2026-03-05T10:46:20-06:00 2025-06-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-07-01 525170039 INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP INTE 2027851601 1629 K STREET NW 1000 WASHINGTON DC 200061677 BRETT MOODY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2027851601 2026-03-05 1 1 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z COMFORT ERO 1629 K STREET NW 1000 WASHINGTON DC 200061677 28403637 0 X WWW.CRISISGROUP.ORG X 1995 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 9 8 50 30 0 0 22661157 24421765 0 0 735699 1105163 151000 23863 23547856 25550791 0 0 0 0 16248126 16495952 0 0 1924779 11170799 10959228 27418925 27455180 -3871069 -1904389 67362695 65513589 3589955 2638379 63772740 62875210 X CRISIS GROUP WORKS TO PREVENT AND RESOLVE DEADLY CONFLICT AROUND THE WORLD BY INFORMING AND INFLUENCING THE PERCEPTIONS AND ACTIONS OF POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER KEY CONFLICT ACTORS. TO THIS END, WE ENDEAVOUR TO TALK TO ALL SIDES AND PROVIDE EXPERT, INDEPENDENT FIELD-CENTERED RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND POLICY ENGAGEMENT. 0 0 4020824 AFRICA CENTRAL AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP'S NAIROBI-BASED TEAM MONITORS AND REPORTS ON THE FRAGILE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AS WELL AS THE STALEMATED TRANSITION IN CHAD. THE TEAM ALSO REPORTS ON THE CONFLICT IN CAMEROON'S ANGLOPHONE REGION. GREAT LAKES: CRISIS GROUP'S GREAT LAKES PROJECT TRACKS THE MULTIPLE SECURITY AND POLITICAL CHALLENGES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND REPORTS ON WIDER TENSIONS WITHIN AND AMONG ITS KEY NEIGHBOURS, BURUNDI, UGANDA AND RWANDA.WEST AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP'S WEST AFRICA PROJECT COVERS NIGERIA AND EXAMINES POLITICAL ISSUES OF SUCCESSION, DEMOCRACY AND RISKS TO THE COUNTRY'S STABILITY AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING BOKO HARAM AND NIGER DELTA MILITANCY. DAKAR-BASED ANALYSTS ALSO WATCH EVENTS CLOSELY IN COTE D'IVOIRE AND MONITOR GUINEA, GUINEA-BISSAU, LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE. SAHEL: CRISIS GROUP'S DAKAR BASED ANALYSTS FOCUS ON THE CRISIS ENGULFING PARTS OF MALI, NIGER, BURKINA FASO, TOGO AND BENIN.HORN OF AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP'S REGION-BASED ANALYSTS FOCUS ON CONFLICTS AND CRISES IN SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN AS WELL AS TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE PROJECT COVERS ETHIOPIA'S COMPLEX INTERNAL CONFLICTS AND MONITORS ERITREA.EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP'S REGION BASED-ANALYSTS REPORT ON SOMALIA'S CONFLICT WITH AL-SHABAAB AND ITS PROBLEMATIC TRANSITION. THEY ALSO COVER MOZAMBIQUE'S INSURGENCY AND ZIMBABWE'S CONTINUING CRISIS. ANALYSTS MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN KENYA, MADAGASCAR, MOZAMBIQUE AND ANGOLA AND REPORT ON THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATION SADC'S PEACE INITIATIVES. THEY ALSO CONDUCT ADVOCACY WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT AND SADC.AFRICAN UNION: CRISIS GROUP'S REGION-BASED STAFF WORKING ON AFRICAN UNION RELATIONS UNDERTAKES ADVOCACY, RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN UNION FOCUSING ON ASPECTS OF CRISIS GROUP'S WORK, INCLUDING CONFLICTS, CONTESTED TRANSITIONS AND RELATIONS WITH THE UNION'S STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN ADDIS ABABA. 3192153 ADVOCACY:CRISIS GROUP'S ADVOCACY ENGAGES THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, REFLECTING OUR CUMULATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BEST TO TAILOR AND TARGET OUR MESSAGES TO THE UNIQUE POLICY CONTEXT OF VARIOUS LOCAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTORS. WHILE CRISIS GROUP'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS ARE CUSTOMISED TO ADDRESS EACH PARTICULAR CONFLICT SCENARIO, THEY CONSISTENTLY INFLUENCE AN ARRAY OF ACTORS/DECISION-MAKERS IN THE COUNTRY IN QUESTION, THOSE TO WHOM THEY LISTEN, AND THE SPECTRUM OF INFLUENTIAL INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS OR STAKEHOLDERS. 