Foreign Policy Research Institute

Analysis

Foreign Policy Research Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1970, 56 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, Foreign Policy Research Institute reported income of $2.4m and spending of $3.0m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.4m (-0.1%), an average of +-0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Foreign Policy Research Institute sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portal for Investment in the Latin American Social Sector ($2.4m), Ohana One International Surgical Aid ($2.4m) and National Security Archive Fund Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $481k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $956k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 17 employees.