africa, iran, and israel/palestine, the program examines crosscutting themes of political, economic, and social change in both english and arabic. The program works together with the malcolm h. Kerr carnegie middle east centerbased in beirut and draws on regional experts to provide in-depth analysis of political, socioeconomic, and security issues in the middle east and north africa. The center delivers…
Russia and eurasia - the russia and eurasia program continues carnegie's long tradition of independent research on major political, societal, and security trends in and U.S. Policy toward aregion that has been upended by russia's war against ukraine. Leaders regularly turn to our work for clear-eyed, relevant analyses on the region to inform their policy decisions. The program works together with the carnegie russia eurasia center based in berlin, which is home to the world's leading regional experts on russia and the wider region. The center's scholars and digital media platform,carnegie…
Nuclear policy - the nuclear policy program aims to reduce the risk of nuclear war. The program's experts diagnose acute risks stemming from technical and geopolitical developments, generate pragmatic solutions, and use carnegie's global network to advance risk-reduction policies. The program's work covers deterrence, disarmament, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear energy
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $841,697 | $0 | $72,467 | $914,164 |
| SENIOR VP FOR POLICY RESEARCH Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $432,470 | $0 | $57,557 | $490,027 |
| JAPAN CHAIR, VP FOR STUDIES Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $379,673 | $0 | $78,019 | $457,692 |
| VP FOR STUDIES Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $352,758 | $0 | $103,518 | $456,276 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $387,577 | $0 | $63,168 | $450,745 |
| TATA CHAIR FOR STRATEGIC AFFAIRS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $355,744 | $0 | $87,556 | $443,300 |
| VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $328,662 | $0 | $81,644 | $410,306 |
| JAMES FAM CHAIR,VP FOR STUDIES Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $312,401 | $0 | $96,739 | $409,140 |
69 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b31 · 30 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5253
- Volunteers Part I, line 633
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| INVESTURE LLC Investment management | $1,993,277 |
| M2 CONSTRUCTION LLC Construction services | $701,679 |
| CATALINA X INC (FUSIONARY) Website design and development services | $304,990 |
| ALTON CORPORATION Consulting services | $212,525 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
40 private foundations reported grants to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace totaling $22M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace spent in FY2025, $80.71 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace reported that 80.7% of its $55.8 million in expenses went to program services, 15.7% to management and general and 3.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Carnegie Endowment for International Peace pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Carnegie Endowment for International Peace reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $914,164, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Carnegie Endowment for International Peace get its money?
Of $57.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 50.6% came from contributions and grants (including 5.4% from government grants) and 4.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Carnegie Endowment for International Peace a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-0552040 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202543219349314934 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413209349328021 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303199349317285 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202203409349300230 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113169349310106 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003199349301965 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-0552040: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.