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CIEE Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 13-4038907 Website

To help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world by offering the most comprehensive, relevant, and valuable exchange programs available.

CIEE Inc at a glance

In short: CIEE Inc gave $280K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $280K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$280,117
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$280,117
Median grant
$280,117
Total assets
$207,090,335
+21.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who CIEE Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Coalition for American Public Diplomacy and Leadership: $280KCoalition for American PublicDiplomacy and Leadership$280K

The largest 2025 recipient was Coalition for American Public Diplomacy and Leadership ($280K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Portland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $280K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Coalition for American Public Diplomacy and Leadership Portland, METo provide financial support during initial startup period to expand awareness and opportunities for international cultural exchange programs in the United States$280,117
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$207,090,335$218,141,529$178,834,816$280,1171$3,332,308
2024$171,073,745$187,692,000$158,791,737——$2,298,257
2023$132,410,029$151,306,157$131,584,564——$451,229
2022$92,197,570$119,425,162$101,858,128——$466,320
2020$123,070,977$91,700,315$118,369,234——$-4,113,430
2019$175,911,976$169,663,385$171,140,102——$2,270,272

About CIEE Inc

Based on IRS filings

CIEE Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $207.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $280K. Net investment income was $3.3M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

CIEE Inc is led by James P Pellow, CEO & President on every filing since 2019; 13 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James P Pellow

    CEO & President

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $939K (2019) → $1M (2025)

  • Laura Brege

    Chair

    Chair-Elect → Chair, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    3.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Dungy

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David King

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Punam Rogers

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ambassador Marcelle Wahba

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Sanderson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Donnelly

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roslyn Artis

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael McRobbie

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah E Cronin

    Past CFO, Treasurer & Secretary

    CFO → CFO, Treasurer & Secretary, 2022

    CFO, Treasurer & Secretary → Past CFO, Treasurer & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $213K (2019) → $449K (2025)

  • Keith Stone

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $186K (2019) → $257K (2025)

  • Matthew Redman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2020) → $337K (2025)

  • Paul Bradford

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $169K (2022) → $316K (2025)

  • Carolin Duffin

    Senior Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $205K (2023) → $274K (2025)

  • Marjorie Lucille Geraci

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $218K (2023) → $268K (2025)

  • Patrick Moran

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $229K (2023) → $319K (2025)

  • Aida Gevorgyan

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $274K (2024) → $334K (2025)

  • Mark Ward

    Past COO

    COO → Past COO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $51K (2024) → $343K (2025)

  • Maria Clara Tami

    Senior Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $308K (2025)

  • Martine Mangion

    Senior Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $281K (2025)

  • Nedra Jones

    CFO, Treasurer & Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $63K (2025)

  • Christopher Thomforde

    Past Director

    Vice Chair → Director, 2023

    Director → Past Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Sideli

    Past Director

    Director → Past Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Lighte

    Past Director

    Director → Past Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ambassador Francis Taylor

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2024

    1.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Carolyn Hessler-Radelet (2019–2024) — Past Director
  • Former: William Martens III (2019–2024) — Past Director
  • Former: William Bull (2022–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Linda Liu (2024) — Past Vice President
  • Former: Amb Francis X Taylor (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Amb Marcelle Wahba (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Cheek-Milby (2019–2023) — Past Director
  • Former: Lee Pelton (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Timothy Propp (2019–2023) — Past COO
  • Former: Matthew Smith (2020–2023) — Former Executive Vice President
  • Former: Asenith Dixon (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Kumble Subbaswamy (2019–2022) — Past Director
  • Former: Michael Seamus Harreys (2019–2022) — Past Senior Vice President
  • Former: Philip Simon (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Francis X Taylor (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amb Johnny Young (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Brenda J Majeski (2019–2020) — Chief Marketing Officer
  • Former: David Fusco (2019–2020) — Chief Administrator Officer
  • Former: Lawrence Schall (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Peter Morales (2019–2020) — Chief Information Officer
  • Former: Robert E Fallon (2019–2020) — Past Chair
  • Former: Samuel D'Ambola (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Kathleen Fairfax (2019) — Past Director
  • Former: Maritheresa Frain (2019) — Past Executive Vice President
  • Former: Meghann A Curtis (2019) — Past Executive Vice President
  • Former: Thomas Mooney (2019) — Past Vice Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

James P Pellow — CEO & President: $1.0MJames P PellowCEO & President$1.0MDeborah Cronin — Past CFO, Treasurer, Secretary: $449KDeborah CroninPast CFO, Treasurer, Secretary$449KMark Ward — Past COO: $343KMark WardPast COO$343KMatthew Redman — Vice President: $337KMatthew RedmanVice President$337KAida Gevorgyan — Vice President: $334KAida GevorgyanVice President$334KPatrick Moran — Vice President: $319KPatrick MoranVice President$319KPaul Bradford — Vice President: $316KPaul BradfordVice President$316KMaria Clara Tami — Senior Vice President: $308KMaria Clara TamiSenior Vice President$308KMartine Mangion — Senior Vice President: $281KMartine MangionSenior Vice President$281KCarolin Duffin — Senior Vice President: $274KCarolin DuffinSenior Vice President$274KMarjorie Lucille Geraci — Vice President: $268KMarjorie Lucille GeraciVice President$268KKeith Stone — Vice President: $257KKeith StoneVice President$257KNedra Jones — CFO, Treasurer, Secretary: $63KNedra JonesCFO, Treasurer, Secretary$63K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.0M, to James P Pellow (CEO & President). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about CIEE Inc

How much does CIEE Inc give each year?

CIEE Inc gave $280K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is CIEE Inc?

CIEE Inc reported $207.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $218.1M.

What is CIEE Inc?

CIEE Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Boston, MA. It holds $207.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does CIEE Inc operate?

CIEE Inc has awarded grants in Maine.

What is CIEE Inc's EIN?

CIEE Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4038907. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 19, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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