Royal Institute of International Affairs

Analysis

Royal Institute of International Affairs is a registered charity in United States, based in United Kingdom. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 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 March 2023, Royal Institute of International Affairs reported income of $24.6m and spending of $26.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $20.4m to $24.6m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Royal Institute of International Affairs sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteers for Interamerican Development Assistance ($24.6m), Mass Design Group ($24.7m) and Washington Institute for Near East Policy ($24.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.6m. At year end it held assets of $58.9m against liabilities of $14.4m, net assets of $44.5m.