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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1726273

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10022

Financials

$11.1M$8.5M2022$7.9M$9.5M2023$10.6M$10.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$10,626,259$10,213,175$413,084$85,207,338$1,470,441$83,736,897
June 30, 2024990$7,889,858$9,460,116-$1,570,258$75,968,317$1,090,326$74,877,991
June 30, 2023990$11,127,619$8,483,185$2,644,434$69,526,307$1,166,361$68,359,946
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,533,368
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,118,918
Net rental income
$9,275
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,453,369
Other revenue
$973,973

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$440,600
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,164,350
Other salaries and wages
$3,335,740
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,127,838
Professional fundraising fees
$114,210
Legal fees
$47,779
Accounting fees
$190,933
Occupancy
$308,157
Travel
$389,832
Depreciation
$263,284
Program services (functional)
$5,570,110
Management and general (functional)
$3,006,219
Fundraising (functional)
$1,636,846

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$75,968,317
Total assets, end of year
$85,207,338
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,470,441
Net assets, end of year
$83,736,897
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,701,188
Publicly traded securities
$16,727,686
Net assets without donor restrictions
$34,240,977
Net assets with donor restrictions
$49,495,920
Gross unrelated business income
$56,386
Gross receipts
$57,505,889
Employees
50
Volunteers
41
Year formed
1994
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DANIEL BENJAMINPRESIDENT
Officer
40$602,591$82,496
CHRISTIAN DIEHLCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$426,459$0
EMILY CAREYVICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$261,808$0
ANA RAMICVICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$201,534$0
CHRIS HARDYDIRECTOR, FELLOWS SELECTION & ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$158,244$0
CORALIE WORNERDIRECTOR, PERSONNEL & LEGAL
Highest-paid employee
40$126,325$0
SANDRA E PETERSONCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEFAN VON HOLTZBRINCKVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HANS-MICHAEL GIESENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEAH JOY ZELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEFAN ASENKERSCHBAUMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KLAUS BIESENBACHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MANFRED BISCHOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEON BOTSTEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN BRANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
34 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
GAHL HODGES BURTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MATHIAS DOEPFNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FLORIAN HENCKEL V DONNERSMARCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BENNO DORERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARINA KELLEN FRENCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY MARK GOLDBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW S GUNDLACHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY GUTMANN FROM FALL 2024BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY HABERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHEUS HOETTGESBOARD MEMBER (TO FALL 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHANNES HUTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DIRK IPPENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WOLFGANG ISCHINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE KAESERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL KELLENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL KLEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH KOERNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HAROLD HONGJU KOHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
REGINE LEIBINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TESS LEWISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATI MARTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE MEHRETUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY A ROSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
VOLKER SCHLOENDORFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPH SCHWEIZERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL SENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROL KAHN STRAUSSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DON VIEIRA FROM FALL 2024BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE I WALLICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLINE WAMSLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KAI WEGNER EX-OFFICIOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MAUREEN WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS CHATTERTON WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW WYLIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 50 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DANIEL BENJAMINPRESIDENT
Officer
40$615,723$82,340
CHRISTIAN DIEHLCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$437,254$0
EMILY CAREYVICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$200,873$0
ANA RAMICVICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$185,941$0
CORALIE WORNERDIRECTOR, PERSONNEL & LEGAL
Highest-paid employee
40$110,999$0
SANDRA E PETERSONCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEFAN VON HOLTZBRINCKVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HANS-MICHAEL GIESENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEAH JOY ZELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEFAN ASENKERSCHBAUMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KLAUS BIESENBACHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MANFRED BISCHOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEON BOTSTEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN BRANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GAHL HODGES BURTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATHIAS DOEPFNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FLORIAN HENCKEL V DONNERSMARCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BENNO DORER FROM FALL 2023BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARINA KELLEN FRENCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY MARK GOLDBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW S GUNDLACHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY HABER FROM SPRING 2024BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHEUS HOETTGESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHANNES HUTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIRK IPPENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WOLFGANG ISCHINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEF JOFFE THROUGH FALL 2023BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE KAESERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL KELLENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL KLEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH KOERNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAROLD KOH FROM FALL 2023BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN KORNBLUM THROUGH FALL 2023BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REGINE LEIBINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TESS LEWISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATI MARTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE MEHRETUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY A ROSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VOLKER SCHLOENDORFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPH SCHWEIZERFROM SPRING 2024BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL SENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER Y SOLMSSEN THROUGH FALL 2023BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL KAHN STRAUSSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY VIDLER DECEASED FALL 2023BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE I WALLICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE WAMSLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAI WEGNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAUREEN WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS C WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW WYLIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 47 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DANIEL BENJAMINPRESIDENT
Officer
40$572,517$80,127
CHRISTIAN DIEHLCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$375,659$0
EMILY CAREYVICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$211,667$0
BERIT EBERTVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$159,963$0
SANDRA E PETERSONCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEFAN VON HOLTZBRINCKVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN C KORNBLUM THROUGH 1122SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HANS-MICHAEL GIESEN FROM 1122SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEFAN ASENKERSCHBAUMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KLAUS BIESENBACHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MANFRED BISCHOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEON BOTSTEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTIN BRANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GAHL HODGES BURTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATHIAS DOEPFNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FLORIAN HENCKEL V DONNERSMARCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARINA KELLEN FRENCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANZISKA GIFFEY THROUGH 423BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY MARK GOLDBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
C BOYDEN GRAY DECEASED 523BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW S GUNDLACHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHEUS HOETTGESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHANNES HUTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIRK IPPENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WOLFGANG ISCHINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEF JOFFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE KAESERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL KELLENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL KLEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH KOERNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REGINE LEIBINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TESS LEWIS FROM 523BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATI MARTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE MEHRETUBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY A ROSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VOLKER SCHLOENDORFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL SENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER Y SOLMSSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL KAHN STRAUSS FROM 523BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY VIDLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE I WALLICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE WAMSLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAI WEGNER FROM 423BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAUREEN WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS C WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW WYLIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEAH JOY ZELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
14 E 60TH ST STE 1104, NEW YORK, NY 10022-7116
In care of
% ELEANOR HUME
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SANDRA E PETERSON, 14 EAST 60TH STREET 1104, NEW YORK, NY 10022
Signed the 990
SANDRA E PETERSON, CHAIRMAN
Phone
(212) 588-1755
Return prepared by
LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE ACADEMY FOSTERS TRANSATLANTIC EXCHANGE AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG LEADING SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS BY SPONSORING A RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED INDEPENDENT WORK IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, JOURNALISM 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 OUTSTANDING AMERICANS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES TO GERMANY FOR A ROBUST EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.THE RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE FORUM IS AN ONGOING SERIES OF INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS CONVENED BY THE ACADEMY AND ITS RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE FELLOWS.
    Expenses $5,570,110 · grants $440,600

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1726273
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1992
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$85,207,338
Income (IRS master file)
$57,505,889

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$10,626,259$10,213,175$85,207,338IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$7,889,858$9,460,116$75,968,317IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$11,127,619$8,483,185$69,526,307XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$8,197,454$8,170,433$62,667,658IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1726273).

Questions about AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN

What is the EIN of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN is 52-1726273.
Is AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
Are donations to AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SANDRA E PETERSON.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 49 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $602,591 (DANIEL BENJAMIN, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,626,259, expenses of $10,213,175 and total assets of $85,207,338 at year end.

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