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Organizations International, Foreign Affairs & National Security Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on November 13, 2018.

1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW No 1101
Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Search for Common Ground (EIN: 52-1257425) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, Search for Common Ground, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 94 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $175,950. The highest compensated employee at Search for Common Ground is Thomas Downing with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $218,481.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$31,804,171

Expenses

$24,056,344

Employee compensation

$10,732,994
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Thomas Downing
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
$218,481
$201,412 No related comp$17,069
Shamil M Idriss
President and Chief Executive Officer
$205,038
$199,520 No related comp$5,518
Lena Slachmuijder
Vice President, Programs
$191,614
$179,043 No related comp$12,571
Greg Houston
Vice President Strategic Partnership and COMM
$178,040
$171,828 No related comp$6,212
Wasim Khan
Controller
$161,231
$138,890 No related comp$22,341
Patricia Ponder
Chief Accountant
$154,085
$117,771 No related comp$36,314
Matias Averbuj
Chief Operating Officer
$151,099
$143,536 No related comp$7,563
Rebbecca Besant
Regional Director - EAST Africa
$148,013
$127,000 No related comp$21,013

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Abigail Disney
Board Member
Adam Berrey
VICE Chair, THEN Chair (Trans. 3/17)
Alexandros Spachis
Board Member
Cathrine Steck
Board Member
Douglas Kenyon
Board Member
Elizabeth Riker
Board Member
Eric Berman
Board Member
Gary Dibianco
Chair, THEN BD Member (Trans. 3/17)
Ingrid Stange
Board Member
Jeremy Goldberg
Board Member
Jo-Anne Hart
Board Member
John Esposito
Board Member

Mission Statement

OUR MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY THE WORLD DEALS WITH CONFLICT, AWAY FROM ADVERSARIAL APPROACHES AND TOWARD COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS. OUR PROGRAMS WORK TO BRIDGE DIVING LINES AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION. OUR COMMON GROUND APPROACH DRIVES CHANGE IN THREE STEPS: HUMANIZE DIVIDED PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR SHARED INTERESTS AND PURSUITS; MOBILIZE PEOPLE AROUND SHARED CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS; AND SYSTEMATIZE COOPERATION THROUGH CHANGED INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL NORMS.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 15, 2025:
2024 Search for Common Ground 990 filed
November 15, 2024:
2023 Search for Common Ground 990 filed
November 10, 2023:
2022 Search for Common Ground 990 filed

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