2021-05-05T12:41:33-05:00 2020-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2019-07-01 521726273 AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN AMER 2125881755 14 EAST 60TH STREET NO 604 NEW YORK NY 10022 SANDRA E PETERSON CHAIRMAN 2125881755 2021-05-05 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SANDRA E PETERSON 14 EAST 60TH STREET NO 604 NEW YORK NY 10022 55148668 0 X WWW.AMERICANACADEMY.DE X 1994 DC THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN IS AN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED WORKS IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE ACADEMY'S GOALS INCLUDE BUILDING DEEPER TIES IN THESE AREAS BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE U.S.A. 38 38 59 38 -201096 9067 4537900 5110535 0 0 5257617 1715010 268506 190430 10064023 7015975 460994 430324 0 0 4094668 3005787 0 0 731337 3228770 3244838 7784432 6680949 2279591 335026 56753073 54927109 763071 362085 55990002 54565024 X THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN IS AN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED WORKS IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE ACADEMY'S GOALS INCLUDE BUILDING DEEPER TIES IN THESE AREAS BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE U.S.A. 0 0 4386070 430324 THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN FOSTERS TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG LEADING SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS BY SPONSORING A RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED INDEPENDENT WORK IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC POLICY; THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS THAT PROMOTE THE WORK OF FELLOWS AND GERMAN-AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE; AND THROUGH A SHORT-TERM DISTINGUISHED VISITOR PROGRAM, WHICH BRINGS DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES TO GERMANY FOR A ROBUST EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.THE RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE FORUM IS AN ONGOING SERIES OF INTERNATIONALWORKSHOPS CONVENED BY THE ACADEMY AND ITS RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE FELLOWS TO ADDRESS PRESSING GLOBAL ISSUES. 4386070 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 47 0 1 59 1 1 1 1 GM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 38 38 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2125881755 14 EAST 60TH STREET NO 604 NEW YORK NY 10022 SANDRA E PETERSON CHAIRMAN AS OF FEBRUARY 2020 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEFAN VON HOLTZBRINCK VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN B BURBANK CO-SECRETARIES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN C KORNBLUM CO-SECRETARIES 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MANFRED BISCHOFF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KLAUS BIESENBACH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEON BOTSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN BRAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAHL HODGES BURT BOARD MEMBER (CHAIRMAN TO JANUARY 2020 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERHARD CASPER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATHIAS DOEPFNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARINA KELLEN FRENCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANS-MICHAEL GIESEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 C BOYDEN GRAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VARTAN GREGORIAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW S GUNDLACH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FLORIAN HENCKEL V DONNERSMARCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK HUNTSBERRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIRK IPPEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WOLFGANG ISCHINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEF JOFFE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KELLEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KLEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH KOERNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REGINE LEIBINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PASCAL LEVENSOHN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WOLFGANG MALCHOW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA VON MALTZAHN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATI MARTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE MEHRETU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NADER A MOUSAVIZADEH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFERY A ROSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VOLKER SCHLONDORFF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER Y SOLMSSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY VIDLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE I WALLICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN WHITE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS C WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW WYLIE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULINE YU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH JOY ZELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERENCE A MCCARTHY PRESIDENT (TO JULY 2019) 40.00 X 459927 0 7062 CHRISTIAN DIEHL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 363625 0 0 BERIT EBERT HEAD OF PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 139413 0 0 MICHAEL P STEINBERG PRESIDENT (FORMER) 40.00 X 350004 0 0 1312969 0 7062 4 1 1 0 LANDSEER ADVISORS LLC 489 5TH AVENUE 31ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 INVESTMENT ADVISORY 250000 LINDNER AG POSTFACH 1180 AMSTORF AMSTORF GM 94420 CONSTRUCTION 175268 SPENCER STUART PO BOX 98991 CHICAGO IL 60693 RECRUITING 110278 3 5110535 5110535 829433 -274073 1103506 21772 0 21772 21772 10067 11705 49018270 48132693 885577 885577 885577 OTHER REVENUE 900099 105748 105748 CATERING REVENUE 900099 33160 33160 ADVERTISING INCOME 900099 29750 29750 168658 7015975 0 -201096 2106536 X 430324 430324 529880 349721 105976 74183 2010052 1135374 594358 280320 60699 35463 16764 8472 405156 235547 113068 56541 17002 7653 5979 3370 166278 74848 58475 32955 422794 422794 742017 476663 104322 161032 142069 104814 25410 11845 140317 96412 31716 12189 253100 207669 23522 21909 204572 148012 20482 36078 312871 309629 1821 1421 60601 51349 3577 5675 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 418799 383468 16936 18395 PRINTING & PUBLICATION 206498 194617 7122 4759 PROGRAM EVENTS 145712 135400 8232 2080 MISCELLANEOUS 12208 9107 2988 113 6680949 4386070 1563542 731337 3210351 78946 2017402 981780 1317843 1791842 226817 134234 9168698 6789589 2524743 2379109 18958888 20200032 28370078 28466110 126951 895056 