Meridian International Center
Meridian International Center is a public charity based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1960, it describes itself as a nonpartisan center for diplomacy that empowers leaders to advance the next era of diplomacy. Its programs develop leaders and promote international collaboration across government, business, science and technology, culture, and sports.
Key facts about Meridian International Center
In short: Meridian International Center gave $1.5M across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $115K), top state Washington. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 53-0259663
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,491,161
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- Average grant
- $114,705
- Median grant
- $65,254
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Total assets
- $35,056,143
- Primary geography
- Washington (22% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$35.1M
+31.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$1.5M
-2.2% YoY
Grant Count
13
+30.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$115K
-24.8% YoY
Is Meridian International Center open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $44K; repeat grants $127K. How we count
Medians: $44K first-time, $137K repeat.
- 69% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
Meridian’s stated mission is to “empower the next era of diplomacy for a better future.” Its work includes international exchanges and leadership development, cultural and sports diplomacy, and dialogues and forums involving diplomats and leaders from government, business, and civil society. Its website also describes work in corporate diplomacy and state and local diplomacy.
The 2025 grants listed were all for program support. Grantees’ own mission statements illustrate the types of organizations supported: the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students says it connects university students with local and global communities through cross-cultural experiences and student leadership; Northern Nevada International Center describes its work as building understanding through international exchanges, refugee resettlement, and language access; and Global Ties KC says it develops international relationships and connects people through personalized diplomacy. Other recipients include world-affairs organizations, a university, and organizations focused on international affairs and national security.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Meridian reported 13 grants totaling $1,491,161. Grant amounts ranged from $6,300 to $331,651, with a median of $65,254. The largest listed grants were $331,651 to the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students, $216,358 to Northern Nevada International Center, $194,026 to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, $194,004 to Dialogue Institute, and $162,482 to Global Ties KC. Each was designated for program support.
Meridian’s Corporate Diplomacy Global Leaders program is a participant training program, not a grant opportunity for outside applicants. Its session scheduled for September 10, 2026, is past.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Meridian International Center
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Meridian is headquartered in Washington, D.C. In filing year 2025, grant dollars were distributed among recipients in multiple states. The largest reported shares by recipient state were Washington (22%), Arizona (15%), Nevada (15%), Massachusetts (13%), and Missouri (11%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $440K (2021) to $2.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Foundation for International Understanding Through Students ($332K). Together the top 10 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
68 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 68 (41%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for International Understanding Through Students Seattle, WA | Program Support | $331,651 |
| Northern Nevada International Center Reno, NV | Program Support | $216,358 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Shrewsbury, MA | Program Support | $194,026 |
| Dialogue Institute Phoenix, AZ | Program Support | $194,004 |
| Global Ties KC Kansas City, MO | Program Support | $162,482 |
| Vermont Council on World Affairs Burlington, VT | Program Support | $136,752 |
| Atlantic Council of the US Inc Washington, DC | Program Support | $65,254 |
| Board of Trustees of Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Program Support | $54,922 |
| Shippensburg University Shippensburg, PA | Program Support | $37,082 |
| World Affairs Council of Kentucky Louisville, KY | Program Support | $36,150 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35,056,143 | $43,737,717 | $38,924,449 | $1,491,161 |
| 2024 | $26,585,244 | $47,627,854 | $43,311,664 | $1,524,770 |
| 2023 | $25,289,682 | $50,332,903 | $49,195,159 | $2,700,068 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $35,056,143 | $26,585,244 | $25,289,682 |
| Revenue | $43,737,717 | $47,627,854 | $50,332,903 |
| Expenses | $38,924,449 | $43,311,664 | $49,195,159 |
| Net Investment Income | $858,886 | $1,488,679 | $1,008,310 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 5, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists the following officers and directors: The Honorable Stuart Holliday, CEO; The Honorable Fred Hochberg, chairman; Stephanie Robinson, board secretary; The Honorable Dwight Bush, chair of global engagement; Sean C. Cahill, chair of FAC/PRE, with a term ending June 4, 2025; David Barrosse, chair of finance and audit; Fred Humphries and Heather Florance, co-chairs of development; Soledad Hurst, chair of governance and nominating; and Robert Abernethy, trustee.
