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← HENRY L STIMSON CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HENRY L STIMSON CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,861,548
Total expenses
$13,743,006
Contributions and grants received
$11,589,970
Grants paid
$72,924
Program service revenue
$3,124,814
Investment income
$79,802
Other revenue
$66,962
Total assets, end of year
$15,033,631
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,359,928
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,673,703
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,556,112
Management and general expenses
$2,041,349
Fundraising expenses
$145,545
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,556,112

Program services were 84.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,297,970

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,292,000

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,097

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTS

    total $3,093,325 · related or exempt $3,093,325

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EVENTS

    total $31,489 · related or exempt $31,489

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $79,802 · excluded $79,802

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,747 · excluded $1,747

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $14,657

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $14,657

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $14,657 · excluded $14,657

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $50,558 · excluded $50,558

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $50,558

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $65,004 · program services $65,004

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $7,920 · program services $7,920

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $887,185 · program services $453,654 · management and general $411,498 · fundraising $22,033

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,316,091 · program services $4,656,018 · management and general $600,082 · fundraising $59,991

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $267,351 · program services $232,019 · management and general $32,206 · fundraising $3,126

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,742,249 · program services $1,453,344 · management and general $266,802 · fundraising $22,103

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $570,043 · program services $470,787 · management and general $91,828 · fundraising $7,428

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,299 · program services $15,923 · management and general $1,228 · fundraising $148

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $92,629 · program services $45,906 · management and general $46,558 · fundraising $165

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,169 · management and general $14,169

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,199,884 · program services $1,140,314 · management and general $59,570

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $72,060 · program services $65,300 · management and general $6,760

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $129,262 · program services $87,019 · management and general $34,530 · fundraising $7,713

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $386,207 · program services $289,982 · management and general $90,344 · fundraising $5,881

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,033,119 · program services $756,733 · management and general $266,140 · fundraising $10,246

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,101,357 · program services $1,096,533 · management and general $2,510 · fundraising $2,314

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $284,734 · program services $251,110 · management and general $31,641 · fundraising $1,983

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,794 · program services $1,362 · management and general $308 · fundraising $124

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $37,829 · program services $28,250 · management and general $8,455 · fundraising $1,124

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,630 · program services $37,038 · management and general $7,090 · fundraising $502

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUB'L & MULTIMEDIA

    total $235,128 · program services $213,070 · management and general $22,058

  • 24b · Other expenses: INTERNS/VISITING FELLOW

    total $130,565 · program services $126,583 · management and general $3,982

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIP. EXPENSES

    total $35,465 · program services $23,778 · management and general $11,317 · fundraising $370

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING

    total $26,928 · program services $13,345 · management and general $13,535 · fundraising $48

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $44,104 · program services $25,120 · management and general $18,738 · fundraising $246

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,268,068 · end of year $2,600,597

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $153,530 · end of year $110,590

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,157,651 · end of year $4,064,757

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,135,074 · end of year $781,115

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $30,731 · end of year $31,052

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

    $618,323

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

    $506,397

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $131,995 · end of year $111,926

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,325,408 · end of year $1,535,676

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,527,444 · end of year $5,797,918

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $511,248 · end of year $506,049

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,700 · end of year $49,332

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,675,475 · end of year $6,804,547

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $698,491 · end of year $1,152,612

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,831,987 · end of year $6,521,091

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE STIMSON CENTER PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, SHARED PROSPERITY & JUSTICE THROUGH APPLIED RESEARCH AND INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS, DEEP ENGAGEMENT, AND POLICY INNOVATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • GRAND STRATEGY IN PIVOTAL PLACES: FOCUSES ON THE KEY PLAYERS IN GLOBAL PEACE, SECURITY, AND GREAT POWER COMPETITION. PROGRAMMATIC WORK EXAMINES HOW POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SECURITY DYNAMICS IN AREAS LIKE THE INDO-PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND NORTH AFRICA SHAPE INTERNATIONAL STABILITY. THE WORK AIMS TO REDUCE CONFLICT, STRENGTHEN COOPERATION, AND SUPPORT SECURITY IN THESE STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT REGIONS THROUGH NEW DIALOGUE AND POLICY SOLUTIONS.

