East-West Center

The East-West Center is an education and research institution designed to solidify relations between Asian countries and the United Sates.

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Foreign Policy
Location: Honolulu, HI View on map
Tax ID: 99-0161603
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $49,492,989 Revenue: $38,957,813 Expenses: $37,607,895

The East-West Center is an education and research institution designed to solidify relations between Asian countries and the United Sates.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $49,492,989 $38,957,813 $37,607,895 View
2023 $43,953,548 $33,049,990 $34,482,230 View
2022 $37,616,879 $30,877,528 $32,678,453 View
2021 $45,689,061 $31,113,871 $27,792,048 View
2020 $41,195,772 $24,967,450 $25,741,913 View

Prior year filings: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 192

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Suzanne Vares-LumPRESIDENT$476,500
Satu LimayeVICE PRESIDENT$320,854
Jung SongPROGRAM DIRECTOR$224,598
Tracey OmoriTREASURER$218,750
Timothy BrownRESEARCHER$199,655
Denny RoyRESEARCHER$179,758
Sumeet SaksenaRESEARCHER$173,031
Jacob HamstraPROGRAM DIRECTOR$165,228
Ann HartmanPROGRAM DIRECTOR$160,225
Niruban BalachandranPROGRAM DIRECTOR$156,766
Ruth LohrASST TREASURER$155,335
Mary Therese HattoriPROGRAM DIRECTOR$145,170
Lesley MurashigeASST TREASURER$115,900
Raquel AkiSECRETARY$73,647

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $37,484,949
  • Number of Grants: 145
  • Number of Funders: 44

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$1,287,8212020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPacific risa: building international adaptation and resilience to a changing climate in the pacific islands
$1,000,7852024 East-West Center FoundationPROMOTE SECURITY, STABILITY, AND PROSPERITY IN AMERICA'S INDO-PACIFIC BACKYARD THROUGH POLICY ENGAGEMENT, INFLUENTIAL NETWORKS, HIGH-LEVEL CONVENINGS, AND EXTENSIVE PARTNERSHIPS.
$1,000,0002023 Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic ArtTo support the creation of the Doris Duke Foundation and East-West Center Equitable Futures Fellowship, that seeks to enhance capacity of emerging leaders from around the Indo-Pacific region through new connections, unique experiences and valuable skills
$945,6292022 East-West Center FoundationPROMOTE BETTER RELATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NATIONS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC THROUGH COOPERATIVE STUDY, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH.
$338,4242021 East-West Center FoundationPROMOTE BETTER RELATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NATIONS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC THROUGH COOPERATIVE STUDY, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH.
$336,8782023 East-West Center FoundationPROMOTE BETTER RELATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NATIONS OF THE ASIA PACIFIC THROUGH COOPERATIVE STUDY, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH.
$332,7852020 East-West Center FoundationPromote better relations and understanding between the United States and the nations of the Asia Pacific through cooperative study, training, and research
$315,0002024 Henry Luce FoundationSupport for academic research
$250,2002023 The Rockefeller FoundationGrant In support of convenings to discuss the needs of communities across South and Southeast Asia on the front lines of climate change
$235,0002023 Henry Luce FoundationVulnerable Deltas in Southeast Asia: Climate Change, Water Pollution, and Socio-Economic Transformation
$164,7392022 Institute for War & Peace Reporting-USTO FUND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
$162,0002022 Henry Luce FoundationVulnerable Deltas in Southeast Asia: Climate Change, Water Pollution, and Socio-Economic Transformation
$115,0002021 Henry Luce FoundationSoutheast Asia Research Group (SEAREG)
$110,0002023 Henry Luce FoundationInfusing Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies into the Undergraduate Curriculum
$78,7502020 United Nations Foundation, Inc.ENVIRONMENT
$76,0002024 National Marine Sanctuary FoundationSUPPORTING AKAMAI AGRICULTURE IN KEAUKAHA-PANA'EWA COMMUNITY USING A PDKE CO-PRODUCTION APPROACH
$28,7132025 Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA IncTO SUPPORT THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM ON U.S.-JAPAN AND THE INDO-PACIFIC, A SEMESTER-LONG CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO EDUCATE U.S. CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES IN ASIA THAT AFFECT THE UNITED STATES.
$27,8742024 Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA IncTO SUPPORT THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM ON U.S.-JAPAN AND THE INDO-PACIFIC, A SEMESTER-LONG CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO EDUCATE U.S. CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES IN ASIA THAT AFFECT THE UNITED STATES.
$27,2462020 Hawaii Community Reinvestment CorporationSEE PART IV
$20,0002023 The Boston FoundationOperating Support/Annual Fund
$16,0902022 Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA IncTO SUPPORT THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM ON U.S.-JAPAN AND THE INDO-PACIFIC, A SEMESTER-LONG CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO EDUCATE U.S. CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES IN ASIA THAT AFFECT THE UNITED STATES.
$10,0002024 The Boston FoundationFor the 2024 Changing Faces Women's Leadership Seminar.
$10,0002024 Hawaiʻi Council for HumanitiesCELEBRATING MICRONESIAN VOICES
$5,0002024 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncTo provide FY 25 general operating support
$5,0002024 Hawaii Loa OhanaFELLOWSHIP.

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $928,963
  • Number of Grants: 12
  • Number of Recipients: 7