Meridian International Center is led by The Honorable Stuart Holliday, CEO on every filing since 2022; 12 of 47 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
The Honorable Stuart Holliday
CEO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$355K (2022) → $475K (2025)
Sean C. Cahill
Chair - Fac & Pre -
Trustee → Chair - Facilities & Preservation, 2022
Chair - Facilities & Preservation → Chair - Fac & Pre -, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Soledad Hurst
Chair - Governor & Nominating
Trustee → Chair - Governor & Nominating, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Barrosse
Chair - Finance & Audit
Trustee → Chair - Finance & Audit, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
The Honorable Dwight Bush
Chair - Global Engagement
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
The Honorable Fred Hochberg
Chairman
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dallas Pearson
Senior Director, Finance Planning & Analysis
Director, Finance Planning & Analysis → Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, 2023
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis → Senior Director, Finance Planning & Analysis, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$125K (2021) → $161K (2025)
Silbi Stainton
Senior Director & Development
Senior Director → Senior Director, Development & Philanthropy, 2023
Senior Director, Development & Philanthropy → Senior Director & Development, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$125K (2021) → $196K (2025)
Betelihem Haile
Senior Director & Accounting
Director of Finance → Director & Finance, 2023
Director & Finance → Senior Director & Accounting, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$137K (2022) → $162K (2025)
Marc Kravitz
Director & Facilities
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$179K (2025)
Brad Knox
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew Maloney
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Daly
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Ross
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Allen
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randi Levine
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Abernethy
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roy Kapani
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Terri Fariello
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Lehr
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dede Lea
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Hwang
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Keidan
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Rice
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mauricio Ramos
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Murphy
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Hostetler Wrigley
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
The Honorable Steve Hilton
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jade Shields
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Spector
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Carlson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Monahan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Francisco Sanchez
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Nauert
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jd Crouch III
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Delaney
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toni Verstandig
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Campagne
Chief Talent & Adm. Officer
Ctao → Chief Talent & Administrator Officer, 2022
Chief Talent & Administrator Officer → Chief Talent & Adm. Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$150K (2019) → $296K (2025)
Natalie Jones Hallahan
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President & External Affairs → Executive Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$185K (2019) → $324K (2025)
Theresa Furman
CFO
Vice President & Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$168K (2019) → $294K (2025)
Puru Trivedi
Corp. Affairs Vice President
Director & Events → Vice President, External & Corporate Affairs, 2022
Vice President, External & Corporate Affairs → Corp. Affairs Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$139K (2020) → $262K (2025)
Myra Best
Vice President & Ivlp
Vice President, Director & Ivlp → Vice President & Ivlp, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$132K (2022) → $163K (2025)
Franklin Justice
Vice President & McDe
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$156K (2025)
Hana Hausnerova
Vice President & Customized Exchanges
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$181K (2025)
Fred Humphries
Co-Chair - Development
Trustee → Co-Chair - Development, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Florance
Co-Chair - Development
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Robinson
Board Secretary
Trustee → Board Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Fred Hochberg (2019–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Megan Beyer (2019–2024) — Board Secretary -
- Former: Terry Harvey (2019–2024) — Vice President & McCd
- Former: Bela Bajaria (2021–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Frank Justice (2022–2024) — Vice President & McDe
- Former: The Hon Daniel W. Yohannes (2022–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: The Honorable Drew Maloney (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Francisco Sanchez (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Bonnie Larson (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah Taylor Ashford Esq. (2019–2023) — Board Counsel
- Former: Steve Quamme (2019–2023) — Chair - Finance & Audit
- Former: Tom Higgins (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: The Honorable Ann Stock (2022–2023) — Chairman
- Former: The Honorable Kathryn Hall (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Henry Collins (2019–2022) — Deputy Vice President & Ivlp
- Former: Israel Hernandez (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lee Satterfield (2019–2022) — President & COO
- Former: Susan Cabiati (2019–2022) — Former Senior Vice President & Ped
- Former: Celeste Mellet (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ann Stock (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Beth Haile (2019–2021) — Director & Finance
- Former: Stuart W. Holliday (2019–2021) — CEO
- Former: Dwight Bush (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kathryn Walt-Hall (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Daniel Yohannes (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gretchen Ehle (2019–2020) — Vice President & Globalconnect
- Former: Sean Callaghan (2019–2020) — Vice President & Globalconnect
- Former: Walter L. Cutler (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: William F. McSweeney (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Celeste Mellet Brown (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Janet Blanchard (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey Malinak (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Ryan Crozier (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John Dashwood (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Laurie S. Fulton (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Maria Canellis (2019) — Director & Events
- Former: Michael Pickrum (2019) — Trustee
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $475K, to The Honorable Stuart Holliday (CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 1630 Crescent Place Nw, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 939-5532
Website: https://meridian.org
Frequently asked questions about Meridian International Center
How much does Meridian International Center give each year?
Meridian International Center gave $1.5M across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.5M across 10 grants.
What is Meridian International Center's typical grant size?
Meridian International Center's median grant in 2025 was $65,254, and its average grant was $114,705, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Meridian International Center that year got $44K on average.
Where does Meridian International Center give grants?
Meridian International Center's top state is Washington, with 22% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Arizona (15%) and Nevada (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Phoenix, AZ (2 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Meridian International Center give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Meridian International Center's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (13 grants).
Who are Meridian International Center's largest grantees?
Meridian International Center's largest 2025 grantees include Foundation for International Understanding Through Students ($331,651), Northern Nevada International Center ($216,358) and University of Massachusetts Amherst ($194,026), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Meridian International Center?
Meridian International Center reported $35.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $43.7M.
What does Meridian International Center fund?
Meridian’s stated mission is to “empower the next era of diplomacy for a better future.” Its work includes international exchanges and leadership development, cultural and sports diplomacy, and dialogues and forums involving diplomats and leaders from government, business, and civil society. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Meridian International Center?
Meridian International Center has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check meridian.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Meridian International Center's EIN?
Meridian International Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0259663. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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