Americas Society, Inc.
Americas Society, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Americas Society is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate and dialogue in the Americas. Its mission is to foster understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the Inter-American relationship.
About
Public policy - Americas Society is committed to furthering education and debate on public policy issues in the hemisphere. This is accomplished through programs, conferences, meetings, working groups, reports, publications, research, high-level meetings with policymakers, scholars, media, community groups, philanthropists, and business leaders. Americas Society identifies emerging policy challenges and produces, publishes, and disseminates research and analysis as a basis for debate and dialogue with relevant policymakers, business leaders, community representatives, and the media. As the leading forum for hemisphere-wide debate, the Society's public policy programs engage opinion leaders from the public and private sectors in positive dialogue in the United States, Canada, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to share ideas with organizations, businesses, and individuals and formulate solutions to the challenges facing the Americas today. Americas Quarterly (AQ) is an award-winning publication dedicated to politics, business, and culture in the Americas. AQ has an influential, agenda-setting audience and a print circulation of 15,000. Readers include CEOs, senior government officials and thought leaders, as well as a general audience interested in the Americas. Launched in 2007 and based in New York City, AQ is an independent, not-for-profit publication of Americas Society, which for more than 50 years have been dedicated to dialogue in the Western Hemisphere. In 2018, AQ issues included: Latin America First? (Issue 1); Rebuilding Venezuela (Issue 2); Reducing Homicides (Issue 3); and Latin American Visionaries (Issue 4). Issue 1 examined why nationalist, anti-establishment candidates were soaring in Latin America ahead of 2018 elections. A launch event in New York brought together experts and investors to analyze the risks and opportunities that elections would bring in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and elsewhere. Issue 2 profiled the diverse leaders in government, business, civil society, and education that will rebuild Venezuela after Maduro. The launch of Issue 2 took place at a panel discussion event in New York where analysts debated Venezuela's economic and political outlook ahead of the May 20 elections. Issue 3 examined what Latin America's new leaders - and the private sector - should do to reduce homicides in the region. A launch event for Issue 3 in Mexico City featured panelists who discussed lessons from Latin America, and their insights on how to reduce homicides in Mexico. It was keynoted by Alejandro Gertz Manero, then advisor for peace to now President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Issue 4 profiled the politicians, activists and entrepreneurs making Latin American cities better. A launch event in Buenos Aires gathered representatives from the private sector, civil society, and government, including Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta and Montevideo Mayor Daniel Martinez, to discuss how to prepare cities for the future of work. Americas Quarterly's website, AQ Online (www.americasquarterly.org) provides exclusive content from around Latin America. Since 2007, the AS/COA Cuba Working Group (CWG) has been at the forefront of a changing U.S.-Cuba relationship. CWG serves as both a discreet bridge between the private and public sectors in the United States and Cuba, and as a repository of policy knowledge on bilateral relations. The group navigates Cuba's changing economic and political landscape and U.S. ties, and helps businesses understand the changing regulatory framework, investment opportunities, and areas for collaboration. In 2018, the AS/COA CWG organized programs and conference calls related to U.S. regulatory changes to Cuba and the analysis of the political outlook, as well as authored a report on supporting Cuba's entrepreneurs. Speakers included former Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba; Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis; and Idania del Rio and Leire Fernandez, Cuban entrepreneurs and founders of Clandestina. Through its signature Latin American Cities Conferences, Americas Society continued to offer an unparalleled platform for public and private exchanges where top government officials, business leaders, and investors discussed some of the most pressing issues facing the region. Held in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, Quito, Santiago, and Sao Paulo, our 2018 conferences included keynote remarks and panel discussions on topics including women's economic empowerment and gender parity, political and economic outlook, anti-corruption strategies in the region, the future of North American integration, the evolution of foreign direct investment flows, sustainable development, and infrastructure needs in a new climate reality. Prominent speakers at the series' gatherings included Presidents, Ministers, Governors, Secretaries, Ambassadors, senior representatives from multilateral organizations, CEOs, and leading entrepreneurs and innovators. Among the top officials featured at our Latin American Cities Conferences were Peru's President Martin Vizcarra, Chile's Finance Minister Felipe Larrain, Colombia's Minister of Finance Mauricio Cardenas, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno, and Argentina's Chief of the Cabinet of the Ministers Marcos Pena. The conferences continue to be highly anticipated events in each city; our six public conferences and nine private meetings attracted more than 2,200 attendees and received over 55,000 live views via webcasting. In conjunction with our public Latin American Cities Conferences, Americas Society organized and co-hosted a number of invitation-only elite events to convene our local and international members, board, council members and guests with senior hemispheric officials and business leaders for intimate, off-the-record programs. These programs provide an ideal setting for our members and constituents to engage with invited guests on investment opportunities and critical hemispheric issues. As part of our Presidents of the Americas series, the Americas Society co-hosted programs for Latin American heads of state at our U.S. offices and in cities across the Western Hemisphere for an opportunity to dialogue on their countries' investment opportunities and current economic and political environments. In 2018, we hosted public and private programs with the heads of state of Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Spain. Americas Society, along with the Council of the Americas, continues to advance the mission of the Women's Hemispheric Network, an initiative that encourages rising young professional women to stay in the workforce and reach leadership positions. The network launched in October 2012 at a New York workshop featuring then-Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet and former First Lady of Mexico Margarita Zavala. Building on that success, the network has hosted a series of events in nine cities across the Americas. The 2018 Miami WHN Conference featured dynamic keynote remarks from Susan Clancy of INCAE Business School. In Panama, the WHN program included remarks from Vice President Isabel de St. Malo de Alvarado and panel discussions focused on including men in the gender parity conversation and how women can maximize their impact in the workplace. Co-branded with the Latin American Conferences series, the WHN Conference in Sao Paulo revolved around topics such as women in male-dominated industries and what's next for Brazil's female leaders. The annual New York conference featured panels on D&I implementation strategies and how male leaders can be better allies to their female coworkers.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “Americas society is the premier organization dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the americas. established by david rockefeller in 1965, the society's mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting latin america, the caribbean, and canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the americas and the importance of the inter-american relationship. americas society fulfills its mission through its cultural and public policy programs. the society's visual arts and music programs create a space for interaction and enhanced appreciation for emerging and established cultural figures by presenting artists, musicians, writers, and scholars from across the hemisphere to u.s. audiences. public policy programs engage opinion leaders from the public and private sectors in positive dialogue to exchange ideas and formulate solutions to the challenges facing the americas today.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Americas society is an educational forum which presents programs in its public policy and cultural affairs departments.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is NY, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 680 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY, 10065.
- The form of the non-profit reports 111 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $4,172,260.
- The organization has 24 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1965.
- The organization pays $2,995,148 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $628,186 in fundraising expenses.
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