NonprofitsAmerican Council On Germany Inc

International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

American Council On Germany Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$3.1M

Total expenses

$2.6M

Net assets

$16.4M

Grants received

$2.5M

85 grants

EIN

131889074

Tax year

2024

Mission

Independent, nonpartisan organization founded to strengthen german-american relations.

Programs

3 programs

Policy discussions and national outreach:through a range of events and activities, the american council on germany exposes a broad audience to economic, political, and social issues of common concern on both sides of the atlantic. The acg hosts regular policy discussions virtually, in new york city, and at its eric m. Warburg chapters across the country. The acg works across sectors and generations to provide the business community, policymakers, journalists, and academics with deep and nuanced insights concerning the developments in germany, europe, and around the world and how they impact the transatlantic partnership. The eric m. Warburg chapters were launched in 1992 to offer acg members and friends across the united states a dynamic forum for german and american government officials, journalists, policy analysts, academics and students, business and civil society representatives, and other professional practitioners to engage with one another to discuss economic, political, and social issues on the transatlantic agenda. In addition, warburg chapters provide opportunities to examine how german-american relations on trade, foreign policy, and defense, to name just a few, impact the local community.

Expenses: $314K

Young leaders:the acg's annual american-german young leaders conference convenes emerging leaders from government, business, journalism, academia, the military, and the non-profit sector. Over the course of one week, these bright minds engage in high-level discussions on pressing domestic, bilateral, and global issues impacting both countries. The conference is designed to deepen mutual understanding and foster collaboration among the next generation of decision-makers from the united states and germany.participants meet with top officials for insider perspectives, engage in thought-provoking working groups, and participate in impactful plenary sessions to brainstorm innovative solutions to today's complex political, economic, and social challenges.4b policy discussions and national outreach:through a range of events and activities, the american council on germany exposes a broad audience to economic, political, and social issues of common concern on both sides of the atlantic. The acg hosts regular policy discussions virtually, in new york city, and at its eric m. Warburg chapters across the country.

Expenses: $143K

Supplemental fellowships:the american council on germany's fellowships provide an opportunity for american and german journalists, scholars, and professionals to embark on a transformative journey across the atlantic. These fellowships offer a chance to explore how key issues are tackled in different cultural and political contexts, fostering valuable insights that span continents. Since 1976, over 1,200 individuals have expanded their horizons both personally and professionally through the council's prestigious fellowship programs.mccloy fellowships on global trends focus on crucial topics such as national security, urbanization, climate change, sustainability, digitalization, public health, and vital financial issues like inflation, trade, and global supply chains. Fellows engage in cutting-edge research, exploring the shared concerns of both sides of the ocean.dr. Richard m. Hunt fellowships for the study of german politics, society, and culture are designed to support outstanding american academics whose research shapes the understanding of contemporary german society, politics, and cultural history. Anna-maria and stephen m. Kellen fellowships give berlin-based journalists from print, broadcast, and digital media the opportunity to travel to the united states toconduct in-depth interviews with policymakers and thought leaders, gathering insights for impactful news reports and research.study tours and fact-finding missionsfor over 30 years, the american council on germany has arranged in-depth fact-finding missions for practitioners and experts to travel across the atlantic to meet with their professional counterparts and exchange best practices. Through study tours and leadership missions, the acg provides the opportunity to engage in dialogue with officials, business leaders, journalists, and other experts and better understand the political, economic, social, and environmental landscape on either side of the atlantic. In 2025, the acg organized five immersive study tours on a range of topics, including education, agricultural policy, and social cohesion; and had a major focus on the challenges facing local communities vying to be the location for the development of semi-conductor fabrication centers.

Expenses: $100KGrants: $61K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.2M
Program service revenue$162K
Investment income$800K
Other revenue$200
Total revenue$3.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$61K
Salaries & benefits$1.3M
Fundraising$151K
Other expenses$1.2M
Total expenses$2.6M
Total assets$18.4M
Net assets$16.4M

People

43 listed

NameRoleCompensation

STEVEN E SOKOL

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$402K

40 hrs/wk

KAREN FUREY

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

$221K

40 hrs/wk

MONU JOSEPH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANTHONY CASCIANO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANTHONY JR COOK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDREW GUNDLACH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LUDWIG WILLISCH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR ANDRE KELLENERS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DR JOHN LIPSKY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSEPH MCLAUGHLIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

FRANKLIN W MADDUX

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CASSIDY MORGAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELKE REHBOCK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTIANA RILEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARKUS REINISCH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JULIE LINN TEIGLAND

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL HEINZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TARA HARIHARAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPH HEUSGEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

FERDINAND G JAHNEL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAUREN K DAY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STANFORD S WARSHAWSKY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

AMY ALVAREZ

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOHN B EMERSON

CHAIRMAN

Board

1 hrs/wk

KARL GEERCKEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARIA HACKLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ESCHI RAHIMI-LARIDJANI

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARLES KUPCHAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BETTINA WARBURG

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICHARD FISHER

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALAN FLEISCHMANN

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL KOLZ

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALAN MACDONALD

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

ED MCFADDEN

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

TAMMY MURPHY

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

SASHA BUHLER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM R HARMAN ESQ

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

PAUL STEWART ATKINS ESQ

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

FRANCES A DEVLIN

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DALE L PONIKVAR ESQ

COUNSEL

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT L FENSTERMACHER

CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

Staff

$156K

40 hrs/wk

MICHELE R STEINBUCH

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Staff

$135K

40 hrs/wk

ROBIN CAMMAROTA

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Staff

$105K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 85 of 85

FromAmountPurposeYear
$255K
PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
2024
$92K
ANNUAL GRANT
2024
$46K
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE
2024
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$5K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$250K
INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
2023
$140K
GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
2023
$50K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2023
$40K
ANNUAL GRANT
2023
$23K
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE
2023
$15K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
INTERNATIONAL
2023
$10K
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
2023
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$2K
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$825
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$254K
PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
2022
$115K
GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
2022
$25K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$20K
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE
2022
$15K
INTERNATIONAL
2022
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$11K
INTERNATIONAL
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$10K
ANNUAL GRANT
2022
$10K
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
2022
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$2K
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$2K
charitable
2022
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$50K
GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
2021
$41K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$41K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$25K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
$11K
INTERNATIONAL
2021
$10K
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE
2021
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2021
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$2K
charitable
2021
$1K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$70K
GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
2020
$40K
GENERAL
2020
$37K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2020
$25K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2020
$25K
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$7K
INTERNATIONAL
2020
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION.
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
ANNUAL GRANT
2020
$5K
charitable gift
2020
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$1K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2020
$750
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$45K
GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
2019
$30K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2019
$25K
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE
2019
$25K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2019
$20K
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
2019
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$50K
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2018
$50K
GENERAL
2018
$25K
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE
2018
$200
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$75K
INTERNATIONAL/FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2017
$35K
GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$25K
TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE
2017
$6K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$1K
FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE USE
2017

Funded by

$2.5M from 29 funders · 85 grants · 2017–2024

The Pittsburgh Foundation

$759K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Anna-Maria And Stephen Kellen Foundation

$455K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$193K · 4 grants · 2017–2020

The German Marshall Fund Of The

$188K · 7 grants · 2017–2024

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund

$150K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

The Halle Foundation

$146K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$131K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Walbridge Fund

$90K · 2 grants · 2018–2020

Details

EIN131889074
NTEE codeQ200
Subsection03
Ruling date1954-04
Formed1952
Employees8
Volunteers38
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