International Crisis Group

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“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.”

“Net unrealized/realized loss on currency exchange 564,629.”