Program areas at Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Overseas Research Center Support: Provides general support and administration of U.S. Department of State Funding, through subgrants, to twenty-three of the twenty-five American overseas research centers/programs.
International Academic Development: Conducts a project to build institutional capacity and strengthen academic research and teaching on the arts and humanities within Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Special Projects: Administers an acquisition project for the Library of Congress to collect, document and catalog published material and ephemera in twelve West African countries; manages a program to preserve damaged or at-risk heritage sites and museum collections in the Middle East through grants from the J.M. Kaplan fund and Aliph Foundation; administers a program to support advanced research in the humanities through fellowship programs at independent research institutions (FPIRI) funded by the national endowment for the humanities; conducts a project to support critical research and strenghten scholarly capacity in Tunisia, Algeria and Libya through a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Grants made by Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Who funds Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Council of American Overseas Research Centers
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Heidi Wiederkehr | Executive Director | $174,040 | 2024-08-12 |
| Ann-Marie Knoblauch | Secretary | $0 | 2023-09-30 |
| Siddharth Chandra | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-09-30 |
| Anne Betteridge | Vice Chair | $0 | 2023-09-30 |
| Leonardo Villalon | Chair | $0 | 2023-09-30 |
| ...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Council of American Overseas Research Centers
| Revenues | FYE 09/2023 | FYE 09/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $5,674,675 | $5,424,609 | 4.6% |
| Program services | $200,000 | $300,000 | -33.3% |
| Investment income and dividends | $57,645 | $60,012 | -3.9% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $30,614 | $54,617 | -43.9% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $5,000 | $5,434 | -8% |
| Total revenues | $5,967,934 | $5,844,672 | 2.1% |
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Data update history
September 26, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
September 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsInternational-focused organizationsTrade associationsBusiness and community development organizationsCharities
Issues
Foreign affairsBusiness and industry
Characteristics
Operates internationallyReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 37012
- Washington, DC 20013
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- District of Columbia, DC
- Website URL
- caorc.orgÂ
- Phone
- (202) 633-1599
- Facebook page
- caorcÂ
- Twitter profile
- @caorcÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 52-1395971
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1984
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- Q20: International Exchanges, Cultural Understanding
- NAICS code, primary
- 813910: Trade Associations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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