2025-07-16T07:30:58-05:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 650732725 US SPAIN COUNCIL INC USSP 2024554902 6601 RANNOCH ROAD BETHESDA MD 20817 ALFONSO DE GOYENECHE PRESIDENT 2024554902 2025-07-16 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALFONSO DE GOYENECHE 6601 RANNOCH ROAD BETHESDA MD 20817 342340 0 X WWW.USSPAINCOUNCIL.ORG X 1997 FL SEE PART III, LINE 1. 7 7 0 0 0 0 425000 342000 0 0 296 300 0 40 425296 342340 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41187 169779 597293 169779 597293 255517 -254953 242658 47496 10984 70775 231674 -23279 X THE UNITED STATES-SPAIN COUNCIL IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN THROUGH COLLABORATION IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, AND CULTURE. ESTABLISHED IN 1996 BY FORMER U.S. VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE AND FORMER SPANISH PRESIDENT JOSE MARIA AZNAR, THE COUNCIL BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS FROM BOTH NATIONS TO PROMOTE BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT, FACILITATE POLICY DIALOGUE, AND FOSTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL U.S.-SPAIN FORUM AND THE YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM. 0 0 495510 THE UNITED STATES SPAIN COUNCIL PLANNED AND EXECUTED THE 2024 ANNUAL FORUM IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - THE FORUM WAS RESCHEDULED FROM OCTOBER 2023 GIVEN THE PENDING GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN AT THE TIME. AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING STRONG TIES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, THE COUNCIL ALSO LED A GROUP OF YOUNG LEADERS/PROFESSIONALS ON A WEEK-LONG EDUCATIONAL IMMERSION PROGRAM IN SPAIN, FOCUSED ON SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL DYNAMICS OF CONTEMPORARY SPAIN. 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CATHERINE PINO, WHO SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR U.S.-SPAIN COUNCIL, IS AN OWNER OF D&P CREATIVE STRATEGIES, LLC. IN 2024, U.S.-SPAIN COUNCIL COMPENSATED D&P CREATIVE STRATEGIES, LLC A TOTAL OF $100,340 (INCLUDING $35,000 OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FOR 2023 SERVICES) FOR ITS MANAGEMENT SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL. A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C U.S. SPAIN COUNCIL HAS A POLICY OF REQUIRING EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND BOARD MEMBER TO SIGN ANNUALLY A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THE PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. 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