Nonprofit · EIN 27-0450414
POTSDAM FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,545 | $70,516 | -$63,971 | $30,656 | $0 | $30,656 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | -$4,914 | $79,457 | -$84,371 | $94,627 | $0 | $94,627 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,545
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $835
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,500
- Travel
- $6,970
- Program services (functional)
- $63,514
- Management and general (functional)
- $7,002
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,627
- Total assets, end of year
- $30,656
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $30,656
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,882
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $30,656
- Gross receipts
- $63,235
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THERESA M SANDWITH | CORPORATE DIRECTOR, DIRECT Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| HAMILTON FORD | CORPORATE DIRECTOR, DIRECT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THERESA M SANDWITH | CORPORATE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| HAMILTON FORD | CORPORATE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5118 WARREN PL NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-4372
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THERESA SANDWITH, C/O HUGHES 5118 WARREN PLACE, WASHINGTON, DC 20016
- Signed the 990
- THERESA SANDWITH, CORPORATE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 686-5753
- Return prepared by
- BRUCE W ROBINETTE CPA
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE POTSDAM FOUNDATION IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP HAS PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY SINCE THE END OF WW II, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE 0)AND THAT THIS RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES TO BE THE CORNERSTONE OF US RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN, GERMANY AND EUROPE FOR MEETING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. ITS PURPOSE IS, THEREFORE, TO ADVANCE THE GOAL OF IMPROVED TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BRITISH-AMERICAN AND GERMAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS, AND PARTICULARLY RELATIONS WITH THE FORMER COMMUNIST STATES OF EAST GERMANY, THROUGH A SERIES OF PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND COMMON INTERESTS.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLIC DIALOGUE & EDUCATION -- IMPROVING TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSSPECIFIC SUB-PROGRAM EVENTS OF PUBLIC DIALOG ARE:1)MONTHLY ONLINE ZOOM ROUNDTABLES HOSTED BY DR THERESA SANDWITH.ZOOM PROGRAM PROJECT MANAGEMENT, IT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT COST 2500 PM, WITH EXCHANGE RATES VARYING ACROSS THE YEAR THESE PROGRAMS TYPICALLY COST $10,500 PER QUARTER.TOPICS INCLUDE:25 JANUARY - THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR 2024: WILL 2024 BE EUROPES YEAR OF ANXIETY?28 FEBRUARY - A SUMMARY & ANALYSIS OF THE 60TH MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE (MSC)21 MARCH - THE TAURUS DILEMMA: SHOULD GERMANY GIVE UKRAINE THE "BUNKER BUSTER"?25 APRIL - NATO AT 75: THE ALLIANCE'S FUTURE LIES IN UKRAINE'S VICTORY AGAINST RUSSIA23 MAY - UKRAINE'S STALEMATE IN NATO'S STALEMATE: HOW TO END THE PARALYSIS27 JUNE - IT'S TIME FOR DECISIVE ACTION: A LOOK AHEAD TO JULY'S NATO SUMMIT25 JULY - KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2024 NATO SUMMIT29 AUGUST - VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS'S REAL-WORLD SCHOOL OF FOREIGN POLICY: WHAT THIS MEANS FOR NATO AND THE UKRAINE26 SEPTEMBER - FROM CONVENTION SEASON TO THE FINAL CAMPAIGN STRETCH: A LOOK AT THE NEXT TWO MONTHS AHEAD28 OCTOBER - ECONOMISTS WARN GERMANY WILL SUFFER WITH A TRUMP RE-ELECTION: CAN ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS BE AVERTED?21 NOVEMBER - WILL THE TRUMP RESTORATION BE AN UN-MITIGATED DISASTER FOR GERMANY? HOW TARIFFS AND UKRAINE'S SURRENDER COULD SPELL DOOM19 DECEMBER - AUF WIDERSEHEN, GOODBYE... FOR THE TIME BEINGExpenses $46,665
- THE 60TH ANNUAL MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE (MSC-2024), 16-18 FEBRUARY 2024, MUNICH, GERMANYPOTSDAM FOUNDATION COST SHARING WITH BEBRAND & MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE FOUNDATION MSC PROGRAM COSTS: $16,849 (THRU THE YEAR).INCLUDING THE VON KLEIST MEMORIAL DINNER (AT ZUM FRANZISKANER ON 16 FEB) FOR 20 PEOPLE AT 100/HEAD, THE COST OF WHICH WAS MET BY MUNCHNER ZEITUNGSVERLAG AS PART OF THE ONGOING CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT.Expenses $16,849
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0450414
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $30,656
- Income (IRS master file)
- $63,235
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,545 | $70,516 | $30,656 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | -$4,914 | $79,457 | $94,627 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $19,195 | $67,278 | $178,998 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 27-0450414).
Questions about POTSDAM FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of POTSDAM FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of POTSDAM FOUNDATION is 27-0450414.
- Is POTSDAM FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to POTSDAM FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does POTSDAM FOUNDATION 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 POTSDAM FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did POTSDAM FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of POTSDAM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names THERESA SANDWITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of POTSDAM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 2 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does POTSDAM FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,545, expenses of $70,516 and total assets of $30,656 at year end.
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