Totals
- Total revenue
- $9,529,449
- Total expenses
- $6,052,703
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,044,250
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $29,757
- Investment income
- $7,446,181
- Other revenue
- $9,261
- Total assets, end of year
- $73,650,888
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,773,751
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $71,877,137
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,472,494
- Management and general expenses
- $1,033,058
- Fundraising expenses
- $547,151
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,472,494
Program services were 73.9% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$37,699
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1c · Fundraising events
$838,840
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$124,110
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,043,601
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2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $12,575 · related or exempt $12,575
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2b · Program service revenue: MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $10,835 · related or exempt $10,835
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2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME
total $6,347 · related or exempt $6,347
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3 · Investment income
total $1,361,950 · unrelated business -$18,905 · excluded $1,380,855
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5 · Royalties
total $74 · excluded $74
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6a · Gross rents
real property $7,950
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $7,950
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $7,950 · excluded $7,950
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $32,181,709
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $26,097,478
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $6,084,231
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $6,084,231 · unrelated business -$7 · excluded $6,084,238
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$217,810
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$838,840
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$227,813
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$10,003 · excluded -$10,003
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$6,164
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $6,164 · related or exempt $6,164
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11a · Other revenue: ANNUITY INCOME
total $4,076 · excluded $4,076
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11b · Other revenue: REBATES
total $1,000 · excluded $1,000
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5,076
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $761,752 · program services $492,306 · management and general $204,429 · fundraising $65,017
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,688,191 · program services $1,275,705 · management and general $227,818 · fundraising $184,668
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $194,982 · program services $161,435 · management and general $17,301 · fundraising $16,246
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $516,296 · program services $382,222 · management and general $57,286 · fundraising $76,788
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $235,458 · program services $187,598 · management and general $24,617 · fundraising $23,243
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11b · Fees: legal
total $27,918 · program services $10,011 · management and general $17,462 · fundraising $445
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $62,634 · management and general $62,634
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $129,253 · management and general $129,253
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11g · Fees: other
total $472,653 · program services $355,770 · management and general $39,740 · fundraising $77,143
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $27,613 · program services $27,613
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13 · Office expenses
total $375,233 · program services $332,108 · management and general $20,217 · fundraising $22,908
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14 · Information technology
total $133,440 · program services $99,934 · management and general $24,399 · fundraising $9,107
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16 · Occupancy
total $305,979 · program services $249,926 · management and general $41,239 · fundraising $14,814
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17 · Travel
total $86,979 · program services $63,872 · management and general $10,207 · fundraising $12,900
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $403,568 · program services $395,979 · management and general $1,285 · fundraising $6,304
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $470,712 · program services $376,571 · management and general $61,191 · fundraising $32,950
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23 · Insurance
total $73,495 · program services $50,937 · management and general $18,973 · fundraising $3,585
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24a · Other expenses: DATA SECURITY INCIDENT
total $72,063 · management and general $72,063
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24b · Other expenses: BOOKS, DUES AND SUBS.
total $8,856 · program services $7,168 · management and general $1,096 · fundraising $592
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24c · Other expenses: EQUIP RENTAL/MAINTENANC
total $5,628 · program services $3,339 · management and general $1,848 · fundraising $441
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $74,227 · end of year $232,858
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $427,741 · end of year $1,906,280
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $581,325 · end of year $492,110
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $42,861 · end of year $46,794
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $87,500 · end of year $87,500
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $227,267 · end of year $297,861
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$14,062,207
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$6,672,897
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,581,380 · end of year $7,389,310
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $45,497,425 · end of year $49,543,239
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $15,501,461 · end of year $13,654,936
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $704,048 · end of year $602,339
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $15,190 · end of year $31,289
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $413,681 · end of year $1,140,123
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $21,972,892 · end of year $22,095,100
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $46,915,376 · end of year $49,782,037
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities or mission (Part I)
AMERICAS SOCIETY IS AN EDUCATIONAL FORUM WHICH PRESENTS PROGRAMS IN ITS PUBLIC POLICY AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTS.
