2020-07-01T09:54:48-05:00 2019-12-31 541156733 PRAGER METIS CPAS 1360 BEVERLY ROAD SUITE 300 MCLEAN VA 22101 990 2019-01-01 521296972 COUNCIL OF AMERICAN AMBASSADORS COUN 2022963757 888 17TH STREET NW NO 306 WASHINGTON DC 200063312 G PHILIP HUGHES SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 2022963757 2020-06-22 1 MATTHEW FRANK P01277196 7038210702 2020-06-22 70.169.161.150 2020-06-22 16:21:15 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 BE128ECE09C2A332B8E16DF0A26BD13DED2A6806 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z TIMOTHY A CHORBA 888 17TH STREET NW NO 306 WASHINGTON DC 200063312 1627728 0 X WWW.AMERICANAMBASSADORS.ORG X 1983 DC TO ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF THE AMBASSADOR AND THE EMBASSY TEAM IN CARRYING OUT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND TO DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS FOR SERVICE TO THE NATION. 32 32 2 32 0 0 834588 264898 0 0 395746 299879 5364 4288 1235698 569065 61377 58481 0 0 226536 163196 0 0 7662 168545 152006 456458 373683 779240 195382 5824579 6677813 30000 5069 5794579 6672744 X TO ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF THE AMBASSADOR AND THE EMBASSY TEAM IN CARRYING OUT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND TO DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS FOR SERVICE TO THE NATION. 0 0 108933 BI-ANNUAL CONFERENCES: MEETINGS THAT PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF SALIENT ISSUES OF THE DAY WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMUNITY. 76889 PUBLICATIONS AND PODCASTS: THE COUNCIL PUBLISHES A FOREIGN AFFAIRS JOURNAL, 'THE AMBASSADORS REVIEW,' ADMINISTERS 'AMBASSADORS PERSPECTIVES,' AN ON-LINE FORUM FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMENTARY, AND ISSUES REPORTS ON CONFERENCES AND INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS TO PROMOTE AN INFORMED CITIZENRY. THE COUNCIL ALSO HOSTS THE PODCAST SERIES, "CAA LIVE!" 70458 58481 FELLOWSHIPS (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY) THESE PROGRAMS COMBINE MENTORING BY FORMER AMBASSADORS, PRACTICAL TRAINING AND ACADEMIC STUDY TO DEVELOP YOUNG LEADERS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 5511 OTHER PROGRAMS: VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS ORIENTATION SESSIONS AND LECTURES. 17246 INTERNATIONAL MISSION: THE COUNCIL SPONSORS AN INTERNATIONAL MISSION PROGRAM TO CONDUCT ON-THE-SPOT INVESTIGATIONS OF NATIONAL AND/OR REGIONAL CONDITIONS. 26759 AMBASSADORS ROUNDTABLE: THIS PROGRAM ENABLES COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN OFF-THE-RECORD DIALOGUES WITH CHIEFS OF MISSION ACCREDITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE. 49516 305796 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 2022963757 888 17TH STREET NW NO 306 WASHINGTON DC 200063312 ELIZABETH FRAWLEY BAGLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART A BERNSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA CHANG BLOCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE COX CHAMBERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY A CHORBA PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES E COBB JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE M COBB VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK W ERWIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESTER B KORN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY M OURISMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENNE KORTH PEACOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SELWA S ROOSEVELT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES C ROSAPEPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR L SCHECHTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARL SPIELVOGEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELENI T KOUNALAKIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE S GELB CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH B GILDENHORN VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM J VANDEN HEUVEL CHAIR EMERITUS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GLEN A HOLDEN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 G PHILIP HUGHES SENIOR VP & SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY L TOWELL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ABELARDO L VALDEZ PRESIDENT EMERITUS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA LADY DOUGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALDONA Z WOS MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT M ORR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFFORD M SOBEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA LAGRANGE JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE R SEDGWICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM MCDONALD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUISE V OLIVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN L LOEB JR VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN S SHEEHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 85000 0 850 85000 0 850 0 0 0 0 0 207044 57854 264898 140623 140623 1217919 1058663 159256 159256 159256 4250 0 4250 4250 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 38 38 38 569065 0 0 304167 58481 