    Expenses $5,026,074 · Grants $72,924 · Revenue $2,144,620

  • PROMOTING SECURITY AND PROSPERITY: EXAMINES HOW CONVENTIONAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, ECONOMIC STATECRAFT, AND SHIFTING GLOBAL POWER DYNAMICS SHAPE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY. PROGRAMMATIC WORK SPANS CRITICAL ISSUES LIKE EXPORT CONTROLS, THE INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE, SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY, DIGITAL GOVERNANCE, AND THE GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIESINCLUDING AI AND SEMICONDUCTORSALONGSIDE DETERRENCE, ARMS CONTROL, NON-PROLIFERATION, NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION, AND THE EVOLVING ROLE OF ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS.

    Expenses $3,168,297 · Revenue $772,532

  • PROTECTING PEOPLE: EXPLORES HOW GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND INCLUSIVE INSTITUTIONS CAN UNDERPIN PEACE AND STABILITY. PROGRAMMATIC WORK EXAMINES CHALLENGES SUCH AS CONFLICT, PEACEKEEPING, AND THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN CRISIS SETTINGS, AS WELL AS THE MULTILATERAL AND REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND MECHANISMS DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES. THROUGH RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT, THE PROGRAMMATIC WORK PROMOTES GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN HUMAN SECURITY AT THE LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.

    Expenses $1,401,647 · Revenue $19,933

  • PRESERVING THE PLANET: EXPLORES THE LINKS BETWEEN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL RISK, AND GLOBAL STABILITY. PROGRAMMATIC WORK FOCUSES ON HOW WATER, ENERGY, AND OTHER RESOURCE CHALLENGES EXACERBATE SECURITY CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY IN FRAGILE AND CONFLICT-PRONE REGIONS. THROUGH RESEARCH, DIALOGUE, AND POLICY ENGAGEMENT, THE PROGRAMMATIC WORK BUILDS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE RESILIENCE, REDUCE RISKS, AND SUPPORT A MORE SECURE FUTURE.

    Expenses $1,048,907 · Revenue $187,729

  • SPECIAL PROJECTS

    Expenses $911,187

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

Listed in Part VII

  • SUSAN CHODAKEWITZ

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALICE MARONI

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRUCE MCCONNELL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SIR MICHAEL ARTHUR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN BELLINGER III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFFREY BIALOS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY MCINNIS BOIES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HERBERT HAWK CARLISLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DESIRE FEUERLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT GALLUCCI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRANCIS Q HOANG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE HOWARD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN HURLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LESLIE IRELAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE IRWIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SURESH KATTA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SACHIKO KUNO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRIS LIN-BRONNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MONICA MEDINA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARA MOTHERWAY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK NICHOLS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICOLE PIASECKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JONATHAN ROBERTS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SARAH L STIMSON-KARIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NORMAN TAPLIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HARRY K THOMAS JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID WELCH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELISE ZOLI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN FINLAY

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $440,667
    From this org
    $398,606
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,061
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $398,606
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,684
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,377
    Filer's total
    $440,667

  • RACHEL STOHL

    SENIOR VP OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $254,350
    From this org
    $225,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,485
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,865
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,660
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,825
    Filer's total
    $254,350

  • VIBHA BHATIA

    VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $192,170
    From this org
    $174,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,557
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,613
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,307
    Filer's total
    $192,170

  • CHRIS PREBLE

    SENIOR FELLOW & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $204,484
    From this org
    $193,859
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,625
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,859
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $808
    Filer's total
    $204,484

  • YUN SUN

    SENIOR FELLOW & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $204,421
    From this org
    $185,019
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,402
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,019
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,316
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,086
    Filer's total
    $204,421

  • ELIZABETH THRELKELD

    SENIOR FELLOW & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $187,033
    From this org
    $176,811
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,222
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,811
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,904
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,318
    Filer's total
    $187,033

  • SALLY YOZELL

    SENIOR FELLOW & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $180,928
    From this org
    $171,890
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,038
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,890
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,595
    Nontaxable benefits
    $443
    Filer's total
    $180,928

  • JENNIFER TOWN

    SENIOR FELLOW & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $180,255
    From this org
    $162,813
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,442
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,813
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,192
    Filer's total
    $180,255

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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
HEALTH CLUB PREMIUMS AS PART OF STIMSON'S WELLNESS BENEFIT PROVIDED TO ALL EMPLOYEES. MAXIMUM OF $56 A MONTH.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533169349304988

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