3127175 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA:ISRAEL/PALESTINE: CRISIS GROUP ANALYSTS IN THE REGION MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, FOCUSING ON THE STATE OF THE 'PEACE PROCESS', POINTS OF TENSION AND DE-ESCALATION STRATEGIES.IRAQ/SYRIA/LEBANON: CRISIS GROUP COVERS THE WAR IN SYRIA, INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS IN LEBANON AND RELATIONS BETWEEN SYRIA AND LEBANON. IT ALSO COVERS GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY IN IRAQ, AS WELL AS THE QUESTION OF THE KURDS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA.IRAN/GULF STATES/YEMEN: CRISIS GROUP COVERS EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE NUCLEAR DEAL BETWEEN THE P5+1 AND IRAN, AND IRAN'S ROLE IN THE REGION. IT ALSO COVERS YEMEN, FOCUSING ON THE WAR AND EXPLORING WAYS TO BRING IT TO AN END AND THE FOREIGN POLICIES OF OTHER GULF COUNTRIESNORTH AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP REPORTS ON THE TRANSITIONS IN EGYPT, LIBYA, TUNISIA, AND ALGERIA. 2673035 POLICY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH 1734902 ASIA:NORTH EAST ASIA: CRISIS GROUP EXAMINES CHINA'S APPROACH TO REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS, ITS GLOBAL INFLUENCE, INCLUDING IN AFRICA, AND ITS ACTIVITIES RELATING TO NORTH KOREA, TAIWAN AND THE SOUTH AND EAST CHINA SEAS. SOUTH EAST ASIA: ANALYSTS FOCUS ON THAILAND'S SOUTHERN INSURGENCY AND DOMESTIC POLITICAL TURMOIL, THE TRANSITION IN MYANMAR, THE ROHINGYA CRISIS, AND THE PEACE PROCESS AND MILITANCY MORE BROADLY IN THE PHILIPPINES.SOUTH ASIA: CRISIS GROUP ANALYSES THE SECURITY AND POLITICAL TRANSITION IN AFGHANISTAN, GOVERNANCE, MILITANCY AND SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN, AND THE RISKS POSED BY THE LEGACY OF SRI LANKA'S CIVIL CONFLICT AS WELL AS BY AUTHORITARIANISM AND THE ECONOMY'S COLLAPSE. 1392686 LATIN AMERICA PROGRAM 1474599 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA PROGRAM 1349491 FUTURE OF CONFLICT 888210 UNITED STATES PROGRAM 9512923 19853075 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 39 0 1 50 1 0 1 BE CO KE SG TU MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X BRETT MOODY 3225029038 231 AVENUE LOUISE 1050 BRUSSELS BE COMFORT ERO PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 380000 0 21504 FRANK GIUSTRA CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSANA MALCORRA CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HUSHANG ANSARY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA LIVANOS CATTAUI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LORD MARK MALLOCH-BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NAZ MODIRZADEH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AYO OBE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER SOROS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD ATWOOD EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 39.00 X 326105 0 41197 BRETT MOODY TREASURER/CFO 39.00 X 248076 0 34738 PRAVEEN MADHIRAJU SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 206900 0 37026 AMANDA WEINGARTEN CHIEF OF EXT RELATIONS - UNTIL 10/24 40.00 X 364514 0 21819 OLGA OLIKER PROGRAM DIR., EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA 39.00 X 213724 0 29415 JOOST HILTERMANN PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MENA 39.00 X 200846 0 29294 KRISTA VAN WEELDEN CHIEF OF PEOPLE & CULTURE 39.00 X 195897 0 27428 STEPHEN POMPER CHIEF OF POLICY 40.00 X 210000 0 11340 2346062 0 253761 43 0 1 0 PIERRE PRAKASH 1629 K STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20006 CONSULTING ANALYST 172173 DINA ESFANDIARY 1629 K STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20006 CONSULTING ANALYST 164997 HUONG LE THU 1629 K STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20006 CONSULTING ANALYST 164157 MARSHALL VAN VALEN 1629 K STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20006 