Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,169,175
- Total expenses
- $1,433,456
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,126,769
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $39,442
- Other revenue
- $2,964
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,444,225
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,312,682
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,131,543
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $920,462
- Management and general expenses
- $388,595
- Fundraising expenses
- $124,399
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $920,462
Program services were 64.2% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$17,095
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1c · Fundraising events
$233,114
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$876,560
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3 · Investment income
total $39,442 · excluded $39,442
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$71,597
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$233,114
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$71,597
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $2,964 · related or exempt $2,964
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,964
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $177,707 · program services $86,645 · management and general $59,037 · fundraising $32,025
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $412,742 · program services $232,198 · management and general $124,002 · fundraising $56,542
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $22,992 · program services $12,416 · management and general $7,128 · fundraising $3,448
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $86,332 · program services $46,619 · management and general $26,763 · fundraising $12,950
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $44,285 · program services $23,914 · management and general $13,728 · fundraising $6,643
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $49,854 · management and general $49,854
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11g · Fees: other
total $59,705 · program services $1,343 · management and general $57,990 · fundraising $372
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13 · Office expenses
total $27,052 · program services $13,042 · management and general $12,704 · fundraising $1,306
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16 · Occupancy
total $66,784 · program services $36,064 · management and general $20,703 · fundraising $10,017
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17 · Travel
total $333,967 · program services $333,967
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6,002 · program services $3,241 · management and general $1,861 · fundraising $900
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23 · Insurance
total $5,027 · management and general $5,027
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24a · Other expenses: PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
total $130,307 · program services $130,307
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $4,865 · management and general $4,865
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24c · Other expenses: INTEREST AND BANK FEES
total $4,527 · management and general $4,527
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24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $1,308 · program services $706 · management and general $406 · fundraising $196
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $306,889 · end of year $66,338
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $693,316 · end of year $584,368
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,127,952 · end of year $370,035
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $26,445
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$114,136
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$68,933
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,605 · end of year $45,203
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $207,937 · end of year $226,964
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,460 · end of year $1,124,872
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $42,834 · end of year $77,228
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $115,970
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,119,484
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $513,295 · end of year $413,791
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,788,030 · end of year $717,752
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, INC. (NCAFP) IDENTIFIES, ARTICULATES, AND HELPS ADVANCE AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INTERESTS FROM A NONPARTISAN PERSPECTIVE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF POLITICAL REALISM. FOUNDED IN 1974 BY PROFESSOR HANS J. MORGENTHAU AND OTHERS, THE NCAFP IS A NONPROFIT POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS THAT THREATEN U.S. INTERESTS. THE NCAFP FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH TRACK I AND II DIPLOMACY-CLOSED-DOOR AND OFF-THE-RECORD CONFERENCES THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIOR U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, SUBJECT EXPERTS, AND SCHOLARS TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS DESIGNED TO DEFUSE CONFLICT, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND RESOLVE PROBLEMS. BELIEVING THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS VITAL TO A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, THE NCAFP ALSO OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ISSUES A VARIETY OF PUBLICATIONS THAT ADDRESS SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING THE UNITED STATES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE NCAFP IDENTIFIES, ARTICULATES, AND HELPS ADVANCE AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY INTERESTS FROM A NONPARTISAN PERSPECTIVE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF POLITICAL REALISM.
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THE NCAFP CONDUCTS REGULAR CONFERENCES ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS WITH OFFICIALS, FORMER OFFICIALS, AND EXPERTS FROM BOTH SIDES AND HAS INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY CHINESE THINK TANKS AND SCHOLARS. ANOTHER ASPECT OF THESE DIALOGUES INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ON REGIONAL SECURITY IN NORTHEAST ASIA FOCUSED ON NORTH KOREA. THESE FRANK DISCUSSIONS (TRACK II) BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA AND AMONG THE U.S., CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND RUSSIA PRODUCE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS STRATEGIC MISTRUST AND BUILD ON U.S. INTERESTS IN A STABLE, PROSPEROUS, AND PEACEFUL EAST ASIA.
Expenses $713,039
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BELIEVING THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS VITAL TO A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, THE NCAFP ALSO OFFERS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES TOPICS SUCH AS U.S.-KOREA RELATIONS, TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS, AND NUCLEAR DETERRENCE. THE NCAFP ALSO IDENTIFIES, TRAINS, AND PROMOTES THE NEXT GENERATION OF FOREIGN POLICY PROFESSIONALS BY CREATING PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY CONNECT EMERGING LEADERS TO THE NCAFP'S NETWORK OF SENIOR SCHOLARS AND DIPLOMATS SO THAT EACH GENERATION CAN LEARN FROM THE OTHER.
Expenses $102,380
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THE NCAFP REGULARLY BRINGS TOGETHER AUTHORITATIVE PARTICIPANTS FROM TAIWAN, MAINLAND CHINA, AND THE UNITED STATES TO DISCUSS CROSS-TAIWAN STRAIT RELATIONS IN OFF-THE-RECORD (TRACK II) CONVERSATIONS. THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE A CRITICAL CHANNEL TO ADDRESS MISPERCEPTIONS AND TO EXPLORE PEACEFUL DIPLOMATIC RESOLUTIONS TO CROSS-STRAIT CHALLENGES.
Expenses $105,043
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Honorable Jeffrey R ShaferHONORABLE JEFFREY R SHAFER
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Honorable Nancy E SoderbergHONORABLE NANCY E SODERBERG
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Honorable Susan M ElliottHONORABLE SUSAN M ELLIOTT
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $194,733
- From this org
- $174,463
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,270
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $174,463
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,979
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,291
- Filer's total
- $194,733
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Thomas S HexnerTHOMAS S HEXNER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richard R Howe EsqRICHARD R HOWE ESQ
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Donald S Rice EsqDONALD S RICE ESQ
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Charles LandowCHARLES LANDOW
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr George D SchwabDR GEORGE D SCHWAB
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Grace Kennan WarneckeGRACE KENNAN WARNECKE
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jacqueline AdamsJACQUELINE ADAMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David AdelmanDAVID ADELMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andrew L BusserANDREW L BUSSER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John V Connorton EsqJOHN V CONNORTON ESQ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ray EasonRAY EASON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Karl W EikenberryKARL W EIKENBERRY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bridget FoleyBRIDGET FOLEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David Lakhdhir EsqDAVID LAKHDHIR ESQ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kimberly KrigerKIMBERLY KRIGER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brendan R McGuire EsqBRENDAN R MCGUIRE ESQ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thomas PickeringTHOMAS PICKERING
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alexander RobinsonALEXANDER ROBINSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Harry K Thomas JrHARRY K THOMAS JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nicholas ThompsonNICHOLAS THOMPSON
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
- 1a · First-class or charter travel
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 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
- 2023
- Filed
- 7 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202530989349300248
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