MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER

Financials

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1630 CRESCENT PL NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-4004

In care of

% THERESA FURMAN

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

DAVID BOHIGIAN, 1630 CRESCENT PLACE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009

Signed the 990

THERESA FURMAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Phone

(202) 939-5532

Website

WWW.MERIDIAN.ORG

Return prepared by

RSM US LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

Program accomplishments

• CENTER FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP - INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMFOR MORE THAN 65 YEARS, MERIDIAN HAS BEEN A PRINCIPAL PARTNER IN IMPLEMENTING THE INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (IVLP), THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S PREMIER PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2024, AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, MERIDIAN DEVELOPED 114 IVLP PROJECTS FOR 1,081 EMERGING INTERNATIONAL LEADERS. TOPICS RANGED FROM SPORTS DIPLOMACY AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY TO AI. 1) IN MERIDIAN'S 30TH YEAR ADMINISTERING THE BRITISH AMERICAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP (BAPG), EIGHT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BEGAN THEIR PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WITH MEETINGS AT KEY POLICY INSTITUTIONS AND A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY MERIDIAN'S CORPORATE COUNCIL. THEY THEN COMPLETED BIPARTISAN DISTRICT SHADOWING VISITS IN NEBRASKA, ALABAMA, NEW YORK, AND ILLINOIS BEFORE RECONVENING IN BOSTON TO CONCLUDE THE PROJECT. 2) MERIDIAN ALSO DESIGNED EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN HONOR OF THE NATION'S SEMI-QUINCENTENNIAL, INCLUDING WE THE PEOPLE: MILITARY EDUCATION IN AMERICA, WHICH EXAMINED THE U.S. MILITARY EDUCATION SYSTEM AND ITS ROLE IN STRENGTHENING EXCELLENCE ACROSS THE ARMED FORCES WHILE STRENGTHENING THE MILITARY CAPACITY OF KEY PARTNERS AND ALLIES IN SUPPORT OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITIES. 3) IN 2025, MERIDIAN ALSO ADMINISTERED THE IVLP IMPACT AWARDS, WHICH HELP ALUMNI TURN THEIR U.S. EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES INTO COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION IN MORE THAN 22 COUNTRIES. THAT YEAR, MERIDIAN SUPPORTED 25 AWARDEES ADVANCING INITIATIVES ALIGNED WITH U.S. DIPLOMATIC GOALS.
  Expenses $19,623,184 · grants $159,238
• CENTER FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP - CUSTOMIZED EXCHANGESBEYOND IVLP, MERIDIAN IMPLEMENTED 62 PROJECTS FOR 403 PARTICIPANTS FROM 104 COUNTRIES. THESE PARTNERSHIPS GIVE GLOBAL CHANGEMAKERS OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS, DRIVE INNOVATION, AND CREATE LASTING IMPACT. 1) SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY: THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE NEA SPACE EXCHANGE PROGRAM, MERIDIAN CONVENED EMERGING LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM ACROSS THE NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, BUILD REGIONAL CAPACITY, AND EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS WITH U.S. INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRY. 2) YOUTH & LEADERSHIP: MERIDIAN'S THREE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE-THE STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTES FOR GLOBAL STUDENT LEADERS, THE PAN AFRICA YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE U.S. CONGRESS-REPUBLIC OF KOREA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY EXCHANGE-BROUGHT TOGETHER EMERGING LEADERS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD FOR IMMERSIVE EXCHANGES FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS AND CULTURES. THROUGH ACADEMIC RESIDENCIES, TRAVEL, SKILLS TRAINING, AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, PARTICIPANTS BUILD LASTING RELATIONSHIPS AND RETURN HOME BETTER PREPARED TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. 3) JOURNALISM & MEDIA: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S FOREIGN PRESS CENTER, MERIDIAN CONNECTED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS WITH U.S. POLICYMAKERS, EXPERTS, AND INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE FIRSTHAND INSIGHT INTO AMERICAN POLICY, SOCIETY, AND INNOVATION.
  Expenses $6,787,322 · grants $1,484,822 · revenue $90,602