CONSULTING ANALYST 149786 MAIRAV ZONSZEIN 1629 K STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20006 CONSULTING ANALYST 148161 18 8045118 16376647 2666017 24421765 1119959 1119959 2838050 2852846 -14796 -14796 -14796 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 23713 23713 HONORARIUM 900099 150 150 23863 25550791 0 0 1129026 X 1344533 1344533 10402981 8923635 644268 835078 1653480 1339103 189063 125314 1253924 1032319 136434 85171 1841034 1415575 292989 132470 278935 23115 249419 6401 214702 17792 191983 4927 108674 108674 4151657 3019151 850859 281647 26 2 23 1 136114 84739 47000 4375 452499 427884 21132 3483 1285991 892131 225053 168807 2258271 1555291 582068 120912 178076 139060 21579 17437 40533 25287 10621 4625 820328 626780 118392 75156 EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE 457051 118897 307838 30316 PAYROLL AGENCY FEES 240661 19943 215196 5522 FINANCIAL CHARGES 107282 10158 91022 6102 TRAININGS AND COURSES 98609 68941 16686 12982 129819 113272 12494 4053 27455180 19853075 5677326 1924779 2622234 756997 14840268 13531926 25998124 26454474 12919 2570 1174423 1110765 1799568 1675412 159256 124156 20375971 21849302 2179500 1683399 67362695 65513589 1735322 1644175 1854633 994204 3589955 2638379 X 28777320 32261650 34995420 30613560 63772740 62875210 67362695 65513589 X -1904389 442230 564629 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 22321819 41032605 31004214 22661157 24421765 141441560 22321819 41032605 31004214 22661157 24421765 141441560 40617503 100824057 571097 764507 636598 924871 1119959 4017032 266 6549 436795 151000 23863 618473 146077065 0.69020 0.71300 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39538 0 0 39538 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: CRISIS GROUP DE-REGISTERED AS A LOBBYIST JUNE 30, 2015. WE CONTINUE TO CALCULATE INTERNALLY THE AMOUNT RELATING TO LOBBYING AS IF WE WERE A REGISTRANT UNDER THE FLDA. THE NUMBER SET FORTH ON LINE 1G OF PART II-B ABOVE IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON THE CUMULATIVE EXPENSES RELATED TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES FOR FY2025 WHICH CRISIS GROUP WOULD HAVE REPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ON FORM LD2 UNDER THE LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995 HAD WE REMAINED A REGISTRANT UNDER THE FLDA. MOST OF THOSE EXPENSES WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A LOBBYING EXPENDITURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF APPLICABLE TAX LAW. 24319711 522005 24841716 20947459 3372252 24319711 19456671 1490788 20947459 21562964 -2106293 19456671 20878924 684040 21562964 0.99590 0.00410 0.00000 0 0 345210 226740 118470 985850 980722 5128 468508 467950 558 124156 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 994204 994204 25891087 442230 6740 448970 25442117 108674 108674 25550791 27353246 6740 6740 27346506 108674 108674 27455180 PART V, LINE 4: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DONOR'S INTENT, THE CONTRIBUTED FUNDS ($100,000) ARE TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY; AND THE INVESTMENT INCOME GENERATED FROM THE INVESTED FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF CRISIS GROUP. THE REMAINING FUNDS RELATE TO THE SECURING THE FUTURE CAPITAL FUND, THE LOUISE ARBOUR FUND FOR EMERGING CONFLICTS AND THE ASMA JAHANGIR FUND. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE SECURING THE FUTURE FUND IS TO GENERATE INCOME TO PROVIDE FOR THE LONG-TERM STABILITY, INDEPENDENCE, FLEXIBILITY AND CONTINUITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FUND WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER USE, (TRANSITIONAL OR EMERGENCY PURPOSES, OR TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES) ONLY IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LOUISE ARBOUR FUND FOR EMERGING CONFLICTS WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENABLE THE ORGANISATION TO RESPOND RAPIDLY TO BREAKING OR SUDDENLY ESCALATING CRISES. THE ASMA JAHANGIR FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT ONE OF CRISIS GROUP'S EARLY CAREER ANALYSTS WORKING ON A CONFLICT SITUATION IN A COUNTRY WHERE HUMAN RIGHTS ARE SYSTEMATICALLY THREATENED. