African Institute for Development Policy Research and Dialogue

Analysis

African Institute for Development Policy Research and Dialogue is a registered charity in United States, based in Kenya. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 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).

In the financial year ending December 2023, African Institute for Development Policy Research and Dialogue reported income of $8.1m and spending of $7.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $8.1m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. 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, African Institute for Development Policy Research and Dialogue sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bayis Lepleitos Ateres Bonos Inc ($8.0m), VSK Foundation ($8.1m) and Ukraine Defense Fund Inc ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $727k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $1.1m.