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PUBLIC POLICY - AMERICAS SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO FURTHERING EDUCATION AND DEBATE ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN THE HEMISPHERE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PROGRAMS; CONFERENCES; MEETINGS; WORKING GROUPS; REPORTS; PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH; AND HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS WITH POLICYMAKERS; SCHOLARS; MEDIA; COMMUNITY GROUPS; PHILANTHROPISTS; AND BUSINESS LEADERS. IN 2024, AMERICAS SOCIETY HOSTED IN-PERSON, HYBRID, AND VIRTUAL HIGH-LEVEL PROGRAMS WITH AUDIENCES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA TO FOSTER DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL ISSUES.AMERICAS SOCIETY IDENTIFIES EMERGING POLICY CHALLENGES AND PRODUCES, PUBLISHES, AND DISSEMINATES RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS AS A BASIS FOR DEBATE AND DIALOGUE WITH RELEVANT POLICYMAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, AND THE MEDIA. AS THE LEADING FORUM FOR HEMISPHERE-WIDE DEBATE, THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS ENGAGE OPINION LEADERS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN POSITIVE DIALOGUE ACROSS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO SHARE IDEAS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS AND TO FORMULATE SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE AMERICAS TODAY. AMERICAS QUARTERLY (AQ) - IS AN AWARD-WINNING PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO POLITICS, BUSINESS, AND CULTURE IN THE AMERICAS. BORROWING ELEMENTS FROM THE ECONOMIST AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BUT WITH A FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AQ REACHES MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE PER YEAR THROUGH ITS DIGITAL PLATFORMS, MAGAZINE, AND PODCAST. ITS INFLUENTIAL, AGENDA-SETTING AUDIENCE INCLUDES CEOS, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND THOUGHT LEADERS. FOUNDED IN 2007 AND BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, AQ IS AN EDITORIALLY INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT PUBLICATION OF AS/COA, WHICH FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO DIALOGUE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.THE AQ PODCAST FEATURES WEEKLY INTERVIEWS ON LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS AND TRENDS FOR A GROWING AUDIENCE OF OVER 8,000 LISTENERS PER MONTH. LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2020, THE AQ PODCAST FOCUSES ON INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS AND POLICY MAKERS FROM ACROSS THE HEMISPHERE.IN 2024, AQ DELIVERED QUALITY POLITICAL ANALYSIS THROUGH ITS QUARTERLY SPECIAL REPORTS AND WEEKLY ONLINE PIECES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, AQ PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES: LATIN AMERICA'S ELECTION SUPER-CYCLE, LATIN AMERICA'S PORTS, WHAT THE U.S. ELECTION MEANS FOR LATIN AMERICA, AND FOOD SECURITY IN LATIN AMERICA.ISSUE 1 REVIEWED 2024 AS THE BIGGEST ELECTION YEAR IN HUMAN HISTORY, AS 4 BILLION PEOPLE, OR ABOUT HALF THE PLANET'S POPULATION, WERE SET TO CAST A BALLOT. IN LATIN AMERICA, THE SO-CALLED SUPER-CYCLE SHAPED SIX PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN MEXICO, EL SALVADOR, PANAMA, VENEZUELA, URUGUAY AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE ISSUE SHED LIGHT PARTICULARLY ON MEXICO'S CONTEST BETWEEN CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM, MEXICO CITY'S MAYOR, AND XOCHITL GALVEZ, THE LEADER OF A DIVERSE COALITION.ISSUE 2 WAS DEDICATED TO EXPLAINING THE RACE TO CONTROL PORTS IN SOUTH AMERICA, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON CHILE. CHINA EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BUILDING A PORT COMPLEX NEAR THE STRAIT'S ATLANTIC MOUTH JUST ACROSS CHILE'S BORDER IN ARGENTINA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES WERE ALSO EMBARKING ON A RACE TO IMPROVE THEIR MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE. MONTEVIDEO