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 30580 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 6 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 937481 EUROPE 1 6 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 549488 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 19 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 3127175 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 210875 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 925111 SOUTH AMERICA 1 4 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 1151231 SOUTH ASIA 0 4 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 797421 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 3 32 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 4020824 EUROPE 2 8 FUNDRAISING SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 111288 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 1 FUNDRAISING SEE DESCRIPTION CONTINUED ON PART V 90954 3 44 5 41 8 85 7729362 4223066 11952428 0 0 0 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (E): REGION: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN CENTRAL AMERICA: CRISIS GROUP RESEARCHES THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME ON THE INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIETIES OF GUATEMALA, HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR. REGION: EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC NORTH EAST ASIA: CRISIS GROUP EXAMINES CHINA'S APPROACH TO REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS, ITS GLOBAL INFLUENCE, INCLUDING IN AFRICA, AND ITS ACTIVITIES RELATING TO NORTH KOREA, TAIWAN AND THE SOUTH AND EAST CHINA SEAS. SOUTH EAST ASIA: ANALYSTS FOCUS ON THAILAND'S SOUTHERN INSURGENCY AND DOMESTIC POLITICAL TURMOIL, THE TRANSITION IN MYANMAR, THE ROHINGYA CRISIS, AND THE PEACE PROCESS AND MILITANCY MORE BROADLY IN THE PHILIPPINES. REGION: EUROPE TURKEY/CYPRUS: CRISIS GROUP'S ISTANBUL BASED STAFF RESEARCH TURKEY'S PKK CONFLICT, THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN TURKEY AND TURKEY'S ROLE IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL SECURITY; THEY ALSO FOCUS ON THE CYPRUS CONFLICT. REGION: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ISRAEL/PALESTINE: CRISIS GROUP ANALYSTS IN THE REGION MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, FOCUSING ON THE STATE OF THE 'PEACE PROCESS', POINTS OF TENSION AND DE-ESCALATION STRATEGIES. IRAQ/SYRIA/LEBANON: CRISIS GROUP COVERS THE WAR IN SYRIA, INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS IN LEBANON AND RELATIONS BETWEEN SYRIA AND LEBANON. IT ALSO COVERS GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY IN IRAQ, AS WELL AS THE QUESTION OF THE KURDS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. IRAN/GULF STATES/YEMEN: CRISIS GROUP COVERS EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE NUCLEAR DEAL BETWEEN THE P5+1 AND IRAN, AND IRAN'S ROLE IN THE REGION. IT ALSO COVERS YEMEN, FOCUSING ON THE WAR AND EXPLORING WAYS TO BRING IT TO AN END AND THE FOREIGN POLICIES OF OTHER GULF COUNTRIES. NORTH AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP REPORTS ON THE TRANSITIONS IN EGYPT, LIBYA, TUNISIA, AND ALGERIA. REGION: NORTH AMERICA MEXICO: CRISIS GROUP COVERS THE DRUG- AND OTHER CRIME-RELATED VIOLENCE IN MEXICO AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GOVERNANCE. REGION: RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES SOUTH CAUCASUS: CRISIS GROUP COVERS CONFLICTS AND CRISES IN GEORGIA'S BREAKAWAY REGIONS OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA AND IN THE DISPUTED TERRITORY OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH. UKRAINE: CRISIS GROUP COVERS THE UKRAINE CONFLICT, INCLUDING ITS HUMANITARIAN FALL OUT IN UKRAINE AND AROUND THE WORLD, AND