58481 85850 75977 7126 2747 50000 44250 4150 1600 1600 1416 133 51 14607 12928 1212 467 11139 9858 925 356 30269 30269 1171 1171 17930 10083 7563 284 6653 5888 552 213 53992 46888 5409 1695 2131 1886 177 68 20719 20719 4929 4363 409 157 751 665 62 24 AMBASSADORS REVIEW 12394 12394 TAXES AND FEES 893 893 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 174 174 373683 305796 60225 7662 82466 124926 11359 11360 458977 342551 7283 7283 4046 2387 30823 23791 11961 7032 173436 443463 5062751 5727042 12300 11769 5824579 6677813 0 5069 30000 0 30000 5069 X 3144477 3602280 2650102 3070464 5794579 6672744 5824579 6677813 195382 682783 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 306160 291518 266086 834588 264898 1963250 306160 291518 266086 834588 264898 1963250 23638 1939612 105137 108121 124744 123695 140623 602320 149 149 3111 38 3149 2568868 8845 0.75500 0.76690 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 3,111. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 38. 5707464 3574 982662 163859 5016 6524825 5566896 578977 -227959 200718 9732 5707464 4448896 412224 829337 113676 9885 5566896 4191738 10250 283437 31876 4653 4448896 4108256 88515 29732 29312 5453 4191738 0.53770 0.46230 0.00000 0 0 8573 8573 0 22250 15218 7032 7032 FIXED INCOME 1455253 F EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 3804874 F MONEY MARKET 466915 F 5727042 X 1251848 682783 682783 569065 0 569065 373683 0 373683 0 373683 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION. PART X, LINE 2: THE COUNCIL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE); THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION ON NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DERIVED FROM THE SALE OF THE AMBASSADORS REVIEW. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX WAS $0. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE COUNCIL'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COUNCIL'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. 1 DAVIS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2 21580 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 6 36901 PART I, LINE 2: DAVIS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: THE COUNCIL ISSUES A CHECK TO THE USC CENTER ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TO COVER THE SUMMER INSTITUTE TUITION FOR THE COUNCIL'S TWO DAVIS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FELLOWS. EACH DAVIS FELLOW ALSO RECEIVES A $2,500 STIPEND. THE DAVIS FELLOWS MEET WITH COUNCIL MEMBER-MENTORS AND OTHERS DURING THE FELLOWSHIP. AT THE END OF THE FELLOWSHIP, EACH DAVIS FELLOW SUBMITS AN ARTICLE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY WRITTEN DURING THE FELLOWSHIP. THESE ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED IN THE COUNCIL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS JOURNAL, THE AMBASSADORS REVIEW. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: THE COUNCIL MAKES A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES (TFAS) TO COVER THE TUITION AND HOUSING FOR THE SIX ANNENBERG FELLOWS. THE FELLOWS ARE REQUIRED TO LIVE IN GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS HOUSING AND ATTEND CLASS AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY. TFAS STAFF IS ON SITE (AT GWU) TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE OF THE FELLOWS (AND OTHER TFAS STUDENTS). ADDITIONALLY, THE FELLOWS PARTICIPATE IN A FELLOWSHIP ALUMNI PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR SERIES AS WELL AS THREE MAJRO ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE COUNCIL DURING THEIR TEN-WEEK FELLOWSHIP. THEY ALSO MEET REGULARLY WITH THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER-MENTORS AND FELLOWSHIP ALUMNI PEER MENTORS WHO ALSO MONITOR THE FELLOWS' COMPLIANCE IN TERMS OF CALSS AND INTERNSHIP ATTENDANCE, ETC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND A DRAFT COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE COUNCIL'S PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE COUNCIL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONSISTENTLY MONITORED AND ENFORCED. DIRECTORS SIGN A DOCUMENT INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ANNUAL SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS BASED ON INPUT FROM THE COUNCIL'S PRESIDENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE COUNCIL COMPLIES WITH SECTION 6104 AND MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. THERE IS A NOTICE ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE THAT INDIVIDUALS MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FORM 990 BY CALLING OR EMAILING THE COUNCIL OFFICE. THE COUNCIL'S FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CANDID WEBSITE (WWW.CANDID.ORG). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE COUNCIL MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY PROVIDING COPIES ON REQUEST AND BY MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE COUNCIL OFFICE. IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL HAS POSTED A NOTICE ON ITS WEB SITE INDICATING THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN REQUEST THESE DOCUMENTS BY PHONE, LETTER AND EMAIL. 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS AND SELECTION PROCESS.