Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY GERMAN STUDIES JOHN HOPKINS UNIV.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,246,311
- Total expenses
- $2,118,136
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,107,015
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $139,296
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,966,698
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,415,187
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,551,511
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,493,142
- Management and general expenses
- $190,331
- Fundraising expenses
- $434,663
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,493,142
Program services were 70.5% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$197,330
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$909,685
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2a · Program service revenue: OTHER
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3 · Investment income
total $139,296 · excluded $139,296
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSE AND INCIDENTIAL
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $163,141 · program services $115,661 · management and general $40,785 · fundraising $6,695
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $598,518 · program services $556,245 · management and general $9,989 · fundraising $32,284
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $74,313 · program services $62,637 · management and general $8,044 · fundraising $3,632
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $133,750 · program services $123,359 · management and general $3,375 · fundraising $7,016
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $58,267 · program services $51,401 · management and general $3,884 · fundraising $2,982
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $13,626 · management and general $13,626
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $5,341 · program services $2,483 · management and general $1,596 · fundraising $1,262
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $355,622 · program services $318,291 · management and general $37,331
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17 · Travel
total $191,204 · program services $181,567 · management and general $3,145 · fundraising $6,492
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $15,720 · program services $15,720
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $10,340 · management and general $10,340
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23 · Insurance
total $0
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24a · Other expenses: GENERAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
total $208,892 · management and general -$6,383 · fundraising $215,275
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24b · Other expenses: AWARD DINNER
total $159,025 · fundraising $159,025
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24c · Other expenses: STIPENDS
total $37,858 · program services $37,858
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24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $34,501 · program services $4,055 · management and general $30,446
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24e · All other expenses
total $58,018 · program services $23,865 · management and general $34,153
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $121,604 · end of year $3,657,069
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $852,057 · end of year $1,150,255
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $104,308 · end of year $84,391
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$354,857
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$313,125
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $52,072 · end of year $41,732
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,988,522 · end of year $1,033,251
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $67,023 · end of year $35,048
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $49,826 · end of year $63,158
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,769,185 · end of year $2,316,981
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,932,529 · end of year $3,251,511
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $300,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The American-German Institute is a center for policy research and scholarship dedicated to the most important political, economic, and security issues confronting Germany and the United States in the global arena. AGI anticipates challenges, proposes solutions, and bolsters the German-American partnership.
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OTHER PROGRAMS In FY25, AGI continued hosting researchers and scholars with the DAAD/AGI Research Fellowship Program. We also continued our partnership with the NRW School of Governance at the University Duisburg/Essen by hosting two fellows in FY25. The second year of the exchange program, Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States, included study tours to New York City in September and Munich in March. The participants published articles and podcasts, and the output corresponded with World Pride in Washington. The Halle Foundation enabled AGI to host paid internships throughout the year. AGI experts continue to engage on The Zeitgeist podcast, in articles, and with the media in the U.S. and Germany.
Expenses $630,832
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GEOECONOMICS PROGRAM In FY25, the Geoeconomics Program focused on economic security, the Draghi report, and the ways the German economic model is changing and how that will interact with the economic policies of the Trump administration and the transatlantic relationship. With the German Marshall Fund of the United States, we held an event on redefining economic security (which took place the day following President Trump s tariff announcement). We continued our cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation with the fifth annual Transatlantic Trade Week on the topic of economic security. The Geoconomics Program held a February symposium in Frankfurt, which featured two panels on the foreign policy and economic impact of the second Trump administration on transatlantic relations, along with the key international issues at stake in the German election. It also engaged stakeholders in Munich with an event in cooperation with Amerikahaus and the Technical University-Munich, focused on the economic relationship between the U.S. and Europe, particularly economic security and technology issues in the transatlantic relationship.
Expenses $302,998
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FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY PROGRAM - In FY25, the Foreign & Security Policy Program focused on German international security commitments and how it is putting its defense Zeitenwende into practice. The program published a report with the U.S. Army War College assessing the implementation of Germany s defense transformation, analyzing changes in Germany s defense strategy, military capabilities, energy transformation, and international relationships since the sea change that Chancellor Scholz announced following Russia s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The report and subsequent conference analyzed the strides Germany has made in its defense policy since the full-scale invasion as well as the gaps that the new grand coalition must address in order to ensure Germany can defend itself from twenty-first century threats. At the Munich Security Conference, AGI hosted its transatlantic breakfast with the American Council on Germany, exploring the ways in which the U.S. and Germany can seek collaboration and manage disagreements as new governments in both countries set their course for the coming years.
Expenses $299,505
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SOCIETY, CULTURE AND POLITICS - In FY25, the Society, Culture & Politics Program covered breaking political developments in Germany, the election, and coalition negotiations in articles, podcasts, and events, including a joint event with the Hertie School at AGI offices in Washington and webinars on the election and the new German government; it continues to monitor the new government performance, policies, and personnel. The Understanding the AfD project continues to track far-right politics in Germany, which after the AfD second-place finish has become even more important. The SCP program is also focusing on Germany s memory culture and hosted a conference on Germany s mnemonic Zeitenwende, co-funded by Georgetown University and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The conference examined how Germany?s approach to Holocaust memory has evolved as new attention is paid to the period of German colonialism. Throughout early 2025, AGI published articles and a podcast from conference participants, continuing to foster debate on Germany s memory landscape. The program continues to mark important milestones in German memory, including the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration in 2025.
Expenses $259,807
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeffrey Rathke
President
- Total calculated
- $163,141
- From this org
- $163,141
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,141
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $163,141
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Susanne Dieper
Program Director
- Total calculated
- $129,423
- From this org
- $129,423
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 37.5
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Peter S Rashish
Program Director
- Total calculated
- $118,069
- From this org
- $118,069
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 37.5
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Jessica HartJESSICA HART
DIR. FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $107,153
- From this org
- $107,153
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 37.5
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Martin H Richenhagen
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Roland Berger Vice-Chair
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Fred W Reinke Esq
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stefan Hafke
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Prof Dr Ann-Kristin Achleitner
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amb Emily Haber
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacques Brand
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Melinda Crane
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Wolfgang Fink
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Louis C Forster
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Holger Hofmeister
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Louis R Hughes
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles Varvaro
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Knower
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carlo Kolzer
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anup Kothari
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Jill E McGovern
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bernhard Meising
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Morris W Offit
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Lutz R Raettig
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Wolfgang Reitzle
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christiana Riley
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Georg F W Schaeffler
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thilo Schweizer
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carl A Siebel
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alicia Swanson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael Traub
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
None.
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
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.
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501 c 3 · UNIVERSITY · MD
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 4 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513389349300546
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