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As an independent, nonpartisan, and privately funded institution, the Academy relies on the generosity of individuals like you to sustain its full-term Berlin Prize fellowships, year-round public programming, high-level conferences such as the Richard C. Holbrooke Forum, and so much more. By contributing to the Annual Fund, you are providing unrestricted operating support that is essential for the Academy to fulfill its mission. Gifts of all amounts are encouraged and received with gratitude.All gifts to the Academy’s Annual Fund are fully tax-deductible.

“This house has become a central location for open discussion.”
– Chancellor Angela Merkel

“The American Academy in Berlin is a jewel of transatlantic exchange.”
– President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

“Possibly one of the coolest forums in the country.”
– Paul Ingendaay, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

“The American Academy in Berlin resides in one of the most beautiful properties in Berlin and organizes some of the most interesting events in the German capital.”
– Cicero Magazine

“The American Academy in Berlin is the world’s most important center for American intellectual life outside the United States.”
– Der Spiegel

“Transatlantic partnership at a high intellectual level, in the style of mutual respect.”
– Süddeutsche Zeitung​

“It is difficult to imagine a more inspirational, daring, and rewarding place to engage the mind than the salon on the Wannsee.”
– The Washington Post

“A convivial setting for interaction with colleagues in different disciplines who draw one another out in ways that cannot be foreseen.”
– Hal Foster, Princeton University

“One ends an evening at the American Academy feeling the variety and depth of current intellectual life.”
– Helen Vendler, Harvard University

“There is no better opportunity to work and understand, anywhere.”
– Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University

“The American Academy has contributed more to a vibrant transatlantic relationship than any other institution in Germany.”
– Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger

“I could not imagine a better place to establish and strengthen transatlantic friendship and intellectual ties.”
– Mathias Döpfner, CEO Axel Springer

“The American Academy provides an enormously rich intellectual experience; it is a vital and vibrant link between the American and German peoples.”
-Thomas L. Friedman

Contact the Development Department

Juliette TK

Vice President of Development (USA)

E-mail: js@americanacademy.de
Phone:

Ute Gallmeier

Senior Manager, Development

E-Mail: uga@americanacademy.de
Phone:

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