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Form 990 for tax year 2024

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

Totals

Total revenue
$31,022,316
Total expenses
$32,597,345
Contributions and grants received
$22,548,327
Grants paid
$3,613,212
Program service revenue
$6,546,025
Investment income
$1,927,964
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$57,787,256
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,026,074
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$34,761,182
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$21,826,188
Management and general expenses
$9,748,895
Fundraising expenses
$1,022,262
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,826,188

Program services were 67.0% 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

    $1,044,624

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,996,847

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $506,856

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

    total $3,278,710 · related or exempt $1,996,664 · unrelated business $1,282,046

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

    total $2,991,294 · related or exempt $2,991,294

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE SERVICES

    total $269,687 · unrelated business $269,687

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER

    total $6,334 · related or exempt $6,334

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,302,073 · excluded $1,302,073

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $13,326,358

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

    securities $12,700,467

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $625,891

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $625,891 · excluded $625,891

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,439,137 · program services $3,439,137

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $174,075 · program services $174,075

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,763,139 · program services $785,528 · management and general $706,917 · fundraising $270,694

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,243,225 · program services $8,759,300 · management and general $3,102,109 · fundraising $381,816

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,672,518 · program services $1,197,947 · management and general $417,048 · fundraising $57,523

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $957,903 · program services $685,418 · management and general $248,904 · fundraising $23,581

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,052,314 · program services $733,525 · management and general $276,902 · fundraising $41,887

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $224,436 · program services $138,126 · management and general $82,582 · fundraising $3,728

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $197,683 · program services $73,859 · management and general $123,785 · fundraising $39

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $49,838 · fundraising $49,838

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,737,298 · program services $1,424,680 · management and general $1,184,099 · fundraising $128,519

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,771,259 · program services $719,289 · management and general $996,516 · fundraising $55,454

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $527,495 · program services $167,231 · management and general $359,697 · fundraising $567

  • 17 · Travel

    total $513,221 · program services $407,658 · management and general $102,283 · fundraising $3,280

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $95,572 · program services $60,154 · management and general $31,580 · fundraising $3,838

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,169,495 · program services $558,204 · management and general $611,291

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $617,143 · program services $396,528 · management and general $220,615

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

    total $1,701,432 · program services $1,171,360 · management and general $530,072

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $1,096,098 · program services $434,406 · management and general $661,692

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $163,667 · program services $195,385 · management and general -$31,718

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTORS

    total $145,639 · program services $145,639

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $284,758 · program services $158,739 · management and general $124,521 · fundraising $1,498

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,494 · end of year $4,010,290

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,353,467 · end of year $15,469,037

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,558,489 · end of year $3,117,095

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $164,793 · end of year $110,697

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $939,357 · end of year $594,758

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

    $39,052,317

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

    $32,701,633

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,829,484 · end of year $6,350,684

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $25,508,902 · end of year $24,894,112

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,127,003 · end of year $3,240,583

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,739,601 · end of year $1,708,902

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,364,580 · end of year $10,851,910

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,100,000 · end of year $6,938,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,858,755 · end of year $3,527,262

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,977,263 · end of year $33,579,651

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,452,790 · end of year $1,181,531

Mission and programs · 2024

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'25 THE CENTER PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PARTICIPANT AWARDS TO PEOPLE FROM 43 COUNTRIES AND 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. EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE EDUCATION PROGRAM PREPARES THE NEXT GENERATION TO MEET THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES FACING ASIA, THE PACIFIC, AND THE UNITED STATES. IN FY 2025, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 550 PARTICIPANT AWARDS FOR LONG TERM DEGREE STUDENTS, STUDENT AFFILIATES, ETC. OTHER STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE EWC INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE.

    Expenses $4,623,483 · Grants $2,107,326 · Revenue $115,449

  • 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 260 PARTICIPANT AWARDS FOR THE VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EVENTS INCLUDING THE INDO-PACIFIC FUTURES FELLOWSHIP.

    Expenses $4,464,566 · Grants $954,999 · Revenue $1,477,032

  • RESEARCH PROGRAM: THE RESEARCH PROGRAM EXECUTES POLICY-RELEVANT, ACTIONABLE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN REGIONAL GEOPOLITICS; ECONOMICS AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND MORE. DURING THE YEAR, THERE WERE 218 PARTICIPANT AWARDS FOR EVENTS THAT INCLUDED THE EWC RESEARCH SPEAKER SERIES.

    Expenses $3,952,350 · Grants $243,079 · Revenue $417,015

  • 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 ANDDIALOGUE 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 2025 THE WASHINGTON OFFICE HAD 55 PARTICIPANTS AWARDS. COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS ADVANCES THE CENTER'S MISSION THROUGH POLICY-RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS, CONVENING EVENTS AND BRIEFINGS, AND CROSSPROGRAMMATIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS. IN FY 2025 IT HOSTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE ONGOING CHINA SEMINAR AND ARTS OUTREACH PROGRAMS. 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 APPROXIMATELY 75 PARTICIPANT AWARDS FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE PACIFIC ISLANDS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WITH TAIWAN. AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES PROVIDE CONFERENCE FACILITIES AND DORMITORY HOUSING FOR STUDENTS AND CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTER'S PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $8,785,789 · Grants $307,808 · Revenue $4,266,842

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Elisia Flores

    DIRECTOR

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

    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
  • Samir Saran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lee Satterfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward Shultz

    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
  • Susan Bell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Taine Duncan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wendy Hensel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yosuke Honjo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Henry Tuakeau Puna

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wesley Simina

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Raquel Aki

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $98,541
    From this org
    $78,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,814
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mary Therese Hattori

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $214,006
    From this org
    $173,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,529
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,477
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,271
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,258
    Filer's total
    $214,006
  • Satu Limaye

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $337,285
    From this org
    $297,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,382
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,875
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,028
    Deferred
    $38,763
    Nontaxable benefits
    $619
    Filer's total
    $337,285
  • Lesley Murashige

    ASST TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $171,285
    From this org
    $135,074
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,211
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,074
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,826
    Filer's total
    $171,285
  • Suzanne Vares-Lum

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $529,025
    From this org
    $490,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,666
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $490,359
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $38,666
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $529,025
  • Tracey Omori

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $324,229
    From this org
    $279,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,495
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,734
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $44,495
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $324,229
  • Ann Hartman

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $226,478
    From this org
    $196,227
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,251
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,823
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $404
    Deferred
    $29,724
    Nontaxable benefits
    $527
    Filer's total
    $226,478
  • Jung Song

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $255,010
    From this org
    $217,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,402
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,608
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $31,721
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,681
    Filer's total
    $255,010
  • Denny Roy

    RESEARCHER

    Total calculated
    $230,044
    From this org
    $183,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,406
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,638
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,724
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,682
    Filer's total
    $230,044
  • Sumeet Saksena

    RESEARCHER

    Total calculated
    $206,825
    From this org
    $178,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,989
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,100
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $736
    Deferred
    $27,453
    Nontaxable benefits
    $536
    Filer's total
    $206,825
  • Susan Kreifels

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $176,134
    From this org
    $147,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,996
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,138
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,698
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,298
    Filer's total
    $176,134
  • Ryan Longman

    RESEARCHER

    Total calculated
    $163,904
    From this org
    $144,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,869
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,035
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,869
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $163,904
  • Peter Hershock

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $176,828
    From this org
    $145,737
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,091
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,737
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,573
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,518
    Filer's total
    $176,828

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
2024
Filed
13 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202602309349301430

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