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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,876,891
Total expenses
$2,566,648
Contributions and grants received
$839,333
Grants paid
$30,000
Program service revenue
$707,783
Investment income
$148,819
Other revenue
$180,956
Total assets, end of year
$308,753
Total liabilities, end of year
$964,459
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$655,706
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,110,460
Management and general expenses
$346,006
Fundraising expenses
$110,182
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,110,460

Program services were 82.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $839,333

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $656,870 · unrelated business $656,870 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION INCOME

    total $50,913 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,724 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $10,724

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,897 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,897

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $823,125

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

    securities $685,030

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $138,095

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $138,095 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $138,095

  • 11a · Other revenue: PAYROLL TAX REFUND

    total $179,059 · related or exempt $179,059 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $179,059

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $30,000 · program services $30,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $524,160 · program services $414,779 · management and general $77,353 · fundraising $32,028

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $586,992 · program services $464,565 · management and general $86,505 · fundraising $35,922

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $79,187 · program services $62,558 · management and general $11,878 · fundraising $4,751

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $82,314 · program services $65,028 · management and general $12,347 · fundraising $4,939

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,856 · program services $0 · management and general $9,856 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,700 · program services $0 · management and general $7,700 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $354,017 · program services $354,017 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $94,863 · program services $77,675 · management and general $13,721 · fundraising $3,467

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $111,825 · program services $111,825 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $397,024 · program services $313,649 · management and general $59,554 · fundraising $23,821

  • 17 · Travel

    total $52,830 · program services $47,580 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,250

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $110 · program services $98 · management and general $8 · fundraising $4

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,367 · program services $0 · management and general $1,367 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,071 · program services $0 · management and general $17,071 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAX EXPENSE

    total $48,646 · program services $0 · management and general $48,646 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PRODUCTION

    total $99,632 · program services $99,632 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $69,054 · program services $69,054 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $334,705 · end of year $227,203

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $31,139 · end of year $31,139

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $77,634 · end of year $10,555

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

    $110,566

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

    $109,229

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,704 · end of year $1,337

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $799,630 · end of year $519

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $38,000 · end of year $38,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $227,504 · end of year $281,443

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $43,367 · end of year $21,684

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

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

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $186,556 · end of year $61,232

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year -$655,706

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $226,285

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST IS A NON-PARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED BY FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON. ITS CURRENT PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ENERGY SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND U.S. RELATIONS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, RUSSIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CENTER IS A NON-PARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTION FOCUSING ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY.

  • THE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES PROGRAM EXAMINES THE U.S.' ROLE AND ITS CORE NATIONAL INTERESTS IN THE REGION THROUGH RESEARCH, DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S STRATEGIC ROLE IN THIS CRITICAL REGION FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY AND THE FUTURE OF ITS RELATIONS WITH REGIONAL STATES.

    Expenses $494,481

  • U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON AMERICAN POLICY TOWARD MOSCOW AND ON THE U.S. - RUSSIAN DIALOGUE. THE PROGRAM IS BUILT AROUND A REGULAR SERIES OF SEMINARS ON KEY ISSUES IN THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, INCLUDING NON-PROLIFERATION, THE WAR ON TERROR, ENERGY, AND RUSSIA'S DOMESTIC EVOLUTION AS IT RELATES TO DEMOCRACY, THE MEDIA, AND CORRUPTION.

    Expenses $362,577

  • "THE NATIONAL INTEREST" IS A BIMONTHLY JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY THE ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO PROMOTE A FRESH DEBATE ABOUT THE COURSE OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY BY FEATURING A VARIETY OF LEADING AUTHORS FROM GOVERNMENT, JOURNALISM, AND ACADEMIA.

    Expenses $923,748

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING CHINA AND KOREA.

    Expenses $329,654

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dimitri K Simes

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $381,249
    From this org
    $340,518
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,731
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $340,518
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,731
    Filer's total
    $381,249

  • Jacob E Heilbrunn

    EDITOR - THE NATIONAL INTEREST

    Total calculated
    $142,911
    From this org
    $142,911
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Henry Kissinger

    HONORARY CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Maurice R Greenberg

    CHAIRMAN, EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Drew Guff

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Richard Plepler

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Senator Pat Roberts

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Graham Allison

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jeffrey Bewkes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ambassador Richard Burt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kris Elftmann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • David Keene

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Julie Nixon Eisenhower

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Grover Norquist

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • William Ruger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Paul J Saunders

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • J Robinson West

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • David Zalaznick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313189349316216

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