Public Charity

COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC

COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $99.1M revenue, $104.2M expenses, $816.7M total assets. 174 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $74.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131628168 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$99.1M
Total Expenses$104.2M
Total Assets$816.7M
Grant Records174
Funding Total$74.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (CFR) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, THINK TANK, AND PUBLISHER DEDICATED TO BEING A RESOURCE FOR ITS MEMBERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, JOURNALISTS, EDUCATORS AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss
VP, CORPORATE & CEO PROGRAMS Aimee Carter As Of 0125
DIRECTOR Amy Zegart
VP, GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Ben Chang As Of 112024
VICE CHAIRMAN Blair Effron
VP, EDUCATION Caroline Netchvolodoff

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$21,024,219 9 grants
International Development
$10,261,200 5 grants
INTERNATIONAL
$8,461,249 10 grants
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$8,085,482 7 grants
Unrestricted
$4,171,527 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $99.1M $104.2M $816.7M
2024 $79.2M $94.3M $755.5M
2023 $106.9M $83.2M $719.7M
2022 $102.6M $79.1M $674.2M
2021 $105.3M $71.9M $732.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $105.3M to $99.1M (-6%), with total assets most recently reported at $816.7M.

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