WAS UNDERGOING A $500 MILLION EXPANSION THAT WOULD MORE THAN DOUBLE INTERNATIONAL CARGO VOLUME. OIL-RICH GUYANA WAS BUILDING OUT GEORGETOWN. THE BIGGEST PROJECT IS IN PERU, WHERE CHINESE STATE-OWNED COSCO SHIPPING WAS SET TO DEBUT THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS $3.5 BILLION CHANCAY SEAPORT NEAR LIMA, WHILE ECUADOR'S GUAYAQUIL, BRAZIL'S SANTOS AND CHILE'S SAN ANTONIO, REMAINED DOGGED BY INEFFICIENCIES AND CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS - AS WELL AS RISING ORGANIZED CRIME AS CARTELS BATTLE OVER LUCRATIVE SMUGGLING ROUTES.IN ISSUE 3, WE DELVED INTO THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LATIN AMERICA. WE ASKED FORMER ADVISERS TO BOTH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO EXPLAIN WHAT ANOTHER TERM FOR THEIR ONETIME BOSS WOULD MEAN FOR THE REGION. MAURICIO CLAVER-CARONE (TRUMP'S CAMP), RICARDO ZUNIGA, AND NICHOLAS ZIMMERMAN ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET REVIEWED PRESSING TOPICS SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, DRUG TRAFFICKING, NEARSHORING, AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.ISSUE 4 WAS DEVOTED TO ANALYZING LATIN AMERICA'S FOOD SECURITY, STARTING WITH THE FACT THAT THE REGION PRODUCES MORE THAN 60% OF THE PLANET'S SOY AND A QUARTER OF ITS COW BEEF AND CHICKEN, WHILE NEVERTHELESS FACING SERIOUS CHALLENGES IN FEEDING ITS OWN POPULATION. OUR REPORT SHOWED THAT NEARLY 30% OF LATIN AMERICANS ARE ESTIMATED TO SUFFER FROM FOOD INSECURITY - AN INCREASE OF SIX PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM A DECADE AGO.THROUGH ITS SIGNATURE LATIN AMERICAN CITIES CONFERENCES, AS COHOSTED AND CONTINUED TO OFFER AN UNPARALLELED PLATFORM FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXCHANGES WHERE TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND INVESTORS DISCUSSED SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING THE REGION. HELD IN PERSON, THE CONFERENCES FOCUSED ON CHILE, MEXICO, ARGENTINA, GUATEMALA AND BRAZIL. THEY FEATURED KEYNOTE REMARKS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS SUCH AS ENERGY TRANSITION, JOB CREATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THROUGH FOREIGN INVESTMENT. PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCES INCLUDED MINISTERS, GOVERNORS, AMBASSADORS, SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES FROM MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS, CEOS, AND LEADING ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS. AMONG THE TOP OFFICIALS FEATURED AT THE 2024 LATIN AMERICAN CITIES CONFERENCES WERE GUATEMALA'S PRESIDENT BERNARDO AREVALO; GUATEMALA'S MINISTER OF ECONOMY GABRIELA GARCIA-QUINN; GUATEMALA'S MINISTER OF PUBLIC FINANCES JONATHAN MENKOS; MEXICO'S THEN-SECRETARY OF ECONOMY RAQUEL BUENROSTRO; MEXICO'S THEN-SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND PUBLIC CREDIT ROGELIO RAMIREZ DE LA O; CHILE'S MINISTER OF FINANCE MARIO MARCEL; CHILE'S THEN-U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CHILE BERNADETTE M. MEEHAN; CEO OF PRIME ENERGIA CHILE JOSE AROSA; PRESIDENT OF BANCO DO BRASIL TARCIANA MEDEIROS; BRAZIL'S EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN MARIA HELENA GUAREZI; ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI; ARGENTINA'S MINISTER OF SECURITY PATRICIA BULLRICH; AND ARGENTINA'S CHIEF OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS GUILLERMO FRANCOS.THE LATIN AMERICAN CITIES CONFERENCE BUENOS AIRES WAS AS/COA'S MOST-ATTENDED CONFERENCE IN THE REGION, WITH 871 PEOPLE ATTENDING THE EVENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC LATIN AMERICAN CITIES CONFERENCES, THE AMERICAS SOCIETY COHOSTED SEVERAL INVITATION-ONLY ELITE EVENTS TO GUESTS WITH SENIOR HEMISPHERIC OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS LEADERS FOR INTIMATE, OFF-THE-RECORD PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN IDEAL SETTING FOR CONSTITUENTS TO ENGAGE WITH INVITED GUESTS ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CRITICAL HEMISPHERIC ISSUES.ALSO IN 2024, AMERICAS SOCIETY COHOSTED AN EXCLUSIVE