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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.

Totals

Total revenue
$38,957,813
Total expenses
$37,607,895
Contributions and grants received
$27,743,834
Grants paid
$4,467,422
Program service revenue
$7,725,501
Investment income
$3,488,478
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$49,492,989
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,062,936
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,430,053
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$27,385,305
Management and general expenses
$9,295,126
Fundraising expenses
$927,464
Program service expenses (Part III)
$27,385,305

Program services were 72.8% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,000,785

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $26,108,162

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $634,887

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION,RESEARCH,AND OTHER SVCS

    total $4,352,700 · related or exempt $4,352,700

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

    total $3,146,738 · related or exempt $3,146,738

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE SERVICES

    total $217,294 · unrelated business $217,294

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER

    total $8,769 · related or exempt $8,769

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,061,598 · excluded $1,061,598

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $15,478,619

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

    securities $13,051,739

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,426,880

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,426,880 · excluded $2,426,880

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,321,733 · program services $4,321,733

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $145,689 · program services $145,689

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,067,962 · program services $696,092 · management and general $1,124,586 · fundraising $247,284

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,651,237 · program services $10,339,129 · management and general $2,954,701 · fundraising $357,407

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,170,163 · program services $1,548,869 · management and general $539,215 · fundraising $82,079

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,014,954 · program services $846,133 · management and general $166,328 · fundraising $2,493

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,051,165 · program services $759,871 · management and general $253,872 · fundraising $37,422

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $108,304 · program services $61,477 · management and general $29,722 · fundraising $17,105

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $137,541 · program services $104,345 · management and general $30,264 · fundraising $2,932

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $52,570 · fundraising $52,570

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,520,118 · program services $1,725,084 · management and general $732,794 · fundraising $62,240

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,215,416 · program services $1,239,760 · management and general $953,616 · fundraising $22,040

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $365,317 · program services $130,797 · management and general $234,289 · fundraising $231

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,197,289 · program services $950,231 · management and general $237,942 · fundraising $9,116

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $75,198 · program services $33,180 · management and general $41,229 · fundraising $789

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,307,546 · program services $792,843 · management and general $514,703

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $331,887 · program services $244,342 · management and general $87,545

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

    total $1,572,916 · program services $1,074,066 · management and general $498,850

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $1,422,416 · program services $1,000,077 · management and general $392,169 · fundraising $30,170

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTORS

    total $631,927 · program services $631,927

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $458,547 · program services $48,437 · management and general $410,110

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $788,000 · program services $691,223 · management and general $93,191 · fundraising $3,586

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $43,182 · end of year $11,494

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,190,564 · end of year $4,353,467

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,755,229 · end of year $4,558,489

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $191,227 · end of year $164,793

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $884,915 · end of year $939,357

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

    $38,515,660

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

    $31,686,176

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,279,178 · end of year $6,829,484

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $21,588,669 · end of year $25,508,902

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,020,584 · end of year $7,127,003

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,737,080 · end of year $2,739,601

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,751,930 · end of year $1,364,580

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,600,000 · end of year $5,100,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,883,203 · end of year $3,858,755

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,394,918 · end of year $32,977,263

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,586,417 · end of year $3,452,790

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PROMOTE SECURITY, STABILITY, AND PROSPERITY IN AMERICA'S INDO-PACIFIC BACKYARD THROUGH POLICY ENGAGEMENT, INFLUENTIAL NETWORKS,HIGH-LEVEL CONVENINGS, AND EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIPS.

  • SINCE 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'24 THE CENTER PROVIDED 1,770 PARTICIPANT AWARDS TO PEOPLE FROM 66 COUNTRIES AND 48 US STATES AND TERRITORIES. WHILE MORE INFORMATION ON THE CENTER AND ITS PROGRAMS MAY BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE (WWW.EASTWESTCENTER.ORG), THE FOLLOWING IS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR. RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE RESEARCH PROGRAM EXECUTES POLICY-RELEVANT, ACTIONABLE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN REGIONAL GEOPOLITICS; ECONOMICS AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND MORE. THE CENTER'S RESEARCH PROGRAM LAUNCHED A NEW FELLOWSHIP DURING THE YEAR, THE RESEARCH INNOVATION COLLABORATION & EXCHANGE, OR RICE, TO FOSTER PROJECTS THAT HELP STRENGTHEN NETWORKS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND SHARED OUTCOMES IN THE REGION. OPEN TO RESEARCHERS, PRACTITIONERS, POLICY EXPERTS, AND JOURNALISTS, THE INAUGURAL RICE FELLOWSHIPS ARE COVERING WORK ON ASIA'S ROLE IN THE ARCTIC, THE US-AUSTRALIA ALLIANCE AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE PACIFIC DURING THE YEAR. THERE WERE 218 PARTICIPANT AWARDS FOR EVENTS THAT INCLUDED THE EWC RESEARCH SPEAKER SERIES.

    Expenses $6,225,088 · Grants $140,897 · Revenue $1,764,201

  • 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 619 PARTICIPANT AWARDS FOR THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EVENTS INCLUDING THE 2024 ASDP NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE.

    Expenses $4,689,212 · Grants $1,039,463 · Revenue $833,719

  • EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE EDUCATION PROGRAM PREPARES THE NEXT GENERATION TO MEET THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES FACING ASIA, THE PACIFIC, AND THE UNITED STATES. IN FY 2024, THERE WERE 673 PARTICIPANT AWARDS FOR LONG TERM DEGREE STUDENTS, STUDENT AFFILIATES, ETC. OTHER STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE EWC INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE.

