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The German Marshall Fund of the

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-0954751 · International · tax-exempt since 1972

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 57.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 2,237 international nonprofits with revenue $10M–$50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.49.3 months20
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.23
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.77% from one source77
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.92.4%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.3.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.04not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$38.43M$42.78M−$4.34M$175.62M49.3117C
Dec 2023Form 990$31.52M$43.80M−$12.29M$168.60M46.2117C
Dec 2022Form 990$29.79M$40.05M−$10.26M$165.37M49.6109C
Dec 2021Form 990$26.23M$22.70M$3.53M$187.30M99.0104C
May 2021Form 990$24.73M$30.81M−$6.08M$187.32M73.096C
May 2020Form 990$25.50M$34.39M−$8.88M$149.57M52.2111C
May 2019Form 990$23.98M$32.18M−$8.20M$162.07M60.485C
May 2018Form 990$24.33M$28.63M−$4.30M$171.46M71.975C
May 2017Form 990$19.47M$26.86M−$7.40M$166.34M74.386C
May 2016Form 990$20.09M$28.38M−$8.29M$158.46M67.075C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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