ESCALATORY RISKS. RUSSIA/NORTH CAUCASUS: CRISIS GROUP FOCUSED MAINLY ON RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY AND ITS ROLE IN CONFLICTS IN UKRAINE AND ELSEWHERE. REGION: SOUTH AMERICA COLOMBIA/ANDES: IN COLOMBIA, CRISIS GROUP WORKS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE AND TO ASSESS CHALLENGES TO PEACE BUILDING IN THE COUNTRY. IN VENEZUELA, CRISIS GROUP PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PREVENT A VIOLENT CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE OF A DEEP POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS. REGION: SOUTH ASIA CRISIS GROUP ANALYSES THE SECURITY AND POLITICAL TRANSITION IN AFGHANISTAN, GOVERNANCE, MILITANCY AND SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN, AND THE RISKS POSED BY THE LEGACY OF SRI LANKA'S CIVIL CONFLICT AS WELL AS BY AUTHORITARIANISM AND THE ECONOMY'S COLLAPSE. REGION: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CENTRAL AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP'S NAIROBI-BASED TEAM MONITORS AND REPORTS ON THE FRAGILE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AS WELL AS THE STALEMATED TRANSITION IN CHAD. THE TEAM ALSO REPORTS ON THE CONFLICT IN CAMEROON'S ANGLOPHONE REGION. GREAT LAKES: CRISIS GROUP'S GREAT LAKES PROJECT TRACKS THE MULTIPLE SECURITY AND POLITICAL CHALLENGES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND REPORTS ON WIDER TENSIONS WITHIN AND AMONG ITS KEY NEIGHBOURS BURUNDI, UGANDA AND RWANDA. WEST AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP'S WEST AFRICA PROJECT COVERS NIGERIA AND EXAMINES POLITICAL ISSUES OF SUCCESSION, DEMOCRACY AND RISKS TO THE COUNTRY'S STABILITY AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING BOKO HARAM AND NIGER DELTA MILITANCY. DAKAR-BASED ANALYSTS ALSO WATCH EVENTS CLOSELY IN COTE D'IVOIRE AND MONITOR GUINEA, GUINEA-BISSAU, LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE. SAHEL: CRISIS GROUP'S DAKAR BASED ANALYSTS FOCUS ON THE CRISIS ENGULFING PARTS OF MALI, NIGER AND BURKINA FASO, TOGO AND BENIN. HORN OF AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP'S REGION-BASED ANALYSTS FOCUS ON CONFLICTS AND CRISES IN SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN AS WELL AS TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE PROJECT COVERS ETHIOPIA'S COMPLEX INTERNAL CONFLICTS AND MONITORS ERITREA. EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA: CRISIS GROUP'S REGION BASED-ANALYSTS REPORT ON SOMALIA'S CONFLICT WITH AL-SHABAAB AND ITS PROBLEMATIC TRANSITION. THEY ALSO COVER MOZAMBIQUE'S INSURGENCY AND ZIMBABWE'S CONTINUING CRISIS. ANALYSTS MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN KENYA, MADAGASCAR, MOZAMBIQUE AND ANGOLA AND REPORT ON THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATION SADC'S PEACE INITIATIVES. THEY ALSO CONDUCT ADVOCACY WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT AND SADC. AFRICAN UNION: CRISIS GROUP'S REGION-BASED STAFF WORKING ON AFRICAN UNION RELATIONS UNDERTAKES ADVOCACY, RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN UNION FOCUSING ON ASPECTS OF CRISIS GROUP'S WORK, INCLUDING CONFLICTS, CONTESTED TRANSITIONS AND RELATIONS WITH THE UNION'S STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN ADDIS ABABA. X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COMFORT ERO PRESIDENT & CEO 380000 0 0 0 0 0 19094 0 2410 0 401504 0 0 0 AMANDA WEINGARTEN CHIEF OF EXT RELATIONS - UNTIL 10/24 139347 0 0 0 225167 0 6967 0 14852 0 386333 0 0 0 RICHARD ATWOOD EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 326105 0 0 0 0 0 32290 0 8907 0 367302 0 0 0 BRETT MOODY TREASURER/CFO 248076 0 0 0 0 0 24562 0 10176 0 282814 0 0 0 PRAVEEN MADHIRAJU SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL 206900 0 0 0 0 0 10345 0 26681 0 243926 0 0 0 OLGA OLIKER PROGRAM DIR., EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA 213724 0 0 0 0 0 10684 0 18731 0 243139 0 0 0 JOOST HILTERMANN PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MENA 200846 0 0 0 0 0 19836 0 9458 0 230140 0 0 0 KRISTA VAN WEELDEN CHIEF OF PEOPLE & CULTURE 195897 0 0 0 0 0 19399 0 8029 0 223325 0 0 0 STEPHEN POMPER CHIEF OF POLICY 210000 0 0 0 0 0 10500 0 840 0 221340 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A AMANDA WEINGARTEN RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $225,167. X 3 2666017 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): COLUMN (B) REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT WORKED WITH EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS TO PREPARE AND REVIEW THE IRS FORM 990. