Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us

Also known as Iwpr

Washington, DC · EIN 43-1962561 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us reported $10.8 million in revenue and $10.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.05 went to program services, $16.11 to management and general costs and $3.84 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 96.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $195,902 (REGIONAL DIRECTOR MENA-LAC). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 10% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

Program services$80.05 $8.5M
Management & general$16.11 $1.7M
Fundraising$3.84 $408K

For context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$3.10 $334K
Government grants$96.78 $10M
Investment income$0.12 $12,808

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 185 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	80.1%	84.9%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	16.1%	10.7%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	3.8%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.04	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	99.9%	83.8%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	96.8%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	3.2%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$195,902	$357,133
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.84%	1.52%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	7	12
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.7	10.5
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	6 of 6	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$3.5M expenses · 41.1% of program spending · grants $805K

Mena: iwpr operated programs focusing on training, mentoring and providing ongoing support to journalists and civil society activists working in conflict zones. The digital security program helps ensure that reporters and activists are able to advance their work by using social media safely and by preventing outside access to their information, data or networks by those who threaten them

$2.8M expenses · 32.5% of program spending · grants $678K

Lac: iwpr works with journalists and civil society organizations in the region, strengthening their abilities to conduct fact-based reporting, to provide objective, unbiased and accurate information about developments in the country and to work together to establish mutual support networks

$2.0M expenses · 23.4% of program spending · grants $342K

Asia: iwpr's programs are in asia and southeast asia, where we operate on programs that focus on opening up space for freedom of expression in repressive societies, strengthening independent media networks and promoting public debate about critical issues in the run up to local elections

$255K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
REGIONAL DIRECTOR MENA-LAC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$151,939	$0	$43,963	$195,902
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$146,009	$0	$18,708	$164,717
SENIOR COUNTRY DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$150,396	$0	$11,145	$161,541
JOURNALISM PROGRAM MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$111,712	$0	$34,404	$146,116
INT'L COMPLIANCE MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$107,278	$0	$31,984	$139,262

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	80.1%	$587K	$195,902
2023 ⓘ	$10.0M	$9.9M	78.7%	$436K	$191,790
2022 ⓘ	$9.5M	$9.3M	81.1%	$338K	$184,414
2021 ⓘ	$15M	$14M	86.9%	$110K	$179,245
2020 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	80.6%	−$359K	$191,553
2019 ⓘ	$9.8M	$9.3M	85.3%	$376K	$162,132

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 517
Volunteers Part I, line 66

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

WORLD WIDE TRAVEL
Logistics

$115,962

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us totaling $16 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us reported that 80.1% of its $10.6 million in expenses went to program services, 16.1% to management and general and 3.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $195,902, for the role of REGIONAL DIRECTOR MENA-LAC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us get its money?

Of $10.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 96.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Institute for War & Peace Reporting-Us a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 43-1962561 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533159349306103 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403199349311090 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313009349302036 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349304650 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143129349300449 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349304640 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 43-1962561: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.