Charity profile · Historical source record

German Marshall Fund of the US

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) strengthens transatlantic cooperation on regional, national, and global challenges and opportunities in the spirit of the Marshall Plan. GMF does this by supporting individuals and institutions working in the transatlantic sphere, by convening leaders and members of the policy and business communities, by contributing research and analysis on transatlantic topics, and by providing exchange opportunities to foster renewed commitment to the transatlantic relationship. In addition, GMF supports a number of initiatives to strengthen democracies.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.38Overall score
out of 100
76.08Financial score
out of 100
89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,466,489
Total expenses · USD$26,863,805

Program expenses

$19,153,892.96 recorded amount
71.3%

Fundraising expenses

$698,458.93 recorded amount
2.6%

Administrative expenses

$6,984,589.30 recorded amount
26.0%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader
Karen Donfried
Recorded compensation
$415,390.00
Recorded compensation percentage
1.54%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for German Marshall Fund of the US
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
89.0
category
Category
International
description
Mission & description
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) strengthens transatlantic cooperation on regional, national, and global challenges and opportunities in the spirit of the Marshall Plan. GMF does this by supporting individuals and institutions working in the transatlantic sphere, by convening leaders and members of the policy and business communities, by contributing research and analysis on transatlantic topics, and by providing exchange opportunities to foster renewed commitment to the transatlantic relationship. In addition, GMF supports a number of initiatives to strengthen democracies.
ein
EIN
52-0954751
tot_exp
Total expenses
26863805.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.26
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.04
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.026000000000000002
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.713
fscore
Financial score
76.08
leader
Recorded leader
Karen Donfried
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
415390.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0154
motto
Tagline
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
name
Charity name
German Marshall Fund of the US
tot_rev
Total revenue
19466489.0
score
Overall score
81.38
state
State code
DC
subcategory
Subcategory
International Peace, Security, and Affairs
size
Source size label
big
program_exp
Program expenses
19153892.965
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
698458.93
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
6984589.3

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.