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 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$819K
Filing Years2019–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

2023
TO SUPPORT RECIPIENT'S GENERAL MISSION.
$50,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$15,000
2022
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
2022
Education
$20,092
2021
For recipient's exempt purpose
$25,000

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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

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$470,092 2 grants
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 1 grant
TO SUPPORT RECIPIENT'S GENERAL MISSION.
$50,000 1 grant
Support
$48,950 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,000 2 grants

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.

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