German Marshall Fund

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The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is an independent American foundation dedicated to promoting transatlantic relations in politics, business and society.

History and funding

Guido Goldman , then head of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) at Harvard University , initiated talks with German government representatives in 1970 about research support on the occasion of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. Willy Brandt's government took up the idea and went way beyond the original idea and the requested $ 50,000 per year. As a result, the foundation was established in 1972 on the basis of a donation by the Federal Republic of Germany as a thank you to the people of the USA and as a permanent reminder of the European Recovery Program (1947), which went down in history under the name of the Marshall Plan, for the reconstruction of Europe after the end of the Second World War . The donation amounted to 150 million DM over the next 15 years. This made projects possible on the one hand and foundation capital on the other.

With a commitment from Helmut Kohl in 1986, the donation was increased by the Federal Republic of Germany by a further 100 million DM (another 10 years with 10 million DM per year). In 2000, another 15 million DM - spread over 10 years - were added by the German Bundestag. Today the GMF is financed from donations, grants (e.g. from EU programs) and income from its foundation assets.

Key financial data since 2011:

  • Assets : $ 175–227 million (including foundation capital, e.g. real estate and capital investments)
  • Expenditures per year: $ 30-39 million (own projects, funding for external projects, administration)
    • of which administration: $ 8-15 million (including personnel, rents and fundraising)

Meaning and goals

The international importance that the GMF now has on both sides of the Atlantic is reflected in the six European offices in Berlin , Bratislava , Paris , Brussels , Belgrade and Bucharest , as well as the office in Ankara , which the foundation operates next to the GMF's headquarters in Washington , DC , USA.

The aim of the foundation is to deepen the understanding between Europeans and Americans, to support cooperation and to promote the exchange of practical experiences. Funding for individuals and institutions is awarded according to the following guidelines:

  • The projects must address aspects that are important for both European countries and the USA. You need to involve people or institutions on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • The GMF is particularly interested in promoting executives who are involved in the field of transatlantic relations.
  • The projects must be designed to transfer experience and innovations; ideally they should involve practitioners and politicians.

Funded people

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Renuka Rayasam: Trans-Atlantic Titan: The End of an Era at the German Marshall Fund. In: SPIEGEL ONLINE - International. Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Annual Report & Financials | The German Marshall Fund of the United States. Retrieved August 3, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Nahum Goldman
  4. ^ The German Marshall Fund, a Fund for Secret Action Specialists ?, A Cold War Freak for Covert Action
  5. ↑ Jörg Himmelreich on "German Marshall Fund of the United States"
  6. ↑ Robert Kagan to Serve Jointly at German Marshall Fund and Carnegie Endowment - press release ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website of the German Marshall Fund of the United States . Retrieved March 26, 2014.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gmfus.org
  7. ↑ Senior Transatlantic Fellow & Senior Director for Strategy
  8. ↑ Astrid Ziebarth on "German Marshall Fund of the United States"