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Employees The German Marshall Fund of the United States Karen Donfried

Karen Donfried

Officer

President at The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. Published on January 24, 2026.

$600,736
2020

Total compensation

Karen Donfried has been listed as an employee of The German Marshall Fund of the United States in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Karen Donfried has increased by 41.5% from 2016 to 2020.

Annual compensation details

$600,736
+8.2%
President
2020
$534k org
40 hrs/wk
$68k other
--
$555,369
+16.4%
President
2019
$517k org
40 hrs/wk
$39k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Karen Donfried to:

2020

Other employees at The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Derek Chollet
Executive Vice President
$309,473
$250,622 from orgNo related comp$58,851 other
Ian Lesser
Vice President, Brussels
$299,655
$274,800 from orgNo related comp$24,855 other
Tim Childress
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$281,839
$248,170 from orgNo related comp$33,669 other
Karen Kornbluh
Senior Fellow and Director, Technology Policy
$220,080
$183,442 from orgNo related comp$36,638 other
Kevin Cottrell
Director of TLI
$213,973
$170,026 from orgNo related comp$43,947 other
Laura Rosenberger
Executive Director, ASD and Senior Fellow
$202,712
$174,043 from orgNo related comp$28,669 other
Jonathan Katz
Senior Fellow
$190,072
$167,219 from orgNo related comp$22,853 other
Roby Jacob
Controller/Director of Finance
$189,346
$161,572 from orgNo related comp$27,774 other
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January 24, 2026:
2020 The German Marshall Fund of the United States 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 The German Marshall Fund of the United States 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 The German Marshall Fund of the United States 990 published

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