• CENTER FOR CULTURE AND SPORTS DIPLOMACYTHROUGH MUSIC DIPLOMACY EXCHANGES, VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS, AND HIGH IMPACT CONVENINGS, MERIDIAN'S CENTER FOR CULTURE AND SPORTS DIPLOMACY BUILDS CONNECTIONS AMONG GLOBAL COMMUNITIES BY USING CULTURE AND SPORTS TO BRIDGE DIVIDES AND HIGHLIGHT SHARED VALUES. IN 2025, KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE 1) THE ANNUAL FLAGSHIP CULTURAL DIPLOMACY CONVENING, CULTUREFIX, BROUGHT TOGETHER THE CULTURE AND SPORTS DIPLOMACY COMMUNITY THROUGH A DIALOGUE SERIES AND AWARDS CEREMONY CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. THE 2025 HONOREES INCLUDED NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL, PLAYWRIGHT AND ACTOR ANNA DEAVERE SMITH, AND VISUAL ARTIST SANFORD BIGGERS. 2) MERIDIAN PARTNERED WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND THE U.S. CONSULATE IN CHENNAI, INDIA, TO MANAGE THE TRAVELING EXHIBITION CITY OF HOPE, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA. 3) MERIDIAN LED THE INTERNATIONAL HIP-HOP ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN URUGUAY THROUGH NEXT LEVEL, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. 4) MERIDIAN MANAGED THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR VISITORS FROM PANAMA. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED EIGHT GUNA TRIBAL LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE GUNA CULTURAL CONGRESS, WHO TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO CONSULT WITH MUSEUM STAFF ON THE CARE AND IDENTIFICATION OF GUNA OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION. DURING THE VISIT, THE DELEGATION ALSO SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO CONTINUE COLLABORATION WITH THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR. 5) MERIDIAN RECRUITED AND DEPLOYED CULTURAL PERFORMERS TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES AT THE USA PAVILION AT THE OSAKA WORLD EXPOSITION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 6) MERIDIAN PARTNERED WITH CAF DEVELOPMENT BANK TO HOST AN EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ART IN MERIDIAN'S HISTORIC GALLERIES.
  Expenses $2,777,265 · grants $30,908
• ALSO DURING 2025, MERIDIAN'S CENTER FOR DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT HOSTED MORE THAN 70 DIALOGUES, WORKSHOPS, AND ROUNDTABLES, ENGAGING OVER 800 DIPLOMATS FROM 129 EMBASSIES, ALONG WITH LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. TOPICS INCLUDED SECURITY ALLIANCES, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AEROSPACE INNOVATION, AND FEDERALISM. THE FLAGSHIP MERIDIAN SUMMIT FOCUSED ON MAJOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS GREAT-POWER COMPETITION, CYBERSECURITY, AI, ENERGY RESILIENCE, AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION. THE NORTH CAPITAL MERIDIAN DIPLOMACY FORUM BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 200 LEADERS FROM BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, AND CANADA TO EXPLORE TRILATERAL COOPERATION.DIPLOMACYRISE, MERIDIAN'S INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS, OFFERS CAREER TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2025, THE MERIDIAN COX FOREIGN SERVICE FELLOWSHIP INTRODUCED 30 COLLEGE STUDENTS TO CAREERS IN DIPLOMACY THROUGH A WEEK-LONG IMMERSION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN ADDITION, A SEVEN-PART HYBRID DIPLOMATIC SKILLS COURSE TRAINED 15 EMERGING SCIENTISTS IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, CULTURAL COMPETENCE, PROTOCOL, AND NEGOTIATION.MERIDIAN'S CENTER FOR CORPORATE DIPLOMACY CONTINUED ITS FORUMS AND MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLES, HOSTING 129 AMBASSADORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS FOR STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS CENTERED ON CRITICAL BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS AND US FOREIGN AND ECONOMIC POLICY.
  Expenses $2,506,467 · grants $35,502

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

53-0259663

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

1962

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q210)

Assets (IRS master file)

$35,056,143

Income (IRS master file)

$54,304,285

Filing history

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 53-0259663).

Questions about MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER

What is the EIN of MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER?

The employer identification number (EIN) of MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER is 53-0259663.

Is MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.

Are donations to MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER 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 MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Who is the principal officer of MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names DAVID BOHIGIAN.

Who are the officers and directors of MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 47 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $474,755 (THE HONORABLE STUART HOLLIDAY, CEO).

How much revenue does MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $43,737,717, expenses of $38,924,449 and total assets of $35,056,143 at year end.

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