PROGRAM IN MEXICO CITY WITH THEN-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM, WHO SPOKE ABOUT HER ECONOMIC PLANS FOR THE COUNTRY AND HER VISION ON INVESTMENT, JOB CREATION AND SECURITY. AS PART OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE AMERICAS SERIES, THE SOCIETY COHOSTED PROGRAMS FOR LATIN AMERICAN HEADS OF STATE FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THEIR COUNTRIES' INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CURRENT ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTS. IN 2024, AS COHOSTED PRIVATE IN-PERSON PROGRAMS WITH PANAMA'S PRESIDENT JOSE RAUL MULINO; PARAGUAY'S PRESIDENT SANTIAGO PENA; SURINAME'S PRESIDENT CHAN SANTOKHI; GUYANA'S PRESIDENT IRFAAN ALI; ECUADOR'S PRESIDENT DANIEL NOBOA; GUATEMALA'S PRESIDENT BERNARDO AREVALO; EL SALVADOR'S PRESIDENT NAYIB BUKELE; COLOMBIA'S PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S PRESIDENT LUIS ABINADER. ALONG WITH COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS, AMERICAS SOCIETY CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S HEMISPHERIC NETWORK (WHN), AN INITIATIVE THAT ENCOURAGES YOUNG PROFESSIONAL WOMEN TO STAY IN THE WORKFORCE AND REACH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE NETWORK WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2012 AT A NEW YORK WORKSHOP FEATURING THEN-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN WOMEN MICHELLE BACHELET AND FORMER FIRST LADY OF MEXICO MARGARITA ZAVALA. IN 2024, WHN HELD IN-PERSON EVENTS WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, CENTERING ON THEMES SUCH AS WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, AND CHALLENGES FACED IN PROFESSIONAL TRAJECTORIES. THE WHN FORUM IN MIAMI, HELD APRIL 5, FOCUSED ON GENDER REPRESENTATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND INDUSTRIES. THE EVENT HAD THE PARTICIPATION OF ALMOST 100 BUSINESS LEADERS AND ALLIES, AND IT INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION ON WOMEN AS PIONEERS IN COMPETITIVE FIELDS AND A KEYNOTE CONVERSATION ON MOVING INTO PUBLIC SERVICE.DURING THE WHN CONFERENCE IN SAO PAULO, ALMOST 130 PRIVATE- AND PUBLIC-SECTOR LEADERS GATHERED TO TALK ABOUT CAREER ADVANCEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF BRAZIL'S G20 PRESIDENCY. THE FIRST PANEL FOCUSED ON THE IMPACT OF THE G20 AGENDA ON WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOR MARKET. THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED A SECOND PANEL THAT CENTERED AROUND THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA.
Expenses $1,969,500 · Revenue $10,835
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ART AT AMERICAS SOCIETY PROGRAM -THE ART AT AMERICAS SOCIETY PROGRAM BOASTS THE LONGEST-STANDING PRIVATE SPACE IN THE UNITED STATES DEDICATED TO EXHIBITING AND PROMOTING ART FROM LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND CANADA. IT HAS ACHIEVED A UNIQUE AND RENOWNED LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE FIELD, PRODUCING BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. THE ART AT AMERICAS SOCIETY PROGRAM PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS ACCOMPANIED BY A SERIES OF PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FEATURING OUTSTANDING ARTISTS, CURATORS, CRITICS, AND SCHOLARS. ART AT AMERICAS SOCIETY PRODUCES EXHIBITION CATALOGUES AS WELL AS SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS.IN 2024, THE ART AT AMERICAS SOCIETY PROGRAM PRESENTED THREE EXHIBITIONS AND 11 PUBLIC PROGRAMS. PART II OF THE TWO-PART EXHIBITION, EL DORADO: MYTHS OF GOLD WAS ON DISPLAY FROM JANUARY THROUGH MAY 2024. THE EXHIBITION SHOWCASED ARTWORKS BY MORE THAN 60 ARTISTS THAT CHALLENGE, REINFORCE, AND QUESTION THE CONTINUITY OF THE MYTH OF EL DORADO INTO THE PRESENT. THE SHOW INCLUDED PAINTINGS, PRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, SCULPTURES, ENGRAVINGS, AND VIDEOS THAT OFFER NEW INTERPRETATIONS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MYTH FROM A HEMISPHERIC LENS. THE NEW YORK TIMES INCLUDED THIS EXHIBITION IN ITS "BEST ART OF 2024" LIST.IN JUNE 