Nonprofit · EIN 20-8084828
CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $21,633,486 | $15,006,635 | $6,626,851 | $45,489,980 | $13,273,110 | $32,216,870 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,063,810 | $13,803,095 | $260,715 | $37,792,050 | $13,164,071 | $24,627,979 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $14,400,563 | $11,784,293 | $2,616,270 | $25,669,934 | $1,931,922 | $23,738,012 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $18,253,868
- Program service revenue
- $2,990,186
- Investment income
- $389,432
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $31
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,578,299
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,053,425
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,993,572
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $193,925
- Occupancy
- $992,363
- Travel
- $975,128
- Depreciation
- $305,677
- Program services (functional)
- $11,075,689
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,363,746
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,567,200
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $37,792,050
- Total assets, end of year
- $45,489,980
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,273,110
- Net assets, end of year
- $32,216,870
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,518,164
- Publicly traded securities
- $12,610,926
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $17,613,678
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $14,603,192
- Gross receipts
- $21,692,459
- Employees
- 82
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fontaine | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $873,437 | $56,570 |
| Paul Scharre | Executive Vice President Key employee | 40 | $387,000 | $57,470 |
| Emily Kilcrease | Program Dir., EES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $229,810 | $51,457 |
| Anna Saito Carson | Senior VP of Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $237,500 | $39,963 |
| Stacie Pettyjohn | Program Dir., Defense Highest-paid employee | 40 | $233,500 | $27,019 |
| Lisa Curtis | Program Dir., IPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $220,750 | $39,084 |
| Vivek Chilukuri | Program Dir., Technology & Nat'l Sec. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $218,750 | $25,532 |
| Carrie Cordero | Secretary Officer | 40 | $191,250 | $12,572 |
| Richard L Armitage | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Denis A Bovin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Dahut | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Flournoy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Glaeser | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Adm Cecil Haney USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hogan | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gov Jon M Huntsman Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Murdoch | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Adm John Richardson USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Roche | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Schwimmer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Silverman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Sonnenfeldt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jane Wales | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Zak | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Gephardt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fontaine | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $777,325 |
| Paul Scharre | Executive Vice President Key employee | 40 | $393,352 |
| Emily Kilcrease | Program Director, EES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $268,024 |
| Anna Saito Carson | Director of Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $265,767 |
| Lisa Curtis | Program Director, IPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $259,149 |
| Stacie Pettyjohn | Program Director, Defense Highest-paid employee | 40 | $243,564 |
| Andrea Kendall-Taylor | Program Director, TSP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $212,457 |
| Carrie Cordero | General Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,837 |
| Michele Flournoy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Gephardt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carl Glaeser | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Admiral Cecil Haney USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Hogan | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jon Huntsman Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jmaes Murdock | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anne Neuberger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Admiral John Richardson USN Ret | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Roche | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Schwimmer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Silverman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Sonnenfeldt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jane Wales | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Zak | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fontaine | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $526,188 |
| Paul Scharre | Director, VP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $320,250 |
| Anna S Carson | Director, VP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,500 |
| Lisa Curtis | Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $214,250 |
| Martijn Rasser | Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $193,750 |
| Stacie Pettyjohn | Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $193,750 |
| Carl Glaesar | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Cecil D Haney | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Hogan | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| David Schwimmer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dennis Bovin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Beck | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas Silverman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Murdoch | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jane Wales | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jeh Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Huntsman Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Richardson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Lieberman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Seitz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Sonnenfelt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Zak | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michele Flournoy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Armitage | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Danzig | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Roche | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-5820
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Richard Fontaine, 1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW 700, Washington, DC 20006
- Signed the 990
- Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer
- Phone
- (202) 457-9400
- Website
- www.cnas.org
- Return prepared by
- Aprio Advisory Group LLC
Mission
The mission of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is to develop strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies building on the the expertise and experience of its staff and advisors. CNAS engages policy makers, experts and the public with innovative, fact-based research, ideas and analyses to shape and elevate the national security debate. CNAS' mission is to inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and tomorrow.
Program accomplishments
- The Energy, Economics, and Security Program explores the changing global marketplace and implications for U.S. national security and foreign policy. In a highly interconnected global financial and trade system, leaders must increasingly leverage economic and financial assets to defend and promote U.S. national interests. The Energy, Economics, and Security Program develops practical strategies to help decision-makers understand, anticipate, and respond to these developments.Expenses $1,868,978
- CNAS' Technology and National Security Program explores the policy challenges associated with these and other emerging technologies. A key focus of the program is bringing together the technology and policy communities to better understand these challenges and together develop solutions.Expenses $2,321,040
- The CNAS Indo-Pacific Security Program addresses opportunities and challenges for the United States in the region, with a growing focus on issues that originate in the Indo-Pacific but have global implications. It draws on a team with deep government and nongovernment expertise in regional studies, U.S. foreign policy, international security, and economic statecraft.Expenses $1,342,297
- Defense, Strategies and AssessmentsTransatlantic Security Outreach Middle East Security Military Veterans & SocietyExpenses $5,543,374 · revenue $2,990,186
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-8084828
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q43)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $45,489,980
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,692,459
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $21,633,486 | $15,006,635 | $45,489,980 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $14,063,810 | $13,803,095 | $37,792,050 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $14,400,563 | $11,784,293 | $25,669,934 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $18,714,520 | $10,806,569 | $21,809,358 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-8084828).
Questions about CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC is 20-8084828.
- Is CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Richard Fontaine.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $873,437 (Richard Fontaine, CEO).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $21,633,486, expenses of $15,006,635 and total assets of $45,489,980 at year end.
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