Council of American Overseas Research Centers

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1395971

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is a private non-profit federation of independent overseas research centers that promotes research to advance knowledge of the world outside The United States in an era of global engagement.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.7M

+2.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.5M

-7.0% YoY

Grant Count

23

-4.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$194K

-2.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$5M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,679,949$4,554,961$3,977,316
Revenue$6,470,375$5,967,934$5,844,672
Expenses$6,342,969$6,577,596$5,775,205
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$111,342$88,259$114,629
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$4M$5M22 grants202022 grants202122 grants202224 grants202323 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

West African Research As…$704KAmerican Inst for Maghri…$561KAmerican Inst - Pakistan…$326KAmerican Inst - Indian S…$306KAmerican Research Inst -…$229KAmerican Research Center…$192KAmerican Inst - Iranian …$185KMexico North Research Ne…$185KThe Academic Research In…$172KAmerican Center - Mongol…$171K

Grant Size Distribution

113 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K28$50–100K54$100–250K17$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Heidi WiederkehrExecutive Director$195K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Heidi WiederkehrExecutive Director40$194,656
James MillerDirector1
Penelope MitchellDirector1
Cynthia RaddingDirector1
Donald KaneDirector1
Mark LawallDirector1
Maureen MarshallDirector1
Sumathi RamaswamyDirector1
Flagg MillerDirector1
Peter WienDirector1
Eve ZuckerDirector1
Brian RoseDirector1
Franois TainturierDirector1
Mythri JegathesanDirector1
Paula DePriestDirector1
Katharyn HansonDirector1
Thomas BarfieldDirector1
Milan ShrestraDirector1
J Mark KenoyerDirector1
Ismael MontanaDirector1
Pearce Paul CreasmanDirector1
Robert HefnerDirector1
Kathryn GrossmanDirector1
Louise BertiniDirector1
Matt CookDirector1
Anne BetteridgeChair7
Leonardo VillalonFormer Chair4.5
Siddharth ChandraTreasurer4.5
Ali RiazVice Chair4.5
Ann-Marie KnoblauchSecretary4.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAustinBelmontBostonChicagoCincinnatiDekalbIthacaMadisonNew YorkPhiladelphiaTucsonWashingtonWest Lafayette

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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