2024, ALEJANDRA SEEBER: INTERIOR WITH LANDSCAPES OPENED AT AMERICAS SOCIETY. THE FIRST SOLO INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION OF THE ARGENTINE ARTIST IN NEW YORK SHOWCASED BOLDLY COLORFUL PAINTINGS DEPICTING DOMESTIC INTERIORS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE TENSION BETWEEN REPRESENTATION AND ABSTRACTION. TO GUIDE THE VIEWERS THROUGH HER WORKS, THE SHOW WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MINIGOLF INSTALLATIONS ACROSS THE GALLERY. THE EXHIBITION WAS COVERED BY HYPERALLERGIC, ARTE AL DIA, AND CLARIN.THE APPEARANCE: ART OF THE ASIAN DIASPORA IN LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN WAS ON VIEW FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2024. THE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTED THE ARTISTIC PRODUCTION OF THE ASIAN DIASPORA IN THE REGION FROM THE 1950S TO THE PRESENT. FOCUSING ON POSTWAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART, THE SHOW INCLUDED WORKS OF 29 ARTISTS FROM 15 COUNTRIES WORKING IN A RANGE OF ARTISTIC MEDIUMS INCLUDING PAINTING, SCULPTURE, PERFORMANCE, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND VIDEO. THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE BROOKLYN RAIL, EFE, AND HYPERALLERGIC WROTE ABOUT THE APPEARANCE.IN MARCH 2020, ART AT AMERICAS SOCIETY LAUNCHED IN THE STUDIO, A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS TAKING PLACE ON INSTAGRAM LIVE AND PUBLISHED ON YOUTUBE. IN 2024, AMERICAS SOCIETY HOSTED TWO IN THE STUDIO CONVERSATIONS, FEATURING NOTABLE GUESTS SUCH AS ARTISTS FERNANDO BRYCE, PRISCILLA MONGE, KAREN LOFGREN, AND VICENTE TELLES.
Expenses $1,180,887 · Revenue $12,471
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MUSIC PROGRAM -MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS FEATURES RENOWNED AND EMERGING PERFORMERS FROM LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND CANADA, AS WELL AS U.S. LATINO ARTISTS. IN ABOUT 20 CONCERTS PER YEAR - INCLUDING EARLY MUSIC, CLASSICAL, CONTEMPORARY, JAZZ, AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC - MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF MUSIC PRODUCED IN THE AMERICAS. THE MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS CONCERT SERIES GIVES ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE MUSIC AND CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES BY OFFERING FREE ADMISSION TO IN-PERSON CONCERTS AND UNLIMITED ACCESS TO ONLINE CONTENT, INCLUDING FULL-LENGTH PERFORMANCES AND DAILY VIRTUAL VIDEOS. IN 2024, OVER 1,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS' CONCERTS IN PERSON.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2024 SERIES INCLUDED A NEW COLLABORATION WITH THE MEXICAN ARTS FESTIVAL CELEBRATE MEXICO NOW, THE FIRST LIVE COLLABORATION OF MEXICAN SINGER MAGOS HERRERA AND BRAZILIAN SINGER MONICA SALMASO, A CONVERSATION AND A PERFORMANCE OF SELECTIONS FROM DANIEL CATAN'S OPERA "FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS, AND A TWO-DAY FESTIVAL BY THE QUARTET MOMENTA CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ICONIC COMPOSER CHARLES IVES.MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS PRODUCES TWO VIRTUAL SERIES: EN CASA (DAILY VIDEOS BY ARTISTS PERFORMING FROM THEIR HOME) AND RECUERDOS (PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN MATERIAL FROM PERFORMANCES AT AMERICAS SOCIETY, SOME DATING BACK DECADES). IN ADDITION TO THESE DAILY VIDEOS, PERFORMANCES FOR THE MUSIC OF THE AMERICA CONCERT SERIES ARE RECORDED FOR SUBSEQUENT RELEASE ONLINE.IN 2024, THESE ONLINE SERIES RELEASED 88 VIDEOS, WHICH EARNED 2.3 MILLION VIEWS BY AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE ON THE AS/COA WEBSITE, YOUTUBE CHANNEL, AND MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS' SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES (FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TWITTER).MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS PROGRAMS WERE FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, OPERA WIRE, AND NTN24, AMONG OTHER PROMINENT MEDIA OUTLETS.
