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Filing year 2023

NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL INC

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 13-5266965·6
Total revenue
$4.1M
Total assets
$4.1M
Total expenses
$3.9M
Reported officers
71
Mission

FOUNDED IN 1914, THE NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL IS THE PRE-EMINENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES. ITS MISSION IS TO ADVANCE GLOBAL COMMERCE BY ADVOCATING PUBLIC POLICIES THAT FOSTER AN OPEN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT REGIME; MOBILIZING EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION ON KEY ISSUES, SUCH AS INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT, THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM, TARIFFS AND TRADE AGREEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL TAXATION, SUPPLY CHAINS, AND NATIONAL SECURITY AND COMPETITIVENESS; AND INFLUENCING PUBLIC DEBATE THROUGH INTERACTION WITH POLICY MAKERS AND OPINION LEADERS AND BY CONVENING GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR DISCUSSIONS OF IMPORTANT ISSUES. TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES, THE COUNCIL HARNESSES THE EXPERTISE OF ITS DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL STAFF, A ROBUST COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, AND AN ENGAGED BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

$310k
$340k
Base
$275k
Bonus
$14k
Other
Benefits
$2k
Vp, Int'l Ta
vice president
$284k
$311k
Base
$241k
Bonus
$18k
Other
Benefits
$8k
Vp, Global T
vice president
$257k
$282k
Base
$217k
Bonus
$12k
Other
Benefits
$14k
Sr Director
key employee
$223k
$245k
Base
$196k
Bonus
$12k
Other
Benefits
$2k
Vp, National
vice president
$221k
$242k
Base
$192k
Bonus
$12k
Other
Benefits
$2k
Sr Director
highest compensated employee
$159k
$175k
Base
$117k
Bonus
$11k
Other
Benefits
$23k
$154k
$168k
Base
$118k
Bonus
$11k
Other
Benefits
$16k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 64 unpaid individuals.

Down 5%
from 2022

From $326k in 2022 to $310k in 2023.

$326k
2022
$310k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 8% in real terms$368k to $340k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

NATIONAL FOREIGN TRADE COUNCIL INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3.6M
$2.7M
2022
$4.1M
$3.9M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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