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Council Of American Overseas Research Centers

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security / International Exchanges, N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Sept. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$5.97M (2023)

Expenses
$6.58M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.55M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.63M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,967,934
Expenses
$6,577,596
Net Income
-$609,662
Net Assets
$2,925,562
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,674,675
95.1%
Program Services $200,000
3.4%
Investment Income $57,645
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $30,614
0.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,000
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $174,040
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $341,433
5.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,554,961
Total Liabilities $1,629,399
Net Assets $2,925,562
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heidi Wiederkehr (Executive Director) $174,040 $0 $10,505
Penelope Mitchell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Radding (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sumathi Ramaswamy (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Kane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lawall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Marshall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Flagg Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Peter Wien (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eve Zucker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sharika Thiranagama (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ali Riaz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Rose (Director) $0 $0 $0
Franois Tainturier (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judith Justice (Director) $0 $0 $0
Katharyn Hanson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Barfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeanne Marecek (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Mark Kenoyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ismael Montana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Louise Bertini (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Hefner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Grossman (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Fitzhugh (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,844,672
Expenses
$5,775,205
Net Income
$69,467
Net Assets
$3,348,711
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,424,609
92.8%
Program Services $300,000
5.1%
Investment Income $60,012
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $54,617
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,434
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $184,897
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $198,347
3.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,977,316
Total Liabilities $628,605
Net Assets $3,348,711
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heidi Wiederkehr (Deputy Director) $174,500 $0 $10,842
Leonardo Villalon (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anne Betteridge (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Siddharth Chandra (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ann Marie Knoblauch (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
J Mark Kenoyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ismael Montana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeanne Marecek (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sabrina Motley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Barfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Louise Bertini (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Cook (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pearce Paul Creasman (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Fitzhugh (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Hefner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judith Justice (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Kane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lawall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Marshall (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Penelope Mitchell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Radding (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sumathi Ramaswamy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ali Riaz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Rose (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,108,746
Expenses
$4,069,436
Net Income
$39,310
Net Assets
$3,541,518
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,502,029
85.2%
Program Services $300,000
7.3%
Investment Income $47,234
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $252,683
6.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,800
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $184,800
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $175,033
4.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,976,736
Total Liabilities $435,218
Net Assets $3,541,518
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heidi Wiederkehr (Deputy Director) $168,821 $0 $11,078
Leonardo Villalon (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Frederick A Winter (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Smolin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Philip Lutgendorf (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mbye Cham (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Mark Kenoyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeanne Marecek (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sabrina Motley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Barfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Louise Bertini (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anne Betteridge (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Cook (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pearce Paul Creasman (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Fitzhugh (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Hefner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Judith Justice (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Kane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lawall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Marshall (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Penelope Mitchell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ismael Montana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Radding (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sumathi Ramaswamy (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,326,391
Expenses
$4,409,839
Net Income
-$83,448
Net Assets
$3,437,459
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,986,911
92.2%
Program Services $294,000
6.8%
Investment Income $44,718
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $762
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $178,295
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $239,558
5.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,966,493
Total Liabilities $529,034
Net Assets $3,437,459
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heidi Wiederkehr (Deputy Director) $162,775 $0 $10,661
Richard Spees (Executive Director) $96,000 $0 $0
Leonardo Villalon (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Frederick A Winter (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Smolin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Philip Lutgendorf (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mbye Cham (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Mark Kenoyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeanne Marecek (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sabrina Motley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Barfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Louise Bertini (Director) $0 $0 $0
Siddharth Chandra (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Cook (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Fitzhugh (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allen Fromherz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Edward Gnehm (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Kane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lawall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Franklin Lewis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Marshall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Golam Mathbor (Director) $0 $0 $0
Penelope Mitchell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ismael Montana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Radding (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,893,195
Expenses
$4,826,071
Net Income
$1,067,124
Net Assets
$3,489,945
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,531,448
93.9%
Program Services $300,000
5.1%
Investment Income $51,520
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $10,227
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $178,101
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $217,866
4.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,038,954
Total Liabilities $549,009
Net Assets $3,489,945
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heidi Wiederkehr (Deputy Director) $128,354 $0 $17,048
Leonardo Villalon (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Frederick A Winter (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Smolin (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Philip Lutgendorf (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mbye Cham (Director) $0 $0 $0
J Mark Kenoyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeanne Marecek (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Micklewright (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Barfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Siddharth Chandra (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Fitzhugh (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allen Fromherz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Edward Gnehm (Director) $0 $0 $0
Farhat Haq (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donald Kane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Andrew Mertha (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lawall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Franklin Lewis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maureen Marshall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Golam Mathbor (Director) $0 $0 $0
Penelope Mitchell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Radding (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Rose (Director) $0 $0 $0
Charles Schmitz (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,928,481
Expenses
$4,441,862
Net Income
$486,619
Net Assets
$2,428,558
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,278,832
86.8%
Program Services $300,000
6.1%
Investment Income $41,667
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $301,822
6.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,160
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $181,702
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $168,364
3.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,037,931
Total Liabilities $609,373
Net Assets $2,428,558

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,934,785
Expenses
$4,145,455
Net Income
-$210,670
Net Assets
$2,147,922
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,546,153
90.1%
Program Services $321,818
8.2%
Investment Income $53,976
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,838
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $277,057
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $204,250
4.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,409,468
Total Liabilities $261,546
Net Assets $2,147,922

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,203,616
Expenses
$4,557,181
Net Income
-$353,565
Net Assets
$2,229,989
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,792,725
90.2%
Program Services $315,508
7.5%
Investment Income $72,013
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $16,168
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,202
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $376,421
8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $207,486
4.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,613,615
Total Liabilities $383,626
Net Assets $2,229,989

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,787,761
Expenses
$4,808,255
Net Income
-$20,494
Net Assets
$2,496,611
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,385,658
91.6%
Program Services $309,321
6.5%
Investment Income $87,349
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,104
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,329
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $354,901
7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $194,862
4.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,803,021
Total Liabilities $306,410
Net Assets $2,496,611

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,903,179
Expenses
$4,712,666
Net Income
$190,513
Net Assets
$2,642,593
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,451,438
90.8%
Program Services $305,000
6.2%
Investment Income $72,200
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $40,970
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,571
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $448,426
9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $270,486
5.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,921,490
Total Liabilities $278,897
Net Assets $2,642,593

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,726,821
Expenses
$5,435,159
Net Income
$1,291,662
Net Assets
$2,396,629
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,349,546
94.4%
Program Services $296,710
4.4%
Investment Income $40,178
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $31,344
0.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,043
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $482,302
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $339,811
6.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,086,849
Total Liabilities $690,220
Net Assets $2,396,629

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,270,335
Expenses
$11,211,237
Net Income
$59,098
Net Assets
$1,066,359
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,883,004
96.6%
Program Services $293,571
2.6%
Investment Income $22,888
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $65,803
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,069
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $476,112
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $715,062
6.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,879,205
Total Liabilities $812,846
Net Assets $1,066,359

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,707,931
Expenses
$12,641,300
Net Income
$66,631
Net Assets
$939,112
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,410,683
97.7%
Program Services $255,925
2.0%
Investment Income $35,152
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,851
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,320
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $476,664
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $696,328
5.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,328,574
Total Liabilities $1,389,462
Net Assets $939,112

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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