Expenses $706,400 · Revenue $40
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AS/COA ONLINE -THE WEBSITE OF AMERICAS SOCIETY/COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS (WWW.AS-COA.ORG) REACHED 2.7 MILLION PAGEVIEWS IN 2024 AS THE GO-TO SOURCE FOR REGIONAL ELECTION COVERAGE, POLL TRACKERS, AND NEWS ABOUT LATIN AMERICA. AS/COA'S PODCAST, LATIN AMERICA IN FOCUS, FEATURES EXPERT AND DIVERSE VOICES FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO COVER ISSUES SUCH AS ELECTIONS, TECH, CULTURE, AND ECONOMICS. AVAILABLE ACROSS ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS AND RELEASED TWICE MONTHLY, THE PODCAST MARKED ITS EIGHTH YEAR OF PRODUCTION IN 2024 AND EARNED 50,000 DOWNLOADS OVER THE YEAR.AS/COA ONLINE CONTINUES TO EXTEND THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT THROUGH BROADCASTING ITS PROGRAMMING ON THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. PROGRAMS STREAMED ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, INCLUDING LIVESTREAM, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, AND INSTAGRAM. OUR FOLLOWING GREW BY 26 PERCENT ON LINKEDIN AND 57 PERCENT ON INSTAGRAM OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. LINKEDIN REACHED 400,000 IMPRESSIONS WHILE INSTAGRAM REGISTERED 3.25 MILLION IMPRESSIONS. AS/COA'S INSTAGRAM REELS REACHED A TOTAL OF ROUGHLY 3 MILLION VIEWS. AS/COA'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL EARNED 615,000 VIEWS, MARKING A 75.7 PERCENT GROWTH IN VIEWERSHIP YEAR ON YEAR.IN ADDITION, AS/COA ONLINE DELIVERS CONTENT AND PROGRAMMATIC UPDATES THROUGH TWO NEWSLETTERS: NEWS & VIEWS, WHICH IS RECEIVED BY MORE THAN 54,500 SUBSCRIBERS MADE UP OF CEOS, DIPLOMATS, ACADEMICS, AND PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR LEADERS; AND EL CHASQUI, A NEWSLETTER ROUNDING UP REGIONAL NEWS FOR JOURNALISTS AND OTHER SUBSCRIBERS BASED ACROSS THE REGION AND GLOBE.MEDIA RELATIONS & VISIBILITY -DURING 2024, AS/COA REGISTERED OVER 12,000 MENTIONS IN LATIN AMERICAN AND U.S. MEDIA OUTLETS THAT COVERED OUR PUBLIC EVENTS, INTERVIEWED OR QUOTED OUR EXPERTS, AND WROTE ABOUT OUR CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS, LIKE BRAZIL'S PODER360 AND ARGENTINA'S LA NACION TRANSMITTED OUR PROGRAMS LIVE ON THEIR WEBSITES, INCREASING OUR VISIBILITY AND LIVE VIEWERSHIP. AS/COA ALSO CONTINUED TO DEVELOP NEW MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE OUR EVENTS THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH AS/COA'S LEADERS, AD BANNERS, ARTICLES, AND PODCAST AND NEWSLETTER MENTIONS. THESE COLLABORATIONS WERE DONE WITH REGIONAL OUTLETS SUCH AS BLOOMBERG LINEA; EL PAIS; DFSUD; AND ESTRATEGIA & NEGOCIOS, AS WELL AS LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS SUCH AS CHILE'S EL MOSTRADOR; GUATEMALA'S PRENSA LIBRE; MEXICO'S EL FINANCIERO; AND BRAZIL'S EXAME.NOTABLE MEDIA COVERAGE INCLUDED APPEARANCES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE BOSTON GLOBE, AGENCIA EFE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BBC NEWS, BBC NEWS BRASIL, BLOOMBERG, CNN, CNN EN ESPANOL, CNN BRASIL, EL ECONOMISTA, EL PAIS, EL TIEMPO, FOREIGN POLICY, AXIOS, FINANCIAL TIMES, FORBES, THE TELEGRAPH, INFOBAE, LA NACION, W RADIO, EL MERCURIO, LA TERCERA, EXCELSIOR, MIAMI HERALD, NPR, NTN24, DEUTSCHE WELLE, O GLOBO, POLITICO, REUTERS, AND VOICE OF AMERICA.
