Representative for German Industry and Trade
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What it says it does
TO IMPROVE BUSINESS CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY
- Income
- $779,097
- Spending
- $901,353
- Employees
- 3
- Highest pay
- $98,853, secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- ADVOCACY FOR GERMAN COMPANIES IN WASHINGTON, DC - REPRESENTATIVE OF GERMAN INDUSTRY & TRADE (RGIT) REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF GERMAN BUSINESS, IN PARTICULAR THE MEMBERS OF DIHK AND BDI, BEFORE THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION, AND CONGRESS. RGIT IS OFFERING BUSINESS SERVICES SUCH AS COORDINATION AND PRODUCTION OF STATEMENTS, RESEARCHING INFORMATION, AND MONITORING BUSINESS INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES. RGIT REGULARLY ORGANIZES EVENTS TO FOSTER THE TRANSATLANTIC EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND TO IMPROVE BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE 1) EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING DIVERSE TRADE AND INVESTMENT ISSUES WITH EXPERTS IN TRANSATLANTIC TADE AND ECONOMIC POLICY, 2) BRIEFINGS FOR SPECIAL GUESTS 3) ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AS PART OF THE GERMAN- AMERICAN RELATIONS WITH POLITICAL AND INDUSTRY VISITORS FROM GERMANY 4) EVENTS EXPLAIN THE SITUATION OF GERMAN COMPANIES IN THE UNITED STATES, OCCASIONALLY IN COOPERATION WITH THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVOCACY FOR GERMAN COMPANIES IN WASHINGTON, DC - REPRESENTATIVE OF GERMAN INDUSTRY & TRADE (RGIT) REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF GERMAN BUSINESS, IN PARTICULAR THE MEMBERS OF DIHK AND BDI, BEFORE THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION, AND CONGRESS. RGIT IS OFFERING BUSINESS SERVICES SUCH AS COORDINATION AND PRODUCTION OF STATEMENTS, RESEARCHING INFORMATION, AND MONITORING BUSINESS INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES. RGIT REGULARLY ORGANIZES EVENTS TO FOSTER THE TRANSATLANTIC EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND TO IMPROVE BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE 1) EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING DIVERSE TRADE AND INVESTMENT ISSUES WITH EXPERTS IN TRANSATLANTIC TADE AND ECONOMIC POLICY, 2) BRIEFINGS FOR SPECIAL GUESTS 3) ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AS PART OF THE GERMAN- AMERICAN RELATIONS WITH POLITICAL AND INDUSTRY VISITORS FROM GERMANY 4) EVENTS EXPLAIN THE SITUATION OF GERMAN COMPANIES IN THE UNITED STATES, OCCASIONALLY IN COOPERATION WITH THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- PUBLICATIONS - OUR PUBLICATIONS "WASHINGTON NEWS" REPORT ON CURRENT POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE NOT OR RARELY COVERED IN OTHER MEDIA INFORMATION SERVICES BUT ARE RELEVANT FOR THE TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMY TO IMPROVE BILATERAL AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS. WE PROVIDE THE MEMBERS OF THE GERMAN-AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND OUR PARTNERS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE GERMAN-AMERICAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS, RELEVANT TO BOTH COUNTRIES AS WELL AS ABOUT ECONOMIC AND TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY.
- RGIT'S WEBSITE WWW.GERMANBUSINESSUSA.COM PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE POSITIVE CONRIBUTIONS OF GERMAN-OWNED AFFILIATES TO THE US ECONOMY. IT SHOWS THE NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED IN EACH STATE AS WELL AS THE TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN GERMANY AND EACH STATE BY SECTOR.
- GENERAL
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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