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The Aspen Institute Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2018. Filed on September 24, 2019.

2300 N Street NW No 700
Building PO Box 880439
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 2018 IRS Form 990 filing, The Aspen Institute Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 14 out of 682 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $364,139. The highest compensated employee at The Aspen Institute Inc. is Elliot Gerson with fiscal year 2018 compensation of $524,670.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$134,132,712

Expenses

$143,100,716

Employee compensation

$59,399,347
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Elliot Gerson
Executive Vice President
$524,670
$409,612 No related comp$115,058
Eric Motley
Executive Vice President, CORP Secretary
$479,553
$426,004 No related comp$53,549
Daniel Porterfield
President and CEO - AS of 06/2018
$462,424
$442,351 No related comp$20,073
Namita Khasat
Cfo/Cao/Treasurer
$439,028
$384,715 No related comp$54,313
Charles Firestone
Executive Director
$431,854
$365,041 No related comp$66,813
Mickey Edwards
Vice President and Program Director
$392,998
$339,465 No related comp$53,533
Katherine Boone
Vice President and Program Director
$386,361
$307,386 No related comp$78,975
Dan Glickman
Vice President and Executive Director
$384,493
$340,634 No related comp$43,859
Margaret Clark
Vice President Policy Programs
$384,209
$319,683 No related comp$64,526
Rajiv Vinnakota
Executive Vice President - Until 08/2018
$355,055
$312,599 No related comp$42,456
David Langstaff
Executive Vice President
$241,863
$215,458 No related comp$26,405
Walter Isaacson
President and CEO - Until 06/2018
$236,807
$217,190 No related comp$19,617

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan Fletcher
Trustee
Ambassador Satinder K Lambah
Trustee
Andrea Cunningham
Trustee
Ann B Friedman
Trustee
Anna Deavere Smith
Trustee
Anne Welsh McNulty
Trustee
Antonio Gracias
Trustee
Arjun Gupta
Trustee
Arne Duncan
Trustee
Beth Brooke-Marciniak
Trustee
Bonnie Palmer McCloskey
Trustee
Carrie Walton Penner
Trustee

Contractors

Shaw Construction LLC
Building Renovations
$7,201,946
Safeguard World International Ltd.
Staffing and Payroll
$1,220,103
Colorado Audio Visual Inc.
Audio Visual
$1,101,941
Mckinsey & Company Inc.
Program Consulting
$835,280
Tri-Tech Communications Inc.
Audio Visual
$700,880

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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