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← SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,474,201
Total expenses
$13,955,317
Contributions and grants received
$9,186,468
Grants paid
$157,025
Program service revenue
$5,802,111
Investment income
$1,505,380
Other revenue
-$19,758
Total assets, end of year
$37,363,061
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,917,474
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,445,587
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,381,881
Management and general expenses
$2,213,138
Fundraising expenses
$360,298
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,381,881

Program services were 81.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $1,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $107,443

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,077,525

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,832,384

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE INCOME

    total $5,257,742 · unrelated business $5,257,742

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PARTICIPANT FUNDED TUITION

    total $544,369 · related or exempt $544,369

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,051,138 · excluded $1,051,138

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $655,231

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $200,989

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $454,242

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $454,242 · excluded $454,242

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $187,328 · excluded $187,328

  • 11b · Other revenue: FOREIGN CURRENCY LOSS

    total -$207,086 · excluded -$207,086

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$19,758

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $157,025 · program services $157,025

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,048,094 · program services $415,346 · management and general $427,624 · fundraising $205,124

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,318,268 · program services $4,291,223 · management and general $8,906 · fundraising $18,139

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,242 · program services $10,604 · management and general $1,729 · fundraising $909

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $792,460 · program services $745,975 · management and general $26,457 · fundraising $20,028

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $343,013 · program services $303,615 · management and general $25,827 · fundraising $13,571

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $124,989 · program services $83,318 · management and general $41,259 · fundraising $412

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,463 · program services $14,307 · management and general $7,084 · fundraising $72

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $252,434 · program services $168,241 · management and general $83,274 · fundraising $919

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $50,571 · management and general $50,571

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $903,759 · program services $602,446 · management and general $298,331 · fundraising $2,982

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $557,255 · program services $440,257 · management and general $80,380 · fundraising $36,618

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $142,259 · program services $94,830 · management and general $46,960 · fundraising $469

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,121,265 · program services $861,063 · management and general $200,672 · fundraising $59,530

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $62,885 · program services $41,919 · management and general $20,758 · fundraising $208

  • 20 · Interest

    total $627,083 · program services $159,437 · management and general $467,646

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $490,606 · program services $362,003 · management and general $128,603

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $1,275,306 · program services $1,275,306

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $890,597 · program services $686,809 · management and general $202,471 · fundraising $1,317

  • 24c · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE AND UTILITI

    total $636,366 · program services $636,366

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $126,377 · program services $31,791 · management and general $94,586

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,871,490

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $597,529 · end of year $5,374,439

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,765,880 · end of year $2,077,743

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,006,645 · end of year $1,079,989

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $130,331

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $15,027,496

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $9,146,504

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,480,323 · end of year $5,880,992

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,081,415 · end of year $22,224,651

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $297,329

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $20,692

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $297,587

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,383,245 · end of year $2,443,168

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $406,181 · end of year $293,826

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $10,500,316 · end of year $5,310,355

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $4,216,702

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $20,692 · end of year $653,423

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$4,895,708 · end of year -$4,484,346

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,409,248 · end of year $28,929,933

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SALZBURG GLOBAL IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO CREATING SPACES THAT OVERCOME BARRIERS AND OPEN UP A WORLD OF BETTER POSSIBILITIES. SINCE 1947, WE HAVE GATHERED OVER 40,000 FELLOWS FROM 170 COUNTRIES FOR 1,100 SESSIONS CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERS OF EVERY KIND TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION ON THE PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR TIME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GATHERING OPEN-MINDED LEADERS FOR BREAKTHROUGH CONVERSATIONS TO OPEN UP A WORLD OF BETTER POSSIBILITIES.

  • SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR, INC. ("SGS") IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, HEADQUARTERED IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND BASED AT SCHLOSS LEOPOLDSKRON IN SALZBURG, AUSTRIA. SGS WAS FOUNDED IN 1947 BY THREE YOUNG VISIONARIES AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY AS THE "SALZBURG SEMINAR IN AMERICAN STUDIES" TO ENCOURAGE THE REVIVAL OF INTELLECTUAL DIALOGUE IN POST-WAR EUROPE. SGS CONVENES OUTSTANDING TALENT ACROSS GENERATIONS, CULTURES AND SECTORS TO INSPIRE NEW THINKING AND ACTION, AND TO CONNECT LOCAL INNOVATORS WITH GLOBAL RESOURCES. OUR PROGRAMS COVER CHALLENGES FACING THE WORLD IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, FINANCE, RULE OF LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS, MEDIA AND THE ARTS. WE FOSTER LASTING NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR CREATIVE, JUST AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. OVER 40,000 FELLOWS FROM MORE THAN 170 COUNTRIES HAVE COME TOGETHER THROUGH OUR WORK, WITH MANY RISING TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. OUR HISTORIC HEADQUARTERS AT SCHLOSS LEOPOLDSKRON IN SALZBURG, AUSTRIA, BUILT IN 1736 BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF SALZBURG, RESTORED BY THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL'S CO-FOUNDER MAX REINHARDT, USED BY HOLLYWOOD FOR SETS IN THE SOUND OF MUSIC, AND NOW AN AWARD-WINNING HOTEL ALLOWS US TO WELCOME ALL PARTICIPANTS IN CONDITIONS OF TRUST AND OPENNESS.

    Expenses $11,381,881 · Grants $157,025 · Revenue $544,369

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Martin Weiss

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $512,810
    From this org
    $427,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $85,477
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $379,310
    Bonus
    $48,023
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $48,023
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,454
    Filer's total
    $512,810
  • Victoria Mars

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adena Testa

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Byron L Boston

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher F Lee

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald Abramson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John B Bellinger III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Grant Cambridge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martha A Darling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Eliasi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim G Ellis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Gates

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Holzmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Hoyt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawid Justus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andre Kelleners

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Victoria Kennedy

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 02/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Talha Khan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marjorie Layden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • B Thomas Mansbach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wim Mijs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniele Mminele

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert H Mundheim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sebastienne Mundheim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry Myerberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Max M Schlereth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Petra Schneebauer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ulrike Schwarz-Runer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bright Simons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Geoffrey W Smitth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristina Ver Foley

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, US OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $192,845
    From this org
    $161,034
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,811
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,594
    Bonus
    $10,440
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,730
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,081
    Filer's total
    $192,845
  • Ben Glahn Deputy Ceo

    MANAGING DIRECTOR PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $342,439
    From this org
    $277,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,948
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,785
    Bonus
    $71,706
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,065
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,883
    Filer's total
    $342,439
  • Beth Pertiller

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $165,135
    From this org
    $126,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,470
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,120
    Bonus
    $8,545
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,545
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,925
    Filer's total
    $165,135
  • Daniel Szeleyni

    MANAGING DIRECTOR SCHLOSS

    Total calculated
    $189,442
    From this org
    $146,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,883
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,310
    Bonus
    $11,249
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,249
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,634
    Filer's total
    $189,442
  • Manuela Resch-Trampitsch

    MANAGING DIRECTOR FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $162,753
    From this org
    $123,943
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,810
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,398
    Bonus
    $8,545
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,545
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,265
    Filer's total
    $162,753
  • Thomas Biebl

    MANAGING DIRECTOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $181,565
    From this org
    $139,305
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,260
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,056
    Bonus
    $11,249
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,249
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,011
    Filer's total
    $181,565
  • Charles Ehrlich

    DIRECTOR, PEACE & JUSTICE

    Total calculated
    $132,156
    From this org
    $100,517
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,639
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
AS PER MARTIN WEISS' EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT: 15 ROOM NIGHTS IN THE MEIERHOF PER YEAR FOR PERSONAL GUESTS. APPROXIMATE VALUE OF 15 ROOM NIGHTS IS EURO 1,275
PART I, LINE 4A
STEPHEN SALYER, FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $83,183 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024.
PART I, LINE 7
INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON PART VII RECEIVED NON-FIXED PERFORMACE BONUSES FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR AUSTRIA

    FELLOW PROGRAMS · AU · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR

  • FRIENDS OF SCHLOSS LEOPOLDSKRON

    EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS · AU · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349319994

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