Expenses $615,707 · Revenue $12,575
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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SUSAN L SEGAL-SEE SCHEDULE O
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $515,762
- From this org
- $464,436
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,326
- Hours/week
- 19
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $463,200
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,236
- Deferred
- $34,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,826
- Filer's total
- $515,762
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ANDRES GLUSKI
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
GEORGE B WEIKSNER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
DOUGLAS ALBRECHT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
PILAR AROSEMENA DE ALEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ADRIANA CISNEROS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
GINA DIEZ BARROSO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
J PEPE FANJUL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ANTONIO O GARZA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CARLOS N GUIMARAES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TIMOTHY M KINGSTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JUAN PABLO MATA SARAVIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOHN MCINTIRE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
THOMAS F MCLARTY III
DIRECTOR (THRU APR 2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
PATRICIA MENENDEZ-CAMBO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
RICARDO MORA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ALI MOSHIRI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ENRIQUE NORTEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
RICHARD DE J OSBORNE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
WILLIAM R RHODES
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ERICA ROBERTS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ALEJANDRO SANTO DOMINGO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ARTURO SARUKHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CLIFFORD SOBEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
GABRIEL SZPIGIEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
G RICHARD THOMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JAIME ERNESTO YORDAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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PETER J REILLY-SEE SCHEDULE O
CFO/VP/CORPORATE SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $364,952
- From this org
- $315,894
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,058
- Hours/week
- 17
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $292,608
- Bonus
- $21,000
- Other
- $2,286
- Deferred
- $29,800
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,258
- Filer's total
- $364,952
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BRIAN WINTER
VP, POLICY & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, AQ
- Total calculated
- $423,319
- From this org
- $343,592
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $79,727
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $324,322
- Bonus
- $19,000
- Other
- $270
- Deferred
- $33,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $46,727
- Filer's total
- $423,319
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GUILLERMO ZUBILLAGA-SEE SCH O
CIO/SR. DIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $223,662
- From this org
- $177,624
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,038
- Hours/week
- 1
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,462
- Bonus
- $14,000
- Other
- $162
- Deferred
- $16,625
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,413
- Filer's total
- $223,662
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CARIN ZISSIS-SEE SCHEDULE O
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, AS/COA ONLINE
- Total calculated
- $209,905
- From this org
- $168,254
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,651
- Hours/week
- 17
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,909
- Bonus
- $14,000
- Other
- $345
- Deferred
- $15,529
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,122
- Filer's total
- $209,905
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JOSE ENRIQUE ARRIOJA VIDAL
SR. DIRECTOR, POLICY/MANAGING EDITOR, AQ
- Total calculated
- $195,716
- From this org
- $150,278
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,438
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,004
- Bonus
- $6,500
- Other
- $774
- Deferred
- $3,825
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,613
- Filer's total
- $195,716
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SEBASTIAN ZUBIETA
DIRECTOR, MUSIC
- Total calculated
- $170,770
- From this org
- $149,959
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,811
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,185
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $774
- Deferred
- $14,739
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,072
- Filer's total
- $170,770
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LAURA A IGLESIAS LUKIN
DIRECTOR & CHIEF CURATOR, VISUAL ARTS
- Total calculated
- $182,100
- From this org
- $138,811
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,289
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $132,631
- Bonus
- $6,000
- Other
- $180
- Deferred
- $13,908
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,381
- Filer's total
- $182,100
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
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY YEAR-END BONUS FOR 2024 FROM A BONUS POOL APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER 2024 AND ALLOCATED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THESE AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II).
- FORM 990, PART VII, LINE 5:
- THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON THE FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION, A PORTION OF WHICH WAS PAYMENT FOR SERVICES TO AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, THE COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS. REPORTED IN FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN (D) ARE THE INDIVIDUAL'S TOTAL FORM W-2 COMPENSATION, WITH ALLOCATIONS AS FOLLOWS: NAME: SUSAN L. SEGAL TITLE: PRESIDENT & CEO COMPENSATION ALLOCATED TO COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS, INC.: $287,022 NAME: PETER J. REILLY TITLE: CFO/ VICE PRESIDENT/ CORPORATE SECRETARY COMPENSATION ALLOCATED TO COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS, INC.: $195,223 NAME: GUILLERMO ZUBILLAGA TITLE: CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER / SR. DIRECTOR PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS COMPENSATION ALLOCATED TO COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS, INC.: $177,624 NAME: CARIN ZISSIS TITLE: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, AS/COA ONLINE COMPENSATION ALLOCATED TO COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS, INC.: $103,981
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543199349303424
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