    Expenses $4,459,644 · Grants $2,132,816 · Revenue $289,372

  • OTHER PROGRAMS: OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE EAST-WEST CENTER IN WASHINGTON, COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS, PACIFIC ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND THE AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE SERVICES. EAST-WEST CENTER IN WASHINGTON PROVIDES US AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS AND PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH INNOVATIVE TRAINING, ANALYTICAL AND DIALOGUE EXCHANGE, AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PRODUCTS TO MEET US POLICY PRIORITIES AND EXPRESSED NEEDS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. IT ALSO CONTINUES THE SUCCESSFUL ASIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA/AMERICA MATTERS FOR ASIA INITIATIVE TO ORGANIZE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION, DATA, AND ANALYSIS ON U.S.-ASIA INTERACTIONS. IN FY 2024 THE WASHINGTON OFFICE HAD 133 PARTICIPANTS AWARDS. COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS ADVANCES THE CENTER'S MISSION THROUGH POLICY-RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS, CONVENING EVENTS AND BRIEFINGS, AND CROSS-PROGRAMMATIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS. IN FY 2024 IT HOSTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE AUSTRALIAN AMERICA LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE AND NUMEROUS BRIEFINGS. THE PACIFIC ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SERVES THE NATIONS AND PEOPLES OF THE PACIFIC THROUGH INNOVATIVE CAPACITY BUILDING, INTERCHANGE AMONG REGIONAL LEADERS, AND POLICY-RELEVANT RESEARCH ON PRIORITY ISSUES. PIDP HAD 125 PARTICIPANT AWARDS FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE RESILIENT PACIFIC ISLANDS LEADERS FELLOWSHIP. AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES PROVIDE CONFERENCE FACILITIES AND DORMITORY HOUSING FOR STUDENTS AND CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTER'S PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $12,011,361 · Grants $1,154,246 · Revenue $4,620,915

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Caroline Casagrande

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelley E Currie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elisia Flores

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jaime Kanani Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hilda C Heine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter S Ho

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kenneth I Juster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Kanter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yanghee Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lynn Miyahira

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Samir Saran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lee Satterfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James K Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Edward Shultz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David R Stilwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gene Ward

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rai Saint Chu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ryan Hass

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melissa Ma

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carolyn Wu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Teddy B Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Waihee III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mona Pasquil Rogers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Raquel Aki

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $92,427
    From this org
    $73,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,780
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related
  • Satu Limaye

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $358,300
    From this org
    $320,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,446
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $319,870
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $984
    Deferred
    $36,808
    Nontaxable benefits
    $638
    Filer's total
    $358,300
  • Ruth Lohr

    ASST TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $177,175
    From this org
    $155,335
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,840
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,335
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $177,175
  • Lesley Murashige

    ASST TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $148,261
    From this org
    $115,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,361
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related
  • Suzanne Vares-Lum

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $513,241
    From this org
    $476,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,741
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $476,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,741
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $513,241
  • Tracey Omori

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $250,898
    From this org
    $218,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,148
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,148
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $250,898
  • Jacob Hamstra

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $203,108
    From this org
    $165,228
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,191
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $37
    Deferred
    $25,652
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,228
    Filer's total
    $203,108
  • Ann Hartman

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $184,960
    From this org
    $160,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,735
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,851
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $374
    Deferred
    $24,179
    Nontaxable benefits
    $556
    Filer's total
    $184,960
  • Jung Song

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $260,760
    From this org
    $224,598
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,162
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,598
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,333
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,829
    Filer's total
    $260,760
  • Niruban Balachandran

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $191,849
    From this org
    $156,766
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,083
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,766
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,296
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,787
    Filer's total
    $191,849
  • Timothy Brown

    RESEARCHER

    Total calculated
    $236,308
    From this org
    $199,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,653
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,698
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $957
    Deferred
    $30,314
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,339
    Filer's total
    $236,308
  • Mary Therese Hattori

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $184,685
    From this org
    $145,170
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,515
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,170
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,763
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,752
    Filer's total
    $184,685
  • Denny Roy

    RESEARCHER

    Total calculated
    $224,448
    From this org
    $179,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,690
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,758
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,937
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,753
    Filer's total
    $224,448
  • Sumeet Saksena

    RESEARCHER

    Total calculated
    $200,071
    From this org
    $173,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,040
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,615
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $416
    Deferred
    $26,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $541
    Filer's total
    $200,071

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 · Discretionary spending account
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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
THE CENTER PROVIDES A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT FOR REPRESENTATION PURPOSES, HOUSING ALLOWANCE, AND MEMBERSHIP IN THE PACIFIC CLUB TO THE PRESIDENT. MEMBERSHIP IN THE PACIFIC CLUB PROVIDES A PLACE OUTSIDE OF THE EAST-WEST CENTER TO HOST MEETINGS AND FUNCTIONS. BECAUSE THE PACIFIC CLUB REQUIRES THE MEMBERSHIP BE IN THE NAME OF A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL, IT IS HELD BY THE CENTER'S PRESIDENT. PREMIUM TRAVEL MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEES. TRAVEL POLICIES ADHERE TO THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202532259349302488

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