Institute for State Effectiveness

Analysis

Institute for State Effectiveness is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Institute for State Effectiveness reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.5m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.2m to $2.3m (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Institute for State Effectiveness sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Free the Slaves Inc ($2.3m), Kuwait-America Foundation ($2.3m) and Wellshare International ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $264k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $638k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $274k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 10 employees.