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Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West
Also known as East-West Center
Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West reported $31.0 million in revenue and $32.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $66.96 went to program services, $29.91 to management and general costs and $3.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 72.7% of the total. Government grants made up 67.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $529,025 (PRESIDENT). 46 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $33MFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $31MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 67.0% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 29.9% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 72.7% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 67.7% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 21.1% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $529,025 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.62% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 46 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.8 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseSince 1960, the east-west center (center) is located midway between asia and the US mainland and serves as a US-based institution for public diplomacy in the indo-pacific region. The center serves as a resource for information and analysis on critical issues of common concern, bringing people together to exchange views, build expertise, and develop policy options. In FY'25 the center provided approximately 1,000 participant awards to people from 43 countries and US states and territories. While more information on the center and its programs may be found at our website…
Professional development program: the professional development program conducts capacity building, leadership training, professional exchanges, and career development for academics, journalists, and young leaders from asia, the pacific,and the united states. There were 260 participant awards for the various professional development program events including the indo-pacific futures fellowship
Research program: the research program executes policy-relevant, actionable research projects in regional geopolitics; economics and demographic change, the environment and more. During the year, there were 218 participant awards for events that included the ewc research speaker series
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 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $490,359 | $0 | $38,666 | $529,025 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $297,903 | $0 | $39,382 | $337,285 |
| TREASURER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $279,734 | $0 | $44,495 | $324,229 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $217,608 | $0 | $37,402 | $255,010 |
| RESEARCHER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $183,638 | $0 | $46,406 | $230,044 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,227 | $0 | $30,251 | $226,478 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,477 | $0 | $40,529 | $214,006 |
| RESEARCHER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $178,836 | $0 | $27,989 | $206,825 |
46 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (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–1b14 · 14 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 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5199
- Volunteers Part I, line 633
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES HAWAII INC Maintenance services | $1,341,936 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Research, security, it and library | $716,422 |
| WISS JANNEY ELSTNER ASSOCIATES INC Architectural services | $293,440 |
| 1828 L STREET ASSOCIATES LLC TOWER CONS Property management | $240,063 |
| HIGH TECH HUI LLC DBA CYBERUPTVE HI TEC It services | $207,915 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West totaling $250K 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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Every number above is copied from Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West spent in FY2025, $66.96 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West reported that 67.0% of its $32.6 million in expenses went to program services, 29.9% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $529,025, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West get its money?
Of $31.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 72.7% came from contributions and grants (including 67.7% from government grants) and 21.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Center for Cultural & Technical Interchange Btwn East & West a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 99-0161603 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 September 30, 2025, object 202602309349301430 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532259349302488 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432269349302283 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342279349302644 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212229349301691 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122259349303062 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 99-0161603: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.