Allgemeine Anthroposophische Gesellschaft

Switzerland, · EIN 98-6001429 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Allgemeine Anthroposophische Gesellschaft reported $23.2 million in revenue and $21.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $148,633 (Goetheanum-Leitung). Revenue rose 38% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

This filing does not split expenses by function (Part IX columns B–D), so there is no breakdown for 2025.

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$68.51 $16M
Program service revenue$23.10 $5.4M
Investment income$3.55 $823K
Other revenue$4.84 $1.1M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	Not reported	86.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	Not reported	9.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	Not reported	1.9%
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	68.5%	83.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	23.1%	2.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$148,633	$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.69%	1.40%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	4
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.8	12.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	0 of 4	90.9%

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 expense

$4.0M expenses · 39.9% of program spending · revenue $1,000

Art performances concerts exhibitions -- no details available

$2.5M expenses · 24.9% of program spending · revenue $9,999

Conferences lectures courses -- no details available

$3.5M expenses · 35.2% of program spending · revenue $9,999

Schools professional training research workshops garden

Highest reported compensation

2025 · 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
Goetheanum-Leitung Officer, 50.00 hrs/week	$148,633	$0	$0	$148,633
Member of the Executive Coucil Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week	$130,164	$0	$0	$130,164
Goetheanum-Leitung Officer, 50.00 hrs/week	$123,207	$0	$0	$123,207
Goetheanum-Leitung Officer, 50.00 hrs/week	$115,569	$0	$0	$115,569
Member of the Executive Coucil Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week	$115,028	$0	$0	$115,028
Member of Executive Council Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week	$110,250	$0	$0	$110,250
IT-Department Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$107,031	$0	$0	$107,031
Wochenschrift Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$106,512	$0	$0	$106,512

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Allgemeine Anthroposophische Gesellschaft (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$23M	$22M	—	$1.5M	$148,633
2024 ⓘ	$20M	$19M	50.2%	$47,278	$150,021
2023 ⓘ	$17M	$19M	47.2%	−$1.3M	$149,811
2022 ⓘ	$16M	$17M	47.9%	−$612K	$141,650
2021 ⓘ	$17M	$16M	45.1%	$522K	$134,307
2020 ⓘ	$17M	$17M	46.3%	−$500K	$134,880

Governance 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–1b4 · 0 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
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 5193
Volunteers Part I, line 655

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Questions people ask

How much does Allgemeine Anthroposophische Gesellschaft pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Allgemeine Anthroposophische Gesellschaft reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $148,633, for the role of Goetheanum-Leitung (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Allgemeine Anthroposophische Gesellschaft get its money?

Of $23.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 68.5% came from contributions and grants and 23.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Allgemeine Anthroposophische Gesellschaft a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 98-6001429 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))). Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 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 202641359349314574 · read the filing
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541399349300114 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402509349300105 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202331359349318858 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212039349300601 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103549349300100 · read the filing

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