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Organizations International, Foreign Affairs & National Security The Marathon Initiative

The Marathon Initiative

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 13, 2025.

1730 Rhode Island Ave NW 201
Washington, District of Columbia 20036

The Marathon Initiative (EIN: 85-0983902) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2021. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Marathon Initiative, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 2 out of 2 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $381,847. The highest compensated employee at The Marathon Initiative is A Wess Mitchell with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $381,847.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$842,245

Expenses

$1,103,669

Employee compensation

$867,784
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

A Wess Mitchell
Treasurer and Director
$381,847
$362,444 No related comp$19,403
Elbridge A Colby
Secretary and Director
$381,847
$362,444 No related comp$19,403

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Ilona Teleki
Treasurer
$5,650
$5,650 No related compNo other comp
Laurence E Hirsch
Chair
No compensation reported

Mission Statement

THE MISSION OF THE MARATHON INITIATIVE IS TO DEVELOP THE DIPLOMATIC, MILITARY, AND ECONOMIC STRATEGIES THAT THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO NAVIGATE PROTRACTED COMPETITIONS WITH GREAT POWER RIVALS. MOTIVATED BY THE CONVICTION THAT STRATEGY IS POSSIBLE AND NECESSARY, MARATHON'S FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPING SUCH STRATEGIES THROUGH DEEP, RIGOROUS, AND INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, INFORMED BY HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND SCHOLARSHIP. MARATHON'S GOAL IS TO EQUIP AMERICA AND ITS LEADERS WITH STRATEGIES FOR THE HARDEST PROBLEMS OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION, STRATEGIES THAT ARE OF THE UTMOST RIGOR BUT AT THE SAME TIME RELEVANT, REALISTIC, AND VIABLE.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 13, 2025:
2024 The Marathon Initiative 990 filed
November 14, 2024:
2023 The Marathon Initiative 990 filed
October 25, 2024:
Amended (originally filed May 14, 2023)2021 The Marathon Initiative 990 filed

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