To facilitate the transfer of experiences for solving problems on both sides of the atlantic.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$19
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$363K
Spent
$650K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$659
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$363K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$363K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$836K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$650K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$988K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$659
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$659
FY2021$463K
FY2022$642K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$223K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1997.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $477K Management & general 27% · $173K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Representative USA and Can
$112,112Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chairs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Finance Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Finance Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Claus Gramckow’s $116K as Representative USA and Can is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Claus Gramckow$116,268$113,988$112,112

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Connects transatlantic problem-solvers to share valuable experiences.

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3 programs · $472K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

During 2020 the transatlantic dialogue program hosted multiple luncheon discussions in washington, DC on various topics such as: understanding polarization in german politics: persepectives from a german public opionion research expert. A new kind if workforce: immigration and labor market integration in germany.

$249Kprogram expense
02

The transatlantic dialog program organized study tours to major cities in germany, us and canada including dusseldorf, nashville, ottawa and montreal. From august 5TH to august 8TH, 7 legislators and staff traveled to nashville, TN to attend the national conference of state legislators.

$161Kprogram expense
03

Conference on the Current State of Transatlantic Relations

An assessment from may 30 to june 2, 2020 in seattle washington. Conference participants are participants from former study tours from the us and canada and some speakers from europe and germany and the foundation's staff to discuss current state and issues related to transatlantic relations, overview of issues facing state and local…

$63Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$428K
Money outPt IX
$650K
Ln 25
Programscol B$477K
Managementcol C$173K
Owns and owesPt X
$659
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$209
Total assetsLn 16$678
LiabilitiesLn 26$19
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$428K
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$209
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$209
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$887
Total assetsLn 16$678
LiabilitiesLn 26$19
Net assetsLn 32$659
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K−$209
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$887
Total assetsLn 16$288K$678
LiabilitiesLn 26$518$19
Net assetsLn 32$287K$659
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$236K$162K$74K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$50K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$13K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$112K$107K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$6K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$586
Office expensesLn 13$31K$24K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$13K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$52K$16K
TravelLn 17$47K$36K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$366
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$11K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$935$278
Total functional expensesLn 25$650K$477K$173K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$74K$223K 990 PDF
FY2023 $836K$1.3M−$492K$149K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.5M$178K$642K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$988K$463K$463K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $363K$650K−$287K$659 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $363,195 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,055,068$427,981
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$59,081−$64,786
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $995,987$363,195
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $303,567$327,637
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $602,684$322,229
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $906,251$649,866
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $89,736−$286,671
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $363,195 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$427,981
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$427,981
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$64,786−$64,786
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$64,786$363,195
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $649,866 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $162,140 · Management $74,260$236,400
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,729 · Management $22,776$72,505
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,848 · Management $5,884$18,732
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $106,507 · Management $5,606$112,113
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,642$6,642
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,132$14,132
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,668 · Management $1,685$7,353
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,972 · Management $586$2,558
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,517 · Management $6,991$30,508
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,064 · Management $3,884$16,948
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,448 · Management $15,592$68,040
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,310 · Management $10,795$47,105
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,231 · Management $366$1,597
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,807 · Management $3,213$14,020
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $935 · Management $278$1,213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $477,176 · Management $172,690 · Fundraising $0$649,866
Part X · Balance sheet $678 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,004−$209
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,844$887
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $287,848$678
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $518$19
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $518$19
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $287,330$659
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $287,848$678
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $659 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$363,195
XI-2 Total expenses$649,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$286,671
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$287,330
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$659

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