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER HAD PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREPARING THE FORM WHILE OTHER SENIOR STAFF PROVIDED DIRECT INPUT INTO ITS PREPARATION. THE COMPLETED FORM WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR STAFF, WHICH WAS THEN FINALIZED WITH THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO THEN REVIEWED THE FORM WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHICH REPORTED ITS APPROVAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO WERE PROVIDED WITH AN ELECTRONIC LINK TO THE APPROVED FORM BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO ALL DIRECTORS AND STAFF MEMBERS. DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE TO ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS, AND STAFF MEMBERS TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, ANY SITUATION WHICH IS OR MAY BECOME A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. DIFFICULT OR CONTESTED MATTERS ARE DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE BOARD WHICH INVOLVE MATTERS THAT ARE OR MAY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND THE MINUTES OF THE APPLICABLE MEETING REFLECT THE ABSTENTION, WITH THE EXCUSED MEMBER NOT BEING COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE QUORUM. STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SCRUPULOUSLY AVOID ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS AND THOSE OF CRISIS GROUP. ALL DIRECTORS AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN ANNUALLY AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE SECRETARY MONITORS THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY FOR DIRECTORS AND THE CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES MONITORS ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY FOR STAFF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL OF CRISIS GROUP. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE REASONABLENESS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S SALARY CONSISTENT WITH IRS REQUIREMENTS USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND KEEPS RECORDS AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS THE DECISION. THE LAST DETERMINATION WAS IN DECEMBER 2024. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM SETS THE COMPENSATION OF SENIOR EMPLOYEES AND DETERMINES THAT SUCH COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN SENDS THE APPROVED COMPENSATION PACKAGES AND COMPARABILITY DATA TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS APPROVAL. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROJECT CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,938,882. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 608,277. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 275,022. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,822,181. GENERAL CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,215. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 239,715. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,152. TOTAL EXPENSES 268,082. TRANSLATORS AND EDITORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 58,054. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,867. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 473. TOTAL EXPENSES 61,394. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NET UNREALIZED/REALIZED LOSS ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE 564,629.