Mission
THE CENTER IS A NON-PARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED BY FORMER PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON. ITS CURRENT PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ENERGY, SECURITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND U.S. RELATIONS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, RUSSIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
Public Charity
CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST
CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.7M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $1.9M in total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $819K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 262117013
WASHINGTON, DC
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: W05
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$819K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Center for the National Interest
How Center for the National Interest divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$73
Programs
the work itself
$23
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $73 for programs
$73
"The national interest" is an online magazine published by the center that seeks to promote a fresh debate about the course of american foreign policy by featuring a…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
TO SUPPORT RECIPIENT'S GENERAL MISSION.
$50,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$15,000
TO SUPPORT THE RECIPIENT'S WORK TOWARD CREATING A "GREAT POWER TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION" (GPTC) SECTION ON THE NATIONAL INTEREST WEBSITE AND COMMISSION ARTICLE BY HIGH-PROFILE EXPERTS FOR PUBLICATION IN THE NATION INTEREST.
$200,000
Education
$20,092
For recipient's exempt purpose
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Ahmed Charai
BOARD MEMBER
Ambassador Richard Burt
BOARD MEMBER
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
BOARD MEMBER
Claire Kaiser
BOARD MEMBER
David Keene
BOARD MEMBER
David Zalaznick
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.0M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $827K | $669K |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $2.6M | $309K |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $3.6M | $1.4M |
| 2019 | $4.3M | $4.0M | $2.9M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $4.3M to $2.7M (-36%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.