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The Kennan Institute reported $11.1 million in revenue and $128,678 in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $58,333 (Director). Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $129KFor context, the median across 476 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $88.98 programs, $8.29 management, $2.73 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.7% | 96.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $58,333 | $336,892 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 45.33% | 1.07% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 9 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1,019.4 | 7.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProduce high-quality non-partisan analysis of the former Soviet Union, convene meetings and conversations aimed at contributing to policy debates and to policy formation, cultivate new generations of strategic thinkers and engage in extensive public outreach
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here1 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b5 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
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Questions people ask
How much of The Kennan Institute's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, The Kennan Institute reported that 100.0% of its $128,678 in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Kennan Institute pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Kennan Institute reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $58,333, for the role of Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Kennan Institute get its money?
Of $11.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 99.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Kennan Institute a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 33-4606570 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 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642229349301014 · read the filing · XML
All filings for EIN 33-4606570: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.