Center for the National Interest Inc
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17 people1 organisationi17 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Guff Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ahmed Charai | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ambassador Richard R Burt (also filed as Ambassador Richard Burt) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Claire Kaiser | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David A Keene (also filed as David Keene) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Zalaznick | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| General Glen Vanherck | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Graham Allison | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Grover Norquist | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jacob E Heilbrunn (also filed as Jacob Heilbrunn) | Editor - the National Interest | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Julie Nixon Eisenhower | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kris Elftmann | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maurice E Greenberg | Chairman, Emeritus | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paul J Saunders (also filed as Paul Saunders) | President & CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Senator Pat Roberts | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Ruger (also filed as Will Ruger) | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| George S Beebe VP | Director of Studies - As of 02/19 | since 2019 |
| Harry J Kazianis Executive | Editor, "the National Interest" | since 2019 |
| Harry Kazianis | Executive Editor, "the National Interest" | 2018 |
| Jacob E Heilbrunn | Editor, "the National Interest" | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul J Saunders | President & CEO | 40 | $150k | ||
| Jacob E Heilbrunn | Editor - the National Interest | 40 | $143k | ||
| Maurice E Greenberg | Chairman, Emeritus | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Drew Guff | Chairman | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Senator Pat Roberts | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Graham Allison | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ambassador Richard Burt | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kris Elftmann | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| David Keene | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Julie Nixon Eisenhower | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Grover Norquist | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| William Ruger | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| David Zalaznick | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ahmed Charai | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Claire Kaiser | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| General Glen Vanherck | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Center for the National Interest Inc
- EIN
- 262117013
- Address
- 1025 Connecticut Avenue Nw, Washington, DC, 20036-5405
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The center is a non-partisan public policy institution established by former president richard nixon. Its current programs focus on energy, security, climate change and US. Relations with china, japan, russia and the middle east. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W05 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1994
- Principal officer
- Paul J Saunders (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDrew Guff
≥8years on the filingsAmbassador Richard R Burt
≥8years on the filingsDavid A Keene
≥8years on the filingsDavid Zalaznick
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.9m
- Total liabilities
- $1.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $674k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 15
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7m | $2m | $703k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 30 December 2009
- Registered agent
- Incorp Services, Inc. (city and state not held)