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The Aspen Institute Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on October 28, 2025.

2300 N Street NW 700
411
Washington, District of Columbia 20037

The Aspen Institute Inc. (EIN: 84-0399006) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Aspen Institute Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 754 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $490,552. The highest compensated employee at The Aspen Institute Inc. is Daniel R Porterfield with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $911,570.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$443,841,184

Expenses

$234,264,178

Employee compensation

$93,571,415
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Daniel R Porterfield
President and Chief Executive Officer
$911,570
$802,875 No related comp$108,695
Elliot Gerson
Executive Vice President
$585,353
$498,051 No related comp$87,302
David Langstaff, Evp
Until 11/24, SEN ADV to Pres/Ceo
$559,194
$460,588 No related comp$98,606
Andrew Axelrod
Executive Vice President Finance and EBD, Treasurer
$529,219
$463,970 No related comp$65,249
James Spiegelman
Executive Director
$482,310
$378,027 No related comp$104,283
Stephen Patrick
Executive Director
$481,539
$372,292 No related comp$109,247
Anne Mosle
Executive Director
$481,306
$375,269 No related comp$106,037
Vivian Schiller
Vice President and Executive Director
$478,523
$391,180 No related comp$87,343
Suzanne Berger
Vice President and Executive Director
$440,982
$414,422 No related comp$26,560
Maria Acebal
Executive Vice President Strategy and CORP Secretary
$411,680
$352,833 No related comp$58,847
James Pickup
General Counsel
$373,264
$281,239 No related comp$92,025
Kayatanya Henderson
Executive Vice President, ED Center for Rising Generations
$151,681
$145,011 No related comp$6,670

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alex M Azar II
Trustee
Alice Young
Trustee
Andrea Cunningham
Trustee
Anna Deavere Smith
Trustee
Anne Welsh McNulty
Trustee
Antonio Gracias
Trustee
Arjun Gupta
Trustee
Arne Duncan
Trustee
Asutosh Padhi
Trustee
Beth Brooke
Trustee
Bonnie Palmer McCloskey
Trustee
Carla Pineyro-Sublett
Trustee

Contractors

Cloud for Good Holdings Inc.
IT
$1,728,101
Inmobiliaria Hotelera El Presidente San
Conference
$1,602,396
Ithaka Harbors
Aspen Leadership Program Evaluation
$1,444,394
Mountain View Staging Services
Audio Visual
$1,285,981
Salesforce
IT
$1,144,758

Mission Statement

WE DRIVE CHANGE THROUGH DIALOGUE, LEADERSHIP, AND ACTION TO HELP SOLVE SOCIETY'S GREATEST CHALLENGES.THE ASPEN INSTITUTE IGNITES HUMAN POTENTIAL TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING AND CREATE NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR A BETTER WORLD. WE DRIVE CHANGE THROUGH DIALOGUE, LEADERSHIP, AND ACTION TO HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME IN SERVICE OF A MORE FREE, JUST, AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY. WE DO SO BY CONVENING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PEOPLE, WITH A FOCUS ON DIALOGUE, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND CREATIVE COLLABORATION; CREATING TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT ENABLE DIVERSE LEADERS TO DISCOVER AND REFINE THEIR APPROACHES; AND ENABLING POWERFUL, PRACTICAL, AND APPLICABLE SOLUTIONS THAT ACCELERATE PROGRESS, EMPHASIZING CO-CREATION AND PARTNERSHIP. THE ASPEN INSTITUTE IS HEADQUARTERED IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND HAS A CAMPUS IN ASPEN, COLORADO, AS WELL AS AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNERS.

Revisions to this organization profile

October 28, 2025:
2024 The Aspen Institute Inc. 990 filed
October 15, 2024:
2023 The Aspen Institute Inc. 990 filed
October 13, 2023:
2022 The Aspen Institute Inc. 990 filed

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