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← SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,991,239
Total expenses
$12,995,658
Contributions and grants received
$10,755,571
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,823,116
Investment income
-$748,406
Other revenue
$160,958
Total assets, end of year
$34,823,974
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,310,434
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$21,513,540
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,901,584
Management and general expenses
$1,878,298
Fundraising expenses
$215,776
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,901,584

Program services were 83.9% 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)

    $301,313

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,454,258

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE INCOME

    total $4,434,330 · unrelated business $4,434,330

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PARTICIPANT FUNDED TUITION

    total $388,786 · related or exempt $388,786

  • 3 · Investment income

    total -$878,247 · excluded -$878,247

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $487,565

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

    securities $357,724

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $129,841

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $129,841 · excluded $129,841

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $160,958 · related or exempt $10,086 · unrelated business $150,872

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $160,958

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $592,133 · program services $541,492 · management and general $33,846 · fundraising $16,795

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,324,393 · program services $4,869,036 · management and general $304,339 · fundraising $151,018

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,358 · program services $13,440 · management and general $7,858 · fundraising $60

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $336,451 · program services $211,717 · management and general $123,782 · fundraising $952

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,106,539 · program services $696,307 · management and general $407,102 · fundraising $3,130

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $496,509 · program services $427,134 · management and general $46,498 · fundraising $22,877

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,217,659 · program services $1,042,162 · management and general $155,323 · fundraising $20,174

  • 20 · Interest

    total $604,141 · program services $182,250 · management and general $421,891

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $409,343 · program services $275,201 · management and general $134,142

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD & BEVERAGE

    total $1,095,715 · program services $1,095,715

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE AND UTILITI

    total $809,992 · program services $809,992

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $135,052 · program services $89,472 · management and general $45,580

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $12,433 · management and general $12,433

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $833,940 · program services $647,666 · management and general $185,504 · fundraising $770

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,881,035 · end of year $3,871,490

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $572,604 · end of year $597,529

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,303,447 · end of year $2,765,880

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,022,396 · end of year $2,006,645

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

    $14,782,352

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

    $9,302,029

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,301,711 · end of year $5,480,323

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $18,714,266 · end of year $20,081,415

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $117,224 · end of year $20,692

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,135,948 · end of year $2,383,245

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $811,971 · end of year $406,181

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $11,064,685 · end of year $10,500,316

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $118,415 · end of year $20,692

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$6,257,186 · end of year -$4,895,708

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,038,850 · end of year $26,409,248

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR IS TO CHALLENGE CURRENT AND FUTURE LEADERS TO SHAPE A BETTER WORLD. OUR MULTI-YEAR PROGRAMS AIM TO BRIDGE DIVIDES, EXPAND COLLABORATIONS, AND TRANSFORM SYSTEMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CHALLENGE CURRENT AND FUTURE LEADERS TO SHAPE A BETTER WORLD.

  • 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. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUING INFORMATION.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.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SEE OUR CALENDAR OF UPCOMING PROGRAMS, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.SALZBURGGLOBAL.ORG

    Expenses $10,901,584 · Revenue $398,872

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Adena Testa

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andre Kelleners

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Gates

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Hoyt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bright Simons

    DIRECTOR

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

    TREASURER

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claudio X Gonzalez

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniele Mminele

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Grant Cambridge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Eliasi

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marjorie Layden-Schimberg

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martin Weiss

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $466,198
    From this org
    $371,219
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $94,979
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $350,847
    Bonus
    $14,061
    Other
    $6,311
    Deferred
    $46,588
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,391
    Filer's total
    $466,198
  • Max M Schlereth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Wilson-Smith

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Victoria Kennedy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Victoria Mars

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wim Mijs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Holzmann

    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
  • Petra Schneebauer

    DIRECTOR

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

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, US OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $125,935
    From this org
    $107,099
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,836
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ben Glahn

    DEPUTY CEO AND MANAGING DI

    Total calculated
    $362,941
    From this org
    $275,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,245
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,762
    Bonus
    $84,901
    Other
    $3,033
    Deferred
    $34,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $52,645
    Filer's total
    $362,941
  • Beth Pertiller

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OPERATIO

    Total calculated
    $149,347
    From this org
    $104,785
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,562
    Hours/week
    40
  • Daniel Szeleyni

    MANAGING DIRECTOR SCHLOSS

    Total calculated
    $203,703
    From this org
    $148,243
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,460
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,907
    Bonus
    $10,816
    Other
    $2,520
    Deferred
    $18,605
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,855
    Filer's total
    $203,703
  • Manuela Resch-Trampitsch

    MANAGING DIRECTOR FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $146,565
    From this org
    $100,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,490
    Hours/week
    40
  • Thomas Biebl

    MANAGING DIRECTOR PUBLIC A

    Total calculated
    $181,812
    From this org
    $130,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,088
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,686
    Bonus
    $10,816
    Other
    $2,222
    Deferred
    $16,406
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,682
    Filer's total
    $181,812

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 · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Discretionary spending account
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
THE PRESIDENCY OF THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED HANDS IN 2022. THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE FORMER CEO'S AGREEMENT THAT DEFERRED BENEFIT AND COMPENSATION WILL BE PAID OUT FROM 2023-2025

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349306006

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