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Filing year 2024

THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 52-0954751·NTEE Q050 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security·3
Total revenue
$38.4M
Total assets
$197.9M
Total expenses
$42.8M
Reported officers
30
Mission

THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES (GMF) STRIVES TO CHAMPION DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE BY STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY, FORGING BOLD AND INNOVATIVE POLICY IDEAS, AND DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS TO TACKLE GLOBAL CHALLENGES. GMF DELIVERS HOPE BY UPHOLDING THE DIGNITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND DEFENDING FREEDOM IN THE SPIRIT OF THE MARSHALL PLAN.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

President (thru 9/24)
$530k
$563k
Base
$445k
Bonus
$30k
Other
$2k
Benefits
$27k
Acting President (beg 9/24)
$405k
$430k
Base
$284k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$120k
Managing Director, Communication
highest compensated employee
$316k
$335k
Base
$206k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$110k
Coo, President (beg 9/24)
$304k
$323k
Base
$270k
Bonus
Other
$25k
Benefits
$9k
Interim Svp, Strategic Engagement
senior vice president
$286k
$304k
Base
$238k
Bonus
Other
$344
Benefits
$25k
Svp, Gmf Innovation
senior vice president
$272k
$289k
Base
$238k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
$9k
Managing Director & Senior Fellow
highest compensated employee
$216k
$229k
Base
$195k
Bonus
Other
$153
Benefits
$1k
Managing Director, Leadership Programs
highest compensated employee
$210k
$223k
Base
$188k
Bonus
Other
$132
Benefits
$9k
Managing Director, Transatlantic Trusts
key employee
$200k
$213k
Base
$184k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$17k
VP & CFO (thru 6/24)
$135k
$144k
Corporate Secretary
secretary (operational)
$134k
$142k
VP & CFO (beg 9/24), Treas.
$116k
$123k

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 18 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Up 8%
from 2023

From $490k in 2023 to $530k in 2024.

$490k
2023
$530k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 5% in real terms$537k to $563k

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

THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$31.5M
$43.8M
2023
$38.4M
$42.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What International, Foreign Affairs & National Security executives earn in District of Columbia

Comparable international, foreign affairs & national security organizations in District of Columbia pay their highest-earning executive a median of $150,000.

25th percentile
$75k
Median
$150,000
75th percentile
$279k
90th percentile
$476k

These are international, foreign affairs & national security sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 89 organizations across 89 filings (2021 – 2023).

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