56753073 54927109 763071 362085 763071 362085 X 24129412 23796979 31860590 30768045 55990002 54565024 56753073 54927109 X 335026 -1480741 -279263 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 14059213 4427737 7478053 4537900 5110535 35613438 14059213 4427737 7478053 4537900 5110535 35613438 21187586 14425852 857494 860436 1711560 1229613 851205 5510308 8486 10067 18553 208400 239448 252812 204873 105748 1011281 42153580 0.34220 0.34230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 48960083 1582938 1395119 3815365 48122775 48964988 1246925 1035735 2287565 48960083 46975901 2089930 2154853 2255696 48964988 44771172 4327605 2122876 46975901 34372044 10000000 1702589 1303461 44771172 0.42360 0.38150 0.19490 0 0 5658766 4112757 1546009 3509932 2676832 833100 2379109 FIXED INCOME - INVESMENT FUND 651704 F PRIVATE EQUITY - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUNDS 10509715 F ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 17304691 F 28466110 5059797 -1480741 247799 -300442 -1533384 6593181 422794 422794 7015975 6533976 247799 28022 275821 6258155 422794 422794 6680949 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NET ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN FOUNDATION -21,179. NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSLATION LOSS -279,263. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NET EXPENSES OF AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN FOUNDATION 28,022. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 430324 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 1 58 PROGRAM SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS AND DISTINGUISHED VISITORSHIPS 3867550 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 FUNDRAISING 498368 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 INVESTMENTS 4503793 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 INVESTMENTS 2941495 1 58 0 0 1 58 12241530 0 12241530 FELLOWSHIPS EUROPE/ICELAND/GREENLAND 21 430324 CHECK/WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: STIPENDS ARE AWARDED TO COVER LIVING EXPENSES WHILE FELLOWS OR DISTINGUISHED VISITORS PARTICIPATE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE AWARDS, WHICH ARE PAID MONTHLY, THE RECIPIENTS MUST BE ON SITE WITH CERTAIN EXPECTIONS. STIPENDS MAY BE USED BY THE RECIPIENTS AS THEY WISH TO COVER THEIR LIVING EXPENSES WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A FELLOWSHIP. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X 1 ELIASSON SCHAMIS CONSULTING GROUP LLC 2829 29TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20815 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTS 0 0 26550 0 26550 NY DC X X 1 1 X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TERENCE A MCCARTHY PRESIDENT (TO JULY 2019) 230503 0 0 0 229424 0 0 0 7062 0 466989 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN DIEHL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 351410 0 0 0 12215 0 0 0 0 0 363625 0 0 0 MICHAEL P STEINBERG PRESIDENT (FORMER) 350004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 350004 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, TERENCE MCCARTHY, PRESIDENT FROM SEPTEMBER 2018 TO JULY 2019, WAS PROVIDED WITH AN ACADEMY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNIT AND RECEIVED A TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR HIS SPOUSE AND CHILDREN. PART I, LINE 4A TERENCE MCCARTHY'S TERM AS PRESIDENT ENDED IN JULY 2019 AND RECEIVED SEVERANCE OF $200,315. PART II MICHAEL STEINBERG, FORMER PRESIDENT, WAS PAID $350,004 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AS A CONSULTANT. MICHAEL P STEINBERG FORMER PRESIDENT 350004 MICHAEL P. STEINBERG, FORMER PRESIDENT RECEIVED $350,004 AS CONSULTANT FEES DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. 0 STIFTUNG FUR DIE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN CONTROLLED ENTITY 893414 STIFTUNG FUR DIE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN (STIFTUNG), A CONTROLLED ENTITY OF AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN ("AAB"), ENTERED INTO A LOAN AND GUARANTY OF PAYMENT AGREEMENT. PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT, STIFTUNG LOANED AAB 800,000 EUROS (THE "PRINCIPAL") AND AAB PAYS 5% OF INTEREST ON THE PRINCIPAL TO STIFTUNG ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE BOARD MEMBERS ANDREW GUNDLACH, MARINA KELLEN FRENCH, MICHAEL KELLEN, AND NINA VON MALTZAHN - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE KELLEN FAMILY HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF. THE DRAFT PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM IS THEN CAREFULLY REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT, STAFF AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. CHANGES ARE MADE AS APPROPRIATE. THE FINAL VERSION IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS OBTAINED ANNUALLY FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL OFFICERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING THE ORGANIZATION. WHEN A CONFLICT ARISES FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER, THAT PERSON SHALL DISCLOSE IT IN WRITING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE OFFICER OR DIRECTOR WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS CONCERNING THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND REPRESENTS FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. THE ORGANIZATION PERIODICALLY OBTAINS INFORMATION ON COMPENSATION OF FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 392,652. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 96,291. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 157,378. TOTAL EXPENSES 646,321. HONORARIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,258. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 97. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 99. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,454. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 67,753. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,934. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,555. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,242. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSLATION LOSS -279,263. AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN AM SANDWERDER 17-19 BERLIN GM 14109 981016799 PROGRAM SERVICE GM 4871204 10165744 AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN STIFTUNG FUR DIE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN AM SANDWERDER 17-19 BERLIN GM 14109 SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN GMBH GM N/A N/A AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN GMBH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STIFTUNG FUR DIE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN E 893414