2020-05-12T10:48:07-05:00 2019-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2018-07-01 521726273 AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN AMER 2125881755 14 EAST 60TH STREET NO 604 NEW YORK NY 10022 SANDRA E PETERSON CHAIRMAN 2125881755 2020-04-28 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 38.142.140.186 2020-04-28 08:51:42 ED P 7EE24DDEAA34AFAE9DF92C3D2672F42BD3DA974D A75ECF90F4EA679C298DF903E96775B34A8C9CB0 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z SANDRA E PETERSON 14 EAST 60TH STREET NO 604 NEW YORK NY 10022 33281238 0 X WWW.AMERICANACADEMY.DE X 1994 DC THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN IS AN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE ACADEMY'S GOAL IS THE CREATION OF CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BUILT ON THE TIES BETWEEN GERMANS AND THE U.S.A. 38 38 56 56 -81975 7486 7501351 4537900 0 0 2180049 5257617 272284 268506 9953684 10064023 466577 460994 0 0 3788160 4094668 0 0 870283 2934637 3228770 7189374 7784432 2764310 2279591 58584968 56753073 778445 763071 57806523 55990002 THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN IS AN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY IN THE ART & HUMANITIES, AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE ACADEMY'S GOAL IS THE CREATION OF A NEW CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BUILT ON THE TIES BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE U.S.A. 0 0 5116365 460994 THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN FOSTERS TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE AND RELATIONSHIPS BY SPONSORING A RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY; THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND PUBLICATIONS THAT PROMOTE THE WORK OF FELLOWS AND GERMAN-AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE; AND THROUGH A SHORT-TERM DISTINGUISHED VISITOR PROGRAM, WHICH BRINGS ESTEEMED AMERICANS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES TO BERLIN FOR A ROBUST EXCHANGE OF VIEWS. THE RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE FORUM IS AN ONGOING SERIES OF INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS, PERIODICALLY CONVENED BY THE ACADEMY AND ITS RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE FELLOWS. THE EXPERT GROUP ADDRESSES PRESSING GLOBAL ISSUES. 5116365 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 52 0 1 56 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 GAHL HODGES BURT CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MANFRED BISCHOFF 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 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 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 WOLFGANG A HERRMANN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEFAN VON HOLTZBRINCK 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 SANDRA E PETERSON 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 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 MICHAEL P STEINBERG PRESIDENT (TO AUG. 2018) 40.00 X 464764 0 0 TERENCE A MCCARTHY PRESIDENT (AS OF SEP. 2018) 40.00 X 157338 0 0 CHRISTIAN DIEHL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 428365 0 0 BERIT EBERT HEAD OF PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 139507 0 0 PATRICIA STAMPE HEAD OF FINANCE 40.00 X 142945 0 0 THOMAS ROMMEL DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 114590 0 0 RENE AHLBORN HEAD OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 107667 0 0 1555176 0 0 7 0 1 0 SPENCER STUART PO BOX 98991 CHICAGO IL 60693 RECRUITING 255615 LINDNER AG POSTFACH 1180 AMSTORF AMSTORF GM 94420 DEMOLITION 236344 GEGENBAUER SICHERHEITSDIENSTE GMBG FRIEDRICHSTRABE 94 BERLIN BERLIN GM 10117 SECURITY 149464 MICHAEL STEINBERG (AS OF SEPT 2018) 37 BARNES STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02906 TRANSITIONAL CONSULTING 121719 TISCHLEREI SEKURA IM GEWERBEPARK II NR 12A KINIGS WUSTERHAUSEN GM 15711 CARPENTRY FOR APARTMENTS 112502 5 4537900 4537900 984005 -123011 1107016 30528 0 30528 30528 7931 22597 27490827 23217215 4273612 4273612 4273612 OTHER REVENUE 900099 166335 166335 CATERING REVENUE 900099 50989 12451 38538 ADVERTISING INCOME 900099 20654 20654 237978 10064023 0 -81975 5608098 460994 460994 1291551 839850 273355 178346 2324525 1321084 609807 393634 11123 3333 