Institute for Field Research

Analysis

Institute for Field Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 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 October 2023, Institute for Field Research reported income of $912k and spending of $950k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $912k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 280%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Field Research sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rick Caywood Ministries Chichuachuan Connection ($912k), Turquoise Mountain Foundation ($913k) and Yahad - in Unum Mid-America ($912k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $189k. At year end it held assets of $186k against liabilities of $176k, net assets of $9,360. It reported 2 employees.