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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Banner logo of the Wilson Center, an international affairs think tank in Washington, D.C. (link)
Website:

www.wilsoncenter.org/
Location:

Washington, DC
Tax ID:

52-1067541
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2022):

Revenue: $13,050,746
Expenses: $41,209,904
Assets: $61,683,321
Type:

Think Tank
Founded:

1968
Executive Director:

Mark Green

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The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (known as the Wilson Center) is a Washington, D.C.-based Presidential Memorial that was established as a part of the Smithsonian Institution by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1968. The Wilson Center says it wants to maintain a forum for informed dialogue, research, study, discussion, and collaboration among individuals concerned with policy and scholarship in national and world affairs. 2

The Wilson Center receives 30 percent of its budget from the U.S. federal government. Since 2019, it has received at least $51,692,380 from the U.S. federal government. 2 The Wilson Center received tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service in 1979. 2 The center’s U.S. Civil Service positions are funded by annual appropriations from the U.S. Congress. Its trust positions are funded by private donations, grants, and gifts to the Wilson Center. 21 2 Since 2019, the Wilson Center has received at least $51,692,380 from the U.S. federal government. 21

In January 2022, Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $2,023,322 to the Wilson Center to support its artificial intelligence policy training program. 8 “Leadership.” Wilson Center. Accessed January 8, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/ambassador-mark-green.

  • “Ambassador Mark A. Green.” Wilson Center. Accessed January 8, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/ambassador-mark-green.
  • “Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Wilson Center).” AllGov. Accessed January 12, 2025. http://www.allgov.com/departments/independent-agencies/woodrow-wilson-international-center-for-scholars-wilson-center?agencyid=7280
  • “Job Openings at the Wilson Center.” Wilson Center. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/job-openings-the-wilson-center.
  • “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” Wilson Center. Archived from the original January 10, 2025. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250110201202/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/issue/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.
  • “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion .” Wilson Center. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/issue/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.
  • “Programs.” Wilson Center. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/programs.
  • “Events.” Wilson Center. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/events?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA7Y28BhAnEiwAAdOJUPVQrM9iDWNXkysYO1Izq1NFJYzHlRWBSlCG9qjQAEm_5VPbrCnLQxoCoAQQAvD_BwE.
  • “Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990). 2021. Part III. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521067541/202312279349304616/full.
  • “Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990). Schedule F. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521067541/202312279349304616/full.
  • Ben Freeman and Nick Cleveland-Stout. “Big Ideas and Big Money: Think Tank Funding in America.” Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. January 2025. Quincy Brief No. 68. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://quincyinst.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/18151647/QUINCY-BRIEF-NO.-68-JANUARY-2025-FREEMAN-CLEVELAND-STOUT.pdf.
  • “Corporate Partnership Opportunities.” Wilson Center. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/corporate-partnership-opportunities.
  • “How is the Wilson Center funded?” Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/how-the-wilson-center-funded#:~:text=As%20the%20official%20memorial%20to,the%20Woodrow%20Wilson%20Awards%20program.
  • “How is the Wilson Center funded?” Wilson Center. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/how-the-wilson-center-funded
  • “Woodrow Wilson Center.” USASpending.gov. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=eb37f1f75a9a646ed53f1d411cc62117.
  • [1] “Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990). 2021. Part I. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521067541/202312279349304616/full.
  • “Wilson Center – AI Policy Training Program (2022).” Open Philanthropy. January 2022. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/wilson-center-ai-policy-training-program-2022/.
  • “Wilson Center — AI Policy Training Program.” Open Philanthropy. April 2021. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/wilson-center-ai-policy-training-program/.
  • “Potential Risks from Advanced Artificial Intelligence.” Open Philanthropy. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/potential-risks-advanced-ai/.
  • “Woodrow Wilson Center.” MacArthur Foundation. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.macfound.org/grantee/woodrow-wilson-center-3333/.
  • “Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.” Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://sloan.org/grant-detail/6683.
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    Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: September - August
  • Tax Exemption Received: January 1, 1979

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2022 Sep Form 990 $13,050,746 $41,209,904 $61,683,321 $3,037,004 N $22,087,475 $0 $-9,119,451 $1,440,916 PDF
    2021 Sep Form 990 $28,888,773 $29,405,331 $105,902,653 $13,208,493 N $27,642,098 $0 $836,298 $1,538,414 PDF
    2020 Sep Form 990 $30,447,202 $27,770,571 $101,804,343 $12,398,692 N $29,576,870 $0 $831,109 $1,335,251 PDF
    2019 Sep Form 990 $28,873,770 $24,788,653 $99,249,546 $10,356,792 Y $27,746,634 $0 $897,173 $1,417,473 PDF
    2018 Sep Form 990 $25,540,457 $24,542,658 $97,446,010 $8,794,407 Y $24,621,229 $0 $745,633 $1,210,437 PDF
    2017 Sep Form 990 $24,471,102 $23,108,789 $97,530,430 $7,584,241 N $23,496,856 $8,635 $651,658 $1,754,581 PDF
    2016 Sep Form 990 $24,865,473 $24,584,255 $95,343,941 $6,444,694 N $23,647,358 $5,269 $590,307 $3,443,359 PDF
    2015 Sep Form 990 $14,425,189 $15,348,448 $91,183,848 $2,674,202 N $13,259,522 $18,549 $633,533 $1,770,292 PDF
    2014 Sep Form 990 $13,916,458 $15,139,424 $98,145,465 $2,604,190 N $12,988,203 $34,340 $597,128 $1,790,005 PDF
    2013 Sep Form 990 $15,037,461 $19,161,977 $99,811,324 $2,033,477 N $13,900,660 $80,544 $722,067 $1,692,031 PDF
    2012 Sep Form 990 $16,412,853 $19,256,084 $101,156,067 $2,190,009 Y $14,678,583 $705,420 $662,254 $1,496,999 PDF
    2011 Sep Form 990 $15,572,756 $20,019,966 $101,286,661 $2,824,116 Y $14,056,450 $846,934 $577,895 $743,761 PDF

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    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

    1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20004-3002