4950 2840 467469 277955 114283 75231 9573 4556 4145 872 177047 2122 174172 753 411056 411056 526625 409747 29338 87540 41218 36653 2095 2470 245102 192129 32606 20367 121451 86118 24804 10529 219288 160050 33386 25852 324548 257881 31441 35226 105882 85427 13243 7212 297590 294437 1770 1383 47198 39464 2833 4901 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 524336 486305 19646 18385 PRINTING & PUBLICATION 128503 118653 6675 3175 TAXES 43770 34865 7532 1373 MISCELLANEOUS 5583 4742 647 194 7784432 5116365 1797784 870283 3058325 3210351 1934584 2017402 1564150 1317843 216546 226817 9068063 6543320 2585379 2524743 17638846 18958888 30734820 28370078 852318 126951 58584968 56753073 778445 763071 778445 763071 X 25673397 24129412 13775101 13502565 18358025 18358025 57806523 55990002 58584968 56753073 X 2279591 -3768901 -327211 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5239974 14059213 4427737 7478053 4537900 35742877 5239974 14059213 4427737 7478053 4537900 35742877 21381686 14361191 409336 857494 860436 1711560 1229613 5068439 234430 208400 239448 252812 204873 1139963 41951279 0.34230 0.40630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 48964988 1246925 1035735 2287565 48960083 46975901 2089930 2154853 2255696 48964988 44771172 4327605 2122876 46975901 34372044 10000000 1702589 1303461 44771172 38647454 -1432513 -1102744 1923945 34188252 0.42290 0.19010 0.38690 0 0 5716777 4014213 1702564 3351286 2529107 822179 2524743 FIXED INCOME - INVESMENT FUND 196185 F PRIVATE EQUITY - REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUNDS 11120657 F ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 17053236 F 28370078 5908353 -3768901 336653 -312366 -3744614 9652967 411056 411056 10064023 7710029 336653 336653 7373376 411056 411056 7784432 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NET ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN FOUNDATION 14,845. NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSLATION LOSS -327,211. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 460994 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 1 55 PROGRAM SERVICES FELLOWSHIPS AND DISTINGUISHED VISITORSHIPS 4801513 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 FUNDRAISING 280220 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 INVESTMENTS 4102806 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 INVESTMENTS 5231997 1 55 0 0 1 55 14877530 0 14877530 FELLOWSHIPS EUROPE/ICELAND/GREENLAND 29 460994 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. STIPENDS MAY BE USED BY THE RECIPIENTS AS THEY WISH TO COVER THEIR LIVING EXPENSES WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A FELLOWSHIP OR DISTINGUISHED VISITORSHIP. X X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MICHAEL P STEINBERG PRESIDENT (TO AUG. 2018) 422413 0 0 0 42351 0 0 0 0 0 464764 0 0 0 TERENCE A MCCARTHY PRESIDENT (AS OF SEP. 2018) 146667 0 0 0 10671 0 0 0 0 0 157338 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN DIEHL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 358445 0 58838 0 11082 0 0 0 0 0 428365 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, MICHAEL STEINBERG, PRESIDENT THROUGH AUGUST 2018, RECEIVED A TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR HIS SPOUSE, AND A MONTHLY HOUSING ALLOWANCE. PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, TERENCE MCCARTHY, PRESIDENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 2018, WAS PROVIDED WITH AN ACADEMY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNIT AND RECEIVED A TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR HIS SPOUSE AND CHILDREN. REGINE LEIBINGER BOARD MEMBER 25847 THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM CO-OWNED BY THE BOARD MEMBER REGINE LEIBINGER PROVIDED ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES TO THE ACADEMY. THE DISCOUNTED FEES CHARGED FOR THE SERVICES BY THE FIRM WERE BASED ON THE OFFICIAL SCALE OF FEES FOR SERVICES BY ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS IN GERMANY. 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 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSLATION LOSS -327,211. AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN AM SANDWERDER 17-19 BERLIN GM 14109 981016799 PROGRAM SERVICE GM 6326646 11785221 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0